Help!!!!

[angst]

I have a concert with various other groups here in chile on thursday and the production told me that there will be a Marshall JCM800 for guitars. I play something like thrash, no extreme thrash though, and I know, althought I haven't play with that amp, that has little gain for my style of playing, so:

1) What will be best? a booster (tubescreamer), an overdrive (Boss OD-3 for example), a distortion (DS-2) or some kind of line6 modeler stomp box with distorsion (DM4 for example)

2) And if the model you think should fit isn't in the list plz post it too...

Thanks

[angst]

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[toejam]

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Crank the amp's gain and then boost it with some kind of OD pedal such as a Tubescreamer, OD-3, etc. Personally, I really like the DOD Juice Box... it's a dark green pedal that was like DOD's answer to the Tubescreamer, but they're discontinued now. You can probably find one on ebay cheap.

[442w30]

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Use the Tubescreamer and turn up the level, very little drive - you may like it with the drive turned up, but I don't care for it, and put the tone @ 12 oclock.
Gain all the way up on the amp.
I personally dime the mid and put the high and bass around 5 on my JCM800.
Presence is up to you, but start it out @ 5.

[hippietim]

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Bring the Line 6 DM4 - sounds great and will cover you no matter what you run into.

[Ace]

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Do you OWN any of those pedals, or are you going to buy one? I second the Tubescreamer, the JCM800 has great distortion, you just need to push it hard to get it out of there. I think overdriving the amp is a much better idea than getting a stand-alone distortion.

[angst]

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I will buy one of those pedals

[Shawn Lutz]

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JCM 800's don't have a lot of gain. Solution is good pedal combo to use in front, the Boss Super Overdrive (SD-1, the yellow one) and Boss GE-7 EQ. I have a JCM800 2203 and those pedals are great with that amp. I liked it better than a Tube Screamer. TS isn't bad but those would be my two choices. Boss SD-1 or TS8 or 9. The EQ isn't a requirement, just gives you a little bit more of tonal variations.

[slayer]

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Boss MT-2 Metal Zone pedal, I love these things for thrash. Jack.

[jgcable]

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I second the motion. The Boss MT-2 is GREAT for thrash.

[GodOfRhythm]

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If you want an example of a JCM 800 + Tubescreamer on top, check out Ride The Lightning. I personally don't really like pedals for added distortion. I'd hack it on the JCM alone!

[jgcable]

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Crank the amp's gain and then boost it with some kind of OD pedal such as a Tubescreamer, OD-3, etc. Personally, I really like the DOD Juice Box... it's a dark green pedal that was like DOD's answer to the Tubescreamer, but they're discontinued now. You can probably find one on ebay cheap.

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I have a DOD FX52 Juice Box too. Friggin outstanding pedal. Especially in front of a tube amp. I think the Juice Box blows any stock Tube Screamer away. It sounds to me alot like a YJM308 or a DOD 250 but with an added EQ section. Noiseless switching too. When you can find one for sale, they usually are the deal of the century.

[angst]

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Thanks everyone

[toejam]

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Crank the amp's gain and then boost it with some kind of OD pedal such as a Tubescreamer, OD-3, etc. Personally, I really like the DOD Juice Box... it's a dark green pedal that was like DOD's answer to the Tubescreamer, but they're discontinued now. You can probably find one on ebay cheap.

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I have a DOD FX52 Juice Box too. Friggin outstanding pedal. Especially in front of a tube amp. I think the Juice Box blows any stock Tube Screamer away. It sounds to me alot like a YJM308 or a DOD 250 but with an added EQ section. Noiseless switching too. When you can find one for sale, they usually are the deal of the century.

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah, I've actually got two of them. I got my first one on ebay a few years ago. Then I bought another one here from Paul (PArntz) like a year or so ago. Not a lot of people care for DOD, but they've got some pretty good pedals, especially the Juice Box. I love how it's got the bass and treble controls, and it seems to have a little midrange built in. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]