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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Pierre on October 19, 2007, 06:55:06 PM

Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Pierre on October 19, 2007, 06:55:06 PM
I like thick mids, tight low end, an organic tone (if you see what I mean)...I need a lot of gain but not OTT. I want little noise and no feedback (er... obviously)... aside from that I'm not too picky. Marshall voiced more so than Boogie or most things else...



The Metal muff was too thin and buzzy for me, really not a great tone... The Boss stuff isn't great save perhaps for the ML2 and that's pretty much everything we have around here. So any suggestions, if possible under 150 USD are welcome! Thanks!
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: wintersun on October 19, 2007, 07:01:32 PM
Well, I'm just thinking of buying a MI audio Tube Zone! Check the soundclips, there are lots of them on their site.

http://www.miaudio.com/TZ1.htm

Also, check my thread:
http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9726
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Pierre on October 19, 2007, 07:07:45 PM
Too expensive for me...I had a Crunchbox which was brilliant but couldn't really do metal.
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 20, 2007, 12:13:16 AM
Krank Maximus is supposed to be pretty decent for high gain action.

 :twisted:
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: noodleplugerine on October 20, 2007, 01:10:22 AM
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL
Krank Maximus is supposed to be pretty decent for high gain action.

 :twisted:


DISTORTUS Maximus!
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 20, 2007, 03:45:46 PM
Quote from: noodleplugerine
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL
Krank Maximus is supposed to be pretty decent for high gain action.

 :twisted:


DISTORTUS Maximus!


well excuse the hell out of me  :lol:

 :twisted:
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Mr Ed on October 20, 2007, 10:05:57 PM
I say Distortus Maximus also!
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Pierre on October 20, 2007, 11:08:02 PM
Too expensive and there are none around here anyway... Never heard clips either. That and Krank is associated with Dime and well, I don't like his tone at all  :lol:  Nor the whole image whoring.
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Brow on October 21, 2007, 12:01:20 PM
Weird question, but if you find a pedal you like the sound of but can't yet afford, why not save up a little while longer and get the 1 that sounds best to you rather than just 'settle' on 1 you can afford right now?
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Pierre on October 21, 2007, 01:15:24 PM
I can't properly save up anything, as I have no income and nothing to sell  :lol:
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Roobubba on October 21, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
in which case, put what you were going to spend on a pedal now in a bank and get a teeny tiny bit of interest on it. If there's one thing I've learned about buying guitar stuff, it's that there's *no point* in buying something that you know isn't quite what you want but is something that you can afford at the minute.

I have a feeling others may have learned this, too!

Roo
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Crazy_Joe on October 21, 2007, 03:29:47 PM
Quote from: Roobubba
in which case, put what you were going to spend on a pedal now in a bank and get a teeny tiny bit of interest on it. If there's one thing I've learned about buying guitar stuff, it's that there's *no point* in buying something that you know isn't quite what you want but is something that you can afford at the minute.

I have a feeling others may have learned this, too!

Roo


Amen to that, i also found that out the hard way.
Title: Metal pedal for me? Pleaaase help!
Post by: Pierre on October 24, 2007, 09:57:41 PM
Meh. My accounts have no interst... or well, about .01%. Seriously not worth anything, it'd take me years  :lol:

I have 60 pounds now for it. It won't last. That's the whole situation. So far I've never been able to afford any real great gear. Plexitone I got in a trade for some old pickups, the other stuff is dirt cheap. My guitars are amazing but 20 years old and as such, were dirt cheap too. It's not that I don't want to wait and save up, it's just that I can't. I simply can't afford anything too expensive, I have barely any disposable income.

And second: I don't actually KNOW of any other distortion pedals, even more expensive, that I'd want right now  :lol: