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Ahhh, the other one I was on about was the DANELECTRO DJ22 BLACK LICORICE which is the next one down on the list at thomann. It's seriously noisey though, I doubt many people would like it.

It's spelt distortion

There are loads and loads of appropriate distortion pedals. I think you'll get a lot of recommendations on here, but, that won't necessarily help. Are you after a specific sound? If you like the distortion you've already got, try mixing some of your clean signal with it, using a boss LS-2 or a DHA Bob the blender or similar. This should retain some low end and clarity.

Seriously try those two danelectro mini pedals if you get the chance. I know it sounds like a budget-only option, but, IMHO they are very cool pedals, especially on bass.

I bought a DHA BOB the Blender from Jim, and he was a dream to deal with ;-)

Packing was thorough, postage was quick (even through the strike - weird!).

Thanks!

Like Kev said, try an MT-2, although, that's not really fuzz.

I really like the danelectro French Toast (not sure if I got the name right). It's an octave/fuzz but you can turn off the octave. It's in a plastic case, but you can change that for the price. Someone else on here said they loved this pedal too.

Edit: There's another danelectro octave/fuzz that's black instead of light blue, and this one is mental! Also great for bass, but, beware, it's seriously dirty!

Interesting. I'm going to watch the video when I get home then. I've never had the opportunity to play an octaver which could track each individual note in a chord, but i'd like to!

heh, I guessed that means that it can generate 2 different octaves at once, rather than reacting to each note in a 6 string chord.

You need a mic (sm57 or copy), and a pre-amp (or maybe a usb mic). The pre-amp can plug into your PC's line in. As far as software, I tend to recommend cubase, but then, I get told off for recommending you steal it.

That's what I thought.

I can't listen to that demo at work. I'm just wondering if it can cope with more than one note at a time?

I don't think you'll find a pedal to satisfy him. Octave pedals in general, will have a bit of glitching going on, although most of them are quite good for guitar. Maybe try a midi pickup and effects unit.

[quote name='Aussiephoenix' post='75772' date='Oct 17 2007, 09:00 PM']i got the fx25 in the wobo 2 looper and right before the end of the chain of fx, OUT of the looper, I have the ebs multicomp...

maybe I need to recheck my compressor settings... [/quote]

Not necessarily, you might have to compress it too much for your liking, to get rid of the volume spikes. A dedicated comp in a loop with the filter would work, but, you don't really want to go to that amount of effort/expense do you? Actually, a good one would be the behringer limiter/enhancer, 'cos it's very cheap and will deffinitely do the job.

I think zoom distribute their cubase through "bit torrent software LTD".

Get a limiter?

Can you get an analog delay with tap tempo? Weird.

I have an analog delay, but I just use it to generate a horrible noise. They're quite good at that.

Heh, Toasted recommending the computer pedals there!

Do you know how much delay time you need? Most analog delays are more of a chorus effect, or a subtle echo.

If you want a nice digital pedal with loads of variety, including an analog sound, try the marshall echohead. If you can get a DD-20 for £100, go for it!

What's that mean "immediate signal chain"? Just a subtle way of recognising that you're going to need some digital processing at some point?

I suppose if you use a lot of digital pedals, you could argue that your signal is being sampled over and over again, creating more and more errors. You'd have to have a lot of crap pedals to hear it though.

Arguably, it would be better to plug straight into a digital multi-fx where your signal is sampled right at the start, and then processed 100% digitally until it comes out and goes to your amp, which would be just A-D-D-A. Rather than have a load of analog boutiqe pedals with a couple of digital delays at the end, where you would have A-D-D-A-A-D-D-A if you know what I mean?

Anyway, yes, I like that everyone has different opinions, otherwise we'd all sound the same, and I wouldn't feel so speshul!

Are you plugging into a low or high gain input? (I think there's two?) try plugging into the low gain input, and just feed it the hottest signal possible.

Heh, I thought it was a bit unbalanced really. I don't want to start a big debate, but, there's nothing inherently better about "analog" than "digital". Look at the amount of tone freaks with digital delays at the end of their chain. Just because a chip is processing your sound, doesn't mean your sound is being messed up. I use a very nice organic sounding digital OD, for example.

Anyway, to retain some "organic feel" just use a bit of dry mixed with your horrid digital effects.

Are you sure you want an analog delay and not digital? I know it may sound stupid, but there's a bigger difference than some people realise.

As far as analog delays go, AD9 is ok.

Yep. Apparently it's what Tom Morello does. Maybe i'm just confused. I think I should stop posting before someone who knows about valve amps embarasses me.

Do it have an effects loop? You could use this to drive the power amp, creating power amp distortion, which is apparently better, but, like I say, not much experience.

Well, you should have the master volume down so as not to deafen yourself. Do you have a pre-amp volume knob?

I haven't had much experience with valve amps, but I think you can either have pre-amp distortion, or power-amp distortion, or both. Maybe try the Guv'nor with no much gain, plenty of level, in the effects loop? (if there is one). I don't know, it shouldn't be that hard to get it to distort if you just put a load of level into the amp. Maybe it has the wrong valves in or something like that.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='74027' date='Oct 14 2007, 03:13 AM']Really happy with my sound nowadays too. Makes me smile every time I play.[/quote]

Heh, my sound always makes me grin, especialy when i'm playing a heavy riff or the like. I worry about it making me look stupid, but I just sound so damn good! (IMO). I would describe how I found my sound but, it's a bit of a long story with too much gear and not enough logic.

[quote name='paul, the' post='73615' date='Oct 13 2007, 12:32 AM']I think it all depends on the person and their environment and background. I don't believe anyone can become a virtuoso musician, thus the very nature and power that the word holds. If one desires to grasp what they cannot obtain it may only lead to suffering anyway.

Was Jaco not severely depressed? Regardless of his love of music and his ability to produce it, it did not make him happy.

Find peace with your natural ability. Be proud of your personal achievement and steady improvement.[/quote]

Why can't just anyone become a virtuoso? If I practiced 10 hours everyday for the next 10 years, I would be as good as victor, i'm pretty sure of that, and I think anyone could do it.

I don't think playing music can cure anyone's depression. Especially if they're full of drugs all the time.