Members bassplayinguy Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 Ive got a decent selection of pedals that i use for my bass rig but im looking for one good pedal to give me that Marshall JCM like distortion for my guitar I have a strat with a pearly gates in the bridge thru a fender pro Jr. Im not looking for spot on JCM replica, just somehting in the area. At the moment ive been using a russian big muff for my drive needs and im looking for something a little more distortion like that takes palm muting a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bucky Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 What's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayinguy Posted March 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 say 150 US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killyridols Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 A modded boss ds-1. I've tried a lot of dirt pedals and this comes the closest (to my ears anyways). I modded mine by removing the clipping diodes, made it sound more natural, dynamic & touch responsive, reduced the amount of distortion, (there's still alot at full bore, more than I need), and increased the volume a {censored}load (turn the dist all the way down, and you got a killer boost). I also increased the value of the output cap which increased the bass response and and the pedal more usable and less "shrill" sounding. I usually use the drive channel of my classic 50 for dist, but i used the boss today, and I was really digging the tones. very "full bodied" (this was with a tele), and the distortion fell somewhere between a jcm 900, and boogie mark 4 distortion. cleans up nice when you turn down too!! You can get these things dirt cheap, and they're reliable and really simple to mod, try it out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BmoreTele Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 Lovepedal COT50 - there's one on Ebay for $150 BIN right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4Kenoath Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 Crunch Box - $99 new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aerorockjax Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 Marshall Shredmaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 I think you'll get some cool boosted tones but I'm not sure any pedal is going to make a Marshally sound come from a Fender amp fed by a Pearly-gated Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 Marshall Guv'nor, mk. 1Carl Martin Rock DriveSansAmp Tri-OdDano Daddy-O (dont laugh. ask Tom Petty's guitarist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armoredfist316 Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 tonebone hot british Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fourth Floor Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 I second these: CrunchBox - best value by far. get one ebfore they're gone. Tonebone Guv'nor mk1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Gainster Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 COT 50 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob Eadgbe Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 Originally posted by 4Kenoath Crunch Box - $99 new +1Can't beat the price. The only negative is that it doesn't clean up with lower volume knob levels as well as some Lovepedal stuff does. Then again, that's Sean @ Lovepedal's forte. Nearly everything he makes cleans up well like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayinguy Posted March 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 I have the parts right now and am in the process of building a guvnor MK1, but the thing is, it will be a permanent fixture on my bass rig pedal board and im changing some of the values to accomodate bass better... the hot british is a tad out of my price range... and i can get boosted tones with the fulltone bass drive that i have... im just looking for a thicker distortion, Thanks for the suggestions so far... im looking into them right now. Basically im looking to have two separate pedal boards, one for my guitar setup and one for my bass setup... and the guitar setup is the one that wont get the high priced stuff, which is why im looking around 150 bucks, I cant justify taking the bass drive off of my pedal board to use with guitar when I payed that much money for it and it works excellent for what I use it for. Although, the bassdrive isnt quite the sound im looking for either. I need something fuller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stereotypy Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 isn't the new zvex box of rock giving a marshall-esque tone?? the diamond fireburst will give you a marshallesque jcm tone with the mid-boost on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Charmless Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 General Guitar Gadgets BSIAB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bricks & Bones Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 Originally posted by stereotypy isn't the new zvex box of rock giving a marshall-esque tone?? holy Moses I can't wait for it's release. I've already got funds (don't even know how much the sucker will be) put aside for this bad boy The name alone sold me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 There are a few COTs on eBay right now, if I were looking for Marshall-in-a-box I'd jump on 'em (check the lovepedal site for the difference between the "red" and "blue" models). I haven't heard the MI Audio Crunchbox, but folks seem to dig those too and the price is hard to beat. And if you're feeling a little spendier, there's the Menatone King Of The Britains. The graphics alone are worth at least 25 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArrMatey Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 I liked the jekyll and hyde. It's quite tweakable and will give a distortion close to jcm if tweaked well. They cost 120 new so that should be within your price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FLYING V 83 Posted March 27, 2006 Members Share Posted March 27, 2006 M I Audio Crunch Box $99Kaden Brown Creeper $139Toadworks John Bull $109Pedalworx Neo Drive $109 Any of these will get you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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