Distortion

TheMadFretter · 04-13-2009, 05:32 PM

The distortion on my amp (a 73' Vintage Fender Super Twin Reverb) sucks. I use a Gibson ES-355 with it. Besides the distortion the amp is awesome.

I have gone out and tried a bunch of pedals but none of them really suit my style.

Big fan of heavy and classic rock. I play many songs by Rush, Zepp, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Wolfmother, Priestess, The Beatles, Jet, Beck, The Clash, and Van Halen.

What pedal(s) would you recommend I should try next? (under 200$)

Freebase Dali · 04-13-2009, 11:53 PM

What pedals have you tried and not liked?

SATCHMO · 04-14-2009, 12:25 AM

Well a Fender Twin was never meant for ultra high gain work. It's a blues amp.

Freebase Dali · 04-14-2009, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Well a Fender Twin was never meant for ultra high gain work. It's a blues amp.

He figured that out already.

We need to know what he's used and not liked in order to have something to compare to when making suggestions.
And by that, I mean pedals to get the distortion he's looking for.
If he's trying to get a stack sound with stack decibels, then yes, his amp should be taken out of the loop.

SATCHMO · 04-14-2009, 01:19 AM

I know, I know but do you know how many guitarists would sell their 1st born child for a 73' super twin !?!? slap a Big Muff on the SOB and go cry at someone else, kid.

SATCHMO · 04-14-2009, 01:25 AM

Keep the amp!!!!! By all means. Have you tried an Electro-harmonix Big Muff?

Freebase Dali · 04-14-2009, 02:08 PM

Fast, are you just looking for something to practice at home with?
I'd follow Satchmo's advice and just get a good pedal to go with it.

ScarletPimpernel · 05-09-2009, 04:21 AM

Go for the Big Muff man!
Awesome pedal..

Nicktarist · 05-17-2009, 10:29 PM

Big Muff, Hot Cake, or any Zvex distortion pedal.

But, if your up for spending a little more money, I'd recommend getting the Lovepedal Kanji Eternity Overdrive to pair up with another distortion pedal (it can even be a cheap one like the Boss DS1). I pair mine up with an MI Audio crunchbox distortion pedal (pretty nice sounding pedal, not the best, but I got it for a good price). COT 50 might actually be your best choice in regards to a boost pedal.

Proguitarshop has some great pedal demonstration videos: proguitarshop.com

peace,
-nick

asshat · 05-29-2009, 02:11 AM

does the amp have any knobs that specifically say "gain" and "distortion"? If it does it's probably from when they started putting those presets on amps.

I've got an old fender vibrolux that I play my muff pedal and fuzzface through and it sounds pretty awesome. If you wanna play anything post-maiden though it's probably not the right amp for you. I'm sure theres enough pedals out there to make it more to your liking.

I'm thinking of those boss pedals with like a million different presets that cost about $400. I don't know what they're called.Any kind of pedal that says "metal" on it.
....electro-harmonix pedals tend to sound more old-school. any of that line 6 garbage would work too.

04-13-2009, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheMadFretter Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada's Capital Posts: 1	Distortion The distortion on my amp (a 73' Vintage Fender Super Twin Reverb) sucks. I use a Gibson ES-355 with it. Besides the distortion the amp is awesome. I have gone out and tried a bunch of pedals but none of them really suit my style. Big fan of heavy and classic rock. I play many songs by Rush, Zepp, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Wolfmother, Priestess, The Beatles, Jet, Beck, The Clash, and Van Halen. What pedal(s) would you recommend I should try next? (under 200$)

04-13-2009, 11:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	What pedals have you tried and not liked? __________________

04-14-2009, 02:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Fast, are you just looking for something to practice at home with? I'd follow Satchmo's advice and just get a good pedal to go with it. __________________

05-09-2009, 04:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
ScarletPimpernel Groupie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 11	Go for the Big Muff man! Awesome pedal.. __________________ \m/ GOD IS A DJ \m/

05-29-2009, 02:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
asshat king of sex Join Date: May 2009 Location: canada Posts: 331	does the amp have any knobs that specifically say "gain" and "distortion"? If it does it's probably from when they started putting those presets on amps. I've got an old fender vibrolux that I play my muff pedal and fuzzface through and it sounds pretty awesome. If you wanna play anything post-maiden though it's probably not the right amp for you. I'm sure theres enough pedals out there to make it more to your liking. I'm thinking of those boss pedals with like a million different presets that cost about $400. I don't know what they're called.Any kind of pedal that says "metal" on it. ....electro-harmonix pedals tend to sound more old-school. any of that line 6 garbage would work too. Last edited by asshat; 05-29-2009 at 02:16 AM.

04-14-2009, 12:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Well a Fender Twin was never meant for ultra high gain work. It's a blues amp.

04-14-2009, 01:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I know, I know but do you know how many guitarists would sell their 1st born child for a 73' super twin !?!? slap a Big Muff on the SOB and go cry at someone else, kid.

04-14-2009, 01:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Keep the amp!!!!! By all means. Have you tried an Electro-harmonix Big Muff?

05-17-2009, 10:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nicktarist young gun funyun Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southern US Posts: 166	Big Muff, Hot Cake, or any Zvex distortion pedal. But, if your up for spending a little more money, I'd recommend getting the Lovepedal Kanji Eternity Overdrive to pair up with another distortion pedal (it can even be a cheap one like the Boss DS1). I pair mine up with an MI Audio crunchbox distortion pedal (pretty nice sounding pedal, not the best, but I got it for a good price). COT 50 might actually be your best choice in regards to a boost pedal. Proguitarshop has some great pedal demonstration videos: proguitarshop.com peace, -nick