The best distortion pedal for single coils
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bigmack209
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
+1 on the crunchbox again. fricking great.
+1 on the crunchbox again. fricking great.
Chickenwings
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
A hot rails has pretty much nothing in common with a vintage strat single coil apart from the fact it fits in the same size hole in your scratchplate. Its a great pickup, but its a small sized hot humbucker, so it will never sound like a traditional strat....so:
are you after a pedal that will work nicely with the rails, or a pedal that will work with the stock squier pickups?
The governor is a pretty good pedal.
All of the other pedals people have recommended are pretty good too. But its worth bearing in mind that a lot of the really great overdrive pedals are at their best when they are interacting with the preamp tubes in a good amp. A pedal that sounds great thru one amp may not work so well with another. Also, you have a mismatched set of pups in your guitar, so that makes it a little harder to narrow the possibilites down.
I reckon instead of looking around for a new dirt box, keep working with what you have, and save up for a nice tube amp - you may find you dont even need any pedals if you get the right one for your tonal needs.
A hot rails has pretty much nothing in common with a vintage strat single coil apart from the fact it fits in the same size hole in your scratchplate. Its a great pickup, but its a small sized hot humbucker, so it will never sound like a traditional strat....so:
are you after a pedal that will work nicely with the rails, or a pedal that will work with the stock squier pickups?
The governor is a pretty good pedal.
All of the other pedals people have recommended are pretty good too. But its worth bearing in mind that a lot of the really great overdrive pedals are at their best when they are interacting with the preamp tubes in a good amp. A pedal that sounds great thru one amp may not work so well with another. Also, you have a mismatched set of pups in your guitar, so that makes it a little harder to narrow the possibilites down.
I reckon instead of looking around for a new dirt box, keep working with what you have, and save up for a nice tube amp - you may find you dont even need any pedals if you get the right one for your tonal needs.
lazyfinger
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
Not the best, but... Boss DS-2 :wall:
Not the best, but... Boss DS-2 :wall:
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
Best?
Dunno about ane' pedle dat is best!
Try the Hardwire CM-2 od and the SC-2 distortion.
Best?
Dunno about ane' pedle dat is best!
Try the Hardwire CM-2 od and the SC-2 distortion.
Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
If i play Pink Floyd i use stock pickups. If something heavier (Guns N Roses) i use Hot Rail.
Boss DS-2 sounds like crap with my guitar and amp. I tried that but this isn't good. So.... I dont have a lot of cash now, so I'll buy something cheap like this guvnor or bad monkey of its ok and something better later. So this Guvnor isn't bad for single coils?
If i play Pink Floyd i use stock pickups. If something heavier (Guns N Roses) i use Hot Rail.
Boss DS-2 sounds like crap with my guitar and amp. I tried that but this isn't good. So.... I dont have a lot of cash now, so I'll buy something cheap like this guvnor or bad monkey of its ok and something better later. So this Guvnor isn't bad for single coils?
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Jessie's ghost
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
Weet zhingle coils ah lawk deese, how jhou call, Tubs Creamer pee dolls.
Weet zhingle coils ah lawk deese, how jhou call, Tubs Creamer pee dolls.
J
Jessie's ghost
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
With single coils, I like these… um… Tube Screamer pedals.
With single coils, I like these… um… Tube Screamer pedals.
J
Jessie's ghost
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
I think so. I continue to be amazed by my (totally stock) Boss DS-1, and I think the Ibanez TS-7 was fantastic for the price. Lots of players swear by the Digitech Bad Monkey, which is said to be a Tube Screamer type of pedal.
O, thanks
So... the best from the cheaper pedals is some form of Tube Screamer?
I think so. I continue to be amazed by my (totally stock) Boss DS-1, and I think the Ibanez TS-7 was fantastic for the price. Lots of players swear by the Digitech Bad Monkey, which is said to be a Tube Screamer type of pedal.
Cortez
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
Yeah, perfect!! Go with this :fing2:
Yeah, perfect!! Go with this :fing2:
Quencho092
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Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
any tubescreamer version in front of a good fender amp is instant heaven for blues leads/pop/rock/funk/everything IME, people will like it. I got most compliments on my tone when I ran ant 2 strat neck pup thru spina modded TS9 and into DRRI w/ g12h30, sustain and texture galore
any tubescreamer version in front of a good fender amp is instant heaven for blues leads/pop/rock/funk/everything IME, people will like it. I got most compliments on my tone when I ran ant 2 strat neck pup thru spina modded TS9 and into DRRI w/ g12h30, sustain and texture galore
bigmack209
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bungalowbill
Luckybastidologist
Re: The best distortion pedal for single coils
It sounds like you want a high gainer...
I would go with a Crunch Box, a Direct Drive Super Sport or a Rat.
It sounds like you want a high gainer...
I would go with a Crunch Box, a Direct Drive Super Sport or a Rat.
