Members TheGareth Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Anyone know of any good pedals that can do the 80s metal sound? I'm talking about White Lion, Racer X, Autograph, Extreme, Van Halen .... those kind of bands. Most of those bands used an ADA MP-1 so is there any pedal that can capture that kind of distortion? Please don't say the Boss Metal Zone as I've tried this pedal and don't like it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Orwell Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Boss HM-2, Rat, or M*I* Audio Crunchbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FuzzShifter Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 BSIAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brother_Budro Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 shredmster? i donno i just bought one and im so pumped about it!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Something like a modded Marshall I guess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skipstar59 Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Here's some clips with a Marshall Bluesbreaker II in front of the amp.All the lead overdriven tones on these clips come from the BBII pedal.The last clip which is the 80's tribute clip, used the BBII for all the rhythm, lead and harmony parts.http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6366151http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6023443http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=5996190http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=4866873 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Here's some clips with a Marshall Bluesbreaker II in front of the amp.All the lead overdriven tones on these clips come from the BBII pedal.The last clip which is the 80's tribute clip, used the BBII for all the rhythm, lead and harmony parts.http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6366151http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6023443http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=5996190http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=4866873 Good God man, what did you do to get it sounding like that? If I turn the gain up on mine it gets fuzzy. What about the Marshall Guv'nor? Or the Boss Metal Core?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kassanova Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 The Boss HM-2. Don't laugh, but also the Boss GT-10. It just came out this month but that thing nails 80s Metal & 90s Grunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I'd give the English Muff'n a try. They seem to be popping up used on eBay a lot lately, and I see them in SPAM thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 The Boss HM-2.Don't laugh, but also the Boss GT-10. It just came out this month but that thing nails 80s Metal & 90s Grunge. I'm on the lookout for a Boss HM-2.... There are some on eBay but I'm always dubious as to whether they work or not. Yes, the descriptions say they work but these pedals may crackle when the knobs are moved, I trust the people here more. Haven't looked at the GT-10, but I did once try the GT-8 and my brain couldn't cope with how complex it seemed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Luke W Price Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Try out the Electro Harmonix Metal Muff I dont have any real use for the top boost feature, but the core sound is awesome. Used to love my Metal Zone, cant use it since trying the Metal Muff. Sounds like Pantera in a box. Punchy bass and great biting treble. Powerful mid control, really changes the sound. I dont really know much old metal, but I dont like the sounds of all these Nu-Metal bands. I like Pantera, Metallica pre Black, some Machine Head. And this box is great for that sort of thing. Give it a try, aint expensive either. All the best Luke Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Try out the Electro Harmonix Metal MuffI dont have any real use for the top boost feature, but the core sound is awesome. Used to love my Metal Zone, cant use it since trying the Metal Muff.Sounds like Pantera in a box. Punchy bass and great biting treble. Powerful mid control, really changes the sound.I dont really know much old metal, but I dont like the sounds of all these Nu-Metal bands. I like Pantera, Metallica pre Black, some Machine Head. And this box is great for that sort of thing.Give it a try, aint expensive either.All the bestLuke Price I had a Pocket Metal Muff and didn't like it much to be honest. Melx now owns it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members byteblock Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I wouldn't disregard the MT-2 if you're handy with a soldering iron. if you remove a couple capacitors to flatten the EQ, remove the icky sounding silicone diodes to replace them with LEDs and swap out 2 of those lame stock Mitsubishi op amps for some 4558Ps. I hated the stock sound of the MT-2. After it's been modded to Monte Allums specs with those TS808 chips installed. It's impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I had a Pocket Metal Muff and didn't like it much to be honest. Melx now owns it......did own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 did own it. Ohh, does another forumite have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Agreed Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 This is an easy one. Damage Control Demonizer. It is late '80s/early '90s hard rock/heavy metal. To the point that it won't do anything more "brutal" than that and has disappointed some folks looking for more out of it. Swap the stock EHX tubes for Tung Sols to get more gain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Keeley DS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Here's some clips with a Marshall Bluesbreaker II in front of the amp.All the lead overdriven tones on these clips come from the BBII pedal.The last clip which is the 80's tribute clip, used the BBII for all the rhythm, lead and harmony parts. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6366151http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=6023443http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=5996190http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=633883&songID=4866873 +1 for the BBII!!! I have one, and it works like a champ... pardon the pun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Keeley DS1 I did have one but I hated it, it didn't have enough bite for my set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Arrow_Dann Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I wouldn't disregard the MT-2 if you're handy with a soldering iron. if you remove a couple capacitors to flatten the EQ, remove the icky sounding silicone diodes to replace them with LEDs and swap out 2 of those lame stock Mitsubishi op amps for some 4558Ps. I hated the stock sound of the MT-2. After it's been modded to Monte Allums specs with those TS808 chips installed. It's impressive.I wonder if something like this would work good for the HM-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I wonder if something like this would work good for the HM-2 Hmm.... I'd like to hear the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Ohh, does another forumite have it?yup! I forget now.......one of the last few names in my list!!anyway I think you should give one of these 2 a go. fx58 and fx59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MathiasWilliam Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 shredmster?i donnoi just bought one and im so pumped about it!!!!!!!!!! ShredMaster doesn't have enough gain on its own to be enough for metal, but can get pretty metal tones. I guess just a HM-2 or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 ShredMaster doesn't have enough gain on its own to be enough for metal, but can get pretty metal tones. I guess just a HM-2 or something the shredmaster is great for punk, in my friends old band both guitarists had them on all the time....they sounded great live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jet Bycraft Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 How about one of these?...http://www.chrisguitars.com/iban-lm7-090324.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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