Members evil_muffin Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 anyone know any good ones?ive got a krank distortus maximus and i dont like itits got its own tonebut unbeleivably not enough tonei prefer the Boss MT-2 and i think im gonna get one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dysorexia Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 why not use your amp distortion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evil_muffin Posted January 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 lacks that little bit of gain and tightness i craveits still good, but yeahim looking for an a7x tone*cue boos and hisses* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jalfredprufrock Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 What kind of music do you play? I'm guessing hard rock and/or metal from yr. gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I noticed in one of the spam threads someone is selling a Rocktron Zombie Rectified distortion pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 your amp is the problem. 99% of the time solidstate amps sound horrible with distortion pedals. you should go talk to the amp forum, theyll inform you what youre missing not playing a $5k bogner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wood Chuck Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 get a MI Audio Crunch Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wacopacco Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 if you want bees in a can get a metal zoneif you want bees in a can get any 'metal' distortion to go with your solidstate ampif you want a good hardrock/metal tone, get a good high gain tube amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evil_muffin Posted January 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 its got a preamp valve...does that not count for anything?im tempted to sell the krank and get a slash wah and just go through my amps distortion...after all it is pretty sweet...it just lacks a bit of gain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarmo Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Unfortunatly, a preamp valve has negligeable impact on getting a 'good' distortion from an amp. All in all, what you really need is a good tube amp. Perhaps a Marshall or Peavey 5150. Setting your mind on this can save you $$$ because you won't be searching for pedals to get a sound you'll never be happy with until you get a good tube amp. Best of Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members therhodeo Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Even a B52 can get you a better heavy sound than pedals and a head doesnt cost much more than 4 or 5 pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nephilim-777 Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 anyone know any good ones?ive got a krank distortus maximus and i dont like itits got its own tonebut unbeleivably not enough tonei prefer the Boss MT-2 and i think im gonna get one I'm one of the few that like the MT-2. I use a Robert Keeley (Twilight Zone) version in front of a small, clean tube amp into a 4x12 cabinet. It doesn't work well with my Rectifier head or any distorted preamp that I have used in the past. If you like the MT-2, but don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Should look at selling your valvestate and getting the peavey valve king. Probably can even be done with a slight profit on your end. It's all tube, and will take pedals a lot better. The distortion channel is pretty damn good too, lots of options there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uma Floresta Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I was under the impression that a lot of pro metal guitarists use solid state, precisely because it sounds nastier. I mean, when I think metal, I don't think "tone for days" or whatever. I think nasty harshness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nephilim-777 Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I was under the impression that a lot of pro metal guitarists use solid state, precisely because it sounds nastier. I mean, when I think metal, I don't think "tone for days" or whatever. I think nasty harshness. Most of what I've seen where solid state effects in front of tube amps. I knew of no guitarists that perfered solid state over tubed amps. Bass players, but not guitarists. I'm old school, so things may have changed from my time. Back when I gigged you had two choices a Marshall stack or a Mesa one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Only one I know of was dimebag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nephilim-777 Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Only one I know of was dimebag Because he was paid to play and endorse them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 yea but randall makes some really nice tube amps. Not sure if they did back then though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nephilim-777 Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 yea but randall makes some really nice tube amps. Not sure if they did back then though. Until Darrell, I never seen one. Endorsements do wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SG1 Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 Zoom Hyper Lead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j_nition Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 Well I would tell you to do a search on what the guys are saying about the Metal Muff... if the search function worked. but you should just go demo one yourself and then come PM me about the one in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nephilim-777 Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 Amps & Effects Marshall Valvestate 8260 Line 6 Spider 2 30 Watt Krank Distortus Maximus To get awesome metal tone, there is nothing like the chug from a closed back, 4x12 cabinet no matter what the (tube) amp wattage or brand. You already have very good guitars with 100% metal worthy pickups ; I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 your amp is the problem. 99% of the time solidstate amps sound horrible with distortion pedals. you should go talk to the amp forum, theyll inform you what youre missing not playing a $5k bogner. Or at least might recommend boosting the amp instead of using a pedal full of bees, but whatever works for you is more important than what other people think, IMO. Plus, you've got to admit, some people pay more money for a single pedal than a lot of people do for amps. I mainly post in the amp forum, and my amps = cheap Peavey Ultra Plus, Carvin X100B, and possibly will be keeping a Laney Pro Tube Lead 100 AOR I just gave $399 for at a Guitar Center used but could've probably found one on ebay for a hundred less. Boosted, the gains on the cheap amps I mentioned sound very good, IMO. Anway, I've owned or at least played extensively over the years two Zoom Driver 5000 pedals that I bought off fellow hcfx forumites (the Driver sound good, IMO, but are still way too compressed-sounding), Tri Metal, MT2, GT2 (which sounds much better than the MT2, IMO, though the lead notes on it sound lame), Line 6 Uber Metal (another one that I'd recommend over the MT2, though it can't do leads well, either, IMO), and a host of old DOD pedals, i.e. Death Metal, American Metal, etc., MXR Distortion +, etc., etc., etc... The closest I've come to getting a really good distortion out of a pedal that was also amp-like was with the Zoom Driver 5000 in some setups and the GT2, though the Line 6 sounded really good for really heavy stuff only, IMO. [edited due to related spam someone's posting] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mattpas Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 get a MI Audio Crunch Box. You said it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uma Floresta Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 Most of what I've seen where solid state effects in front of tube amps. I knew of no guitarists that perfered solid state over tubed amps. Bass players, but not guitarists. I'm old school, so things may have changed from my time.Back when I gigged you had two choices a Marshall stack or a Mesa one. Must be just my misconception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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