Heaviest Distortion pedal?

[WayTooApe]

What do you think is the heaviest, thickest, most brutal distortion pedal out there? I'm looking to buy one, but I'd prefer if it

1. was not a boss (do an A/B test with and without a boss pedal in your signal chain, you'll see what i mean)

2.had true bypass

and

3. no tubes

Any suggestions? I've been looking at the MXR Dime Distortion, and the T-Rex Bloody Mary.

Thanks y'all!

[T Stre]

heaviest distortion w/out being a fuzz?

[WayTooApe]

yeah

[T Stre]

an MI Audio Crunch Box is pretty good for this.

[eclipseall]

MXR Double Shot (Same as the Dime Distortion)

Fulltone GT 500 (you would not associate Fulltone and brutal but this pedal gets massive gain, think Testament tone ala Low)

 

 

These are the ones I use and Im very happy with them. I play thrash metal.

[WayTooApe]

doubleshot looks good, is it just two dime distortion circuits without the scoop switches?

[Aaron SS]

EHX Metal Muff

 

If you decide on a dime distortion then hit me up, im selling one.

[Northstar]

The Zoom TM-01, although discontinued, answers to all your requirements.

[bucky]

http://www.g2d.co.nz/sounds.php?Action=Play&MediaID=5

[Agreed]

The heaviest distortion pedals are not true bypass. Don't know why people get so worked up on whether it's true bypass or not, since pretty much all the pedals you're actually considering are going to have great buffers if they aren't TB.

[Jeremy Skrenes]

Zvex box of metal sounds pretty brutal.

[Agreed]

I have used a lot of dirt pedals, and by far the heaviest is the Zoom TM-01. It stays on my board alongside the best sounding distortion pedal I've used, which is the Damage Control Solid Metal. The DCSM doesn't count since it uses two 12AX7s to get its dirt, and anyway it's not as brutal, but frankly if you double track it it's tone that matters, not all out distortion, and the Solid Metal breaks the others for tone... in my experience, of course. TM-01 is no slouch, and it'll certainly blow your brains out with distortion. More gain than the Landmine.

[Crxsh]

Crunch Box was the first thing that came to mind. But I had a Doubleshot awhile back and can attest to its gain potential. I never cared for the actual tone of it ... but it had a lot of gain. The Box of Metal is up there too.

[Sepsis]

I'd say either the ZVEX Box of Metal or the Guyatone Metal Monster.

[Ultradust]

 

I have used a lot of dirt pedals, and by far the heaviest is the Zoom TM-01. It stays on my board alongside the best sounding distortion pedal I've used, which is the Damage Control Solid Metal. The DCSM doesn't count since it uses two 12AX7s to get its dirt, and anyway it's not as brutal, but frankly if you double track it it's tone that matters, not all out distortion, and the Solid Metal breaks the others for tone... in my experience, of course. TM-01 is no slouch, and it'll certainly blow your brains out with distortion. More gain than the Landmine.

 

 

 

 

YEPPZ.

 

The whole bigbox diecast series from Zoom are absolute winners(albeit sleepers), few people got to enjoy them simply because they expected digital stuff from the name. Although I have no experience with the HL-01, the UF-01 can do much that the Fuzz Factory puts out, the PD-01 is a very flexible OD pedal rather overlooked (Shortscale Mike's demo is ace), and the TM-01 is indeed flat out scary at what it can produce...Gain upon gain with decent tone shaping gives it a lot to offer.

 

They are just as overlooked over here, Korean shops have heaps of the above still boxed up, although most go for about $120 a piece.

[SpectralJulian]

 

What do you think is the heaviest, thickest, most brutal distortion pedal out there? I'm looking to buy one, but I'd prefer if it 1. was not a boss (do an A/B test with and without a boss pedal in your signal chain, you'll see what i mean) 2.had true bypass and 3. no tubes Any suggestions? I've been looking at the MXR Dime Distortion, and the T-Rex Bloody Mary. Thanks y'all!

 

 

Yr in the wrong forum.

[TheGareth]

The Line 6 Uber Metal is pretty heavy sounding, although not true bypass but that shouldn't matter. Rocktron have some nice heavy distortion pedals too.

[natasmi]

My vote goes to the Landmine.

[theManfromAlabam]

ZOOM drive 5000 hybrid

 

I have the Pocket Metal Muff, don't know if it's TB or not but the gain is way too much for my taste.

 

Good luck

[blackjack davey]

ZVex Box of Metal

EHX Metal Muff

Smart People Effects Red Threat

[Kassanova]

Stay away from the Zoom TM-01 Tri metal pedal! I thought I could handle teh brewtalz, but I was wrong! I plugged it in and it killed my entire family, including the dog! It is the most evil pedal! Forged from the fires of hell itself! Its 2 heavy 4 U!!!!!!!!!

[Northstar]

 

Stay away from the Zoom TM-01 Tri metal pedal! I thought I could handle teh brewtalz, but I was wrong! I plugged it in and it killed my entire family, including the dog! It is the most evil pedal! Forged from the fires of hell itself! Its 2 heavy 4 U!!!!!!!!!

 

 

And it's black

[RUExp?]

 

My vote goes to the Landmine.

 

 

That's the one I was thinking too. Or the Digitech Death Metal.

[magicdog]

And it's black

 

None more black...my vote is the Zoom TM-01 too - it's a monster.

 

I have a Zvex Box of Rock and if the Box of Metal is as good, it should be a right handful...

[mikesr1963]