Lets say i would want a metal tone running a Epiphone Flying V through a Fender Deluxe. Without forking for a new amp. Whats a good pedal for metal gain. I'm thinking something along the lines of Megadeth during Peace Sells.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:27 am
by gaybear
i've been having fun playing megadeth stuff and similar on my grunge pedal actually. it's not the best pedal in the whole wide world, but it's fun for this application. Metal Zone could obviously work, but Megadeth has a messier (in a good way) sound, i think.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:44 am
by endsjustifymeans
I use an mxr fullbore metal and love it.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:21 am
by Freddy V-C
Although it has a pretty stupid name I was impressed by the EHX Metal Muff when I played through one.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:45 am
by Gabriel
I get a pretty evil sound from running a Boss DS1 that I did the keeley 'All Seeing Eye' mod to.
Really cheap pedal and the parts for the mods came to just over a pound I think.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:02 am
by Fran
Something with range on the eq...
Boss MT-2
Marshall Jackhammer
Behringer Tube Modeller
are obvious choices.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:13 am
by lorez
I thought my Behringer Ultra Fuzz in to EHX Small Stone gave me metal sounds but I'm not really educated in that way so I might be wrong
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:22 pm
by SGJarrod
best metal pedal..... PERIOD!.... but is like $240..... I do not play enough metal to buy it but if I did it would be mine
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if I ever start playing more metal I will just build me a Dr. Boggie
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:29 pm
by mickie08
Fulltone Distortion pro was always my favorite full boar distortion. Lots of settings. I had one of those I used along with a SIB Varidrive that together got as heavy as my marshall jvm410H did. That said my metal knowledge (as far as playing) is about nil, I'd be more likely to be playing Wham songs than metal...Not that I do either... Nor do I have anything against metal. I am just primarily a strummer/singer. Also those 2 pedals would cost you as much as an amp.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:02 am
by Sloan
Fuck a pedal, turn your goddamn amp up.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:26 pm
by Mike
Sloan wrote:Fuck a pedal, turn your goddamn amp up.
yes.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:48 pm
by SGJarrod
Mike wrote:
Sloan wrote:Fuck a pedal, turn your goddamn amp up.
yes.
LOL...u heard it here from Mike first.... never buy pedals again
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:05 pm
by IroniaSudby
SGJarrod wrote:
Mike wrote:
Sloan wrote:Fuck a pedal, turn your goddamn amp up.
yes.
LOL...u heard it here from Mike first.... never buy pedals again
Right, fuck the entire apartment complex. I'm just going to disregard all the rules and RAWK.
nosrslyguyz
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:25 pm
by SGJarrod
IroniaSudby wrote:Right, fuck the entire apartment complex. I'm just going to disregard all the rules and RAWK.
nosrslyguyz
I think we already gave some stand up options
-MXR Fullbore Metal
-Boss MT-2
-EHX Metal Muff
-that rediculously awesome and expensive Emma
Metal Muffs can be bought used for dirt cheap, there everywhere
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:31 pm
by George
Stack two drive pedals, any model, use bridge pickup, turn down tone.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:32 pm
by endsjustifymeans
SGJarrod wrote:
Metal Muffs can be bought used for dirt cheap, there everywhere
Also not exclusively a "metal" pedal despite the name, they actually get a decent range.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:39 pm
by Freddy V-C
endsjustifymeans wrote:
SGJarrod wrote:
Metal Muffs can be bought used for dirt cheap, there everywhere
Also not exclusively a "metal" pedal despite the name, they actually get a decent range.
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This review by (teehee) Dave Weiner is what made me what one. And as Ends says, it shows it definitely has range rather than just TEH METALZ.
I wasn't completely happy with it when I tried one out in a shop, but the amp they gave me to try it through was a Marshall MG so... yeah. At some point I'd like to try one through my Tiny Terror. Metal Muff and Tiny Terror are both alliterative, which entertained me briefly for some reason in case anyone's interested.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:29 pm
by SGJarrod
watching Dave Wiener play is classic, he has so many weird facial expressions and the way he moves his head is just, well...odd
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:02 am
by James
I'd recommend against the Metal Muff. It's one of the two pedals I can think of that I've bought without hearing first, the other being a DS-1. I think I had mine for about a week at the most.
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:05 am
by gaybear
James wrote:I'd recommend against the Metal Muff. It's one of the two pedals I can think of that I've bought without hearing first, the other being a DS-1. I think I had mine for about a week at the most.
