Members Mr.Blasphymy Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 what suggestions does anyone have for a very transparent distortion pedal that would boost my tone and hopefully give it a little more sustain? thanks!!!:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 So do you want a boost or a distortion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Blasphymy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 a boost...im trying to get more sustain out of my guitar. someone told me to get a distortion pedal and turn the gain down almost to zero. but if you have anything else to say please let me know! my sustain sucks balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 Tell us what guitar, pickups and amp you're using and also what kind of sound you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 Tell us what guitar, pickups and amp you're using and also what kind of sound you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Blasphymy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 schecter c1 elite, floyd rose floating tremolo, seymour duncan sh8 invaders (bridge and neck), and a bogner uberschall. basically the only thing that i want it more sustain for my leads...essentially for the vibratos, bends, and just the notes that i want to ring out. i know that the floating bridge is killing the sustain, but i was just wondering if there was any effect or something else that i could use to improve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 Bad Monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eclipseall Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 what suggestions does anyone have for a very transparent distortion pedal that would boost my tone and hopefully give it a little more sustain?thanks!!!:poke: Fulltone fat boost. I kick it in when I want moe more sustain and no more distortion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 Fulltone fat boost. I kick it in when I want moe more sustain and no more distortion The fulltone fat boost has a separate gain knob, so you can really fatten up your tone. You can turn it all the way to get some distortion/od, but it's really there to add some thickness to your sound. Not to mention the treble and bass pots. I used it a lot more than I thought I would, but I'm currently selling one to fund another pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jammer48 Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 If you want more sustain and volume/tone boost, get a compressor and an EQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris Loeffler Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 If you want more sustain and volume/tone boost, get a compressor and an EQ. Exactly. Look for one of the compressor types that isn't all about squish and effecting the sound. The Janglebox is pretty fantastic for this, as is the Barber Tonepress. You can goose the front end of your amp by cranking the volume, and some even have basic EQ functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eclipseall Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 The Fulltone Fat Boost adds some compression to the tone. Its very transparent. If you run it 18 volts its very clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 A tone press doesn't have the amount of volume on tap that the Fulltone does, nor a separate gain knob, nor bass or treble controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justintee Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 if you're looking for sustain, i would say a transparent compressor would work.. like the keeley... if you're not happy with going down the compressor route, i recommend the Zvex's Super Hard On - more of a clean boost, not necessarily more sustain.. the amp you use will also have an impact on what you're looking for, though the bogner should be no problem... you running any other pedals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Blasphymy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 im running a boss cs3 and a holy grail through the effects loop for my clean tone, and a phase 90 and decimator in my regular chain straight to the amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Blasphymy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 does the keeley compressor the tone alot? because i had a boss compression/sustainer and it totally killed my tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justintee Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 have you tried playing with no pedals at all? maybe elimination is key, unless your effects are essential.. the keeley doesn't rob a lot of tone (i'm assuming that's what you meant).. which is what leads me to the idea that maybe you should get rid of pedals instead of adding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thezeng Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 cbread super chili picoso. or an rc booster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sandman31774 Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 BBE Green Screamer is awesome, Fulltone OCD is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aksman Posted March 7, 2008 Members Share Posted March 7, 2008 BB Preamp for leads!!! RC Booster for general clean boost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members g400man Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 Maybe a Seymour duncan pickup booster, um fatboost, LPB-1, BBE BOOSTA GRANDE did you ever maybe think about getting a treble booster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 I'm going to go out on a limb and say your Decimator is killing your sustain. Try taking that out for a bit. Boost-wise, you'd probably dig the SHO or the Katana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AMZ-FX Posted March 8, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2008 RGW Bad Bob: http://www.buyanalogman.com/Bad_Bob_Booster_s/88.htm regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Gainster Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 RGW Bad Bob: http://www.buyanalogman.com/Bad_Bob_Booster_s/88.htm regards, Jack Agreed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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