Distortion

[Lercin]

i just wanted to learn more about distortion, and how to get in on most amps, because most times, i will be at a friends house, and they say "oh, the amp is on distortion" but u can tell it is not, or tat its barely...
on my amp, u set the drive, and speakers a certain way, to get distortion, how does it work on most amps? i know u can get a pedal, but it seems tat lots of times, distortion can be achieved by tweaking the amp

EDIT: basicaly, i got a pedal with distortion, but its not as good, as when i set the knobs on my amp the way it says in my manual...cause then ii get nice clean distortion

[SuperManIsMyDog]

Musician's Corner would be better for this topic...

But anyway, most amps come with distortion, but you can get a better distortion sound out of some pedals. Some notable ones are, Line6 Tonecore Uber Metal, Boss DS-1 Distortion, and DigiTech Distortion Factory. All of these can be found for 100$ or under if stores don't over price them where you live. And technically, "clean distortion" is an oxymoron,but that doesn't really matter.

[LK6v3]

I just really go with what gives me good distortion with minimal background noise (static, feedback, etc.). I have "The Weapon" distortion pedal by Dan Donegan of Disturbed. Say what you will about them, but he's a f*cking genius when it comes to pedal effects.

[Forgotten]

LK you are my new hero! The Weapon is also what I have, and it is pure genius courtesy of Dan Donegan and the awesome guys at DigiTech. 7 effects in one pedal and you can't go wrong. Way too much bang for the buck. I got mine off of eBay for $84, but even if you buy retail for $150, you still got a steal.

Distortion from a Marshall Stack Combo is great, but not as good as a DigiTech pedal, no matter what DigiTech you get. If you don't like DigiTech, then go with Boss.

[Cluck.]

The only amp I wouldn't run a pedal through is a Mesa. I love that distortion. I have a Boss Metal Zone, and I love it.

Distortion is an art to me. For a good distortion sound, you need gain at 10, a lot of lows, hardly any mids, and highs can be variable.

[SuperManIsMyDog]

The only amp I wouldn't run a pedal through is a Mesa. I love that distortion. I have a Boss Metal Zone, and I love it.

Yeah, I've never played through one, but I've heard very good things about Mesa amps.

[Requiem]

I honestly can't stand the Boss DS-1 but I normally dont use that kind of distortion. I mainly use a fuzzbow and my assortment of wah pedals. Honestly, though, when I do use distortion I use the standard Marshall amp distortion. Its all I ever really need. I DID think about getting the Black-13 pedal though.

[bronco30]

The only amp I wouldn't run a pedal through is a Mesa. I love that distortion. I have a Boss Metal Zone, and I love it.

Distortion is an art to me. For a good distortion sound, you need gain at 10, a lot of lows, hardly any mids, and highs can be variable.


A Dual-Rectifier would be heaven for me.

I really wanna try out the new Krank pedal, it'd be a good way to get Krank's tone without actually spending thousands of dollars on their stuff.