Members Superleads Posted October 29, 2005 Members Share Posted October 29, 2005 Usually I play into a fender metalhead. However if im going to jam with my buds in their basement I bring along my marshall 30dfx practice amp. Problem is, I find myself hauling around this amp more often than i wish, so i want to get a pedal/pedals to improve its sound (to an 80's metal sound that cuts thru the mix *with* leads that cuts thru). I know the line 6 Ubermetal has a mode on it thats supposed to have the tone of 80's metal. Is that mode any good? Also is it worth paying the extra 80/100$ for a tonebone hot british?? Maybe even an amt pedal?? I herd a soundclip of the extreme III and it sounded awsome. Don't forget the amp im gonna play it thru is a solid state. I'm playing Ozzy, Judas Priest, Iron maiden, Sabbath... Please enlighten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nico de Roode Posted October 29, 2005 Members Share Posted October 29, 2005 I think a solid state will do fine with a pedal like the zoom 5000 or the uber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B. Posted October 29, 2005 Members Share Posted October 29, 2005 Get an EHX English Muff'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted October 29, 2005 Members Share Posted October 29, 2005 I play the exact same stuff, and the thing you need (more than the Zoom Driver 5000, which is too much for 80's metal), is the Zoom HL-01 Hyper Lead! Team it up perhaps with a nice compressor in front of it (to act like a little boost, and to nail those 80's clean comped tones), and slap a chorus (Boss CE-2 or Ibanez BC9) behind it and a good delay (Ibanez DE7, Line 6 Echo Park). with these 4 pedals you can be as 80's as possible. Perhaps add a Boss GE-7 as lead boost (after the chorus and HL-01, but before the delay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superleads Posted October 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2005 thx for the input i'll check out the EHX and the zoom hyper lead, any other info is greatly appreceated. Also, what about the 80's metal mode on the uber metal, any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noak Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 or you could try out a boss MT2 or MD2. They are nice, and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 just curious --- what are you using for settings on the 30dfx? theres really no reason it shouldnt be able to cover those tones, and be cutting through.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by Noak or you could try out a boss MT2 or MD2. They are nice, and cheap. But both NOT really voiced for the bands he describes (Maiden, Priest, Ozzy). The Ibanez SM9 Super Metal (hard to find, and goes for $70-110 easily 2nd handed) DOES fit that niche way better.A more creamy mid-range and a less harsh type of distortion. Anyway,you'd be best off with the Zoom HL-01then the Ibanez SM9then the Line 6 Uber Metal (which sounds miles and miles better beyond the Boss MT-2, eventhough they have the same price) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by Speeddemon ....The Ibanez SM9 Super Metal (hard to find, and goes for $70-110 easily 2nd handed) DOES fit that niche way better. A more creamy mid-range and a less harsh type of distortion... the SML, which was the 10/L-series version of the SM-9, is a little cheaper way out for the same tones but still, what are the amp settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by L6Sguy the SML, which was the 10/L-series version of the SM-9, is a little cheaper way out for the same tones Yes, but it doesn't possess the same mojo or that gorgeous blue metallic look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by Speeddemon Yes, but it doesn't possess the same mojo or that gorgeous blue metallic look. when one is using an SS practice amp, i dunno that that 'mojo' is gonna help too much however, remembering that the guitar is a midrange instrument will, and thats why i keep prompting for amp settings. methinks the prob is not neccessarily one that needs a pedal (let alone a $200 one) to be solved. if you see where i'm headed with this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by L6Sguy when one is using an SS practice amp, i dunno that that 'mojo' is gonna help too much Actually, my experience is that an Ibanez SM9 through a SS amp will sound far more 'tube-like' than a Boss Metalzone, BECAUSE of the midrange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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