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[Graham]

i have a marshall avt100. i don't mind the clean sound on it but hate the overdrive channels. i'm looking for a distortion pedal that would give me a more powerful sound. i have a couple of boss distortions (ds1 and a mega distortion)but they seem pretty weedy and thin sounding when the amps turned up loud. was thinking of one of those hughes & kettner warp distortion pedals. would it give me the sound i'm looking for or is there any other pedals anyone recommends? or would i just be better selling my marshall and getting a new amp?

[RossP]

Definitely the H&K Warp pedal. It is has an absolutely incredible distortion sound.

[Sam L4]

Originally Posted by Graham

i have a marshall avt100. i don't mind the clean sound on it but hate the overdrive channels. i'm looking for a distortion pedal that would give me a more powerful sound. i have a couple of boss distortions (ds1 and a mega distortion)but they seem pretty weedy and thin sounding when the amps turned up loud. was thinking of one of those hughes & kettner warp distortion pedals. would it give me the sound i'm looking for or is there any other pedals anyone recommends? or would i just be better selling my marshall and getting a new amp?

Why did you buy the AVT100 if you hate the overdrive and think the clean is only ok?

Sell the amp!

[Graham]

Originally Posted by Sam L4

Why did you buy the AVT100 if you hate the overdrive and think the clean is only ok?

because i got it when i was 17 and i was only ever playing it at bedroom level (which it sounds ok at). when i play it at higher levels it doesn't give the sound i'm looking for.

[HateEvent]

What is the sound you're looking for?

The only distortion pedal I have ever owned is the Warp Factor. Just has so much bottom end and sounds like it should be there rather than some other pedals I've tried which sound as if they are on top and don't fit.

(That last bit probably makes no sense to anyone except myself but I know what I mean - I'm basically recommending the H&K!).

[Eriatarka]

You ask if the pedal will do the sound you want... how the hell are we supposed to know? Try one out for yourself.

I'd sell the amp and get something a bit better if i were you

boss ds1 is terrible imo. i used to have one, hated it. i have no idea why steve vai and joe satriani still use it. if your going for a metal sound, ive heard nothing but great things about the krank distortus maximus.

[Old Gold]

You think the Boss Mega Distortion is weedy?? I'm not sure what your standards of distortion are, but it looks like you definately need a different amplifier.

[Graham]

sorry, i didn't really phrase my question very well. what i guess i'm trying to ask is is there a distortion pedal that can give me a sound as good as an amps distortion? or would it be best if i sold my amp and got a new one? the reason i mentioned the warp pedal was because i heard it gave a stack like distortion and i liked the description of it. i've not been able to try one as i haven't seen one in any shops for a while.