Pedals vs Amp Distortion Put To The Test
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papersoul
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Understood bro and no hard feelings meant by my post.
I also think that someone's tone that does it for them and speaks to them can come from a pedal. Perfect example is mt buddy who has about 12 medium gain to high gain amps at home. His choice of rig, the one that speaks to him is a modded distortion pedal into an old Marshall set clean. Works for him. I have seen them live and his tone is amazing. Hey it works for him, just like my Shiva works for me.
Also I never liked the Rectifiers till the new Reborn model came out. I love this one however. Also love the Electra Dyne! Next on my list is a Splawn, Cornford or Soldano.
Understood bro and no hard feelings meant by my post.
I also think that someone's tone that does it for them and speaks to them can come from a pedal. Perfect example is mt buddy who has about 12 medium gain to high gain amps at home. His choice of rig, the one that speaks to him is a modded distortion pedal into an old Marshall set clean. Works for him. I have seen them live and his tone is amazing. Hey it works for him, just like my Shiva works for me.
Also I never liked the Rectifiers till the new Reborn model came out. I love this one however. Also love the Electra Dyne! Next on my list is a Splawn, Cornford or Soldano.
mwalluk
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I'll use pedal distortion for convenience. I have a single channel amp. If I play a clean song with some distortion, I drop the gain on my amp to get it crystal clear, then stomp on my Keeley for the distorted parts. I'll drop the volume on my guitar a lot to clean up, but if I want real sparkling clean, I gotta do it that way with the amp controls.
I'll use pedal distortion for convenience. I have a single channel amp. If I play a clean song with some distortion, I drop the gain on my amp to get it crystal clear, then stomp on my Keeley for the distorted parts. I'll drop the volume on my guitar a lot to clean up, but if I want real sparkling clean, I gotta do it that way with the amp controls.
gilaltom3
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I for one haven't found a pedal that gives me the tone and sustain of true amp overdrive that I like. It's personal preference. Same goes with the solid state/tube debate. I think tubes are better but many guitarists would say the contrary.
I for one haven't found a pedal that gives me the tone and sustain of true amp overdrive that I like. It's personal preference. Same goes with the solid state/tube debate. I think tubes are better but many guitarists would say the contrary.
Sanford
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I like the sound of an overdriven amp and no pedals...but I also have an addiction to variety and options (hence my liking of the P-Rails). I appreciate having pedals to get different effected tones and usually get my clipping from them instead of the amp. Not that the amp distortion doesn't sound good, it's just that when I'm using other effects I prefer to have the clipping in a different location of the chain. When using amp distortion you don't have much choice as to where you put it.
I like the sound of an overdriven amp and no pedals...but I also have an addiction to variety and options (hence my liking of the P-Rails). I appreciate having pedals to get different effected tones and usually get my clipping from them instead of the amp. Not that the amp distortion doesn't sound good, it's just that when I'm using other effects I prefer to have the clipping in a different location of the chain. When using amp distortion you don't have much choice as to where you put it.
thespricket
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If I had tons of money and a road crew I would much rather have several amps set exactly how I would need them, one clean, one blazing, and the others set in between. Since I don't have that luxury I just like having one great sounding clean tube amp with 3 or more dirt boxes in front of it, now I'm using 2 OD's and a Fuzz and with that combo I can get an incredibly wide range of tones suitable for anything I need to play.
If I had tons of money and a road crew I would much rather have several amps set exactly how I would need them, one clean, one blazing, and the others set in between. Since I don't have that luxury I just like having one great sounding clean tube amp with 3 or more dirt boxes in front of it, now I'm using 2 OD's and a Fuzz and with that combo I can get an incredibly wide range of tones suitable for anything I need to play.
DankStar
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please tell me you don't do this with the deliverance.
please tell me you don't do this with the deliverance.
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richard parker
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I've had many 2 channel amps and they never made me happy. I couldn't stand that the channels are usually voiced differently. For my lead sound I just want to add a little more gain and volume to my rhythm sound. An ideal 2 channel amp for me would be both channels sounding exactly the same. I've had better results running a couple of overdrives into a clean amp. Currently I'm using a single channel Cornford Roadhouse with a boost function. The boost sounds better than I can ever imagine a pedal sounding.
I've had many 2 channel amps and they never made me happy. I couldn't stand that the channels are usually voiced differently. For my lead sound I just want to add a little more gain and volume to my rhythm sound. An ideal 2 channel amp for me would be both channels sounding exactly the same. I've had better results running a couple of overdrives into a clean amp. Currently I'm using a single channel Cornford Roadhouse with a boost function. The boost sounds better than I can ever imagine a pedal sounding.
mwalluk
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My main distortion is my D60. Wouldn't got the amp if that wasn't the case. I do however, when I need crystal clear spring water, cool breeze on a warm summer night cleans drop all the amount gain close to zero. I've found I can get a decent cleaned up sound dialing down on my guitar volume, but I still have a lil bite. So for a song when I need absolute clean, I do it this way and use a tubescreamer or my Keeley DS1 for distortion (until all clean is over and I can tweak my amp).
