KRANK DISTORTUS MAXIMUS

[BloodMountain]

the krank distortus maximus... awesome destroying high gain distortion monster pedal, or a weak excuse for krank to sell stuff?

[RorySRV]

If I were you I would get the Krank Distortus Maximus

5 Stars in Total Guitar Magazine  

Whos it for?

Fans of dimebag, Shadows Fall, Arch Enemy etc; lovers of loud guitar, basically

Information

Origin: USA
Type: Solid State distortion stompbox
Controls: Master Volume, Gain, Bass, Midrange and Treble
Sockets: Guitar input ; output and power adaptor
Additional Features: On/off footswitch , LED status indicator,
Power: Single PP3 9-Volt Battery or 9 Volt DC mains adaptor,
Contact: Sounds Great, 0161 436 4799
Web: www.krankamps.com

Alternatively

Digitech DHH
Hot Head

Retroman Lola

Review Quotes:

"We came to rock. You'll no doubt remember the fun we had with a pair of krank stacks - the Revolution Seris One and Dimebag Krankenstein - not too long ago. Well, the Distortus Maximus took us back to those halcyon days."

"It has the old school rock charm of The Revolution, but whack up the gain and you can get those Dimebag sounds that many other pedals cant deliver."

" We do miss the trouser-flapping bottom end that we got from the Krank 4x12 cabs, but even through our 60-watt combo we managed to put an evil grin on our faces."

"Distortion pedals dont get any better than this"

"This pedal kicks ass"

"Dimebag fans will sleep with it ; others wont be able to sleep without it."

"The Distortous Maximus offers a great range of tones - including vintage rock sounds - but its at its best punishing eardrums."

"As its Gladiator namesake once said, "I am required to kill, so I kill. That is enough." We couldnt have put it better ourselves!"

"For: F*ucking Rocks"

"Against: Two words: Battery Access"

The only downside I can see for it reading the review in terms of against is the price, which is £140.

I hope this helps because it took me ages to type out in the original post and then copy and paste it from that in 2 seconds  :P   ,

RorySRV,

[BloodMountain]

yeh thanks... i have that review yes... VERY TASTY! but......
you cant always trust reviews.... i need more opinions and/or sound clips... i have listened to the wondertone ones and theyre awesome
http://www.wondertone.co.jp/products/krank_soundclip_2.htm
its right at the bottom of the page

[dave_mc]

if i recall, total guitar also gave 5 stars to the krank revolution 1 head, and 4 1/2 to the krankenstein. both of which were incredibly over-hyped, under-specced, over-priced one trick-ponies.

I haven't tried the distortus maximus, but put it like this:

presumably the distortus maximus apes the sound of the krank amps, but not so well.

i thought said krank amps suck.

see where i'm going?


I know I wouldn't trust a total guitar review if it told me it was sunny outside.

I'd take a look at an HBE big D distortion pedal, it's a great pedal for a similar price. I think HBE have a metal distortion pedal coming out, not sure if it's hit these shores yet, though.

(all this is my personal opinion, by the way)

[Bird]

There's also the Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff, but I haven't tried it.

[screamingdaisy]

If I were you I would get the Krank Distortus Maximus

5 Stars in Total Guitar Magazine  

Total Guitar would give a steaming pile of sh*t 5 stars if it had a guitar plugged into it.

[screamingdaisy]

the krank distortus maximus... awesome destroying high gain distortion monster pedal, or a weak excuse for krank to sell stuff?

If you're hunting for Opeth you'd be better off with a Laney amp.

[BloodMountain]

i know, but im not after an amp, am i? Laneys rule, but first i need to get a new guitar, maybe a bareknuckle in it, then probably a new distortion box (to replace the Zoom 505 which sounds cool, but just isnt what im looking for)

[dave_mc]

^ are you sure you're doing things the right way round?

unless you're using totally the wrong guitar for the job (i.e. your current guitar is a jazzbox, for example) the quickest way to get the tone you want is to buy an amp aimed at that tone.

Pretty much everything else is just a quick fix which may fool you into thinking it'll do the job, but within a week or two, you'll realise that it's not cutting the mustard. And then you'll be on to the next quick fix...

[Bird]

^ are you sure you're doing things the right way round?

unless you're using totally the wrong guitar for the job (i.e. your current guitar is a jazzbox, for example) the quickest way to get the tone you want is to buy an amp aimed at that tone.

Pretty much everything else is just a quick fix which may fool you into thinking it'll do the job, but within a week or two, you'll realise that it's not cutting the mustard. And then you'll be on to the next quick fix...

+1

[BloodMountain]

i see... great advice! you made me realize how much of an idiot i am! right, so guitar and possibly pickup upgrade first, then amp... trouble is, the Laneys are single channel. any ways to change from clean to monstrous distortion instantly on a single channel?

[Bird]

VH100R is 2 channel isn't it  :twisted:  :twisted:

[BloodMountain]

Opeth (at least, Mikael Akerfeldt) uses a GH100L, which is single channel, plus is fairly cheap.

[screamingdaisy]

Opeth (at least, Mikael Akerfeldt) uses a GH100L, which is single channel, plus is fairly cheap.

The GH100L is single channel but it has footswitchable gain.....there's your clean and dirty right there.

[dave_mc]

^(EDIT: to bloodmountain) 1) it has a footswitchable gain boost.

2) your guitar has a volume knob- set the amp to "meltdown" with your guitar's volume control at 10, and then hopefully, when you disengage the gain boost, and roll down your guitar's volume, it'll clean up.