Hthomas Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Does anyone recomend any certain overdrive pedal? I'm looking for something that will give my marshall 50 watt a great boost. something that will make it sound more grunge even with the gain turned all the way up. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi13ts Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Boss's Metal Zone (MT-2) is my personal favorite. It's not a radical distortion but it's one of the strongest and fullest I've ever heard. Also, I use some Proco RAT boxes that's perfect for a gutsy blues sound. The Marshall Guv'nor is another versatile one. I also use an Ibanez Tube Screamer for the softer stuff and Marshall's own distortion effects (MG series have a great bluesy tone while the JCMs are heavier.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hthomas Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 how much does the marshal gov'nor usaually cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Im using an Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer. I had it modified at Analogman to give it a smoother tone and true bypass. On the clean channel this pedal sounds sooooo sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatwhitenorth Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The Marshall GV-2 Gov'nor Plus is $69.99 at Musician's Friend. Great pedal IMO. GWN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Let me Google that for you , Bro :) http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=marshall+guvnor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Fulltone OCD--version 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Let me Google that for you ' date=' Bro :) http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=marshall+guvnor That is f^%#n' AWESOME!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 ibanez TS-808 or the ibanez TS-9 are both pretty popular overdrive pedals. i personally prefer the TS-808 between the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Oh yeah, BTW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 +1 on the OCD. Don't know if it's quite metal though - more of a killer early 70s Marshall thing. I love mine. If you just want a bit of oomph without any tone change you might try a booster like the DOD OD250. Those can be just the thing for pushing a Marshall a little harder (especially if you already have some overdrive coming from the amp). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Let me Google that for you ' date=' Bro :) http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=marshall+guvnor Your getting as sexy as Rich... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 marshall jackhammer maybe? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rost73 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Mine.. Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS9DX) pretty match with my Marshall AVT20XT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 i like the ibanez tube screamers, i can get all sorts of sounds from them. not quite sure what kind mine is. it's green though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britabe Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 keely TS-9. sweet sweet tone throughout its entire range (not exactly grungy though :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solacematt Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Does anyone recomend any certain overdrive pedal? I'm looking for something that will give my marshall 50 watt a great boost. something that will make it sound more grunge even with the gain turned all the way up. any ideas? It depends on what type of 'grunge' sound your looking for in particular. If you're looking for the Nirvana sound, Kurt used a Boss DS-1, which is a really inexpensive pedal. If you're really looking for more of the Marshall distortion though, definatly check out the Marshall pedals, I think my friend Damien told me that the Jackhammer is the closest to the Marshall amp's distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hthomas Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 It depends on what type of 'grunge' sound your looking for in particular. If you're looking for the Nirvana sound' date=' Kurt used a Boss DS-1, which is a really inexpensive pedal. If you're really looking for more of the Marshall distortion though, definatly check out the Marshall pedals, I think my friend Damien told me that the Jackhammer is the closest to the Marshall amp's distortion. [/quote'] Im going for the Soundgarden grune style, do you think the Boss DS1 would be good with a marshall with the gain all the way up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elessar820 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I use a Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer and Boss ML-2 Metal Core for heavier distortion, they both work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 To all you guys suggesting Tube Screamers: He's looking for a HEAVY sound for grunge, not trying to play white boy blues. A Tube Screamer is a solid choice for many applications but I don't think it gets nasty enough for what he's looking to do. Boss's Metal Zone (MT-2) is my personal favorite. It's not a radical distortion but it's one of the strongest and fullest I've ever heard. Also' date=' I use some Proco RAT boxes that's perfect for a gutsy blues sound.[/quote'] I'll second both of those pedals. The Metal Zone is a little smoother sounding where the Rat is more raw; both will get plenty dirty but the Rat is a little better if you're looking to use it to pummel the gain stage of an amp rather than as a standalone distortion generator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 HEAVY sound for grunge Oh you mean mud?....Sorry, im not familiar with that term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 It means the opposite of middle aged guy wanking out SRV riffs in his living room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elessar820 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I use my Tubescreamer to get some more drive from the amp, I usually have the drive set on 7 or 8 and the Tubescreamer on full, it gets a nice dirty sound. I had a Metal Zone and returned it for a Metal Core. To me, it sounds more like my amp is being pushed harder that an outside effect. Usually, I play my amp set clean with the TS9 set on full for nice drive and the Metal Core set halfway and it works out great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 It means the opposite of middle aged guy wanking out SRV riffs in his living room. You flatter me. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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