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What pedal has a rich, thick distortion? My ac15 doesnt have much gain so i am in the market for a distortion pedal that will produce rich tones to compliment it. I am looking for distortion not overdrive.
The OCD does up to very heavy overdrive. Not quite into distortion pedal territory.
High gain distortion? I would go for a electro harmonix little big muff. This guy on youtube does a nice demo of it.
Apparently pro-audio manufacturer Mackie is releasing their own guitar amplifier, the Hotwire VT-12. It has some interesting features, like selectable wattage.
Nice amp. My vox ad30vt also has a selectable wattage control on the rear of the cabinet. that way you can still crank up the gain and/or the master to get that 12ax7 working but keep the volume down to a reasonable level for in doors. Usually I keep mine at around 15 watts
im actually now looking at fuzz pedals. I like the looks of the zvex fuzz factory but can it sound thick? I am looking preferably for germanium fuzzes which is why i am considering the fuzz factory over the big muff.
The ZVEX Fuzz Factory has a wider range of things you can do..considering all the tweaking you can do with the 5 knobs. Matt Bellamy from Muse uses one that's actually built into his guitar (one of them anyway) with the knobs of the FF next to the volume and tone knobs of the guitar for changing sounds on the fly live.
Using the tone control on your guitar to turn down the treble, and raising the mids and the bass on any given pedal usually yields smooth and chunky distortion. I've tried various pedals through the deluxe reverb, which is notorious for its bright tone, and it works most of the time. Sometimes, depending on the pedal, the sound can get muddy using these settings, but with quality pedals, such as the zvex fuzz, I'm sure a little tweaking will do the trick.
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Originally Posted by nothing101
im actually now looking at fuzz pedals. I like the looks of the zvex fuzz factory but can it sound thick? I am looking preferably for germanium fuzzes which is why i am considering the fuzz factory over the big muff.
that said, the big muff gets THICK and sustains for days if you want it to, and is seriously raw. it's more of a fuzz/distortion hybrid than a straight fuzz. haven't found a setting on the FF yet that can do the Muff like the Muff can Muff. But the FF can do its own thing very well of course.
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