Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
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Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
I'm in the market for a good distortion pedal and any advice would be appreciated. I've got the vintage 60-70' tones all covered, with different low/mid-gain boosters and fuzz, but my band is taking on a couple of tunes requering a more modern 80-90's tone. Thus I feel the need for a distortion pedal with a big tight bottom, maybe slightly scooped, for chunky rythm. I plan to goose it with a TS or Timmy for leads. I know my set-up isn't ideal for a modern rock tone, using a strat with low ouput single coil trough a low gain plexi amp, but with a good dist pedal, I should get close enough.
Any recommendations from the forum?
Any recommendations from the forum?
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
Man, there are LOTS of choices. I think I like what I've been hearing from those Radial units. Very good warmth. But for a pedal that isnt going to be used much (you said just a few '90's to modern tunes, right ?) I may not want to spend that much (Radial).
Maybe a Boss Metal Zone or Metal Core. Dunlop/MXR has some great units, as does Line 6.
Maybe a Boss Metal Zone or Metal Core. Dunlop/MXR has some great units, as does Line 6.
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
obtain a dod 250 overdrive pre amp clone
or dod yjm308 or build it yourself kit
tweak the pedal to dod gray specs
then place the pedal at the end of your signal chain, last before the amp
dial the distortion down to 1/4 or less & set the output level at or above unity
leave the pedal on for clean or dirty sounds
This way the dod layers progressivly harder distortion sounds onto your existing rig
because of the simplicity of the ciruit it does not introduce EQ changes
set up this way it is very dynamic and makes cleans better & brilliant at low levels
with moderate drive brings in some rythm crunch and driven by a fully overdriven signal adds complex amp like wood
overtones to your more polite distortions
my chain :
homebrew rangemaster + dano /timmy clone + od808 + tc flashback + microvibe + YJM308
amp: Marshall 1986 or Traynor YGM3
the YJM308 replaces an exotic ep pre, echoplex pre but serves the same purpose
Warning... fully saturated the od250 will lead you to conclude its a crappy pedal
on my next build I'm considering hardwiring the gain control to 1/4 to aviod accidental changes to the magic setting
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or dod yjm308 or build it yourself kit
tweak the pedal to dod gray specs
then place the pedal at the end of your signal chain, last before the amp
dial the distortion down to 1/4 or less & set the output level at or above unity
leave the pedal on for clean or dirty sounds
This way the dod layers progressivly harder distortion sounds onto your existing rig
because of the simplicity of the ciruit it does not introduce EQ changes
set up this way it is very dynamic and makes cleans better & brilliant at low levels
with moderate drive brings in some rythm crunch and driven by a fully overdriven signal adds complex amp like wood
overtones to your more polite distortions
my chain :
homebrew rangemaster + dano /timmy clone + od808 + tc flashback + microvibe + YJM308
amp: Marshall 1986 or Traynor YGM3
the YJM308 replaces an exotic ep pre, echoplex pre but serves the same purpose
Warning... fully saturated the od250 will lead you to conclude its a crappy pedal
on my next build I'm considering hardwiring the gain control to 1/4 to aviod accidental changes to the magic setting
p
replica ?? I don't need no stinking replica ...
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
what about a mucho boosto? big bottom end and slightly scoopish
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
This thing looks pretty neato. Don't really know what it is, but it's supposed to be a "tone-shaping overdrive" but looks like enough gain on tap and some slight compression? Maybe too clean for you. Otherwise, a dod 250 or mxr dist+. You've already got the killer base tone happening, just needs a push and hit the strings harder.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqHlhJcIilk[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqHlhJcIilk[/youtube]
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
I've had great luck with the Visual Sound Jeckyl and Hyde pedal. One side is a TS 808 with switchable bass boost, the other is a Marshall Shredmaster clone I believe. It's very versatile, both sides can be run at the same time and the buffer in it made the rest of my pedal chain sound better, which surprised me because I've never had this happen before. They're about $149 new, less than $100 used. Awesome pedal IMO.
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
MI audio Crunch Box,your there..
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
slagg wrote:MI audio Crunch Box,your there..
What he said.
Just scored a good deal on a used Crunch Box, and it suits my needs very well. Nice, slightly scooped crunchy distortion with enough bottom, and fat, sustaining leads with a TS in the mix. A very nice pedal for it's value.
This pedal will probably stay on my board for a while
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
I'm looking at a Suhr Riot sounds pretty good to me.
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
Just to update you I settled on a XTS Atomic overdrive you should check it out!
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
If you're ever feeling adventurous, you can build a BSIAB2 from a kit at generalguitargadgets.com. I designed it, so I can give lots of suggestions to tweak it just right.
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Re: Distortion pedal for Metro 50w 1986 spec
I've bought a Jetter Jetdrive. It's the first time that I'm truly happy with an OD+ pedal. Just beats the crap out of my old FD2 from clean to mean...
Check this out:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVoCli8BZ0U[/youtube]
Check this out:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVoCli8BZ0U[/youtube]