Distortion. Raaaah

[Ted]

Damn I want one of these Bulldogs now. They actually sound pretty decent though I'm not sure exactly how much the valve really does.

Its a gimmick.

[Oli]

I tried out the Vox Bulldog, and a couple of other ODs/Dists in the same range, and i thought they were pretty good. One of the shops on Denmark st has a chain of them set up on one of the walls that you can try out.

[Pierre]

Damn I want one of these Bulldogs now. They actually sound pretty decent though I'm not sure exactly how much the valve really does.

Its a gimmick.

Yeah without a transformer in the pedal it's highly likely. But the pedal still sounded good, and for 50 quid I can't think of anything better for metal.

[Henk]

Henk I have a Boss HM-2 and it's rubbish.

The HM-2 is really bad i agree, but i was talking about the 80's HM-1 which is quite different. Still i suppose that there are way better stompboxes on the market which only would cost a little more.

Actually the HM-1 is nothing more then an upgraded version of the DS-1. Many who would try it today would scratch their head and say 'whats heavy metal about this?"  :?

[Hell Hound]

Damn I want one of these Bulldogs now. They actually sound pretty decent though I'm not sure exactly how much the valve really does.

Its a gimmick.

Yeah without a transformer in the pedal it's highly likely. But the pedal still sounded good, and for 50 quid I can't think of anything better for metal.

It's not a gimmick, I was asking myself the same question some times ago and asked a tech about it. He said they used a very clever way of running the tube @ low voltage and still having it sounds good. They use the same tech in their Tonelab and it works REALLY well. I have a SE and I concure :)

[Ted]

Damn I want one of these Bulldogs now. They actually sound pretty decent though I'm not sure exactly how much the valve really does.

Its a gimmick.

Yeah without a transformer in the pedal it's highly likely. But the pedal still sounded good, and for 50 quid I can't think of anything better for metal.

It's not a gimmick, I was asking myself the same question some times ago and asked a tech about it. He said they used a very clever way of running the tube @ low voltage and still having it sounds good. They use the same tech in their Tonelab and it works REALLY well. I have a SE and I concure :)

Well if you dudes like it than thats cool. I still think its a marketing ploy.

[Pierre]

For 50 quid they can use all the marketing they want  :lol:  I thought the pedal sounded great. Though again it was a loooong time ago...

[TwilightOdyssey]

Any closer to making a decision?

[viking]

At 50 £,i tried to get it but they don't ship internationnaly ! What a shame...

[Twinfan]

E-H Metal Muff is another option for chugg-chugg metal on a budget...

[sgmypod]

well thought I'd give one a try for £50 so will do some clips when I get one

[badgermark]

Think the crunch box has my vote, shall get hunting for a try of one in the very near future.

Thanks peeps.

[badgermark]

So I tried the keeley Ds-1 and a MI audio Crunch Box, and the Keely won. Bought myself a 2nd hand DS-1 and a load of capacitors and went to town on that bad boy.

One lovely green LED and a seeing eye mod later and I'm a happy camper. Rock.

[_tom_]

What difference in sound did the Keeley and the Crunch Box have? The only complaint I had about the Crunch Box was that it wasnt quite as tight as I wouldve liked.

[badgermark]

Yeah the Crunch Box was kinda loose, and a bit on the treble-y side. Plus it was tiny, I could see me destroying it with my size 11s...