Off Topic Pedal madness

[TNT]

Krank distortion pedal. Sounds just like the $1800 head, but for only $150.

Ok, but aren't you exaggerating a bit?? Really, just how good is that pedal?

 

[zombi]

This is a difficult question. It is entirely reliant upon your amp and guitar specifically along with what pedal is thrown in the mix. I've used a way huge fat sandwich and gotten pantera tones on one amp and switched it to another and got fuzz. It also depends on what sort of metal you want. I like my metal tones to be ultra low and heavy more along the lines of sludge or doom. I use a silohoette through a way huge red llama, to a sunn model t and a 4x12 orange cab. I also love what brad is doing with creepyfingers. His doomidrive pedal looks killer.

 

[e.mate]

Guys please post the fattest, screaming-est, crazies pedals you guys use for metal!! Thick, face-melting, soul crushing, time-warping, universe-exploding tone!!!

also, a bit of a noob question here...but I own a H&k Switchblade and am thinking of picking up an effects processor, perhaps a BOSS ME-50. I was wondering if it would be possible to store the BOSS presets and then toggle through them using the H&K midi footswitch?

Why do want to put a stomp box in front of the Switchblade in the first place? Makes no sense to me. The Switchblade is a fully programmable amp, all you need is a MIDI floorboard (e.g. the Behringer FCB-1010, that's what I'm happy with...) and have some insane sounds programmed. And if that is not crazy enough, you better sell the Switchblade and get the new Coreblade, which is aimed at the hhoooot stuff

 

[Scandalous]

Try the Tonebone series from Radial Engineering, The Plexitube & Hot British are tube driven overdrives that produce incredible crunch & sustain without robbing you of your tone. I haven't found anything that comes close to the sounds that these things produce. Give em a try, I think your search will end abruptly after trying them out! Good luck in your quest!

 

[waynesworld91]

You should try not to have the gain set to 100% on either amp or pedal. What type of music are you aiming to sound like? I use about 75% of gain on a Mesa Boogie and have a ML2 metalcore pedal and it works really great. Of course I don't use it at it's fullest but I do get an amazing tone with some oter pedals added

 

[Lukesilo]

My input top this is you obviously have good taste is quality guitars since your an EBMM player. You get what you pay for with pedals too and Boss and digitech in the end are cheap mass produced pedals. I used to work at a boutique guitar shop and became a bit of a pedal snob. If you want gain that is manageable and has actual tone to it I suggest the Sub-decay Black Star. Its alot of gain!!!

Also if you find a pedal you like but still think there is more gain to be had out there might want to get a set of EMGs or Seymour Duncan Blackouts to maximize your gain.

 

[GoD_X]

+1 for the EH Metal Muff, and also you could check out the TC Nova System or the Line6 M13 for the fx and midi and for that petrucci type tone in a box try the AMT Electronics California Sound or one of the other pedals they have..

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K14TtBAiLhI&feature=related"]YouTube- AMT Electronics California Sound Hi Gain Pedal[/ame]