Hello everybody,
I've been thinking about getting some new pedals after Christmas, and I've decided to update my distortion tones.
I currently own two guitars: a Fender American Std Strat (pups: two CS69 in the neck and middle positions and a Jeff Beck Jr. single coil sized in the bridge) and a Gibson SG (the cheapest model, with the original specs, but I'm planning on getting some new features in the future).
My amplifier is a Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic with a 4x12 Celestion V30 cabinet. I use mainly the EL34 valves, because I prefer more classic hard rock sounds better than the metal-ish of the 6L6 valves.
The distortion tones that I use are the ones from the different channels of the amp, only slightly boosted with a Tube Screamer pedal. However, when performing in places where I cannot bring my amp, I usually have to be content with just the distortion of the amp that I borrow and the Tube Screamer for a little boost in the solos, and rolling the volume knob down for clean sounds.
That's why I want to get a pedal board with the sound that I want to just get in the clean channel of any amp and obtain the clean/crunch/distorted sounds that any song needs. I want to be as versatile as possible, so I would want to get only one or two pedals that cover as much genres as possible (combined with the Tube Screamer if needed).
My original idea was to get one pedal for a classic hard rock distortion (anything between Pink Floyd to Guns N' Roses) and one for a more heavy-metal tone (modern metal, if possible). I also would want to have a nice lead tone when I need it, just jumping from the general mix of the band and getting back when the solo is over.
So please, any suggestion will be welcome. Even if it means changing my mind about what I want or anything else. Many thanks!
I've been thinking about getting some new pedals after Christmas, and I've decided to update my distortion tones.
I currently own two guitars: a Fender American Std Strat (pups: two CS69 in the neck and middle positions and a Jeff Beck Jr. single coil sized in the bridge) and a Gibson SG (the cheapest model, with the original specs, but I'm planning on getting some new features in the future).
My amplifier is a Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic with a 4x12 Celestion V30 cabinet. I use mainly the EL34 valves, because I prefer more classic hard rock sounds better than the metal-ish of the 6L6 valves.
The distortion tones that I use are the ones from the different channels of the amp, only slightly boosted with a Tube Screamer pedal. However, when performing in places where I cannot bring my amp, I usually have to be content with just the distortion of the amp that I borrow and the Tube Screamer for a little boost in the solos, and rolling the volume knob down for clean sounds.
That's why I want to get a pedal board with the sound that I want to just get in the clean channel of any amp and obtain the clean/crunch/distorted sounds that any song needs. I want to be as versatile as possible, so I would want to get only one or two pedals that cover as much genres as possible (combined with the Tube Screamer if needed).
My original idea was to get one pedal for a classic hard rock distortion (anything between Pink Floyd to Guns N' Roses) and one for a more heavy-metal tone (modern metal, if possible). I also would want to have a nice lead tone when I need it, just jumping from the general mix of the band and getting back when the solo is over.
So please, any suggestion will be welcome. Even if it means changing my mind about what I want or anything else. Many thanks!
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