Distortion!!

david

feylya wrote:

Tachy? No idea, never heard of it.

As for distortion, MXR pedals are really bloody good. I'd use the amp distortion if it was good. My Fender has dreadful amp distortion but the Peavey Bandit distortion absolutely rocks!

Really? I thought SS peavey distortion sucked.

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feylya

Interesting.

Na, this distortion absolutely rocks imo. Real crunchy, really responds to the amp eq and rolling back the guitar volume. Might flog my amp and get one.

jcoote

what dist rocks the bandit is it

Karl Hungus

So, any opinions on the Mesa Boogie pedals? I know whatshisname had a V-Twin and wasn't impressed, but anyone else?

david

feylya wrote:

Interesting.

Na, this distortion absolutely rocks imo. Real crunchy, really responds to the amp eq and rolling back the guitar volume. Might flog my amp and get one.

How about you sell your kidneys and get a classic 30 not a bandit. I think you'll regret getting another SS tbh.

jcoote

never looked into them kh tbh but they look good from what i've seen today...should sound good wit a nomad

david

Karl Hungus wrote:

So, any opinions on the Mesa Boogie pedals? I know whatshisname had a V-Twin and wasn't impressed, but anyone else?

The Rackmount V-twin preamps are supposed to be nice. Get one on ebay before they get really expensive though if youre getting one.

feylya

This one. Really really impressive, great growl with only one 12" speaker so it's easier to lug about.

Fitz had one I think. Some people like them, other's don't. Never had the oppurtunity to play through one. They're supposed to be built like tanks though.

jcoote

they are strong bastartds the have a few of em in sound lease studios in walkinstown (thats in dublin) i used them for a while there before i could transport my own amp...clean is **** od has serious punch

david

They cant be that good... Budget SS tbh. Good for beginners and people who know no better. I really think you should get valves for just a couple of hundred more

jcoote

yeah i agree wit dave here..off to lunch later lads

feylya

Oh, believe me, it is a rather savage amp! Sounds surprising but it is really nice. Lovely sounding clean, great distortion. Stick the ME-50 in the loop and you're sorted!

Karl Hungus

freakonaleashx wrote:

The Rackmount V-twin preamps are supposed to be nice. Get one on ebay before they get really expensive though if youre getting one.

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of, they might skyrocket in price, so I might give musician inc a ring and see if they have any boogie pedals around, see if I can blag 'em for myself.

david

Classic 30... 'nuff said, theyre supposedly nice amps.. especially at only €569. But then again €750 isn't THAT much more for an ENGL..

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_peavey_classic30_prodinfo.html

Off Topic: What do you work at john, youre always on your lunch break at this time! Do you actually DO work or just post on boards?!

david

Karl Hungus wrote:

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of, they might skyrocket in price, so I might give musician inc a ring and see if they have any boogie pedals around, see if I can blag 'em for myself.

Dont think Musician Inc do Mesa pedals, especially since theyre discontinued. Have they ever sold a single Mesa in there? Its like 3k for a single rectifier in there.

feylya

Classic 30 doesn't have a particularly high gain sound. And it's almost twice the price.

BTW, that off topicness is exactly the kind of thing I was highlighting for the pm system.

Karl Hungus

freakonaleashx wrote:

Dont think Musician Inc do Mesa pedals, especially since theyre discontinued. Have they ever sold a single Mesa in there? Its like 3k for a single rectifier in there.

I don't know, but it wouldn't hurt to find out if they've any old ones in stock. I think I'd like to get hold of the V-1 Bottle Rocket as I've heard people saying they are quite superior to the V-Twin purely as a tube Overdrive/Distortion pedal. Found one here, but £250 is quite steep.

david

feylya wrote:

Classic 30 doesn't have a particularly high gain sound. And it's almost twice the price.

BTW, that off topicness is exactly the kind of thing I was highlighting for the pm system.

Yeah, i just included it at the end of that post for handiness... I guess im just lazy.

But if you add maybe a tubescreamer in front of the cranked clean channel of the classic 30 you'll get a nice distorted tone.

If i HAD to go solidstate on a budget, i'd get a H&K tour reverb TBH. Its only like €300 on thomann, but can sound amazing.

david

Karl Hungus wrote:

I don't know, but it wouldn't hurt to find out if they've any old ones in stock. I think I'd like to get hold of the V-1 Bottle Rocket as I've heard people saying they are quite superior to the V-Twin purely as a tube Overdrive/Distortion pedal. Found one here, but £250 is quite steep.

£250 is VERY steep for a pedal.. I'd go ebay if i were you, then if you dont like it, flog it for 50 quid more than you paid in the buy and sell. I think Dave Franklin was gonna get a bottle rocket at some stage but he got the muff instead

david

Dave Franklin = It Wasn't Me

feylya

Ever tried the Bandit? I just think it's gorgeous. I'll try and record some clips if I could be bothered :P

david

feylya wrote:

Ever tried the Bandit? I just think it's gorgeous. I'll try and record some clips if I could be bothered :P

Never tried it... but ive seen a few bog standard pop punk bands gigging with them...

With hillarious conciquences might i add. That kinda turned me off them TBH.

feylya

I've seen crap bands with Mesa's behind them...

david

True... but it all depends on how use the gear you have... Its been said before, but Conall from MGS gets AMAZING tone from a budget solidstate halfstack. His tone on that album is even better though... He used Pete Slanksters Dual Rectifier I think with a nice PRS McCarthy (not too sure about the guitar but i think thats the model he used anyway)... Thats for the dirty sounds

Karl Hungus

freakonaleashx wrote:

£250 is VERY steep for a pedal.. I'd go ebay if i were you, then if you dont like it, flog it for 50 quid more than you paid in the buy and sell. I think Dave Franklin was gonna get a bottle rocket at some stage but he got the muff instead

Can't find them on ebay though. And in fairness, it is a tube pedal, so you'd really expect to pay for that kind of thing.

feylya

EH do tube pedals tbh.

And didn't Conall use an ENGL on that album too? It's a nice tone but it's not the nicest I've ever heard.

Karl Hungus

feylya wrote:

I've seen crap bands with Mesa's behind them...

Big Generator?

feylya wrote:

EH do tube pedals tbh.

I've heard the EH Hot Tubes pedal and wasn't too impressed at all. And that's nearly as much as the Bottle Rocket.

feylya

Don't you start!

david

feylya wrote:

EH do tube pedals tbh.

And didn't Conall use an ENGL on that album too? It's a nice tone but it's not the nicest I've ever heard.

I think he might have gotten a loan of Alan from Pinion's Powerball (or Fireball? cant remember) for some tracks but the hi-gain stuff was almost all Dual Rec. In all fairness though... that album has extremely nice guitar tones and is very well recorded taking its low budget into consideration. Peter Slankster did an amazing job.

david

Theres an article in this months guitar buyer about loads of new vox valve overdrive/distortion pedals. I've heard great things about the hughes and kettner warp factor pedal