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Custom Stomp Boxes

#3
You'll need to be more specific. There are tons of distortion boxes on the market so you'll just be getting everyone's favorite recommendation.

With that said, I like the Rat circuit. Earthbound Audio Iron Pig or Acid Pig, Fuzzrocious Rat Tail or Rat King, Mooer Dirty Secret, BYOC Mouse, or a plain ol' LM308 chipped Rat with a blender pedal. I'm sure there are plenty more on the market as well.

My favorite dirt box out is the Brimstone Audio XD-1. It's ******* awesome.
 
#5
Dave W said:
You'll need to be more specific. There are tons of distortion boxes on the market so you'll just be getting everyone's favorite recommendation.

With that said, I like the Rat circuit. Earthbound Audio Iron Pig or Acid Pig, Fuzzrocious Rat Tail or Rat King, Mooer Dirty Secret, BYOC Mouse, or a plain ol' LM308 chipped Rat with a blender pedal. I'm sure there are plenty more on the market as well.

My favorite dirt box out is the Brimstone Audio XD-1. It's ******* awesome.
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Yeah, but they are out of them until summer. He'd have to wait until July or whatever the ETA is. :( I know because I missed out on the first run.
 
#13
I would love a crunchy distortion with some mid or bass, to obviously retain bass sounds. I dont mind having the addition of buzz.
If you watch this video this really reaches what im looking for. But i want more bite. I had a Jet City overdrive that broke that was SUPER close. But it was limited on what it could do.
 
#14
mpayne86 said:
Hello!
I have recently found a need to get a distortion stomp box, i was wondering what good custom builders are recommended?
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It's not a custom pedal as such but the MSD "Silverstone" is a great OD pedal.
It's quiet, flexible and does not suffer of a loss in bottom end.
Really, really good.
It is also not very expensive!
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#16
Wren and cuff is a good option idiot box is another....Dude. Use the search here and flip what you learn to the interweb for more insight to narrow it down. Or like me... Buy a bunch and purge what fails to hit mark. Keep an eye on the classifieds here. Great sellers and good prices on slightly used dirt.
 
#17
mpayne86 said:
I would love a crunchy distortion with some mid or bass, to obviously retain bass sounds. I dont mind having the addition of buzz.
If you watch this video this really reaches what im looking for. But i want more bite. I had a Jet City overdrive that broke that was SUPER close. But it was limited on what it could do.
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I'd say your best bet is to get a Crossover Blend Pedal made.
There are thousands of variants of overdrive and fuzz out there. Mostly based on 5 or 6 concepts.
Splitting your signal but especially blending with a crossover opens up EVERYTHING as a possibility.
 
#20
I think you might be better off getting a distortion you like separately and using a pedal like Tym's Big Bottom to split your signal to the effects pedals or using a blender of sorts that has been already mentioned.
 

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