My main distortion is my D60. Wouldn't got the amp if that wasn't the case. I do however, when I need crystal clear spring water, cool breeze on a warm summer night cleans drop all the amount gain close to zero. I've found I can get a decent cleaned up sound dialing down on my guitar volume, but I still have a lil bite. So for a song when I need absolute clean, I do it this way and use a tubescreamer or my Keeley DS1 for distortion (until all clean is over and I can tweak my amp).
DankStar
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Lake Placid Blues
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I was messing with this question again the last few weeks. I have come to the point where I really like the Marshall Silver Jubilee and don't really want to play anything else for distortion. I tryed putting a pedal in front of my JTM45 but I really like the that amp straight in: Guitar> loud amp>speakers. Pedals left me cold. I have tried some pedals but I havn't found one that holds a candle to the Jub. Maybe I havn't found the right pedal but that's the problem with pedals I guess. And why bother?
I was messing with this question again the last few weeks. I have come to the point where I really like the Marshall Silver Jubilee and don't really want to play anything else for distortion. I tryed putting a pedal in front of my JTM45 but I really like the that amp straight in: Guitar> loud amp>speakers. Pedals left me cold. I have tried some pedals but I havn't found one that holds a candle to the Jub. Maybe I havn't found the right pedal but that's the problem with pedals I guess. And why bother?
papersoul
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This is a very old post. I came across it and felt it good to bump for anyone who missed it, rather than a new thread when this one already has so much meat.
I have found d I like both equally, depending on the configuration and what I am going for at the time. It took me a while to accept that pedals can be just as good as a good amp.
Also, I agree their are pedals that excel at one thing over the other, meaning into a clean amp or with gain, but somw of the best are those pedals that do both equally well. These are my favorites.
This is a very old post. I came across it and felt it good to bump for anyone who missed it, rather than a new thread when this one already has so much meat.
I have found d I like both equally, depending on the configuration and what I am going for at the time. It took me a while to accept that pedals can be just as good as a good amp.
Also, I agree their are pedals that excel at one thing over the other, meaning into a clean amp or with gain, but somw of the best are those pedals that do both equally well. These are my favorites.
dystrust
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I'm in pretty much the same boat. I've had a Jubilee 2555 as my main amp since 2001 and I've tried a bunch of different amps, pedals, and rack gear. I keep coming back to the Jube because nothing else really does it for me. I have serious GAS for the new 2525H because 100W is just too much for most places these days.
I'm in pretty much the same boat. I've had a Jubilee 2555 as my main amp since 2001 and I've tried a bunch of different amps, pedals, and rack gear. I keep coming back to the Jube because nothing else really does it for me. I have serious GAS for the new 2525H because 100W is just too much for most places these days.
papersoul
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If you are playing rock or hard rock, stick with the 50 or 100 watters they sound a lot better, more muscular and fatter for that style.
Or use a Fryette Power Station.
If you are playing rock or hard rock, stick with the 50 or 100 watters they sound a lot better, more muscular and fatter for that style.
Or use a Fryette Power Station.
DeadandBuried
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I prefer the distortion sound from an amp, provided its a good amp to start off with. If I'm travelling light or sharing backline I'll take my Wampler Triple Wreck which acts as my main dirty sound, and use the "clean" on the amp (don't really use a lot of cleans anyway, on a 2 channel amp I'll run the clean with some breakup if I dig in).
Now I have a car its easier to transport my amp head so I'll always favour that at a gig. I still run it with a tubescreamer just to tighten up the flubbiness, and it sounds great.
I prefer the distortion sound from an amp, provided its a good amp to start off with. If I'm travelling light or sharing backline I'll take my Wampler Triple Wreck which acts as my main dirty sound, and use the "clean" on the amp (don't really use a lot of cleans anyway, on a 2 channel amp I'll run the clean with some breakup if I dig in).
Now I have a car its easier to transport my amp head so I'll always favour that at a gig. I still run it with a tubescreamer just to tighten up the flubbiness, and it sounds great.
MkIII Renegade
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I've found some pedals that I like as a nice diversion, but never one that I love on the same level of my Mesas and Marshall straight from the bottle.
I've found some pedals that I like as a nice diversion, but never one that I love on the same level of my Mesas and Marshall straight from the bottle.
papersoul
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One great great thing about pedals, is that no matter how much I love a good amp, a pedal into an amp can offer new flavors you can't get otherwise, and new tones and feel you can't get with amp alone, regardless of amp.
Pedals are a frickin blast. Ha.
One great great thing about pedals, is that no matter how much I love a good amp, a pedal into an amp can offer new flavors you can't get otherwise, and new tones and feel you can't get with amp alone, regardless of amp.
Pedals are a frickin blast. Ha.
