Question luke

[anatoli]

dear musicmanners,i saw lukather playing the vai gemini distortion ,also petruci!the sound was great.
i have a satesman hughes kettner el 84 ,great amp but i think it's not the right amp for my luke!!!.let's say a bad vintage-modern combination.
has anyone played the gemini distortion with a luke? so far i've tried couple of black star and tubaman valve drives but......i need somethig else.
sugestions?

 

[Dante]

well, if the amp isn't doing it for you then you might consider off board distortion. for leads, i recommend the tonebone hot british. i have no experience with the tonebone classic, you might as well try that one out as well. luke himself endorses the classic. the hot british sounds like a mesa mark iv to me (the way i use it anyway).

i own the dist-x from black star. not much fun anymore as it adds tons of noise.

there are TONS of solid state overdrive pedals out there. it's just a question of trying them till you find one you like. as far as boosters go, i'd try a radial PB1 or a MXR boost (the newer black one).

let us know if you find something.

 

[dwells]

the Zakk Wylde mxr sounds amazing with a Luke full o lead or that half driven tone trust me wicked pedal

 

[robelinda2]

Ive played the statesman too with my Luke, I thought it was pretty good actually!!! Takes pedals really well, which is what I look for in an amp, I rarely am impressed with an amps onboard gain, I prefer my various pedals tone anyway. The statesman is a quality amp!