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Racer Who?
Motorman
Joined: Thu Nov 21, 2002 10:54 pm Posts: 461 Location: UK
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 Distortion pedals
I'm looking to get one to beef up my lead tone from my laney tfx320. Any recomendations? I've been checking out ibanez ts9's on ebay after a chap said they were rather splendid.
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Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:49 pm |
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Alfie
Dr. X
Joined: Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:44 pm Posts: 161 Location: Everywhere
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I like boss, for solo boosts, but I've heard of dudes using an actual boost pedal. It boosts your signal 10 or 20 dbs. That's for solo applications I know, but Buddah makes a kick ass pedal w/12ax7's that just sounds heavenly. I forget the name. It's blue, It's not cheap (acouple hundred), but you get what you pay for w/this. Do yourself a favor & play a couple of them at the store. The Ibanez tube screamer I recall used to melt faces. Good Luck.
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Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:59 pm |
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Mici0mach0
is evil...Evil Joe
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:53 pm Posts: 59 Location: Italy
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mmmm effect pedals are so easy to build that i really don't like to pay so much that they cost.
and ibanez tube screamer 8, 9, 10 .... have minimum differences and you can upgrade it. i prefer sonic distortion 9 and mxr distortion +
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:31 pm |
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big tom
BOFH
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:19 pm Posts: 2220 Location: UK
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Mici0mach0 wrote: mmmm effect pedals are so easy to build that i really don't like to pay so much that they cost.
fancy bulding me a delay pedal then?
the boss ds-1 is one of my personal favorites... but the ibanez tube screamers do melt faces... so much fun 
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:41 pm |
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firerocker
God Of The Sun
Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:29 pm Posts: 4889 Location: Belleville, MI
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easy to build?............where does one find this information on building one's own effect pedals?
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:44 pm |
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big tom
BOFH
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:19 pm Posts: 2220 Location: UK
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http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Li ... nners.html
SOME pedals can be easy to build... I.E. Distortion...
but something modulating, like a delay pedal is getting just a bit more complex 
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:47 pm |
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firerocker
God Of The Sun
Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:29 pm Posts: 4889 Location: Belleville, MI
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thanks....very cool
_________________ ~Ron
"playing the crazy double neck,screaming my lungs out,playing crazy licks.....enjoy!"
My future ex-wife is Milla Natasha Jovovich..... and monkeys will fly out of my butt.
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:44 pm |
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badasstommyboy
Promises to use Search button
Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:57 am Posts: 10
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it depends if you do actually want a new type of distortion or just a bit of a beef up.
An overdrive pedal would do the job, but so would an EQ pedal. Boosting your mids can really help your tone to cut through in a band situation.
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:15 pm |
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Ryan
Viking Kong
Joined: Sun Nov 17, 2002 7:25 pm Posts: 8628 Location: Maryland, U.S.
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I like the BOSS OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion.
http://www.bossus.com/index.asp?pg=1&tmp=7
There are audio samples on there too.
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Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:35 am |
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Lav
is O.H.B.
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2003 5:17 pm Posts: 689 Location: Livonia,MI
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I like MXR.
It sounds vintage.
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Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:57 am |
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greenheadsarego
is evil...Evil Joe
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:57 am Posts: 67 Location: crappy england
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Lav wrote: I like MXR. It sounds vintage.
she tells the truth!
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Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:30 am |
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Mici0mach0
is evil...Evil Joe
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:53 pm Posts: 59 Location: Italy
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Some cool links for you guys (and ladies too  )
http://www.generalguiatrgadgets.com
http://www.runoffgroove.com
http://www.tonepad.com/
http://www.geofex.com
and this one can supply any components you need:
http://smallbearelec.com
you only need to buy one iron soldering pencil (10 - 15 watt works better then 30 or 40 watt)
for more info e-mail me i'll be happy to help you 
_________________ keep on playing for an italian revenge!!!!!!!!!!
nobody knows i'm a D.J. Killer
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Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:04 pm |
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greenheadsarego
is evil...Evil Joe
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:57 am Posts: 67 Location: crappy england
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you spelt the first link wrong.
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/v2/
there ya go.
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Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:09 pm |
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ScreamJem7
Dr. X
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:17 am Posts: 208 Location: Baltimore, MD
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I like to use a VooDoo Lab Sparkle Drive pedal along with the natural overdrive of my amp, for my main rhythm sound. On metal tunes, I'll turn off the Sparkle Drive and kick in a Boss Metal Zone instead.
For leads, I have a MXR 6 band EQ in the effects loop of my amp. I just set all of the sliders up to +8 or +10 dB and kick it on for instant in-yo-face-here's-my-weeedle-deeedle-lead-mo f'ers.
Placing the boost in the loop instead of in front of the preamp boosts my existing tone and doesn't add additional distortion that tends to muddy the overall sound.
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Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:25 am |
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SCR77
is evil...Evil Joe
Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2003 7:55 am Posts: 51
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I run an Ibanez TS9 for a compression-lead boost.. Lvl on 10, Gain @ 9 o'clock, Tone on zero..
Running a pedal in front of the amp like this gets you some more compression and can 'tighten' up some amp gain.. Mainly due to to most of the over-drive pedals on the market haveing a bass cut and mid/high boost. 
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Sat Mar 27, 2004 2:57 am |
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Xelatunes
Viking Kong
Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 6:40 am Posts: 11619 Location: Across The Universe
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The old "orange box", BOSS DS-1 RULES ALL!!! Nuff said...X 
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Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:52 am |
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Jackson Man
is the Siren's Eye
Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:45 pm Posts: 19 Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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You can never go wrong with any of the ibanez tube screamers. I don't notice much difference in the sound of any of them. My rig is a tri-axis and 2:90 so i don't really use and of those pedals on stage but goofing on studio stuff they are fun to play with. I just never noticed much sound difference. I use a TS-7. It was cheap and works just dandy.
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Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:44 am |
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Lav
is O.H.B.
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2003 5:17 pm Posts: 689 Location: Livonia,MI
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i think mxr is pretty good one?
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Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:16 am |
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greenheadsarego
is evil...Evil Joe
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:57 am Posts: 67 Location: crappy england
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Lav wrote: i think mxr is pretty good one?
its a fuckin' awesome one.
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Fri May 28, 2004 8:49 am |
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Shredzilla
is the Siren's Eye
Joined: Fri Apr 30, 2004 6:10 pm Posts: 15 Location: The Uk (it sucks)
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The old classic Boss DS-1 is the king of distortion pedals
though i also have a ibanez tube screamer which is bloody awesome sounding though the construction is knowhere near as good as the boss pedals
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Fri May 28, 2004 2:05 pm |
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