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 The thing about distortion pedals..., What's the big difference between them?

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fatboythin
post Jul 8 2008, 12:53 PM

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What amp do you have? Some amps have an issue with distortion pedals, especially modeling amps. If you have a tube amp, an OD would be a better choice. TBH, all distortion pedals sound quite bad IMO.
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post Jul 8 2008, 10:59 PM

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QUOTE(enteryourusername @ Jul 8 2008, 06:42 PM)
u see... he has this tube amp distortion > all distortion thing in mind, tat's y he says all distortion pedal doesnt sounds good.
so, yup, he's comparing tube distortion with pedal distortion.
Erm, nope, thats not what i meant at all. I just said most distortion pedals in the market here sound sucky. Thats why i asked the TS whether he has a tube amp. Because if he is going to use the stompbox on a tube, it would be better to get an OD over a distortion pedal.

And do you seriously think he is going to get a boutique pedal? Don't even have to bring that up. I was talking about mainstream ones. Like the MT-2 that i had, it sounded like a box of bees, even when i tried it out on a DSL 401. A Keeley mod might help though.

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post Jul 9 2008, 03:08 AM

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QUOTE(enteryourusername @ Jul 9 2008, 12:33 AM)
so, okie. u mean all MAINSTREAM distortion pedals. i see.
Wrong choice of words, i admit. I meant the common ones like MT-2 and DS-1. Well, whatever, don't want to go on and on with you, just wanted to help the TS, that's all.
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post Jul 25 2008, 08:59 AM

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QUOTE(sean392 @ Jul 16 2008, 11:26 PM)
TS808 > TS9
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So true, haha.


Btw, anyone tried a Maxon-808? Heard it was on par with the TS-808.
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post Oct 31 2008, 04:50 PM

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QUOTE(afad @ Oct 31 2008, 03:13 PM)
a little help here guys,
have anyone ever try MXR DIME DISTORTION?
how is it sound? can give me a short personal reviews?
thinking of getting one myself, so i wanna hear what do u guys thinks???

thanks...
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Don't know much about it, but I basically hate any product with Dime's name of it. Haha, check some videos of it on Youtube and reads up on the reviews I guess.

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post Oct 31 2008, 05:13 PM

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I don't hate Dime, I just hate companies putting his name on all the products, thats all. I mean, a few products are ok. But like Dean, they take it overboard. Theres even a Dime bass. A Dime BASS!!!!! Heck, I would prefer to put a pic of Mustaine with a KV as my avatar but its hard to find a decent one. sad.gif

 

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