I want a pedal that will add a little more overdrive to my Laney LC-30 (all tube). At the moment I can get really nice blues and rock tones with some drive on the amp but I need a little more overdrive to get that hard rock/ old school metal sound. I'm trying to build a TS808 on vero at the moment but I think it's a bit out of my depth and I'm not sure if I'll ever get it working!
What sort of pedals and what specific pedals should I be looking at for this tone?
here you go...
http://www.runoffgroove.com/omega.html
There's a long list of boosters that could drive your amp.
May I suggest the "Beginner Project" and let me add, don't let the name fool you, it's Fantasic! 8)
I haven't built the beginner project but I hear very good things about it.
I like the Mini-Booster to push an amp into some great natural overdrive. I used the layout from GGG and I'm very happy with it. http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=26
I'm also planning to try this booster from a certain forum member who already replied to this thread http://aronnelson.com/gallery/album76/booster_LAYOUT
Hey Mark, how about your ROG Peppermill Jalapeno? That's another one I'm gonna get around to building one of these days.
Dave
metal zone
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 17, 2007, 08:48:34 PM
metal zone
wow... :icon_eek:
hehe, that pedal sounds as warm as a dead polar bear...
cheers!
Omega gets built again for sure.
Quote from: km-r on July 18, 2007, 02:48:11 AM
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 17, 2007, 08:48:34 PM
metal zone
wow... :icon_eek:
hehe, that pedal sounds as warm as a dead polar bear...
cheers!
itll destroy your tubes, at the right settings.
something to do with t3h polar bearzorz??
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 18, 2007, 03:03:03 AM
Quote from: km-r on July 18, 2007, 02:48:11 AM
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 17, 2007, 08:48:34 PM
metal zone
wow... :icon_eek:
hehe, that pedal sounds as warm as a dead polar bear...
cheers!
itll destroy your tubes, at the right settings.
*shudders at the thought of that horrible piercing noise that's apparently distortion*
Go for a nice OD or booster of some sort.
I have a Laney LC50. The Proco Rat (with LM308 chip) sounds great on it. Great for a 80's metal sound (not death metal) when the amp is crankin'. Sounds valve-like but heavy, without the bees in a tin can thing happening.
Quote from: 96ecss on July 17, 2007, 08:44:49 PM
I'm also planning to try this booster from a certain forum member who already replied to this thread http://aronnelson.com/gallery/album76/booster_LAYOUT
Hey Mark, how about your ROG Peppermill Jalapeno? That's another one I'm gonna get around to building one of these days.
Dave
Ahhh yessss, the booster+!
It has that "funky" tranny in it that no one is quite sure exactly what it does!
That's a Fantastic sounding circuit.
The Jalapeno is quite good also, it's just a few mods on the basic Peppermill from ROG but, it uses a different board 'cause it has some extra parts in it.
i highly recommend markm's viagratone
I built an Omega (runoffgroove.com) recently and I liked the sound of it a lot.
There is a soundclip in the post here. http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=59348.0
Very nice for driving an amp into distortion
John
Quote from: the_random_hero on July 18, 2007, 05:47:21 AM
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 18, 2007, 03:03:03 AM
Quote from: km-r on July 18, 2007, 02:48:11 AM
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 17, 2007, 08:48:34 PM
metal zone
wow... :icon_eek:
hehe, that pedal sounds as warm as a dead polar bear...
cheers!
itll destroy your tubes, at the right settings.
*shudders at the thought of that horrible piercing noise that's apparently distortion*
Go for a nice OD or booster of some sort.
modifications, dude.
Quote from: grolschie on July 18, 2007, 06:20:08 AM
I have a Laney LC50. The Proco Rat (with LM308 chip) sounds great on it. Great for a 80's metal sound (not death metal) when the amp is crankin'. Sounds valve-like but heavy, without the bees in a tin can thing happening.
Do you run the Rat into the od or clean channel? I have a Laney VC-15 and love the amp's overdiven tone but would like to push it a bit more.
Can't recommend the 'Beginner's Project' enough.
Low parts count, simple layout, no hard-to-find / hard-to-bias components, sounds great, *and* there's a tutorial on this very Forum.
Can't go wrong.
You'll learn lots, and have a very worthwhile booster at the end of it.
Made mine a couple of years ago, and still use it.
If you read the question right, you cannot suggest stand-alone overdrive effects, and surely no distortion pedals.
A good booster is the stuff that's needed.
A warm booster, a treble booster, a flat one a colouring one, that's the question, but definitely a booster.
Quote from: jonathan perez on July 18, 2007, 05:29:08 PM
Quote from: the_random_hero on July 18, 2007, 05:47:21 AM
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 18, 2007, 03:03:03 AM
Quote from: km-r on July 18, 2007, 02:48:11 AM
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on July 17, 2007, 08:48:34 PM
metal zone
wow... :icon_eek:
hehe, that pedal sounds as warm as a dead polar bear...
cheers!
itll destroy your tubes, at the right settings.
*shudders at the thought of that horrible piercing noise that's apparently distortion*
Go for a nice OD or booster of some sort.
modifications, dude.
If modifications are desperately needed, it's a bad pedal to start with.
man..did anyone check the date of the original post?... ::)
:icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 13, 2011, 01:15:59 PM
man..did anyone check the date of the original post?... ::)
:icon_mrgreen:
yes ... I did
:icon_mrgreen:
ha ha...if he built it, its probably a collectors piece by now!... :D
You know, at certain settings, the stock Metal Zone will give you some nice singing lead sounds. But I don't like it much for chords. :icon_confused:
Quote from: Paul Marossy on April 13, 2011, 06:54:23 PM
You know, at certain settings, the stock Metal Zone will give you some nice singing lead sounds. But I don't like it much for chords. :icon_confused:
i find thats usually the oppsite for a lot of thrash/death/speed whatever metal type pedals.....they're great at the chunky type sound for riffs , but pretty poor for lead in most cases...imo anyway...
the lead side tends to sound lame after the chunk i guess thats what i'm saying.. :)
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 13, 2011, 01:15:59 PM
man..did anyone check the date of the original post?... ::)
:icon_mrgreen:
Did anyone check the date of reply #14 :icon_rolleyes:
nope!... :D
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 13, 2011, 07:51:40 PM
Quote from: Paul Marossy on April 13, 2011, 06:54:23 PM
You know, at certain settings, the stock Metal Zone will give you some nice singing lead sounds. But I don't like it much for chords. :icon_confused:
i find thats usually the oppsite for a lot of thrash/death/speed whatever metal type pedals.....they're great at the chunky type sound for riffs , but pretty poor for lead in most cases...imo anyway...
the lead side tends to sound lame after the chunk i guess thats what i'm saying.. :)
Yeah, I could see it working that way, too. LOL