Re: Bass and Guitar Distortion Device...

[Dave Trenkel <improv@peak.org>]

>Meshuggah's bass distortion works pretty well for them, however they 
>manage
>to achieve it.  Yes, when I saw them they were using Mesa Dual Rectifiers.
>
>I'm afraid of the Boss Metal Zone, because I bought the DOD "Death Metal"
>pedal once and it was the noisiest pedal I have ever encountered.  I mean,
>the hiss/hum was as loud as the notes you would play.  Great for getting
>Yamatsuka Eye and Mike Patton vocal filth for sound collages, but not much
>good for crunchy guitar with clean breaks.
>
>Thanks for the info and suggestions.
>
>-J
>
If I remember correctly, the last Meshuggah record had no bass player 
at all, both the guitarists were using 8-string guitars. Didn't 
notice any lack of bass register action, though.