DIY distortion for that 80's LA Metal tone???

ninoman123 · March 30, 2005, 12:08:55 PM

It has gain, but i think he wants more. Although its not DIY you could try the boss metal zone. I use mine a TON, its a nice all around pedal and you can get tons of sounds out of it.

Paul Marossy · March 30, 2005, 12:11:11 PM

Quoteyou could try the boss metal zone

In the original post, he said that wasn't quite what he was looking for...

ninoman123 · March 30, 2005, 12:16:43 PM

so...maybe i cant read...whats your point. lol

Paul Marossy · March 30, 2005, 12:34:08 PM

Quoteso...maybe i cant read...whats your point. lol

:wink:

Prive · March 30, 2005, 01:38:48 PM

The 80's sound is brown sound (in a box 2).

Saludos, Marcelo.

Paul Marossy · March 30, 2005, 01:51:07 PM

QuoteThe 80's sound is brown sound (in a box 2).

I still say that the BSIAB I gets you a nice EVH tone.

rocket · March 30, 2005, 04:07:31 PM

I am looking for the Ibanez LA Metal (LA7) schematic

bwanasonic · March 31, 2005, 02:35:01 AM

It might help in these circumstances to clarify at what scale (ie. volume) you are looking to reproduce a given sound. With a 1X12 30 watt combo amp, you are only going to get a certain fraction of the sound of a 4X12 stack regardless of what pedal you use. At practice levels, or for recording, there are a slew of pedals ( or modeling FX) that can get you in the ballpark. If you are talking about stage volumes, it might be time to rethink the amplification if the 80's rock sound is really what you want.

Kerry M

Paul Marossy · March 31, 2005, 11:16:34 AM

That's a good point about rethinking the amplification. Whenever I think of the 80's metal sound, I think of a wall of Marshall amps and cabs. At least that's what you saw in those cheesy videos...

powerplayj · March 31, 2005, 11:59:11 AM

...not looking for stage volumes as I wouldn't attempt this on stage without a closed-back cab. I just want something different to noodle around with when I'm bored with fuzz or my amp's medium gain.

I googled some BSIAB clips but all seemed to be with lower gain. Anyone have links to clips of the BSIAB with distortion levels closer to EVH?

vanhansen · March 31, 2005, 12:02:46 PM

Quote from: Paul MarossyThat's a good point about rethinking the amplification. Whenever I think of the 80's metal sound, I think of a wall of Marshall amps and cabs. At least that's what you saw in those cheesy videos...

But none of those cabs actually had speakers in them. Two to maybe four cabs (usually bottom row) were actually working cabinets. The rest were empty and there for looks.

There were exceptions of course. Judas Priest comes to mind, but that was late '70's very early '80's Priest.

Paul Marossy · March 31, 2005, 12:51:16 PM

I was actually thinking of Judas Priest and Yngwie Malmsteen when I wrote that.

Ed G. · March 31, 2005, 12:54:50 PM

When I think of 80's sounds, I think of the compressed, saturated tone of bands like Whitesnake (that '86 or '87 album), Queensryche, Paul Gilbert, etc...the modified Marshall/Metaltronix super high gain amp tone.

vanhansen · March 31, 2005, 12:56:47 PM

Quote from: Paul MarossyI was actually thinking of Judas Priest and Yngwie Malmsteen when I wrote that.

Oh yeah, Yngwie likes lots of cabs working, scattered all over the stage so there are no dead spots. I never really liked him even though he is a good player, he came across as a primadona to me. Big ego, bad attitude, and it showed.

There is nothing like playing through a wall of Marshalls though. I once played through two plexi stacks in stereo by way of a stereo chorus. Wow, was that sweet. Makes your arm hairs stand up.

Paul Marossy · March 31, 2005, 01:02:36 PM

QuoteBig ego, bad attitude, and it showed.

I watched a video of one of his concerts once, that was pretty evident!

QuoteI once played through two plexi stacks in stereo by way of a stereo chorus. Wow, was that sweet. Makes your arm hairs stand up.

Sounds like a memorable experience.

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DIY distortion for that 80's LA Metal tone???