Members Bluedano1 Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hey Guitar and Effects Lovers, Special Shout out to 11 Gauge! I'm Joe (aka Bluedano1) first time here! Just looking for a few (under $100) ideas for a distortion pedal that has more Gain than a TS, Dano TOD, Blues Driver (I won all of these) or even Dano Drive that I can use for some old '70's classic rock lead from time to time. It needs to have nice sustain/crunch w/o the "modded" high-gain Marshall/Metal sound. More fusion-like perhaps? Is the DigiTech Hardwire Distortion a possible? Or the MXR Badass '78 or are these too modern sounding? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonda01 Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 proco rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluedano1 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 proco rat Thanks, it sure sems like the Rat is something I should look into- does it have a good Gain/Drive range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 You can probably still get a Boss DS-1 for less than $40.00 somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonda01 Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 You can probably still get a Boss DS-1 for less than $40.00 somewhere. yea, easily. theyre $25 on CL all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluedano1 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 You can probably still get a Boss DS-1 for less than $40.00 somewhere. Yeah, I know thanks! Just don't care for their tone! But that's (well a little more$$ ) is the budget- I bet a used Rat or cheap Rat clone would do the trick- I should demo one as it does seem to have the smooth dist, but with a rounder EQ that a DS-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onyxrhino Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 If $100 is your limit, you can also get a Rat or a Turbo Rat. Rat sound very "crunchy classic rock" to my ears. Or is the Rat too Marshall-y? Or you could pick up a Hardwire SC2 used for less than $100, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrystalLake Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Mark me down for a Rat too. Awesome distortion pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inazone Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Maybe a used Jekyll & Hyde? They can cover a lot of ground, everything from mild dirt up to heavy distortion, and have a good EQ section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 the rat is a great choice. my personal favorite (one of the first pedals i've ever owned so its special to me) is my beloved orange Boss DS-2. i like it more than the DS-1. the DS-2 has PLENTY of gain on tap and sounds like a proper distortion without breaking the bank at all. also, i just got the '78 custom badass about a month ago. didnt really gel with it at first and wanted to sell it, but have been playing with it more and more in the last week and took it off CL and decided to keep it. nothing modern about that, quite a nice vintagey rock tone from it. strongly recommend it. I play it through a single coil strat, and find it sounds better with a little bit of a volume boost from my line driver in front of it. for humbuckers this may not be necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrperson Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Joyo stuff is great Honestly, I love the california sound pedal. Also tube screamer variants I always get on well with - like Joyo, Biyang, Digitech etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Used Crunch Box, they're going for $65ish on the Gear Page these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Used Crunch Box, they're going for $65ish on the Gear Page these days. Wow, if that's the case, then this is definitely a great choice. These have a ton of volume and gain on tap, and the flavor is like a JCM800 Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Rat ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 dano cool cat drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 joyo ultra drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 proco rat it's an overdrive.... but other than that... yeah a rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdrake34 Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 dano cool cat drive Otherwise this, if you can find a V1. It's my favorite pedal, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 11 Gauge Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Or the MXR Badass '78 or are these too modern sounding? Thanks! The Badass 78, by all accounts, is the equivalent of a DS-1 with the Keeley Ultra/SEM stuff built in. So no desire for a Boss Metal Zone? Hah! I have to admit that those mid gain crunch tones are a bit hard to find something that satisfies, especially if you're thinking fusion-ish. I'd have to repeat (actually first time stating on this board) that I've had the most luck stacking stuff. It's almost always the result of experimentation. I just built a silicon "multi-booster" not too long ago, and I added both a treble booster switch, as well as a "this is probably too much of a good thing" switch. It was really just an experiment, but the daggone thing works best when slammed into something with a moderate amount of grind. But it also works great into a Fuzz Face, because it negates all of the wooliness and flub. It kinda makes sense, since it's sort of a hillbilly-ish cobbled version of a Skreddy Screwdriver (which is a GREAT pedal). I really like my old Reverend Drivetrain II for those medium gain tones, but they obviously don't make those any longer. Visual Sound makes the new Garage Tone version, but I'm fairly certain that it has a bit less grind than the old Rev DT II does. I'm obviously a Rat fan too, but at the point of distortion you seek, it might be a bit wooly or un-tamed for a good fusion-ish sound. GREAT at high settings for nutty gonzo tones, and GREAT for low gain Scofield/Frisell stuff, too. I like it for low to moderate, personally. Rats just have this cool "looseness" to them, but it drives some players nuts at the amount of distortion that they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimosity Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm selling a Pigtronix Polysaturator that would fit this bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mueller Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 i say crunch box as well. i have a hardwire valve distortion you can have for $55 shipped, but i thnk you'd be happier with the crunch box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humancertainty Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Another Crunch Box vote here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 dano cool cat drive Why do you hate gay people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k tone Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Or you could pick up a Hardwire SC2 used for less than $100, too. This. It covers OD all the way to Metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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