Help! Recommend me a distortion pedal.

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Help! Recommend me a distortion pedal.

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None of my OD's cut it with the new band. Need a classic rock distortion tone for those Foo Fighters (amongst others) moments.
Will never use it again when my tenure with the band is over so I don't want to pay Suhr Riot prices.
What should I look at?
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I can sell you a Marshall Blues Breaker II for $60

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joyo ultimate drive, cheap as chups... based on a fulltone ocd
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BE-OD off the table then! Could grab a Mooer Hustle Drive...basically a OCD from all accounts...


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got one here you're welcome to borrow, semi permanently :)
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Silverpistol Bronson. It's what replaced my blood drive.
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Jacques Tubeblower? I saw one for 40 euro here in Bordeaux, could go get it for you?

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Polar Bear wrote:Silverpistol Bronson. It's what replaced my blood drive.
Oh yes, this. I have one if you want to give it a try. Love it.

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2 x Metalzones stacked orda do it!

And if your not man enough to handle that, I saw one of those Fulltone GT500s on TM last week struggling to get $120, I reckon that would be a good option.

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Reg18 wrote:2 x Metalzones stacked orda do it!

And if your not man enough to handle that, I saw one of those Fulltone GT500s on TM last week struggling to get $120, I reckon that would be a good option.
that would of been a really good option - it went for $90 too!!! argghhh!!!!

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Running into a clean amp? If so, a pedal that is voiced like an amp they use may help. BE pedals are expensive, so a Marshall sounding pedal boosted by your overdrive might get you in the ballpark. Dirty little Secret for example, or the budget equivalent from Mooer etc. For the Mesa tones, could use same but add a eq pedal after the amp in box pedal to tweak it more Mesa like.

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Joyo Hot Plexi? hard to go wrong for $55! http://www.guitarstuff.co.nz/pedals.html
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I'll recommend the Pro Co RAT til I die, especially if you can get one with the original LM308.

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Is this any use?



Got one from Reg a while back. Minty in box. $35 shipped.

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