What's your favourite Overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz box?

jgpgw · March 14th, 2007, 06:47 PM

What's the best noisy box to use?
Any other suggestions?
My personal favourites are the Boss Super Overdrive for lesser noise and the Crowther Hot Cake for the big stuff... Both at once if the drummers getting too excited...

DeadlySinners · March 18th, 2007, 07:12 PM

My fav is the DigiTech DeathMetal but i just picked metal zone cuz my bandmate uses it

xenophobe · April 2nd, 2007, 05:12 AM

Korg Toneworks 104s HyperDistortion

genocide roach · April 2nd, 2007, 09:07 AM

stomp boxes just dont measure up to a good amp. my hughes and kettner edition blue has great tone. especially now that im running it through a sonic maximizer.
~gR~

Igor Dead · April 16th, 2007, 05:21 PM

You're suppose to use a stombox with your amp. That's why the Tube Screamer is so popular. When you add that to your amp's overdrive (depending if it's a good amp - valves obviously) it tightens up the disortion so much.

Only when you've used a good overdrive pedal with a good valve amp's overdrive will you know what good tone is.

jgpgw · April 16th, 2007, 06:39 PM

True, I use a hiwatt dr103, which is a one channel amp, with pedals. if you have the pre amp on the amp nice and high, slightly crackly when you play hard, you can really tighten it up with something nice like a hot cake... I love my amp

Taberah · April 23rd, 2007, 06:31 PM

I use one of those MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrives. It's a fuckin beast. It doesnt change the sound of the amp at all. It just gives me more gain and if i like I can add a little top end.

jgpgw · April 25th, 2007, 12:43 PM

Thus changing the sound of the amp...

Knarfi · May 5th, 2007, 10:21 AM

I've been using a Metal zone for some time now, and i like it.. to other users of this box, what are your settings?