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CaptainDesslock

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pedal for malmsteen-esque leads?
« on: July 24, 2010, 05:24:43 AM »
Hey,

I was watching Malmsteen perform with the Tokyo Philharmonic and was really digging the tone-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncThuOD94s

does anyone know of a pedal that could get that sort of tone? I know that might be asking a bit much but I'm finally starting to convert to analog and have begun building my first pedalboard.  I have my overdrive, fuzz, whammy and delay set out by I'm still looking for my lead pedal.

Thanks!
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Re: pedal for malmsteen-esque leads?
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2010, 08:52:21 AM »
He uses a DOD 250 overdrive into cranked 50w Marshalls I believe...
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Re: pedal for malmsteen-esque leads?
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2010, 01:43:03 PM »
^ This.

And LOTS OF VOLUME!

... buttloads of technique won't hurt, either. :)
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Re: pedal for malmsteen-esque leads?
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2010, 07:14:11 PM »
well, you certainly need a strat and a marshall. but in fact i'm not sure about the other things..

uli jon roth, paul gilbert, eric johnson, and others i'm sure, can get this singing violin like tone from strats - and i'd love to know how too.. i don't think its just the DOD250 which is the secret, since Roth and Johnson don't use one - maybe it really is a flatout master volume.

vibrato is really important for sure.
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Re: pedal for malmsteen-esque leads?
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2010, 07:38:42 PM »
well i might just eat my words.. maybe there other ways to get that tone, but the dod really seems to work well with the strat neck.. been watching youtube clips
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Re: pedal for malmsteen-esque leads?
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2010, 08:00:42 PM »
i should also say that i read a while ago that using the bridge pickup with the tone rolled down can get you closer to this sort of tone. its not the whole way, but give it a go, i've been using this trick for a bit and its free of course ;)
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Re: pedal for malmsteen-esque leads?
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2010, 08:07:59 PM »
in that video he uses neck pickup a lot, anyway...
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