Marshall Guv'norBOSS OD-1Ibanez TS808KLON CENTAUR
The initial sales talk for this serious distortion pedal �Guv�nor� bearing the Marshall brand The �OD-1� released by BOSS in 1977 was originally developed for the simulation of the This is modeled on the early Tube Screamer introduced by Ibanez in 1979 for the non-US This pedal is well known for two things: its capability of producing pure distortion without
was that you could get the distortion sound of the Marshall amps with this small stomp box. natural overdrive sound of tube amplifiers, but this stomp box turned out to be popular as market. In Japan, it was sold under the Maxon name as the OD808. As the moniker implies, impairing the original sound, and its high price. Being four-and-a-half years in the making,
Depending on which guitar amps you combine, you can actually get the Marshall amps the booster unit to connect to the input of the real tube amplifier to get tighter and more when using the pedal on its own, it produces natural distortion such as when driving a tube the Centaur distinguishes itself from other famous pedals such as the Ibanez TS808 or the
distortion. There are two different versions of the Guv�nor: the Britain-made ones from punchy sound with the increased gain. The �OD-1� employs the asymmetrical �clipper� amp hard. But it often was used simply as a booster, with gain at 0 and volume at 10, to Boss OD-1. It is also often used as a booster, but whereas these vintage pedals add their
1988 and the Korean-made ones from 1998. The program on this G series is modeled after section in its circuit design that uses three diodes to create the overdrive sound that is mild drive a full-up amp even further. Normally, this would not change the amplifier's sound, but characteristics to the amp sound, the Centaur creates a tone as if it were driven by the amp.
the original version from 1988. The Guv�nor�s characteristic feature is the frequency point and rich in nuances. The pedal had been in production from 1977 to 1985, but now it is a slight peak in the midrange results in a softer tone.
you can tweak using the �TREBLE� control. Even if you lower this parameter value, the unexpectedly difficult to even find a used one. And if you could locate one, it would be This pedal is also famous for being used by blues guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan who
sound will get fat instead of getting dullish. As you raise the value, the sound will get astonishingly expensive. There have been many stomp boxes known as overdrive units. The tragically perished in a helicopter crash.
sweeter and clearer.most famous one is probably the �Tube Screamer� but we chose this very original overdrive
pedal �OD-1�. If you are lucky enough to use the real �OD-1�, we invite you to try blind
test to turn off all of the effect module except the �OD-1� on the Zoom G series and
compare the sound of the modeling and that of the real one. We think that you will not
hear any difference.
MATCHLESS HOT BOXBOSS DS-1PROCO RATMXR Distortion+
The �HOT BOX� was released as a pedal preamp bearing the MATCHLESS brand. It uses This orange-colored pedal can be called the standard of distortion sound. Among the many This is one of the most widely used pedals. It has only three knobs (Distortion, Filter, MXR, a company founded in the seventies by two high school students, is famous for stomp
two 12AX7A tubes for the truthful reproduction of the sound of the �MATCHLESS� guitar distortion pedals from Boss, it is a real long-seller, along with the SD-1. In Japan, sales of Volume), but each knob has a wide adjustment range, allowing various types of sound. With boxes such as the Dynacomp and Phase 90. In the early days, their products were actually
amplifiers. It has the compressed sound and the quick response, which are distinctive the pedal ceased at one point (although production for the U.S. market continued), but as of distortion fully turned up, the fat, up-front sound is close to a Fuzz pedal. At the twelve built and painted in a garage and set out to dry in the garden. As the story goes, sometimes
characteristics of tube amps. Its sound is fat and cuts through very well, too. Even if you 2005, the product is available again. This is the only Boss pedal to be reintroduced to the o'clock position, the crunch sound brings out those fine picking nuances, allowing the player small insects would get stuck on the surface, and the lot would be shipped out as is. The
crank up the gain to get a distorted sound, you will retain the nuances of the original guitar market in this fashion. The sound is trebly and very "distortion-like", but it can very well to tweak the sound by varying the playing style. As opposed to a regular tone control, the pedals soon gained worldwide fame in the seventies, but eventually lost their market share
sound. Although it is categorized as preamp, the ideal way to get the best possible sound is hold its own in a band. Favored by Joe Satriani and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain.filter knob cuts the treble when turned clockwise. This is the secret behind the typical "RAT" to "Made in Japan" products from Boss and others that provided high performance at lower
to connect it, like usual stomp boxes, to the input of your guitar amp. Its design is also sound. In the Zoom G series, this effect is simulated by the TONE parameter, but operation cost. MXR disappeared from the scene, but in the late eighties, Jim Dunlop bought the rights
attractive: the case is polished like a mirror and the �MATCHLESS� logo lights up when you is reversed (treble is cut when turned counterclockwise).and is now producing a number of re-issue models.
