Fender Strat distortion quest
The Interceptor
tone from my Strat, and my pondering on how the greats (Blackmore et al)
achieved it. Well, it seems that the modest Boss Metal Zone pedal is one
way to get a solid distorted tone from the bridge pickup - plenty of grunt
and it hides the Strat quack nicely. As an added bonus it has a rather
different tone on the neck pickup that is somewhat unique and suited to
bluesy exploration.
I'm prepared for people to flame me for suggesting such a old,
run-of-the-mill, mass produced pedal could work. I guess the thing is that
it works with my amp and my ears.
Brett
Arlowe
Or try hotter pickups
VampX
<this...@willnotwork.com> said:
Well for the moment it does any way but that will change. Seriously
though, you should try the mid-booster kit. Only problem is you need a
spot for the battery and the IC board.
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Dr. Zontar
> Well for the moment it does any way but that will change. Seriously
> though, you should try the mid-booster kit. Only problem is you need a
> spot for the battery and the IC board.
The Metal Zone has an adjustable mid EQ, right? I think most
metalheads use it for scooping out the mids, but it's probably good
for boosting too. I saw one on craigslist for a decent price. I'm
going to have to try it.
- Rich
The Interceptor
"VampX" <vero...@vampx.dot.net> wrote in message
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I've been happy with this sound for almost a whole week now. Are you
suggesting that things might change?
Seriously, the discovery is a by-product of looking for the right sound for
my Les Paul. I think there is something a bit different about the EQ on
this pedal - both in flat and adjusted settings.
Brett
VampX
<this...@willnotwork.com> said:
> I've been happy with this sound for almost a whole week now. Are you
> suggesting that things might change?
Yep. The eternal tone quest. Just when you think you have what you
want, you suddenly take a nose dive and figure its not what you want to
hear and start the process all over again. It spawned the theory of
evolution.
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Squier
don't forget the speakers!
a set of cranked up 25 watt (G12M) greenbacks can take the strat into
classic distorted rock and early metal tones easily with
just a slight boost or reduced metal zone pedal settings.
Even a single channel low gain amp like Fender blackface cranked
can make the greenbacks do their thing and your guitar/amp/speakers
are doing the work. Just a little pedal tweak to send it over the top.
It's like letting some other part of your rig do more of the work
when you get the right speaker hook up for what you want.
For a tighter sounding distortion you can't go wrong
with Vintage 30s (or clones).
jtees4
wrote:
Can't argue with that one. I love when I find "the sound" and the next
day it sounds like I stepped on a cat!
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RichCI
In addtion to what Dr. Zontar wrote about a pedal, the Analogman Beano
Boost is what I use to fatten up my Strat. The pedal has three
settings - Low, Mid and High and I use either the Low or Mid depending
on what I'm after. The only thing is is that it might be TOO much of
a drastic change for your tastes; I use the Low setting to get an
almost humbucker-like sound out of my bridge pickup when I want a
crunchier tone with my Strat when a guitar with a humbucker in the
bridge might be a better choice.
Rufus
It's really all about boosting the mids ad lows - I prefer to boost the
lows a bit more tan the mids, then I can get some "thump" out of mine.
You can also cut the brightness down with the tone knobs...on the guitar
or the pedal - the tone knob on my OCD is almost too effective.
And I prefer to always use two pickups - neck/middle mostly, and
middle/bridge for a bit more boost/high end bite.
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- Rufus
Tony Done
"RichCI" <ric...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Another one is the Seymour Duncan Booster if you just want clean boost and
switchable humbucker emulation. I tried it and thought it did the job well.
Digital multiFX also have single-to-hum emulation.
Tony D
Mark Bedingfield
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 02:21:19 +1100, VampX <vero...@vampx.dot.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2010-01-02 01:23:59 +1100, "The Interceptor"
>> <this...@willnotwork.com> said:
>>
>>> I've been happy with this sound for almost a whole week now. Are you
>>> suggesting that things might change?
>> Yep. The eternal tone quest. Just when you think you have what you
>> want, you suddenly take a nose dive and figure its not what you want to
>> hear and start the process all over again. It spawned the theory of
>> evolution.
>
> Can't argue with that one. I love when I find "the sound" and the next
> day it sounds like I stepped on a cat!
>
usually sound like shit even if I am happy with my rig - which I am.
Mark
The Interceptor
Yeah, I know how it is (my message didn't convey the appropriate level of
sarcasm). In previous pedal board arrangements I would be watching the tv
with my partner and realise that a certain pedal had to be swapped out -
right then and there. She finds it all rather frustrating. I have learnt
not to guarantee "this is the last one" or "I need just one more fix and
I'll be ok".
Brett
Wrong_Note_Rod
> "VampX" <vero...@vampx.dot.net> wrote in message
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>> On 2010-01-02 01:23:59 +1100, "The Interceptor"
>> <this...@willnotwork.com> said:
>>
>>> I've been happy with this sound for almost a whole week now. Are you
>>> suggesting that things might change?
>>
>> Yep. The eternal tone quest. Just when you think you have what you want,
>> you suddenly take a nose dive and figure its not what you want to hear and
>> start the process all over again. It spawned the theory of evolution.
>
> Yeah, I know how it is (my message didn't convey the appropriate level of
> sarcasm). In previous pedal board arrangements I would be watching the tv
> with my partner and realise that a certain pedal had to be swapped out -
> right then and there. She finds it all rather frustrating.
if she can stick around and ignore the insanity for even three weeks, you
may have found a keeper.
Eventually, if she sticks with you long enough, she might say to you what
my wife of almost twenty years says, anytime i make any sort of
tone/and/or/equipment changes:
"sounds pretty much like it has for the last twenty years or so"