Members Ovid9 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by DoubleBarrel For me, the best pedal in front of a clean amp is the Metal Muff. YMMV but in front of my plexi it sounds killer. It's not pricey or boooootique but, when you set it right, it kills. Just keep off the "treble boost" side, and keep the gain under 2 o'clock. Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 I will check it out. Not pricey or boutique-y is cool with me Do it billy, DO EET! You can pick them up for next to nothing to try one out. I didn't like mine until DB showed me the path. It's a pretty killer sounding pedal into a clean amp. The Barber stuff is also great, I really like the Dirty Bomb I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LowWoods Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Pass on the Metal Muff. It was fun for a second but the parked wah thing got annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by LowWoods Pass on the Metal Muff. It was fun for a second but the parked wah thing got annoying. O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members colejustesen Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Here is a good clip of the MI Audio Tube Zone.... Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GREC Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 EHX English Muff'n. Supposedly based on a Marshall plexi preamp(?) Comes with two 12AY7 tubes, but you can put any two tubes in you like. I dig it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoRomoFan Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Timmy or Amp 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kidbs Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Seriously, try a Tonebone Hot British. Pure hot-rodded Marshall tone from a totally clean amp. You can get a scooped or mid boosted sound and it has plenty of gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Akio Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Well, hello there... it's been a long time since the last time I posted, let's try to get back... The most amp like pedal I've tried is the Blackstar HT DRIVE (not the DUAL). It doesn't have the ISF thing, which makes it more transparent sounding (for me) and natural in front of a clean amp... and it loves SS amps too... Even though it's labeled as a drive, it's got as much gain as a dual rec (less than a 5150, more than a JCM 800 2203)... and goes pretty well with a TS pushing it... It's much more "tubey" than any SS device I've tried... keep in mind I'm considering preamp tone. Others I'd like to try: - bogner red - barber dirty bomb Akio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -todgemistro- Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Best I've tried is the MI Audio crunch box. I actually sold it as it sounded way too similar to my Laneys own gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caulk Rocket Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 {censored}-off way past your budget, but damn I want one of these: Edit- I want one, just not 600 dollars much of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dxxcel Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'm intrigued by that Verellen. I'll never own it as it's more than I paid for any head, but it sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 i dunno that i'd consider a RAT an amp-like anything.. it's an okay pedal if you like it.. but it's kinda amplike in that a jackhammer is motorcycle like by having moving parts. i dunno- i guess you can make it react kinda like an amp.. but it's pretty solid statey. Lots of people say "amp like" when all they really mean is "good sounding". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nakedzen Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 $600 doesn't sound too bad for an all tube preamp. The Engl E530 is the same price. It's not a distortion pedal, but the full preamp of the Meatsmoke or Skyhammer amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 $600 doesn't sound too bad for an all tube preamp. The Engl E530 is the same price.It's not a distortion pedal, but the full preamp of the Meatsmoke or Skyhammer amps. Oh, I know. If it were rackmounted, people would happily pay 600 dollars for it. It's the fact that it's a pedal that make people go 'wtf why is this so much'. Same sort of thing with the Mesa V-Twin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phrophus Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'd really like to check out the Fryette pedals and the Rivera Shaman pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverse Entropy Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Seriously, try a Tonebone Hot British. Pure hot-rodded Marshall tone from a totally clean amp. You can get a scooped or mid boosted sound and it has plenty of gain. Agreed - the Hot British and a Tech21 Liverpool cover a lot of tone territory except for very heavy stuff. I'd probably swap a DirtyBomb for the Liverpool if I was more of a modern metal guy. That Suhr Riot sounds amazing, though. I may have to get one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DoubleBarrel Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Pass on the Metal Muff. It was fun for a second but the parked wah thing got annoying. user failz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slunderfungus Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 You get get EHX English Muff'n for around $100-130 used, $200 new. Take the stock 12ay7s out and put good 12ax7s in and you have a high gain Marshall preamp. You can also get the Hot Tubes if you can find one, and they both work great on a drive channel too. I've had both and love them. They can turn a two channel amp into a three channel amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 VS Jekyll and Hyde. With two stages , I use it front of a totally clean amp for my main dirt then solo tones , or I back the distortion down and use it as a dual stage boost for my already dirty amps. One of my favorite dirt pedals of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Mike LX-R Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 ok that's enough wise guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LowWoods Posted December 14, 2012 Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 user failz Sorry, I'm one of those guys that can actually hear! Perhaps you've been to one too many Damn Yankees concerts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 I checked out all the clips. My favorite was the $600 Verellen, it {censored}ing figures But the Barber Dirty Bomb sounds kick ass too, it actually reminds me of the GH100L own overdrive. I think I will get that one, the price is not bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrispsullivan Posted December 14, 2012 Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 I checked out all the clips. My favorite was the $600 Verellen, it {censored}ing figures But the Barber Dirty Bomb sounds kick ass too, it actually reminds me of the GH100L own overdrive. I think I will get that one, the price is not bad either. There's one for $80 buy it now on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Barber+dirty+bomb&_sacat=0&_from=R40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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