Pedals

[Maikeru]

I need to invest in a pedal. My buddy Joe Currie had a nice Digitech pedal, but I don't know what kind of it was. So, I'm basically at the scratch board, I play a lot of Jazz and Metal.. Love Jeff Beck, Chuck Schuldiner, Jimi Hendrix.. I don't know what htey used for pedals, if any...
Ideas?

[SlasZ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSNLfa1VPwo

Those pedals Herman is using in this video are quite amazing

[CharvelRocker]

Whats your budget? And what type of pedal are you looking for? Distortion/Overdrive, a complete pedal board, what?

[Maikeru]

Well, I'd say $400 if it's the best pedal in the world. I'd kind of rather somewhere in the $100-200 range perhaps. Distortion is really fun to mess around with, especially with my obsession with Chuck Schuldiner. I wonder what kind of pedal he used?

[Inazone]

As far as stuff that's currently on the market, I'll suggest the Boss ME-50. I just gigged with mine for the first time (into a tube power amp) and it worked out great. It's $300US, and considering that any decent stompbox costs $100 to begin with, it's worth it.

I was able to get a good Death tone with my old ART Xtreme, including a chorus effect very similar to Chuck's, but they are hard to find in decent condition and parts are no longer available. The ME-50 is strictly based on pedals, mostly Boss with a few others (Marshall Guv'nor, MXR Distortion+, etc.), without any amp models or speaker emulation.

[Sukisyn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSNLfa1VPwo

Those pedals Herman is using in this video are quite amazing

Now that was funny...

[mhalsey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSNLfa1VPwo

Those pedals Herman is using in this video are quite amazing

[CharvelRocker]

As far as stuff that's currently on the market, I'll suggest the Boss ME-50. I just gigged with mine for the first time (into a tube power amp) and it worked out great. It's $300US, and considering that any decent stompbox costs $100 to begin with, it's worth it.

I was able to get a good Death tone with my old ART Xtreme, including a chorus effect very similar to Chuck's, but they are hard to find in decent condition and parts are no longer available. The ME-50 is strictly based on pedals, mostly Boss with a few others (Marshall Guv'nor, MXR Distortion+, etc.), without any amp models or speaker emulation.

+1. If you want just straight forward easy to use effects without amp and speaker modeling, but without owning a pedal board, the boss ME-50 is the way to go.

[toejam]

Distortion is really fun to mess around with, especially with my obsession with Chuck Schuldiner. I wonder what kind of pedal he used?

I believe he used a chorus pedal, but I think he only used the distortion from his amps (Marshall Valvestate 8100) and his DiMarzio X2N pickups which are pretty hot.

[Maikeru]

Crapola. I cannot seem to find a Marshall Valvestate 8100 amp anywhere on the internet for sale. ='( I have his X2N pup though. I'd like to find out what kind of chorus petal he used exactily, because damn... could he ever use it. <3

[anothersomeone]

Chucks Chorus

I remember reading that he mainly used the distortion from his amps and the Chorus he used sparingly. The pickups he liked because he liked to be able to actually hear the pick on his strings.

Also, on emptywords.org, there is a great guitarworld (I think) tribute posted about Chuck with lots of stuff from people who worked with him musically quoted in there. Thought since you like Chuck so much, you might be interested...

[Maikeru]

Thanks for the tip Anothersomeone, I already read over emptywords.org a few times xD I'm glad he only used the distortion from the his amp, that means less money to spend - Yahoo!

Does anyone know anywhere I could find a Marshall Valvestate 8100 amp, then?

[Inazone]

Wasn't there also a Valvestate Bi-Chorus or something like that? I can't remember if it was the 8200 or had a totally different model number.

The thing is, you have to consider the production of the albums. How many Death albums were recorded at Morrissound <sp?> Studios with mics or mic preamps and analog recording equipment that aren't documented? The "ideal" metal tone from that era was a lot different from what is popular today, and I have to believe that a lot of that was due to recording techniques used by the engineers of the day. I wouldn't worry about getting an 8100 so much as EQing properly. The first time I heard Death, I thought that the tone was awful, but I eventually came to appreciate how everything fit together in the mix. If you set your mind to it, you could probably come really close with a Metal Zone, a cheap EQ and chorus.

[toejam]

Wasn't there also a Valvestate Bi-Chorus or something like that? I can't remember if it was the 8200 or had a totally different model number.

Yeah, there was the 8200 Bi-Chorus stereo head which was 100 watts per side, and the 8280 Bi-Chorus 2x12 combo which was 80 watts per side.

I have the original stereo chorus 8240 2x12 combo which is 40 watts per side. The old 8100- 8200 Valvestate series is great.

[Maikeru]

Alright, so any recommendations for either of the 3 Inazone?