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What are current distortion pedals lacking?
- Thread starter bassplaya614
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funnily enough,... I want something like the PD7 but better,... and yet,....
the OD function does that whole 'note definition yet crunchy around the edges with harmonics' part for me... its kind of sad,... i WANT a better pedal, yet keep going back to the PD7 for that!
the OD function does that whole 'note definition yet crunchy around the edges with harmonics' part for me... its kind of sad,... i WANT a better pedal, yet keep going back to the PD7 for that!
Have a tone section bypass.
I have an EHX Tube Zipper that doesnt have any tone section in it at all and it is the best dirt pedal i have ever used. It keeps my tone perfectly.
I'm working on gettting my TS-9 modded to have a tone section bypass switch. I think it would be cool to hear.
I have an EHX Tube Zipper that doesnt have any tone section in it at all and it is the best dirt pedal i have ever used. It keeps my tone perfectly.
I'm working on gettting my TS-9 modded to have a tone section bypass switch. I think it would be cool to hear.
bongomania
Commercial User
true bypass, on board compression, also an on board auto-filter would be cool like the prunes and custard, but some people don't really like filters.
i generally don't use much distortion as the bass gets lost or blended into the rhythm guitar. i have adjusted mids until i have lost all bass and then it sounds more guitar like....
so i have a pedal with just a touch of distortion to warm things up and that works good. thats one sound. the pedal has a tone control and it helps with different club acoustics.
the other is a really gated fuzz. very dry and tickle sounding. like you could hear the separations in the square wave chopping. brown dog to nocto loco.
keep it simple without octaves or filters. we can add that with other pedals and have the option of changing the pedal order.
give it a strong sound that doesn't lose the bottom end. and if you can make it small, i ran out of room a long time ago on my board.
as far as art, just put shrek on it, have disney threaten to sue you. switch shrek for madona, have her lawyers try to sue you. replace her with a.......moose, or something. by then your pedal should have gotten a lot of free advertising.
so i have a pedal with just a touch of distortion to warm things up and that works good. thats one sound. the pedal has a tone control and it helps with different club acoustics.
the other is a really gated fuzz. very dry and tickle sounding. like you could hear the separations in the square wave chopping. brown dog to nocto loco.
keep it simple without octaves or filters. we can add that with other pedals and have the option of changing the pedal order.
give it a strong sound that doesn't lose the bottom end. and if you can make it small, i ran out of room a long time ago on my board.
as far as art, just put shrek on it, have disney threaten to sue you. switch shrek for madona, have her lawyers try to sue you. replace her with a.......moose, or something. by then your pedal should have gotten a lot of free advertising.
