Crunchy/Gritty Distortion Help

AqueousView11 · #1 04-10-2008, 01:39 PM

I am looking for a distortion pedal that is very crunchy and gritty. What I don't want is a pedal that is fuzzy and loses definition. I want it to be somewhere between my little big muff and tubescreamer. For example, the DS-1 and RAT can be a little too fuzzy for me. Also, I would like it to be trebly in tone. Any suggestions?

emjee · #2 04-10-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AqueousView11

I am looking for a distortion pedal that is very crunchy and gritty. What I don't want is a pedal that is fuzzy and loses definition. I want it to be somewhere between my little big muff and tubescreamer. For example, the DS-1 and RAT can be a little too fuzzy for me. Also, I would like it to be trebly in tone. Any suggestions?

There are soooo many. I would suggest lurking here for awhile and maybe use the search funtion. You might check out Skreddy pedals, I love mine.
Youtube has a bunch o' clips on different fuzzes.
MG

AqueousView11 · #3 04-10-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by emjee

There are soooo many. I would suggest lurking here for awhile and maybe use the search funtion. You might check out Skreddy pedals, I love mine.
Youtube has a bunch o' clips on different fuzzes.
MG

That's the thing, I don't want a fuzz.

swampthing · #4 04-10-2008, 01:56 PM

Might want to check out the Lovepedal Purple Plexi 800 or M.I. Audio Crunchbox. The crunchbox has more treble/presence.

dave s · #5 04-10-2008, 01:57 PM

MI Audio Crunch Box. Set to a pretty smooth distortion, a simple roll back for the guitar's volume knob will get the 'grindy' dist you described.

dave

gang twanger · #6 04-10-2008, 02:05 PM

+1 on the Crunchbox. You might want to check out the CMAT Brownie as well. I don't know if it's gritty enough but it's worth checking out.
This might be helpful:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...d.php?t=345055
Also, my Throbak Overdrive Boost is capable of very gritty to very smooth to very fuzzy and everything in between. It just doesn't do modern high-gain sounds. Awesome pedal, nonetheless.

AqueousView11 · #7 04-10-2008, 02:11 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. One thing to add is I would like the pedal to keep the low end.

gearboy · #8 04-10-2008, 02:14 PM

Maxon Distortion Master....the grittiest!

thedroid · #9 04-10-2008, 02:30 PM

What kinds of music are you playing? The Tonefactor/Mojohand Mule does that for me. It's all highs and lows, can be a bit bright, gritty but not fuzzy. Tweedy crunch, not Marshall crunch, a la the Crunch Box. At lower gain, it sounds like the guitar on Tom Petty's Runnin' Down a Dream. On the high-gain end it's Neil Youngish, but a little less saturated. Lots of video clips of it online.