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Thick Creamy Distortion in a Can

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8/12/2000 9:16 AM

Thick Creamy Distortion in a Can

Hello. Do you fellows ever actually use a stompbox to get your distortion? Maybe i have some warped definition of good tone, but i cannot ever get any good sounds from boxes. For Distortion i like the sound of a Mesa (single, dual, or triple rectifiers and nomads), the real thick kind, not too gainy and not too grainy. I really like the distortion sound that i made with my Line6 amp, but i have amps with no distortion, or very little, built in and they sound terrible when i try to add a box. I've used in the past Boss Ds-1, Dod pedals, and currently a Boss metal zone. The amp im trying to get a decent crunch out of is a Marshall Lead 100 MOSFET, and a '65 Blackface bassman (which obviously wont crunch, but a nice overdrive would be sweet). Is there some wierd thing i dont know about pedals that's making them sound bad? Maybe i am hearing the tone loss from not plugging straight in, but i doubt it. What do you fellows think?

8/12/2000 10:19 AM
Jered	I think you should build yourself Jack Ormans Mini-Tubes Pre Amp and use it to drive that Blackface!!! You'll be distortion heaven! Not to mention quite a sweet tone if the Bassman is in good shape. If the M.T. pre amp has to much dist. for your taste, try a Booster 2.5 or a Sweet Thing. Take care, Jered

8/12/2000 4:08 PM
Don Symes	You want an overdrive, not a distortion.

8/14/2000 3:04 AM
Jim	that was to the point.

8/14/2000 3:26 AM
Don Symes	If that's a compliment, thanks. If a complaint... more help should be along shortly. Have you tried cranking the output and turning down the clip on the fuzzboxen you have? Maybe a couple like that in series?

8/16/2000 12:12 AM
Jim	i seem to get results similar to what i want with an EQ pedal set just boosting the signal in all the right places.

8/16/2000 12:34 AM
Don Symes	Do you want to tackle a roll-yer-own graphic where you set the number of bands, their width, and boost? Or maybe a parametric EQ with multiple, overlapping bands? There should be some key ideas on geofex or aron's board.

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