turn it on. This �Hot Box� is literally a magic box: you can get the signature sound of the This pedal much beloved by Randy Rhoads who made the "distortion" moniker and sound
�MATCHLESS� amps regardless of the guitar amplifier you connect it to.famous the world over. The hard-edged tone stays detailed also when playing fast solos or
riffs with the lower strings muted. The world of heavy metal and hard rock wouldn't be the
same without it.
BOSS MT-2Dallas-Arbiter FUZZ FACEFender Combo + TS9Electro-Harmonix BIG MUFF
The �MT-2� (�METAL ZONE�) has the strongest distortion. Its unique distortion sound has �FUZZ FACE� was originally released from the Dallas-Arbiter company in 1966 encased in a Opinion may be divided, but it can be argued that the most powerful and fat guitar sound There are several versions of this pedal. The Zoom G series simulation is based on the so-
very fat mid to low range and it has a parametric EQ in addition to the Hi and Low EQs, uniquely designed housing that literally looked like a face. It is also famous as legendary ever was created by Stevie Ray Vaughan. He did this by putting extremely heavy-gauge called "Ram's Head" from the early seventies, characterized by very long sustain and rich
which is the key to the scooped metal sound. This stomp box is reputed for its flexibility in guitarist Jimi Hendrix�s favorite gear. He combined this �FUZZ FACE� with his Marshall strings that would fit an acoustic guitar on his old and battered Stratocaster. Add to this the distortion tapestry. Major names from the 70's associated with this sound are Carlos
sound because you can not only get that scooped metal sound by cutting the mid range and amps because it was hard to get distorted sound from them at that time, and created avant-full-up Fender amp and a small Ibanez pedal, and you are approaching magic territory. Just Santana and Robert Fripp of King Crimson. From the late eighties into the nineties, the
boosting the high and low range but also the overdrive sound by reducing the gain and garde tones. The heavy and fat low end and the fuzz sound with long sustain are the like this effect type does. Connect a Stratocaster and bend the third string near the 14th fret. grunge movement took over, with Nirvana's Cobain and J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. using the
boosting the mid range. This is one of the best-selling stomp boxes among many of the characteristics of this effective device. The earliest model used two PNP germanium Feel that smile appear on your face. If you want to express your feelings, give this one a go.pedal to do their thing. Compared to an ordinary fuzz pedal, the BIG MUFF offers rich
popular line-ups of BOSS products. Once connected, the Strat or the Les Paul will have the transistors and was very different in sound from the later models using silicon transistors. midrange and detailed distortion that maintain presence also when playing chords. The
�MT-2� sound regardless of the types of guitar pickups. It was first introduced in 1991 and The theory of creating distorted sound is simple. Have you tried to connect the guitar to a result is a wholly unique sound somewhere between distortion and fuzz.
is still in the BOSS�s catalog; a truly a long-seller!microphone input on your radio cassette recorder to emulate that sound? You cannot go
too wrong if you think that the circuitry of this device is similar to that. The program on this
G series is modeled after this earliest version most satisfactorily.
