Tube Distortion Pedal...

[Gr3g88]

Whats your favorite tube distortion pedal? I'm looking for one to play heavy metal what do you suggest?

 

[SuicideNote]

I heard that the Ibanez Tube Screamer is pretty good.

 

[reshp1]

I heard that the Ibanez Tube Screamer is pretty good.

Not for heavy metal it isn't.

 

[james123]

the tube screamer could easily be used for metal for example on funeral for a friends first album the main distortion sounds came using a tube screaming in front of a amp that already has a bit of gain on it already and then the sreamer drives the amp into even more gain like a valve amp

 

[IronFlippy]

The Boss MT2 is pretty good, but it's not tube. The Rocktron Silver Dragon sounds good via the samples I've found, but to me, the samples mean nothing.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/154239/

 

[giraffe]

with actual tubes (some have em') or just toob?

 

[mrface2112]

i picked up a Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde pedal a few weeks ago and think it's the tits.

one side does the Tube Screamer thing very nicely (i like it better than my buddy's TS9) and it supposedly uses the same chip as the TS808.

the other side does the distortion thing quite well.....can go from a subtle drive to completely gnarly.

the two sides can be used in conjunction, but you have to set the pedal so the sides will work together--if you set them so they work great separately, chances are they won't blend together very well.


it's not a "tube" distortion pedal, but i like it a whole lot. i've used it in front of a little Vox Pathfinder and gotten some excellent heavy driven tones, and i've used it in front of a Fender Champ that was on the verge of clipping and used the TS side to push it over the edge. this thing can just about do it all.


cheers,
wade

 

[booyah14]

Not for heavy metal it isn't.

Well shit you might have to tell Andy Sneap that one.

 

[IronFlippy]

I think what he means is that the Tube Screamer alone into the clean channel of an amp doesn't yield enough gain for metal. I'd really love to try one in front of my Rat, because that thing loves to be pushed.

 

[nkjanssen]

Distortion pedals are a matter of personal taste probably moreso than any other type of pedal. Also, whether there is a tube in it is rather arbitrary when deciding what to use. There are some great, great non-tube pedals (though I'm not even entirely sure that's what you were asking).

With that caveat, my favorites (depending on the music, and without any particular regard for whether any of them are good for metal) are, in no particular order:

Fulltone Fulldrive 2
RAT
Radial ToneBone (these have tubes)
Big Muff

 

[TKO Ken]

crunchy without being muddy

check out the Digiteck Grunge... really crunchy without being muddy
sound files at...
http://www.digitech.com/products/Grunge.htm

 

[gbondo9]

I love my Mesa V-Twin

Built like a tank. Kinda sounds like one too. It's running 2 12ax7's in it and it sounds great. I play heavy rock and blues and punk music though (and some funk). No "metal" per say, but it's mildly versatile.

Todd

 

[reshp1]

Well shit you might have to tell Andy Sneap that one.

It was a tongue in cheek comment, hence the ""

 

[David]

i picked up a Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde pedal a few weeks ago and think it's the tits.

one side does the Tube Screamer thing very nicely (i like it better than my buddy's TS9) and it supposedly uses the same chip as the TS808.

the other side does the distortion thing quite well.....can go from a subtle drive to completely gnarly.

the two sides can be used in conjunction, but you have to set the pedal so the sides will work together--if you set them so they work great separately, chances are they won't blend together very well.


it's not a "tube" distortion pedal, but i like it a whole lot. i've used it in front of a little Vox Pathfinder and gotten some excellent heavy driven tones, and i've used it in front of a Fender Champ that was on the verge of clipping and used the TS side to push it over the edge. this thing can just about do it all.


cheers,
wade

Same here. It's better than the ts808 imo; I love mine. The Hyde side has gain for day's.

 

[Sirnothingness]

I don't see why metal need a tube sound.

 

[metalhead28]

I don't see why metal need a tube sound.

I don't see why metal needs a distortion pedal.

Get it from the amp! If you can't, get a better amp!






sorry.....I couldn't help it

 

[IronFlippy]

I don't see why a guitar needs metal.

 

[JazzMasterWil]

DO NOT BUY THE MESA BOTTLE ROCKET!!! You will be increadibly pissed off with it. My buddy bought one a while back (good deal on ebay) and it totally sucks!!!! Please don't buy it.

I can't really think of a tube pedal that I would recommend. But a 10 dollar dod would be better than the bottle rocket.

Just my two cents.

 

[IronFlippy]

What didn't you like about it, why do you think it sucks?

 

[gbondo9]

Im curious as well - because it looks like a cheaper version (fewer features too) of my V-Twin?

T