Ooh...yeah well if u arent gonna use it much in live gigs then theres no argument about pedal easy to turn on/off distortion. hehe. But if u wanna play live...its a freaking pain to run back to ur amp to turn it on/off. hahaha.

Dats all i can say lar...coz i'm a bassist. hahahhaa. sorry.
theres many pedals out there..go try them out. No need pay to try rite. hehe
JS music has tech 21. go try see lar. Radial also got...but radials r freaking EXPENSIVE.

Okies..... Just a quick run down for those interested....

Those looking for a Classic rock style overdrive (think AC/DC), go with an Overdrive pedal.... something like a Boss SD-1 or the Digitech Bad Monkey

If you want a distortion that has more of a classic metal feel (Zakk Wylde, The Darkness, Slash)..... try out the Dunlop/MXR ZW-44 pedal that is fed through a high gain distortion amp or you can try out the SD-1 or Bad Monkey through a dirty amp as well.....
Another alternative to achieving that sound is using a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal or the Digitech Hot Head pedal... which is a pure distortion pedal.... that doesn't need to pass through a dirty amp.

If you want something of a Nu-Metal *urgh* style "chug" (Slipknot, Disturbed, Korn), then there's no greater pedal then the Boss MT-2 "Metal Zone" pedal..... but that will just suck your tone DRY.... Other Alternatives are the Dimebag Distortion from Dunlop/MXR and Digitech's Death Metal pedal. If you do have the extra cash..... try out Digitech's The Weapon which basically takes Dan Donegan (from Disturbed) famous sounds from their hit songs and combines it all in one pedal. I've heard this before and I can say that it's suitable for ANY kind of Hard Metal..... not just disturbed songs.

You can find more info on these pedals from http://www.digitech.com, http://www.jimdunlop.com or http://www.bossus.com

next up..... Wah's!!!

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Mar 29 2006, 05:21 PM

but the Metal Zone reduces your tone to an airport runway, and it is not for use onstage or even band practice. and it makes ears bleed.

True...... ok.... retract my statement....... DON'T use the Metal Zone....... Get the Dimebag Distortion or the Metal Head instead

everybody had let mek now much more about pedal.....that means...if i need a classic metal tone...i will need a ZW-44 from jimdunlop...

blacktrix....have you order ur wylde wah from any music shop?

What about hendrix/page/beck/clapton, any pedals to recommend?

the danelectro dj13 octave/fuzz.. can it produce sounds like "purple haze"..

thanks

If you want the EXACT sounds like Hendrix, you're better off buying the Jimi Hendrix Experience Pedal from Digitech......

If you want something with that 70s Hippy Rock..... then yes.... a Fuzz Face would do just fine.

i was wondering whch effect could be as close to mimic Big Muff pi effect since its been awhile i hunt for it and no luck..i wanna pair it with the whammy pedal i jst got few days ago.

still hestitae on getting which distortion pedal.....

@blacktrix
how about your zw-44? very impressive with the demo sound....may i know how much it cost now?

hmm...anymore demo sound of the zw-45 except the part in the 'Fire It Up' video?

gonna ask the price for both of the pedal on monday.....

Good luck finding the ZW-45..... really..... if you can find it... let me know.... I'm still looking for it.

And the Zw-44...... yeah...... it's freakin' awsome...... I use it to boost the Tube-Amp emulation on the GFX-5.... and wow... it can shake up the whole room.....

Not only that.... it's great for just general purpose blues style overdrive..... Like for Gary Moore's Still Got The Blues...... I use a delayed clean..... and then use the overdirve to just boost the signal..... Even if the overdrive is set on low...... it's just great for a signal booster....

how grainy is the ZW-44?? i dono what word to use.... but SD-1 has this tubey, grainy sound..... which i really like ....
or maybe that comes from my amp ?

hmm...if i ask the music shop to order it from foreign country....how much should it cost?

ALOT..... you have to put down at least 50-70%..... and that's IF they can bring it in.

And the Zw-45...... it can be a quiet little blues crunch.......... right up to a Jet Engine that's on Steroids......

I'm getting a Wah sounds alike 'Sweet Dream' by Marilyn Manson
So metal sikit I should get the Wlyde Sig Wah ?
Where can I find it and how much is it roughly ?

Wah..... Man.. this is an old thread...

Already have both the ZW-45 and ZW-44 since my last post here.....

Marilyn Manson Sweet Dreams? Best wah for Metal is still (to me) hands down the Crybaby from Hell..... should be around the RM800 range if you can find it. Very customizable, amazing sweep range and looks totally bad ass.

I got the Wylde Wah because I'm a Zakk Wylde fanatic...... and I don't like messing with the settings all that much.

this problem happens if you don't tweak it properly. MT-2 is quite flexible and versatile provide you know how to set it.

Hahah hell yea old thread.. But since majority talking about Wah here.. I dont dare to open a thread about Wah again.. Later you guys rape me Thanks Blacktrix for the info.. But RM800 since abit over budget.. Is GCB-95 okie for metal ? It's around my budget..