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What Do you guys think is the best distortion pedal you can get?

A cranked tube amp.

not the DS-1

nothing beats tube amp distortion!!!

but two pedals i would consider for distortion would be the G2D Morpheus and the Damage Control Demonizer. perhaps a mesa v-twin but i'd take either of the other two over it and put it 3rd on my list i guess. .

and remeber...just say NO to the boss metalzone!!!

-Mike

pod xt live

okay the boss metal zone my friend gave me this pedal for free and i was like sure y not. So i dont ever use it but its not the worst thing ever.......What do u think is wrong with it?????????????

Check out Tonebone's quot;Classicquot; and quot;Hot Britishquot;. The best I ever used.

from : localhost/www.tonebone.com/tbone-products.htm

for the money, you cant do better than a DS-1 modded by STRATDELUXER. or, since you got a free MetalZone, send it to STRATDELUXER and see if he can mod it for you.

like i said, for the money, you cant go wrong. i personally think that price aside, my modded ds-1 sounds every bit as good as some of the expensive pedals out there.

but overall, a cranked tube amp is gonna give you the best sound.

Hughes and Kettner Tube Factor, Okko Diablo, Menatone Red Snapper
Why? Because they're all really transparent and they pretty much pin a needle up every non high gain amp's ass making them scream

Amp gain HomeBrew Electronics Big D. Start saving your pennies now.


Originally Posted by D-EJ915not the DS-1

Unless it's modded by SD97, of course

ibanez tube king

A good amp!!!! If one needs to run a pedal to get good tone, they need to save their money for a good amp!!!!

I currently use a Digitech RP21D that has a built in tube preamp and I removed the stock 12AX7-WA for a Sovtek 12AX7-LPS and I must say that the distortion sound is amazing now and you can really tweak your distorion sounds with one of these. I have 4 distortions set up now. One if for blistering quot;death metalquot; tones. Another one is for a quot;Marshallyquot; sounding crunch and the other two are set up for boosting mids and highs on leads. These boards are awesome if you can get your hands on one. I grabbed mine off some guy for $200, he originally asked for $350. They were around $700 retail when they first came out. If you can find one a EBAY you can probably get one cheap. Just grab yourself a Sovtek 12AX7-LPS tube or if you're really looking for the best try looking for a (NOS) JAN-Phillips 12AX7.

I also recommend the Line 6 Uber Metal pedal. It's an awesome distortion pedal with great features and built extremely well.
from : localhost/www.line6.com/tonecore/uberMetal.html


Originally Posted by Children of BodomWhat Do you guys think is the best distortion pedal you can get?

Tweak Fuzz...

I've even labeled the 6 tweak functions so that it makes it easier for me to use.

1. Fuzz
2. Classic
3. Grunge
4. Metal
5. Death!
6. NEVER!

I know every tweak is actually fuzz, but this helps with my own personal use of the pedal.

Rock On - Kac

Rocktron Rampage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Originally Posted by theodieA good amp!!!! If one needs to run a pedal to get good tone, they need to save their money for a good amp!!!!

Those are words of tone wisdom. Obviously the guitar and pickups, play a huge role in this as well.

However I have had good luck with a few pedals:
Zvex Fuzz Factory is an absolute blast. Zachary Vex is a tone genius.
Rocktron Silver Dragon is good for a thick, Metal distortion. Has a tube in the pedal to keep the distortion quot;organicquot; sounding.
Zoom Tri-Metal can get you close to the Mesa quot;Buzzsawquot; distortion. This pedal is no longer made, but check out Ebay.

That Hermida Mosferatu sounds pretty damn good....as does quot;The Grinderquot;

www.hermidaaudio.com


Originally Posted by TwilightOdysseyAmp gain HomeBrew Electronics Big D. Start saving your pennies now. I would agree that a good cranked amp with a good pedal to push it a little harder is the way to go for the best possible tone!


Originally Posted by drew_half_emptypod xt live

1. Pick a distortion, any distortion.

Stomp boxes, amp drive, you choose. Mix and match.