Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

[skidd]

I really like my Boss sd 1. They're cheap too

[ZeNo]

Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

i play a Peavey Envoy110..crappy amp, but i like the rythm sound i get out of it with my Metalzone...but...i hate the lead sound, its buzzy and thin..
i havent got money for a good amp but can somebody give me some tips on a good dist. pedal for lead?
when i practise with my band i play through a marshall or a H&K combo, not the best amps, i use my Metalzone...which is way to harsh at high volumes....

recommend me some stuff
is the Zoom Hyperlead good?

[ZeNo]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

ill have a look at the DS1

come on guys...i know you all like 5150s, diezels, and huge marshalls.....but help a poor guy out ! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Cloud Strife]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

Put the ge7 before the mt2 and you will be able to create a nice lead sound

[data187]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

I also thought the metal zone is kinda harsh, so i went with a korg/tone works hyper distortion which has alot of gain, but not as harsh. I also have a tech 21 tri ac which is pretty nice sounding. But if you are on a budget, i would recommend a danelectro fab tone...i use mine all the time and its the best pedal i know of for under $50.

[thetruthguy]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

For $60, you can get a Rocktron Rampage. Very nice pedal with a warm "tube" sound. Lots of tweaking possibilities.

--Dan

[SkateAxis]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

Big Muff [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

Find a DOD Juice Box overdrive pedal. They're discontinued now, but those things are awesome!! It does it all from mellow overdrive to full out distorted high-gain metal. They are made to be put in front of an already distorted amp (or you can use it as a stand-alone pedal into a clean amp). The gain control will turn your amp into a monster, plus it even has treble and bass controls. I actually have two of them and love them. I swear, they blow away anything Boss makes. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Cloud Strife]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

Hmm sounds good [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] do you have a sound sample toejam?

[Ironhead_metal]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

I use an ancient Boss HM2 (the 'heavy metal') for leads. Works for me.

[Black Mariah]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

What's wrong with a Big Muff? I was going to recommend one. They're not just super-high-gain grunge sound pedals, you know? They were a favorite of David Gilmour back in the day (think Comfortably Numb). I used a DS-1 as my main distortion for way too long, and I love those things. Very, very generic distortion sound, and a tone control that actually works. You can pick them up brand new for $40.

[OklaStrat]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

I like my FullDrive II - overdrive and distortion unit, with a boost - so it's really two 'channels'.

if I was just looking for a ripping lead tone on a solid state amp, I'd probably grab an Ibanez Tube King - the one I checked out sounded better than my Mesa V-Twin did, and was cheaper to boot.

pete

[nor]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

I'm with BM on dis one - Big Muff are pretty cool.
MXR Distortion + (think early-mid '80s Priest) are cool 'classic' boxes, as well.

[xenophobe]

Re: Distortion Pedal for a nice lead sound? help me out

Well, since the Korg 104ds Hyper Distortion has two seperate programmable distortions, you might look for one of those...

I've yet to do too much experimenting with mine as I just bought mine, but I'm sure I'll be able to find a good lead channel and rythm with the pedal...

They only made them for a year or two in the 90's, but they're available on ebay from time to time.

Probably the most versatile and best distortions in a stompbox I've ever heard.