bloc
05.17.09 | haha, i have inspired this list. just kidding.
for 1, the Seymour Duncan twin tube mayhem is pretty sweet. |
Waior
05.17.09 | I basically use the in board models on the Spider II to fiddle with. I have a Boss Distortion and Blues Driver stomp box, but I don't use their tone for metal obviously... |
AnotherBrick
05.17.09 | theres a lot of slash hate on this site as well as how the wah pedal gets overdone....but slash's signature wah pedal is by far the best wah pedal i've tried out, has the overdrive button on the side as well...(just ignore that it says slash on it and you'll love it) |
bloc
05.17.09 | i agree with brick, out of any dunlop wah pedal, or all wah pedals, slash's is pretty good, and the distortion thing is a bonus. |
Phantom
05.17.09 | Spider II's have pretty decent settings for getting good metal tones. I have a Boss distortion pedal which I used to use before I got the Line 6. |
AnotherBrick
05.17.09 | ha wow...i'd say thats the first time anyone has agreed with me on this site...so thats how it feels... |
bloc
05.17.09 | don't get too happy, i'm kind of an "agree whore" on this site, i agree with many users here. although, that's cause they have the same opinions as me. fuck it, enjoy the feeling. |
JAV
05.17.09 | Off topic but the Darkplace reference is win. |
Youwithoutme
05.17.09 | I have the Boss ME-20 and i gotta say it is pretty awesome. |
bloc
05.17.09 | i do think spider amps sound digital, at least the distortion does. their insane channel can drive a hole in my head. |
marksellsuswallets
05.17.09 | MXR's Carbon Copy Analog Delay is really great and it's relatively cheap. The modulations sound cool and it's really easy to get it to go into oscillations.
There aren't too many distortion pedals that I would use for distortion by themselves. The best distorted tones come from finding the right overdrive/mid-gain pedal to throw in front of your amp's natural distortion (this is only for tube amps obviously, can't stand solid state amps anymore). However, Vai's new distortion (Gemini) actually sounds great by itself which I hate to say because I can't stand the guy :/ |
marksellsuswallets
05.17.09 | Yeah, watching that video was the closest I've ever come to liking the guy... |
bloc
05.17.09 | good thing he ain't cocky like yngwie |
Mr. Lizard
05.17.09 | I think Yngwie's playing earns him the right to be cocky |
marksellsuswallets
05.17.09 | "oh look at me I'm a chubby Swedish man bear who can play neo-classical metal really fast" |
bloc
05.17.09 | but look at gilbert or petrucci, they play circles around him and are the most humble players i've ever seen. |
Mr. Lizard
05.17.09 | A little off topic but I don't know if anyone knows why this is; i've got the xbox 360 pro 20gb but i think it's the old version becuas i don't think it has the HDMI port. the cable which came with it for the av/hd thing was the one with two pairs red/white/yellow and the Hd ones. I've got a Hd T.v but i can't work out how to get the sound of HD but i've got HD picture, bit weird. |
Mr. Lizard
05.17.09 | Yeh, I get the impression Paul Gilbert is like the nicest guy ever. |
bloc
05.17.09 | gilbert's my number one guy; big inspiration to me. ooooh, i love Eric Johnson. great player he is, and that tone.....makes angels cry. |
MaskAtTheMasquerade
05.17.09 | Definitely check out a Line 6 DL-4 pedal if you're looking into a flexible delay pedal and some sampling. It's fantastic. |