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[Jan Deal]

EH Big Muff is a great fuzz pedal, but try before you buy. Each one I've ever played has sounded quite different to another. a Proco RAT is also a good fuzz.

An EH Metal Muff is an excellent, versitile distortion pedal. Don't let the name fool you, there is a lot you can do with it, other than harsh metal tones

A Boss DS-2 is pretty good, if a little generic sounding. I'm not a fan of Boss pedals generally, they just aren't weird enough.

It really does come down to what kind of amp you're using though...

[lame guitarist]

canna beat a modded ds-1 for a good old simple in your face WTF kinda distortion.

as for overdrive, i like the boss SD-1, BD-2 all modded tho.

Outwith that i have been using a xotic effects BB Preamp pedal which is a seriously cool overdrive - great effects and they do a few other overdrives which am thinking of checking out. only thing is i cant study the circuits or mod them cos the buggers put black epoxy all over the circuit board to stop folk like me stealing their secrets!!
i use a keeley time machine boost as well now and again which drives the valves into harmonic saturation

[scottST]

i use a zvex fuzz factory - its good for doign thole muse-style insane fuzz stuff, but when you set it right it can do a bloody good hard distortion sound aswell. needs to be run through some valves to bring it to life tho - and the EQ set because on its own, its really trebly. once you set it though, its immense.

and the whole oscillation thing kicks ass too

[Huw]

Originally Posted by Graham

i really like the vox cooltron big ben valve overdrive pedal. sounds great on its own or using it to boost the overdrive channel on my valve amp. was pretty cheap too. use to be over £100 but i got mine for only £39 from sound control.

that sounds lush. Might try get my hands on one.

Originally Posted by Eriatarka

I still have my SD-1, but I don't use it. I run my Maxon OD-808 in front of my Mesa Boogie as a boost.

whats the maxon like? have you compared it to an ibanez tubescreamer?

anybody tried the Damage Control pedals? they look mighty fine. The womanizer and the demonizer are the ones to look out for.

[Jeid]

The Maxon is GRAND. I've compared it to an Ibanez yeah.. not a TS808 though. Maxon used to make all the Ibanez pedals in the 80's though... so it's all good.

[Original Spies]

Hot valves create my overdrive. I sometimes use a Marshall Guv'nor at a very low gain setting alongside my amp with the gain cranked just for a bit of boost. It adds a bit of extra crunch which my amp needs sometimes. I use a JCM2000 DSL, I had the gain channel modded to get rid of the Fizzy piercing high end and added some JCM800 style warmth to it. It meant it lost a bit of gain, but the Guv'nor brings it back if I need it.

I seem to be straying away from crushing high gain tones though, and going for a more crunchy drive.


I'd rather have valves creating the drive than an OD/DS pedal any day. You just don't get the same response from a pedal or a solid state preamp.

[hatecampaign]

I play through the Peavey 6505 and just use the gain off that. Then smooth out the sound with the MXR EQ pedal!

Great for in your face metal!

[Dan Atom]

jim deacon guitar ---> zoom multi-effects box ---> line 6 combo.

tone heaven.

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by Dan Atom

jim deacon guitar ---> zoom multi-effects box ---> line 6 combo.

tone heaven.

Haha, that's a veritable feast of audio rape.

[jamesbroonbreed]

shredmaster, yank big muff and a disaster fuzz plus and tiny terrors gain.

fuckin fuzz min.