Z ComboMarshall Stack+ SD-1Marshall Stack + FUZZ FACEZ Stack
The Bluesbreaker or Bassman are wonderful combo amps, but nowadays, their gain can Ever since the dawn of rock, Marshall has been recognized as the best brand of amp for this At the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, a guitar was smashed and burnt on stage, helped Which amplifier has the strongest distortion in the world? Is it the Rectifier, the Herbert, the
seem a little low. Sometimes you just want to combine the transparency and dynamics of genre. With the JCM800 series that appeared in the eighties, Marshall again pulled ahead of along by Zippo lighter fluid. Just before this poor Stratocaster gave up the ghost, its TriAmp? No, it is the Z Stack that you find right here. The distortion is so strong that simply
these combo amps with a more intense level of distortion and sustain. The Z Combo (great the pack. Among the various models of the series, the most successful must be the 100-watt psychedelic colors disintegrating, it had been played with furious intensity and produced a touching the fingerboard with your left hand (or right hand if you're left-handed) will
name!) is the answer to your prayers. You get a midrange sound like adding up a Marshall 2203 featuring a master volume control. With its crisp and solid sound, it makes the guitar sound unlike anything heard before. And that is also what this effect type, combining a produce sound. (This makes right-hand playing a snap.) But amazingly, a 9th chord will
and a Fender and dividing them by two, plus distortion that equals notching up the volume stand out gloriously in a band even over the vocals, something that hard rock guitarists Marshall SuperLead 100 with the FUZZ FACE from Dallas-Arbiter, attempts to do. It remain clearly identifiable as such, because the sound does not lose its core. The biggest
from 10 to 15 (or from 12 to 17 on the Bassman). While not intended for jazz or heavy really appreciate. However, for dashing leads with heavy riffs or right-hand playing, gain produces a wildly deformed sound that is not destined for delicate chords but for audacious problem of this amplifier is that it does not exist--except in the Zoom G series, that is. Give it
metal, the sound is great for a wide range of other blues and rock styles.with this amp alone was still not enough. Driving the Marshall JCM800 with an overdrive dramatic leads with heavy sustain. Such as those of the legendary Jimi Hendrix.a try if you are after really heavy sound.
pedal was the answer. This effect type recreates the sound of those glitzy hairspray bands
from the eighties, using the Boss SD-1 as overdrive pedal.
Extreme DistortionDigital FuzzZ ODZ Clean
This distortion program is developed especially for the G series. We deliberately made use Forty years ago, my fellow guitar player used to crank up his amp trying to distort his guitar When playing an electric guitar, distortion is of course one of the essential style elements, This is a clean sound that makes the drive module virtually disappear. The bass is tight, and
of the characteristics of digital devices and even emphasized the edge of the digital sound to sound and make other guys of the band virtually deaf at the end of the rehearsal. When it but different guitarists will have different preferences. What this effect type does is a very slight treble emphasis creates vigor. Why choose this effect type, then? Try it when
get the distortion to the maximum. The �TM-01� (Tri Metal) was the pedal that had the was difficult to get the distorted sound out of the amplifiers like in those days, some guys exemplify the preferences of the Zoom G series developers. The smooth overdrive sound creating patches for arpeggios and cutting. You should get smoother and more rounded
deepest distortion sound among the stomp boxes from ZOOM but was discontinued. It had made cuts in the cone loudspeakers to make the sound distorted, which was the origin of should lend itself to many playing styles, allowing finely nuanced changes. Warmth is better sound. If you want to produce clean guitar sound via a line input, excessive bass may make
as much as three diode-clipping stages and had very high gain. The �Extreme Distortion� is the sound of fuzz effects. The fuzz pedals were developed to reproduce that distortion-like than with any stomp box, and loud volume will not cause the sound to become unpleasant. it sound as if the pick got caught between the strings. This effect type should solve such
programmed to get the gain even higher. It raises the signal level to the maximum at the sound. In other words, the trick of fuzz effect is to simulate the dirty distortion and that Just the right amount of sustain ensures that attack dynamics remain vibrant. Tracking your problems.
input stage and gets the wild distortion sound at the clipping stage. In fact, you won�t �broken� feel. This �Digital Fuzz� has the very effect described above. Its drastic fingerwork with uncanny accuracy, the effect reproduces even the final tinge of the pick
change the distortion rate even if you lower the volume on your guitar! Its distortion is that distortion, relentless cut-offs and noises in the decay are the characteristics that one could when it leaves the string. We believe that many guitarists will find here what they were
deep. Contrary to the usual distortion effects whose sound gets thinner as you raise the simply describe as �broken�. Its fat and tight sound can be seriously recommended for the looking for.
gain, this �Extreme Distortion� won�t lose the fatness and tightness of the sound.fuzz maniacs to try. This is literally the Digital Dirty Fuzz that is only possible in the digital
domain (are you brave enough to make cuts in your loudspeakers?). |
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