Members amarr1 Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 Not as far as transportation/price/bulkiness goes, is there anybody that likes the sound of pedal dirt over amp dirt? In this day and age of great guitar related technology and design, I wouldn't be surprised if I did see a device that could cop amp dirt very well or sound better than amp dirt, like the snax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flying_Milkman Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 I actually love the Crunchbox and OD3... I'm not a huge amp distortion guy. In fact, I don't think I've intentionally used amp distortion in about a year and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amarr1 Posted October 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 I actually love the Crunchbox and OD3...I'm not a huge amp distortion guy. In fact, I don't think I've intentionally used amp distortion in about a year and a half. That's cool, with pedals like the DLS, Crunchbox, Les Luis, Wampler line of pedals, Honey Bee, Model H, SFT, etc., that are modeled after certain amps and sound uh-may-zing, I could see myself being swayed by pedal dirt over amp distortion, although cranking my AC30 is delicious. I also like rats too, although they don't sound amp distortion like at all imo. They have this certain badass characteristic about them that I really love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfcat Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 I don't like overdrives into a clean channel but I like what they do to an overdrive channel. Neither of my amps is super high-gain so I'm usually using some sort of od pedal or fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILOVEMYFENDER Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 It depends on the amp and the pedal. I'll take a cranked fender champ from the 50's over a lovepedal les lius.But a cranked Marshall MG can't beat a crunch box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amarr1 Posted October 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 It depends on the amp and the pedal. I'll take a cranked fender champ from the 50's over a lovepedal les lius. But a cranked Marshall MG can't beat a crunch box. Obviously no one here except you was thinking of a POS solid state amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members devonteran Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 depends on the sound I'm trying to get. My bassman sounds very different from some of my dirt boxes. I don't have two channels obviously so I almost always use stomp boxes for dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILOVEMYFENDER Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 Obviously no one here except you was thinking of a POS solid state amp. Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 Obviously none of you guys have ever experienced a cranked tube amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amarr1 Posted October 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 Obviously none of you guys have ever experienced a cranked tube amp. I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Sarum Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 Obviously none of you guys have ever experienced a cranked tube amp. This is probably a true statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 Crank a Marshall and compare it to a DLS into a Twin Reverb. You'll see why a $160 dirt box is a $160 dirt box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 when i had my marshall 1987xl plexi... that thing cranked sounded absolutley amazing. it was just too loud i had things falling of shelves.. it wasnt pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 when i had my marshall 1987xl plexi... that thing cranked sounded absolutley amazing. it was just too loud i had things falling of shelves.. it wasnt pretty. It'd be dumb to buy an amp like that and play it anywhere else but an arena. The 2061x is a much better alternative if you are wanting to hear that classic Marshall sound at moderately low volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 I easily prefer my pedal dirt over my amp cranked. Of course my amp is a Blues Deluxe, and it sounds great clean, but the overdrive is OK, good for blues, but not so much for rock. Also, my dirt pedals {censored}in rock. Try a Keeler Designs Push, and especially for all of the studio/home/small venue players, this pedal makes my BD sound like a cranked Marshall or Mesa depending on settings. I also can't get dirt sounds from my amp that my Lunar Module and Musket can do, so there's that too. But yeah, really good overdrive/dirt pedals can sometimes be preferable to amp dirt, depends as always, on the venue, amp, and what you're trying to achieve tone wise. For the money, I don't think my rig could get any better right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 Obviously no one here except you was thinking of a POS solid state amp. POS SS pedals are so much better.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sethlover Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 For some stuff. I've not found an amp the does Big Muff Pi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 just to be clear, we're talking about a tube amp being driven to power tube distortion rather than a tube amp's dirty channel using the amp's preamp distortion, right? Because lately I find myself liking pedal distortion better than my amps' preamp distortions. They just seem to cut through a live mix better. But, a tube amp driven to power tube distortion responds and seems to sing in a way that pedals or the amp's preamp distortion won't do. It's rare to be able to play that loud though, even in a live setting. My smallest amps are 30 watt 1x12 combos and I can't turn them up loud enough to get power tube distortion even in the larger clubs we play. So, I have to settle for either pedals or the amp's dirty channel preamp distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SharkMinusBear Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 im usually deaf by the time I get amp distortion.... amps without gain knobs are amazing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amarr1 Posted October 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 POS SS pedals are so much better.......... correct. I love the digitech grunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 just to be clear, we're talking about a tube amp being driven to power tube distortion rather than a tube amp's dirty channel using the amp's preamp distortion, right? Because lately I find myself liking pedal distortion better than my amps' preamp distortions. They just seem to cut through a live mix better. But, a tube amp driven to power tube distortion responds and seems to sing in a way that pedals or the amp's preamp distortion won't do. It's rare to be able to play that loud though, even in a live setting. My smallest amps are 30 watt 1x12 combos and I can't turn them up loud enough to get power tube distortion even in the larger clubs we play. So, I have to settle for either pedals or the amp's dirty channel preamp distortion. The trick I found is to turn the cab and have it face the other way or a wall. From there just mic it. You can turn your amp up louder than if it were facing the crowd. Also, isolation cabs allow you to crank your amp up at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 whatever you do don't use both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 It'd be dumb to buy an amp like that and play it anywhere else but an arena. The 2061x is a much better alternative if you are wanting to hear that classic Marshall sound at moderately low volumes. yeah i sold the plexi a month after i got it.. i tehn bought a 2061x soultone clone. it sounded pretty cool but it was too muddy for me. i needed some better clean sounds and i just couldn't find them in that amp. i got lucky and traded it for my silverface princeton reverb and havnt looked back! the natural overdrive on it is suprisingly good.. the cleans are to die for and throw a pedal in front and you can't beat it. and i have my jcm800 also incase i want some marshall crunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ironhandjohn Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 My main distortion is a Big Muff going into a loud, clean X-100B. Add a bit of delay and that's all I need... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wjbratcher Posted October 3, 2009 Members Share Posted October 3, 2009 whatever you do don't use both yeah, leave that to the pros, dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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