Author Topic: Pedal Board Puzzle! (Read 17570 times)

My Last Serenade · « **on:** September 01, 2005, 10:06:48 AM »

hey agen guys, well i need some help!
yesterday i got my Boss BCB-60 pedal board and have put my wah, weapon and delay pedals in it, so i still have 2 spaces left! Ani1 got some ideas or recomendations of what shoud fill the 2 gaps?
I'm into all the heavier type of playing if thats ani help!
Cheers,
Jonny!

My Last Serenade · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2005, 10:10:19 AM »

Oh yer, im lookin for a very heavy distortion/overdrive which will scream the hell out of ma guitar/amp in bent notes and pinched harmonics :lol: :twisted:
thanks agen guys,

Jonny!

_tom_ · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2005, 10:37:25 AM »

if its a valve amp, you could get maybe the Zakk Wylde overdrive to boost your overdrive/dist channel into higher gain for solos etc? If you cant afford the Zakk, any other overdrive should do the same thing I guess. I have no idea for the other slot that needs filling though :P

My Last Serenade · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2005, 06:29:44 PM »

ok thnx!
Yer its a tube amp lol! I need summat to really scream the harmonics and bent notes, so du u think that'd work?
And what else is there out there?

_tom_ · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2005, 06:39:22 PM »

I'd guess that'll work, seeing as its Zakks pedal :lol: But then again we dont know that artists actually use their artist series stuff hehe. I think most overdrives will do this, so long as you keep the gain down and level right up I think.

My Last Serenade · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2005, 06:43:48 PM »

okay cheers well iv got the cash so ill give it a try n let ya know how it goes! cheers! :lol: :twisted:

_tom_ · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2005, 07:34:27 PM »

Quote from: My Last Serenade

okay cheers well iv got the cash so ill give it a try n let ya know how it goes! cheers! :lol: :twisted:

yeah, if you get the Zakk, let me know what its like boosting a slightly breaking up valve clean channel, so without the pedal on, its like a crunchy/clean sound, then you switch it on it'll give a kinda led zeppelinny, upto GnR amount of gain? I was thiknin about replacing my TS7 with one coz lower notes on the TS7 are a bit muddy

My Last Serenade · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2005, 08:16:19 PM »

Quote from: _tom_

Quote from: My Last Serenade
okay cheers well iv got the cash so ill give it a try n let ya know how it goes! cheers! :lol: :twisted:

yeah, if you get the Zakk, let me know what its like boosting a slightly breaking up valve clean channel, so without the pedal on, its like a crunchy/clean sound, then you switch it on it'll give a kinda led zeppelinny, upto GnR amount of gain? I was thiknin about replacing my TS7 with one coz lower notes on the TS7 are a bit muddy

sure ill let ya know! may be a while tho am still w8in 4 ma cab 2 get in stock.. but ill get sum clips up and runnin for ya, shud sound pretty cool! :lol:

RGX · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2005, 04:26:20 PM »

I think it's farely safe to say Zakk uses it, he's very particular about anything he puts his name on and won't approve anything that he wouldn't use. I think it's designed to replicate a full on JCM800 with more harmonics and a "deranged" wide tone, but apparently they clean up very well for lower gain stuff, and can go to full on drop B tuned madness.

My Last Serenade · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2005, 05:47:18 PM »

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I think it's farely safe to say Zakk uses it, he's very particular about anything he puts his name on and won't approve anything that he wouldn't use. I think it's designed to replicate a full on JCM800 with more harmonics and a "deranged" wide tone, but apparently they clean up very well for lower gain stuff, and can go to full on drop B tuned madness.

nice thanks for the info man...well appreciated (sorry i cant spell

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thanx, Jonny!

big steve · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2005, 11:27:33 PM »

tom, you should send that ts7 to our friend robery keeley

www.robertkeeley.com

his mods are VERY good, i think HJM has a few of them.

Brow · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2005, 12:13:57 AM »

Quote from: RGX

I think it's farely safe to say Zakk uses it, he's very particular about anything he puts his name on and won't approve anything that he wouldn't use. I think it's designed to replicate a full on JCM800 with more harmonics and a "deranged" wide tone, but apparently they clean up very well for lower gain stuff, and can go to full on drop B tuned madness.

From what I gather, the Zakk Wylde Overdrive is made to boost an amp into further Overdrive and distortion. Not provide the tone of a cranked Jcm800 from the pedal alone.

Zakk sued to use a BOSS SD1 for this purpose, and he replaced it with the Zakk OD. So I'd imagine it does the same job :)

indysmith · « **Reply #12 on:** September 11, 2005, 02:34:08 PM »

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Quote from: RGX

From what I gather, the Zakk Wylde Overdrive is made to boost an amp into further Overdrive and distortion. Not provide the tone of a cranked Jcm800 from the pedal alone.

thats what i was thinking... there has to be some noticable difference between the sd-1 and the zw-44 surely for the price difference, i might go down to music shop and have a go with them. i was thinking about getting either one of them anyways. anyone know of any really good analogue overdrives suitable for kicking a jcm800 into meltdown?

Gary · « **Reply #13 on:** September 11, 2005, 05:50:40 PM »

You might want to try one of Keeley's Java or Katana boosts. I've got a Java Boost. I don't use it all the time but it gives a nice vintage boosted tone - bit like Eric Clapton on Crossroads or Sunshine Of Your Love.

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #14 on:** September 11, 2005, 06:53:58 PM »

Watford Valves have some cool pedals a bit cheaper than elsewhere.

http://www.watfordvalves.com/mainindex.htm