Synth Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 I'm not quite sure on how to set up distortion properly. All I'm able to get out of my pedal(boss md-2) is metalish sounds. How do you guys go about setting up this sort of junk? Theres a lot of diffrent sounds I'm trying to achieve but what I really want at this moment is something similar to Joe Satrianis. For those of you who don't listen to him(you better start ) hes has kinda of a rock/blues distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoozer Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 The MD is more of a nu-metal box. What you're looking for is something more in the direction of a warm tube-like distortion, I guess. The little pedals are usually not chameleons in terms of character, so go shopping for another one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synth Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 What would you guys use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I use a Johnson J-Station for gigging. It's got a pretty decent variety of amp sims, and when you hook it up to a PC via MIDI and use the editing software, you can do all kinds of shit with it. As far as in-home recording goes, it's not bad, but you'd be better off with Guitar Rig 2 or AmpliTube 2 or something. Or you could buy a Peavey JSX stack or combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synth Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 There isn't a single pedal that simulates or can produce tube like distortion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Ibanez tubescreamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriZm Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Joe Satriani has a lot of 'tubeness' in his sound; you can hear all the variations he put in dynamics with his fingers even if he uses heavy distortion. If you wanna have a sound like him, you better buy a tube amp and crank it up to have natural tube distortion. I haven't heard any software amp where you can get a decent solo distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Ok, so just a few hours ago, I, for the first time in my life, got a chance to play through an actual cranked up tube amp. Holy shit, teh hawtness. Played on my cousin's Kendrick and his Princeton, and the tone was absolutely eargasmic. Emulations I've tried do not even come close to the real thing. HOWEVER, I'll have to dissagree with PriZm's assertion that you can't get good solo distortion from software. Amplitube 2, though it may not sound like a REAL tube amp, can sound absolutely fantastic on leads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synth Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Jesus Christ. Satrianis 5Watt amp is $600. Thats right you heard me, "5Watt". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Get a Boss DS-1 Distortion. $40 new and Satch has been using it for years. If you can afford it, get the Keeley Electronics DS-1. Same pedal, but modified for a fatter sound. Goes for around $120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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