Ultimate Metal Pedal Board

[hosebass]

If you had your choice of any pedals to build your own board for Metal, what would you choose?
Correction: combination of pedals

 

[20db pad]

Darkglass B3K for sure.

 

[hosebass]

Darkglass B3K for sure.

Absolutely. Great pedal

 

[lemongrenades]

So many types of metal. But, for fun, the first combo that comes to mind is a Dwarfcraft Baby Thundaa and a MXR Phase 100 (90 would work fine too).
Then a Malekko B:Assmaster, Fuzzrocious Demon and a Boss OC-2, that would be for slower sludgy "rocktaves".
Finally, the Bassbone and a B3K. Because Alex Webster uses that combo. And he kinda knows how to play metal.

 

[hosebass]

True! Many types of Metal. But a killer bass sound is what we all want.
Phase 90? Never thought of that.

 

[oniman7]

Darkglass B3k, b7k and vmt. Sansamp BDDI. Black finger or MXR compressor. Demeter preamp. BBE sonic stomp.

Not all on at once obviously. Haha

 

[hosebass]

Darkglass B3k, b7k and vmt. Sansamp BDDI. Black finger or MXR compressor. Demeter preamp. BBE sonic stomp.

Not all on at once obviously. Haha

Why not? It's METAL \m/ \m/. Hahaha

 

[MSUsousaphone]

I would stay away from some of the digitech guys....they're plastic.

 

[Sound Chaser]

I find that the clear but warm sound I get from Pigtronix gear works well for metal. It's not muddy, but it doesn't sound too pristine/digital. The overdrive built into my Philosopher Bass Compressor is INCREDIBLE when run at 18v. Perfect tube-amp crunch and grit. It's all I really need.... but since when is this sub limited to only what we need? I'm planning on getting the Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator, Mothership Synth, and Echolution2 soon, as well as the Earthquaker Organizer. My band is a Southern/Sludge/Prog-Rock/Metal kind of thing. We get weird sometimes. It's fun.

 

[hosebass]

Hmm Pigtronix?? Never tried those pedals

 

[Veldar]

MXR bass compressor -> ISP Decimator -> Morley wah (Cliff's one) -> Digitech bass whammy -> Darkglass B3K -> ISP Decimator -> B7K into a power amp .

 

[hosebass]

Just put up my Empress MultiDrive to sell and fund a B7K

 

[demonmalfas]

MXR bass compressor -> ISP Decimator -> Morley wah (Cliff's one) -> Digitech bass whammy -> Darkglass B3K -> ISP Decimator -> B7K into a power amp .

B3k and b7k in the same chain... greaaaaat!

 

[demonmalfas]

My metal pedals are:
MXR bass compressor.
B7K

And now I'm buying the Big Muff bass deluxe...

 

[lemongrenades]

MXR bass compressor -> ISP Decimator -> Morley wah (Cliff's one) -> Digitech bass whammy -> Darkglass B3K -> ISP Decimator -> B7K into a power amp .

2 Decimators?? Your gonna decimate the crap out of that signal.

 

[hosebass]

I was testing a bunch of pedals today. One that sounded great (IMO) is the EQD Hoof. It kicks ass.

 

[hosebass]

Where's the rest of the Metal Heads out there?

 

[jasonmitsch]

I would stay away from some of the digitech guys....they're plastic.

ICWUDT

 

[Snakeman1066]

Depends on what kind of metal we are talking about here......lol you have to be a tad more specific...lol

Thrash or Speed i would want a bright articulate clean sound with just a hint of bite..no need for heavy overdrive or fuzz as it would just get lost competing with down tuned 7 string guitars..lol

i currently play in a three piece outfit (power-trio) that if you can possibly imagine this sounds like Iron Maiden, Sabbath, and Rush had a love child...sort of a Stoner/Doom/Progressive Sludge...

for that i use....(see below)

but i also split my signal into two amps and two cabs...one amp and cab stay clean except for things like chorus, flange, delay, wah, and phaser...

the other head and cab get all the dirt...and i have two distinct dirt channels (as i pretend to be a rhythm guitard player during solos with the help of the octave up)...

two separate dirt channels with different voicings, as my guitard player favors a Mesa TRIPLE rectifier...which also has two dirt channels (with that many options i don't get lost in the mix)

 

[Bassmike62]

ICWUDT