Members hhsuey Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 hey, i'm new to pedals. bear with me i want to emulate the sound of slash in november rain and sweet child of mine. what distortion pedal do you recommend? i don't have any distortion pedals yet. and my only amp is a roland microcube. someone recommended the boss metal zone to me before. what do you think? any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Klisk Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Wait for the Slash wah? It has a distortion circuit. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dunlop-SW95-Crybaby-Slash-Wah?sku=151023 Metal zone is the one pedal you should avoid like it has STDs. Or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thebazaar Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 i got a really good SWCO'M tone from a Jekyll and Hyde. Had the Jekyll set to boost the hyde a little and warm it up and the Hyde set for about 65% drive.Didnt sound too bad. Other than, i'd check out getting a good marshall-y type pedal. MI Audio crunchbox, Kaden Brown Creeper, etc. I know slash uses an MXR micro amp for boost as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fusionid Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 who goes around recommending a MT? That seems very odd. I use the DS-1 for sweet child tone with excellent results, that is probably the best idea for you also because it is cheap and it will be your first dist pedal. Put the tone control around 9 o clock and dist to taste. For november rain, maybe an OD pedal maxed out. It is a bit sweeter sounding tone to my ears. Be my guess, a bad monkey maybe, not too sure. Further more, the ampalso Vintage 30's Celestion speakers are very Slashy. Again I think you need a closed back the least but try the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hhsuey Posted July 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 the one who recommended me a metal zone was a guitar center sales rep -__- that's why i came here to ask for other opinions. thx for your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Slash is pretty much just LP into Marshall - awesome, but not complicated. cf. Angus Young, Billy Duffy, etc etc... DS-1 really will cover a lot of Slash territory, and I agree with fusionid that a good OD will get you the rest. Actually, varying combinations of OD and amp dirt (e.g. medium-gain into clean amp, clean boost into crunchy amp, high gain into dirty amp, etc.) will probably get you everything you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonemeister87 Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Modded DS-1 w/neck pup should work to a certain extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Janglin_Jack Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 For your first pedals you should get something that is cheap and versatile. I recommend getting the Boss DS-1. Add a Boss OD-3 or a Bad Monkey and you have a nice set of pedals. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 I've gotten somewhat close to Sweet Child of Mine with a DS-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 the Metal Zone sounds NOTHING like Slash! try these: $39 BOSS DS-1$69 Marshall Guv'nor$189 Tonebone Hot British Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murphj1 Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 fulltone distortion pro,perfect for slash lead tones. yes it really is that cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IvIark Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 The closest I've got to it without using a Marshall is with the Zoom HL-01 by far. I've also got the Keeley DS-1 with the Seeing Eye mod and it isn't the right voicing to me, and I've owned or still own a lot of well known dist boxes like the Dist+, Rat, Big Muff and again they haven't been quite right. The HL-01 is high gain but also very smooth and it's pretty damn close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ssslayer Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by blackmoreisgod the Metal Zone sounds NOTHING like Slash!try these:$39 BOSS DS-1$69 Marshall Guv'nor$189 Tonebone Hot British +1Basically any pedal that tries to emulate Marshall/British Stack. I would add Digitech Hot Head too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by ssslayer +1 Basically any pedal that tries to emulate Marshall/British Stack. I would add Digitech Hot Head too. yup - forgot that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pigsinzen Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 A jub with a EQ. Slash didn't use any o/d pedal in GNR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleStrat Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Antoher Fab Distortion vote. It will get you close. I have never heard a pedal really do his tone justice though. I got close with an SD1 into a ZW-44. The IndyGuitarist Plexi Drive looks like a good choice to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Happy_Thom Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 saying 'well slash didnt use dist pedals' is stupid the guys is asking for how to get his set up in the same ballpark. He's got a microcube not a marshall stack. I've used a guvnor mk2 which I thought was great for copping those old rock tones sounds a bit nasty at the same time though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Menatone King of the Britains. It is designed to duplicate the sound of an overdriven Marshall Plexi. I don't own one, but I demo'd one at Willies American Guitars in St Paul and it sounded, well, like a Marshall in a Box! It is sortof a one-trick pony though. The guys working at Willies agreed with me - it sounds like a Marshall and when you twist the knobs all over the place it still sounds like a Marshall. So if that is all your going for it is probably a good thing. On that particular trip I ended up leaving the store with a new Subdecay Stupid Box instead and I am happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cornish Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 How about a Marshall Shredmaster?? Aint that Marahall tones in a box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outofmoney Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 sansamp gt-2 does a really great job emulating the marshall overdriven tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midheavy Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by murphj1 fulltone distortion pro,perfect for slash lead tones. yes it really is that cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members todd richman Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 A modded Marshall for AFD tones and a Silver Jubilee for Illsuison tones-the Slash Sig Marshall is basically a Jubilee. A Boss eq might help, a good wah and not that new Sig Wah. Also, check out Pharoah Amplifiers new Silver Jubilee pedal-I do not know anything about it other than it is supposed to have tonal characteristics of a SJ. Remember that no pedal can replicate the interaction of a preamp section, power tubes and the transformer in a good vintage amp like a Marshall!! Another important thing is a Les Paul with Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups. MJ at the Duncan Custom Shop can wind you Slash spec APII's that are awesome sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hhsuey Posted July 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by todd richman A modded Marshall for AFD tones and a Silver Jubilee for Illsuison tones-the Slash Sig Marshall is basically a Jubilee. A Boss eq might help, a good wah and not that new Sig Wah. Also, check out Pharoah Amplifiers new Silver Jubilee pedal-I do not know anything about it other than it is supposed to have tonal characteristics of a SJ. Remember that no pedal can replicate the interaction of a preamp section, power tubes and the transformer in a good vintage amp like a Marshall!! Another important thing is a Les Paul with Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups. MJ at the Duncan Custom Shop can wind you Slash spec APII's that are awesome sounding. thanks. and i'll keep those pickups in mind. i am planning to upgrade pickups soon too. currently have stock pickups on an otherwise perfect epiphone les paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 Exact duplication of our heroes' rigs: highly overrated. Exact duplication of our heroes' licks and phrasing, repeated as necessary and then some: highly underrated. Before you go looking for a Jubilee, see how close you can get with a DS-1 and a decent OD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Janglin_Jack Posted July 12, 2006 Members Share Posted July 12, 2006 I also really liked my Marshall JH-1 Jackhammer. I thought the OD setting was quite good. They aren't very expensive used either. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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