Best £100-ish high-gain pedal.

[sambo]

If you're asking that question I presume you know exactly what I meant!

[JamesHealey]

Ibanez TS808.. does anything else push a plexi quite like it?

[Mark66]

Ibanez TS808.. does anything else push a plexi quite like it?

Had mine a few years, the one pedal I'm sure I'll never sell

[sgmypod]

or BYOC if you want to build your own...or the maxon version or J&hyde...

[gwEm]

i agree with the people who say the bb preamp.

i have an rc preamp, a hilbourne and a crunchbox myself. i know (from clips) the bb has plexi-type distortion, but at the same time a powerful clean boost (i know this from the specs) and a nice eq (from my rc boost) - it sounds a really useful thing to have in many ways. the crunchbox doesn't do clean boost, but it has that authentic jcm800-y tone and its a great price, it does what it does and it does it well. the hilbourne is a funny one, in certain situations nothing can touch it, and in others i don't really like it... its perfect for what would be considered a high gain tone in the late 1970s, and perhaps early 80s, works best with low-output pickups.

after a-bing my modded sd-1 with my rc boost, i have doubts about modded pedals, i'll probably go boutique only in future if i want another pedal. not sure what this pedal would be at the moment. maybe a BB actually.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Here is a really raw video showing clean, Hilborne for the rffing, and another boost on top of the Hilborne for solos (Power Screamer). As you can see, it remains super-clean even with two boosts engaged. Amp was a Bruno Underground 30.

Song is not intended for public consumption, it's just a quick as-done rehearsal transcription.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CI0QW9OD

The Hilborne was set for gain at 12 o'clock, cut at about 10 o'clock.

[jibidy]

The Hardwire Metal Distortion pedal looks cool. £89 seems good. total guitar gave it god marks!

[steve]

Blackstar pedals are great, i have the dual and the dist models. They get my vote.

[sambo]

Just finished watching TO:

That's brilliant, thanks! :D

[mikeluke]

Just been watching a Mark 1 (Made in England) Marshall Guv'nor go for £90 on EBay...

 :o

[kellar]

What about the Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde. Visual Sound's pedals are awesome and I quite like the Jekyll and Hyde, it pushes a bit harder than the Route 66 (which is basically a tubescreamer circuit). They even have one that has both pedals combined in one.

http://www.visualsound.net/v2dt.htm

Check out their sound clips.