AD30 and Distortion Pedals, Any Suggestions?

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Post by Deacon Blues » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:20 pm

Hi

Looking to beef up the distortion on my AD30 for a couple of songs and i'm looking more for a mean balls to the wall distortion, not so much super high gain.

I don't need gain; i need distortion.

Thanks
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Post by screamingdaisy » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:27 pm

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Post by blackcloud45 » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:34 pm

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Post by Secondhand Dan » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:36 pm

I'd suggest a boost over a distortion for that situation. Something to push it over the edge.
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Post by Le Chat Noir » Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:16 pm

Have been through a lot of distortion boxes trying to get a good pedal distortion with the AD30TC - my clear favourite so far is the Barber Trifecta, which is billed as a 'fuzz for people who don't like fuzz' - it's got that thick, ballsy fuzziness without the usual flurpy (just invented that word ;D) bottom end. Try one out, you won't be disappointed!
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Post by Rocksully » Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:19 pm

I really enjoy using my Xotic pedals in my AD30. BB Preamp and RC Booster. It's like they were made for the AD30!
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Post by Mondayeyes » Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:23 pm

I agree with the Xotics, I use my BB Preamp on top of my existing mid gain sound to achieve thicker or more biting sounds. You can also use it on a clean channel like a distortion pedal and get a great distorted tone.
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Post by irish_admiral » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:27 pm

I've been impressed with the Emma Reezafratzitz i've got recently as a distortion pedal... might do you well.

A clean boost would also be excellent, but unfortunately to get that nice meaty tone comes a nice hike in the volume too.
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Post by kittenface » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:33 pm

+1 for a MIJ DS-1
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Post by ClamMan » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:49 pm

I'd use a boost as well. Zvex Super Hard On (SHO). It makes the AD30 sound screaming angry.
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Post by Deacon Blues » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:32 pm

put a BOSS DS 1 in front of my AD and i swear it sounds like a rockerverb 50 now. i A/B'd with my buddy who brought over his head and we were stunned at how close the sounded. he always suspected that the rockerverb had a solid state gain stage that orange wasn't letting on about. maybe he's right
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Post by notagain » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:40 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by irish_admiral</i>
<br />I've been impressed with the Emma Reezafratzitz i've got recently as a distortion pedal... might do you well.

A clean boost would also be excellent, but unfortunately to get that nice meaty tone comes a nice hike in the volume too.
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I have pretty much cleared my board of distortion pedals,
except for the Emma and the Barber Direct Drive.
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