~ What is the BEST pedal for distortion like RATM ~

[Dfro86nap]

I want to throw this out there.

I don't want Tim Commerford's signature sound but I do respect how it sounds in some way and i'm looking to experiment Off of it.

What do you suggest in terms of distortion pedals and octave pedals?!

[scotch]

If you search the effects forum for Tim Commerford and Rage, you'll find lots of info...

[James Hart]

try here TIM COMMERFORD.

[katri]

three things:
1. Welcome to TB
2. The search function is your best friend
3. The short answer is that there isnt one pedal that will give you the timmy C sound because he runs a massive amount of gear. he used to use an original marshall guv'nor which will get you close to the timmy c sound. they can be had on ebay or the TB classifieds fairly cheap

[Thunderscreech]

Timmy C uses 2 Digitech Grunges while Bi-amping.

I sent him a message on myspace and was like "lol wat distortion do u use?"

[Dfro86nap]

Thanks . I tried the guv'nor and it sucked the sound more so than a lot of the other pedals i tried.

[Thunderscreech]

Also try this thread
I sent a Message 2 Timmy C on myspace

[katri]

i tweeted at timmyC but he said his setup was too complex to explain to me in 140 char

[Thunderscreech]

ya srsly u need digitech Gruneg peadls for thiss.

[Smurf-o-Deth]

I mind-melded with him to learn his secrets. All I ended up with are biking trails.

[Surly]

Just hire his sound crew, easy.

[TrevorOfDoom]

once, while whispering sweet nothings into my ear, he told me he was a big fan of stacking Boss ODB-3's. 3 of them, to be exact.

[Jared Lash]

Just to play wet blanket, here's the problem with all of these "Do a search"/goofy answer threads:

As I search now I'm running into more and more of them. So we tell people to search or give bad info for the sake of comedy and then we just pile up the number of worthless threads so that someone who actually does search gets a less and less value out of doing that legwork.

To me James Hart's answer is the best one. If you want to show someone how useful the search function is, find an appropriate thread and link to it.

As someone that searches about as much as he reads/posts in current threads the clutter of worthless threads is annoying.

To the OP, the reason the Guv'nor works for Commerford and not for you is that he bi-amps his rig so he's always got clean lows combined with the overdrive tone. On a budget a blender like the Barge VB-jr might be way to go for you to keep your low end intact.

[James Hart]

Originally Posted by Jared Lash

To me James Hart's answer is the best one.

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[bwv1013]

Originally Posted by Jared Lash

Just to play wet blanket, here's the problem with all of these "Do a search"/goofy answer threads:

As I search now I'm running into more and more of them. So we tell people to search or give bad info for the sake of comedy and then we just pile up the number of worthless threads so that someone who actually does search gets a less and less value out of doing that legwork.

To me James Hart's answer is the best one. If you want to show someone how useful the search function is, find an appropriate thread and link to it.

As someone that searches about as much as he reads/posts in current threads the clutter of worthless threads is annoying.

To the OP, the reason the Guv'nor works for Commerford and not for you is that he bi-amps his rig so he's always got clean lows combined with the overdrive tone. On a budget a blender like the Barge VB-jr might be way to go for you to keep your low end intact.

+1. i'm a fan of letting duplicated thread topics die. if it was already answered 2 days ago it's easy enough to just ignore it. it's all the "do a search" replies that keep dragging these threads to the top.

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by James Hart

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Nicely played

Originally Posted by bwv1013

+1. i'm a fan of letting duplicated thread topics die. if it was already answered 2 days ago it's easy enough to just ignore it. it's all the "do a search" replies that keep dragging these threads to the top.

Ideally they'd just get closed with an explanation and later deleted, but considering I haven't seen David Wilson or Adam Barkley around much at all lately grygrx is really the only moderator and he already has his hands full.

[bwv1013]

Originally Posted by Jared Lash

Nicely played



Ideally they'd just get closed with an explanation and later deleted, but considering I haven't seen David Wilson or Adam Barkley around much at all lately grygrx is really the only moderator and he already has his hands full.

oh come on, what are we paying these guys for? oh wait...

[Pantsman]

If I were forced to give an answer of a single pedal to get close to his sound, Tech 21 VT bass. Yesterday I played my SX 70's jazz into VT Bass --> Boss Limiter Enhancer --> 220'ish watts of tube amp and an 810. The amp is set with only a touch of dirt, a little less treble and slightly less volume, the VT has more treble and mids in, heaps more gain and a touch more volume for 2 channels effectively. That was about as close as I think I could get without being Tim Commerford himself.

[bwv1013]

Originally Posted by Pantsman

If I were forced to give an answer of a single pedal to get close to his sound, Tech 21 VT bass. Yesterday I played my SX 70's jazz into VT Bass --> Boss Limiter Enhancer --> 220'ish watts of tube amp and an 810. The amp is set with only a touch of dirt, a little less treble and slightly less volume, the VT has more treble and mids in, heaps more gain and a touch more volume for 2 channels effectively. That was about as close as I think I could get without being Tim Commerford himself.

bingo. jazz bass, tube amp, touch of dirt. i think that's about as simple as you could put it.

[Flipper43]

I would say the ORIGINAL marshall guv'nor. I just (literally) bought a mint condition one with the box/ manual and all of that and it should be getting here soon! I'm so pumped, I've wanted another one of these for a long time! I didn't get it to sound like Tim though, just giving my 2 cents.