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good distortion pedal?

kigcatkigcat Posts: 298
edited April 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
hey can anyone here recommend me a good distortion pedal. any ideas just bored of channel switching on my head haha.
my pedal board consists of:

crybaby
boss super overdrive
boss phaser
axl 50s tremelo
danelectro octave pedal
ibanez soundtank delay (pile of ass)
mxr micro amp
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    kigcat wrote:
    hey can anyone here recommend me a good distortion pedal. any ideas just bored of channel switching on my head haha.
    my pedal board consists of:

    crybaby
    boss super overdrive
    boss phaser
    axl 50s tremelo
    danelectro octave pedal
    ibanez soundtank delay (pile of ass)
    mxr micro amp


    how much do you realistically want to spend? and what character do you want.

    If money is not to much of an object the Soldano Supercharger is ridiculously good. The EHX Hot Tubes is cool too. There are a slew of others as well, http://www.musictoyz.com http://www.tonefactor.com and http://www.pedalgeek.com are good places to search.

    If you just want like a channel change, Keeley and Analogman have some great options. The menatone King of the Brits is cool too.

    Me personally, I use a Keeley BD2 and a Keeley 3 mode Rat.


    The barber Burn Unit http://www.barberelectronics.com is great too.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Akai Shred-O-Matic. Worst name, great pedal.
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  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,132
    Boss DS-2 (not ds-1!!)
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  • KillerIsMeKillerIsMe Posts: 208
    mesa bottle rocket is what im using, if you are willing to spend 200 buck son a pedal, what type of sound are you looking for? and how much?

    the shannon stuff and fulltones are good too.
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    If I lived in the UK, I'd get a Lovetone Cheese-Source and be done with distortion pedals. Here in the states, the pounds sterling to USD makes that pedal more expensive than a mexican tele.

    Glad I bought mine when the dollar was worth something :)
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  • DirtLikeMeDirtLikeMe Posts: 91
    I have the Soldano Supercharger and like Pac said, it really kicks some ass. You can get a really rich and saturated sound with this tubed pedal and it cleans up nice when you roll off the guitar volume. I bought mine used for somewhere in the neighborhood of $200, but it has been a bargain considering how much I depend on this particular pedal.

    I would suggest going somwhere to try out the pedals you are interested in, or pay attention to what some of your favorite artists are using. In fact this is how I decided to look into Soldano stuff. I had seen Ben Harper play a live show with all his dirty stuff going thru some Soldano cabs. The sound was just so crunchy and smooth. But seeing how I already had an amp, the Supercharger became the logical choice; it was a very wise decision.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    If I ever owned a distortion pedal, it would probably be a ProCo Rat or a modded version thereof.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    DirtLikeMe wrote:
    I have the Soldano Supercharger and like Pac said, it really kicks some ass. You can get a really rich and saturated sound with this tubed pedal and it cleans up nice when you roll off the guitar volume. I bought mine used for somewhere in the neighborhood of $200, but it has been a bargain considering how much I depend on this particular pedal.

    I would suggest going somwhere to try out the pedals you are interested in, or pay attention to what some of your favorite artists are using. In fact this is how I decided to look into Soldano stuff. I had seen Ben Harper play a live show with all his dirty stuff going thru some Soldano cabs. The sound was just so crunchy and smooth. But seeing how I already had an amp, the Supercharger became the logical choice; it was a very wise decision.

    Ben Harper and the rest of the Innocent Criminals are up on the technology list. It's fun to watch DVD's and freeze frame them to see what he's using.

    The last one I saw the lead guitar player was playing a Mad Professor amp. I think it's built by the same guy behind BJFE Effects. It's ridiculous.

    You got a deal on the Supercharger at 200, that's half off new.

    It's a badass pedal. Very versatile.
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    if you're not looking to spend upwards of 200 bucks, look into a Ibanez SD-9 from ebay. I love mine.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    don't_go_on_me wrote:
    if you're not looking to spend upwards of 200 bucks, look into a Ibanez SD-9 from ebay. I love mine.


    If eric has any left, the shannon distortion is based around the circuit of the SD-9 I believe. It's probably even cheaper the way these reissues have been going.


    maxon has a good version too, they built the originals anyway

    http://www.maxonfx.com


    http://www.shannon-effects.com
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