Re: OT: distortion pedal advice

[Bobdog <psbuddha@texas.net>]

hi michael -

you might oughta try the boss digital metalizer; very synthetic, very 
gritty.

or the boss metal zone; very diamond dimebag, very scooped mid
metallica/anthrax.

bobdog, reformed king of metal



Michael Tuminello wrote:

> Hey all -
>
> I know this is completely unrelated, but I thought I could benefit from 
>the
> collective wisdom of the loopers.
>
> I'm looking for a distorion pedal.  I have a Danelectro overdrive, but I
> feel like it may be too warm a sound, and I have some feeling that it 
>might
> be adding a lot of noise to my signal.  Then again I'm not sure, because 
>I
> live in electro-magnetic guitar hell (I get the radio over my amp 
>sometimes
> - it's hard to concentrate when Barbra Streisand starts singing through
> your amp).  I'm really more into a more metallic synthetic grit than a 
>warm
> fuzz.  I'm particularly a Prince fan, but you could think NIN, Duran 
>Duran,
> vs. the warm fuzzy classic rock sound.
>
> I'm thinking something in the RAT family.  I've heard good things.  Or
> maybe I'm just missing something as far as amp/tone/pedal settings go 
>(the
> Danelectro pedal has high mid and bass knobs).
>
> Any opinions?
>
> Michael