Members notjonahbutnoah Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I borrowed a clone of a Dirty Bomb from a forumite, lowbrow. [CSBCONTENT]The damn thing sounds better than the distortion from my Stiletto Deuce Stage II. The EQ is just so responsive and versatile. One of those pedals where all the way up on every knob is too much, and all the way down is not enough, does that make sense? Very usable eq/gain/volume sweep. Really rich and complex, makes me wonder if lowbrow did something special or if you guys are all just nuts for speinding crazy money on The Elements and Triple Wrecks when this thing is 99 bucks. It's got so much gain on tap, it's ridiculous. My main tone is pretty high up there, like a goosed Marshall, and I only have the gain on this pedal at 9 o'clock. Same with the volume, just over half is a solid boost. All the way is just insane.[/CSBCONTENT] So anyway, I just feel weird having spent years finding my perfect amp, and here some pedal comes and dethrones it. So, talk to me about using only pedals for dirt. Was the switch weird? Did it bug you wasting your dirty channel? Did you eventually switch to a one channel head? What are some advantages/disadvantages of only using pedal dirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 That doesn't surprise me at all. I'm not really a fan of amp dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big69 Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Doesn't bother me. I have a Laney VH100R that basically has 4 channels...I use one channel and an Elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 you ever use a fender amp? I like dirt boxes through them the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Carmody Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Set the amp to clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted January 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 He can paint like a champ too. He does all sorts of stuff, this is the one I have (stolen from his fb, before the knobs. It now has purple knobs and purple led). That doesn't surprise me at all. I'm not really a fan of amp dirt. Yeah... kinda makes sense that I like the pedal more. I mean I prefer diodes to tube rectifiers. Perhaps 12AX7s are overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Perhaps 12AX7s are overrated. Whoa buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WeStartToDrift Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have this issue with my HM-2 & Ampeg SS-150. I LOVE how my HM-2 Sounds through the Ampeg's clean channel, but it sounds like ass through the overdrive channel. Its kind of a pain in the ass because I alternate between the overdriven channel and the HM-2 a lot, so I end up doing a bunch of tap dancing. I think I'm going to build up a True-Bypass looper with a 4pdt switch with the two (of three) spare lugs switching between channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted January 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Set the amp to clean? Sounds simple enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 The dirty bomb is a good {censored}ing pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedmich Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 get a SS amp and a dirt box and call it quits, some just like pedal gain! my amps such a beast it needs no pedals, I have an AMT Fatal Tube which makes its clean channel sound almost as good as the ULTRA channel, but does jack {censored} in the ULTRA channel, and I hate batteries, so I just play straight in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted January 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have this issue with my HM-2 & Ampeg SS-150. I LOVE how my HM-2 Sounds through the Ampeg's clean channel, but it sounds like ass through the overdrive channel. Its kind of a pain in the ass because I alternate between the overdriven channel and the HM-2 a lot, so I end up doing a bunch of tap dancing. I think I'm going to build up a True-Bypass looper with a 4pdt switch with the two (of three) spare lugs switching between channels. Hopefully that wouldn't happen as I'm pretty much replacing my gain channel. That's part of my mental block: wasting that dirty channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Holy Schnikes Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I run a loud {censored}in' clean-ish amp and a {censored} ton of pedals! Never did have luck with amp dirt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted January 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 get a SS amp and a dirt box and call it quits, some just like pedal gain! my amps such a beast it needs no pedals, I have an AMT Fatal Tube which makes its clean channel sound almost as good as the ULTRA channel, but does jack {censored} in the ULTRA channel, and I hate batteries, so I just play straight in. Yeah, if I switched amps, I'd still go tube, but one channel. Maybe a Hiwatt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 That doesn't surprise me at all. I'm not really a fan of amp dirt. but all seriousness the elements absolutley kills my carvin legacy. The only thing that I like more is a properly ripped up plexi circuit, but that takes {censored}in loudness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 get a SS amp and a dirt box and call it quits, some just like pedal gain! my amps such a beast it needs no pedals, I have an AMT Fatal Tube which makes its clean channel sound almost as good as the ULTRA channel, but does jack {censored} in the ULTRA channel, and I hate batteries, so I just play straight in. Nah, I like to get the output tubes cookin'. Preamp tubes, not so much. And Pewt, those amps are super clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 then u aint playin loud enuf son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I can't wait to play in Vancouver. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'll be the guy in the back heckling your guitar tone, not wearing a whores shirt. I'll drink you up damn good tho thats fo sho lol that sounds homo no homo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big69 Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I can't wait to play in Vancouver.:poke: waitin fo dis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Pewt's bluff. I'm callin' it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'm going to have a top hat and a monacle, and I will say "myes, the tone, too clean, poppycock" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterstomach Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 i was an amp dirt purist for many years. then i realized that that's {censored}ing stupid. pedal dirt through loud clean tube amps is the {censored}. and, you can get a whole different and awesome dirt sound by spending $50-200, instead of having to get another amp. i got rid of my stupid multi-channel heads and got some single channel monsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mmolteratx Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I've yet to find a pedal as good as my amps' dirty channels. Don't get me wrong, there are some great sounding pedals (Elements, Dominator, Fetto, Providence, Skreddys) but nothing sounds like my Diezel, Orange or CAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I've yet to find a pedal as good as my amps' dirty channels. Don't get me wrong, there are some great sounding pedals (Elements, Dominator, Fetto, Providence, Skreddys) but nothing sounds like my Diezel, Orange or CAA. When it comes to high gain I agree, there are no pedals that can take on the tight "metal" gain. Even the elements, while the best I've tried still does not hold up against my 6505 for metlul. but that has a lot to do with cabinets and power sections too. those CAA amps are the tits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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