What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

[~Vintage~]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

For Marshall emulation you have to go with Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKIII ,check it out!

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Marshall Jackhammer.

Good Call !

And the Vintage Gov'ner can do it too.

 

[Archer250]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Oh hey, the DOD 250 just got reissued. Big Flannel's got one.

So do I, and I love it.

 

[Securb]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Oh hey, the DOD 250 just got reissued. Big Flannel's got one.

That is actually what I used in the late 80's with my Ibanez Iceman and Randall half stack. Metal goodness.

 

[Aceman]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Can't argue with the Rat period. There is an epic Rat thread on here somewhere. [edit: Click on my sig! It's from that thread]

Also - I will point out that the 5150 is probably the best/easiest modded marshall 80's sound I can think of.

I actually use either that model, or an actual Marshall mostly. And finally - for 80's metal, a DD3 is a secondary MUST have.

 

[Securb]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

I actually use either that model, or an actual Marshall mostly. And finally - for 80's metal, a DD3 is a secondary MUST have.

Or an Ibanez CS9 maybe a BOSS BF-2, I would go chorus or flange for an 80's tone before I went delay.

 

[Aceman]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Well, let's really be honest; You need the Delay AND a good Chorus too!

And I am going to stop this because in three more posts we are going to be throwing out "rack" and "SPX-90" and Bradshaw….

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Well, let's really be honest; You need the Delay AND a good Chorus too!

If we're being really honest, you need a delay and a bad chorus for 80s metal.

 

[Securb]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Well, let's really be honest; You need the Delay AND a good Chorus too!

I played metal all through the 80's and 90's without a delay. However, I concede to your call for delay seeing you are the SDUGF reining king of 80's metal.

 

[TimmyPage]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

The clean tone and lead tones of 80s metal are all delay sounds, but it's all set up pretty subtly. It sounds more like reverb, a lot of the time. Grab a Boss chorus, or really any chorus pedal without a decent 'blend' knob, you want terrible, tinny and in your face chorus.

For distortion pedal, either the RAT or an MXR Distortion+ with the controls maxed out (for the Randy Rhodes tone).

 

[Myaccount876]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

If we're being really honest, you need a delay and a bad chorus for 80s metal.

+1

I have some cheap beat-to-hell DOD chorus box I got for $20 at GC, and it NAILS that generic, too prominent and overly wet '80s chorus.

 

[Securb]

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+1

I have some cheap beat-to-hell DOD chorus box I got for $20 at GC, and it NAILS that generic, too prominent and overly wet '80s chorus.

Is yours the 460? I think that is the pinnacle of 80's chorus

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

<----- rack mount version

<----- fit for an 80's tone

 

[LReese]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

Marshall Vintage Modern (Hi dynamic range) + RAT = works for me


. . . JUST ADD A RAT !

Aren't rodent's wonderful? Just ask Aceman!

I've had a Rat pedal since about 1986.

I've got a pinnacle and a riot. Both fine choices into a clean Fender style amp.

There's lots of ways to get that hot-rodded Marshall thing going. You probably should also consider the Bogner Red.

 

[superpete]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

for what was actually used in the 80s, most everything mentioned here will get the job done. I'd throw an old DS1 in the mix too, just for good measure.

for new pedals that get the sound, i like the plextortion and the riot, although the plextortion did not have as much gain as i thought it would. the pinnacle is cool, but a lot looser in the lows than the plextortion. i liked the mad professor 1 and mighty red and the emma reezafratzits, and oddly enough i found a boss combo drive with the gain maxed had a cool nasally 80s vibe.

the real question is what 80s tones are you going for? EVH? Rhoads? Ratt? Motley Crue? Zakk Wylde? Skid Row? All 80s, all different.

 

[Gearjoneser]

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I was always into Marshalls with a Boss OD-1 back in the day, and it was a superb tone. I never believed in distortion pedals, only OD pedals in front of gainy amps.

But now, almost 30 years later, I think of how spoiled we are. If we had Bogner, Wampler, Fulltone, Klon, Way Huge, Catalinbread, and all the good modern stuff, we would have thrown those Boss's, Rats, and Ibanez pedals in the garbage! :fingersx: That's what caused rack gear to take off.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

for what was actually used in the 80s, most everything mentioned here will get the job done. I'd throw an old DS1 in the mix too, just for good measure.

for new pedals that get the sound, i like the plextortion and the riot, although the plextortion did not have as much gain as i thought it would. the pinnacle is cool, but a lot looser in the lows than the plextortion. i liked the mad professor 1 and mighty red and the emma reezafratzits, and oddly enough i found a boss combo drive with the gain maxed had a cool nasally 80s vibe.

the real question is what 80s tones are you going for? EVH? Rhoads? Ratt? Motley Crue? Zakk Wylde? Skid Row? All 80s, all different.

HEY, what about GUNS N' F@$£ ROSES, Poison, Cinderella and White Snake

 

[Securb]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

I never believed in distortion pedals, only OD pedals in front of gainy amps.

I played a Fender in the 80's a distortion box was a must!

 

[Aceman]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

I played a Fender in the 80's

And you expect us to take you seriously on this subject now? :lmao:

Actually, I played an Old Peavey Classic. All Tube, 65 watts w/ Tremolo and Reverb. So I used the items mentioned previously. High five on big clean amp plus a box or three to cop Scorpions, Maiden, or Def Lep as appropriate/needed!!!!

 

[Aceman]

Re: What pedal do you use for late 80s metal?

HEY, what about GUNS N' F@$£ ROSES, Poison, Cinderella and White Snake

We don't do GnR, however…


Poison - Chorus + Short metallic delay. Slather it on like the makeup.
Cinderella - Dry guitar actually…touch of reverb
Whitesnake - Low level slap on one guitar, long delay on leads with subtle bad chorus.