JCM800 head + which pedal(s) for 80's Thrash?

[BQlleFrQ]

Finally got my MetalZone. GREAT pedal! The mid-sweep knob really makes it versatile.

Plays well with the volume and tone controls of the guitar as well. I could see me using just this pedal in an all-out Thrash setting.

As I work with these pedals and the head, I'm coming to the realization that my Carvin cab/speakers prefer the mids and highs, if not outright over-emphasizing them.

I really need to clear some floor space for the 4x12 in the closet and see how that sounds, because the Carvin is just killing my ears

Hey, would you mind sharing your MetalZone settings, i have one of those laying around, never paired it up with my 2203 though.

[Newc]

Currently still experimenting, but it's set for:
-Level = 1 o'clock
-High/Low = both at 9 o'clock
-Mid freq 10 o'clock
-Mid fully down/off/cut (as low as it'll go)
-Dist 3 o'clock

The head was set for everything at 12 o'clock, though I did cut the Pres, Mid, and Treble to ~9 o'clock each to tame the high mids.

[BQlleFrQ]

Currently still experimenting, but it's set for:
-Level = 1 o'clock
-High/Low = both at 9 o'clock
-Mid freq 10 o'clock
-Mid fully down/off/cut (as low as it'll go)
-Dist 3 o'clock

The head was set for everything at 12 o'clock, though I did cut the Pres, Mid, and Treble to ~9 o'clock each to tame the high mids.

Thanks a bunch, will try that out tomorrow

[Frigo89]

I hear this all the time Cyg, and went out and got one based on that. It was a 100 watt 6 knobber, supposedly the closest to a JCM 800. I can't stress enough how much of a piece of shit that thing was. It sounded horrible.

I assume you are the same Zeegler from GAB, perhaps we will have to arrange an Ontario "amp fest" and I will bring my 8 knob 50 watt AOR. Ass kicking amp. I like it a lot more than the JCM 800 (2210) and 900 (4500) I had, which is why it is still here, and they are gone.

[vulcanxh558]

sell the jcm800 head and get the jcm800kk kerry king version that hits the nail perfectly!!!

[Newc]

Not paying $2500+ for a head. That's Jackson Custom Shop money in my book

[KINGSFAN]

JCM and a Ratt Box is what I used and then moved on to running a ada MP-1 infront of two JCM 800's = SoCal Thrash

[Newc]

Hmmm. I have only one JCM800, but I have 2 MP-1s.

[leftykingv2]

The tube screamer is the best distortion pedal on the market for my money.

[roodyrocker]

The tube screamer is the best distortion pedal on the market for my money.

I tend to go for one of two pedals for distortion. Either a Fulltone OCD or a Retro-Sonic 808. The latter being a Tubescreamer clone.

[leftykingv2]

I tend to go for one of two pedals for distortion. Either a Fulltone OCD or a Retro-Sonic 808. The latter being a Tubescreamer clone.

My buddy has a Retro Sonic 808 and we did a blind tone test between it and my original Tubescreamer and out of the five guitar players in the room nobody could tell which one was which. The RS 808 is a really nice pedal. I wish I new where the hell he got that thing because he said he paid considerably less than I did for my Tubescreamer and it's damn near the same thing. I'll have to ask him the next time I see him.

[roodyrocker]

One advantage to the RS 808 is that they have a socket inside with replaceable chips. So you can experiment a bit with it without soldering/unsolsdering if you want. I never messed with mine as I think it sounds fine as is. In fact I've picked up more than one off various forums used There are dealers on E-Bay who carry them new like Pro Guitar Shop for example. Retro-Sonic also makes great Phasers, Analog Delays, and Choruses which I also use

[Newc]

The tube screamer is the best distortion pedal on the market for my money.

While it is only a model, the one thing I have noticed about the TS in the M13 is there's a clean and dirty signal at the same time. Is it supposed to do that? I mean, my Legend rack did it, but it was on every patch and needed repairs

[leftykingv2]

I've never noticed anything like that with mine.

[roodyrocker]

Same here. I don't know how you'd get a clean signal on addition to the boosted one through a Tubescreamer. It's slamming the front of the amp. On modelers it may be different, sending two signals simultaneously(?) But not on the real thing.