Members jkeeney1 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Im looking for a distortion pedal that makes a good heavy metal tone to put in front of my vox night train. I have tried overdrives like the Boss SD-1 and the Bad Monkey Tube overdrive. But i'm looking for something along the lines of the Vox Satchurator, ICE 9, and the MXR 78' Badass. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorganB Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Stopped making these popular pedals with great EQ get it while you can...bound to be hard to find but only 22. now. http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UM300-Heavy-Metal-Distortion/dp/B000RW2DUQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members craigny Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 The MajikBox Fuzz Universe is the best pedal ive used..it has two sides, and its an OD and a clean boost in one pedal..AWESOME tones, can bring heavy to Brootal tones on a slighty dirty amp, HIGHLY reccomend it....but if your looking for a true to life distortion pedal, i liked the EH Metal Muff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Digitech Screamin' Blues - a lot more gain than the Bad Monkey and only $50.00. The Bad Ass is only $79.00. It's basically a hot-rodded DS-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 MXR Classic distortion...picked mine up for $20...and it's amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Used Ibby TS9? Or look at Tech 21 XXL. Amazon had them for $46 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 MXR Classic distortion...picked mine up for $20...and it's amazing... This is the same as the MXR Distortion III, which is a great pedal. Since the Classic Distortion was a limited-run repaint of the Distortion III for Guitar Center, some guys on Ebay try to sell the pedal for more than the original price of $30. In any case, either the Distortion III or the Classic Distortion is a great choice. The Fulltone Plimsoul is probably just what you want, but it'll be out of your price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 The ICE 9 was my favourite pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgarSatriani Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 MXR Classic distortion...picked mine up for $20...and it's amazing... Dude where the hell did you get it for $20??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Modded DS-1. Seriously. You can find them used for next to nothing and they can be modded to sound like darn near anything for smooth and compressed to thick chunky and everything in between. The Satchurator is actually based on the DS-1. If your looking for more fuzzed distortion rather than tight palm muted stuff, an original Tech 21 XXL is super gainy and they often sell for well under $100 (gotta be patient for them to popup though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Zero Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Visual Sound Jeckyl & Hyde-- TS type OD and a DS-1 type distortion in the same box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Visual Sound Jeckyl & Hyde-- TS type OD and a DS-1 type distortion in the same box. Those are pretty great Im gonna say the Boss Metalcore (ML-2) I own one and love it. My favourite pedal tho is the T-rex Dr Swamp, but mine cost me more than twice as much as my ML-2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Visual Sound Jeckyl & Hyde-- TS type OD and a DS-1 type distortion in the same box. Not cheap sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 I haven't found a cheap distortion pedal that suited me. The only stand alone pedals I've really liked for all the distortion is an OCD for most stuff, and a keeley mt2 for anything beyond the OCD gain wise. Honestly, there's some really great distortion pedals for under a hundred bucks. Look into them before buying something that you can never resell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian May Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Dano Drive (silver pedal) is a OCD clone and is cheap as chips! Go for Version 1 though as they're a bit different with Version 2. Check out Gearmandudes demos comparing it v several of his OCD pedals!! Watch and be amazed how close it sounds! Same goes with the Danelectro Transparent Overdrive - sounds just like the Timmy pedal..again v1 is what you want. If your going to be using your nighttrain amps dirt channel and just want some kind of boost then many a good overdrive will do the trick...but on their own they wont have enough gain. If your wanting it all from the pedal and your amps clean channel then yeah you need to go for a distortion pedal. The Satchurator is a good pedal but not really one for the scooped metal sound. I spose the old Boss Metal Zone is cheap and does metal well for its price...but there are better pedals out there if your prepared to spend more $$$! As always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Just an F.Y.I. pixelchemist has a few of the peds mentioned by the OP for sale in the spam thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Dude where the hell did you get it for $20??? GC...there is one right now for that price at the GC in Scottsdale. Here's the info: 106987571 MULTI EFFECTUSED MXR CLASSIC DISTORTION PEDAL Details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stevemcb Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Dano cool cat drive V1 or OCD, or Rat I use both with my Night Train, although usually for lower-gain stuff than metal, but either is capable of non-hugely scooped metal tones.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kingsnake Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Danelectro Black Paisley if you can find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArmyGuitar Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Find a used MT2, and send it to Humphrey Audio Mods. You will not be dissapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k tone Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Joyo Ultimate DriveUsed Hardwire SC-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rburgess Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Find a used MT2, and send it to Humphrey Audio Mods. You will not be dissapointed. This. I just got one for $25 shipped. Pretty good pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Used RAT. Not absolutely necessary to have the LM308 chip either as the differences are subtle. I would say a Boss HM-2, but prices have gone up on them. Maybe the HM-3, though I remember it maybe had some delay stuff built in that wouldn't be for everybody? If you're a DIYer (as I am), I just built a clone of the Lovepedal Purple Plexi 800 for a grand total of $45 in parts (with shipping). Awesome pedal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cephus Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 I really like my old 70s MXR distortion+. Are they really that different than the new ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 I love the MXR Distorion + and the Distortion III, but to me, they are more overdrives than distortion pedals. I had a Classic Distortion for a year+ and, while a great sounding pedal that I used a lot, it was a overdrive with a lot of gain on tap...no way that thing would do metal for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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