Alright so I have a question here for you half-stack experienced bastards.

my amp has only one distortion channel (and a clean), it was modded (new JJ tubes and towards a Mesa Recto sound). So now it gives a really good death/grind/doom (and crunch) tone that is totally crushing my ears.

now my 'problem' is that I like to play heavy/black metal from time to time.

my amp is really sounding 'dry' and 'hard' at the moment (even with gain at 8-9) so that's excellent for death but not at all for fuzzy black or greasy heavy metal.

I am getting a new guitar with a Dimarzio Superdistortion so the pickups might help.. but I need more gain (or whatever I need) for a rather gain-loaded/greasy distorion (you know what I mean)... it doesn't have to be extreme, just a good distortion for that music.

I won't have it modded because I def. wanna keep my current sound too.

So my Q:is it possible to use a singe distortion (or overdrive?) pedal for shitloads of gain?

I didn't ask the expert at the shop, didn't get there yet; thanks!

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Use a tubescreamer

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or even better, a Proco RAT pedal.

but do you know what exactly was modded?

a graphic eq or boost pedal could work to fuzzy up your dist. probably cheaper than another mod and you can turn it on and off.

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Well the modding is for free, so don't have to worry about that.

what was modded, I have no idea... Well he turned it from a crappy nu-metal sound into something crushingly deep and brutal. Maybe you can guess?

I already have a EQ pedal but that is just able to lift up all the 'bass' in the sound. Need more fuzziness/gain.

But I will try and record some samples today or tomorrow or something.

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what amp is it?

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Just get the eq.

Wtf @ blackdimmu, I got three mails in my mailbox with all of your replies on several threads and it is shit in every one of them so stfu.

I already have to EQ, read better.

@xdisclexics: you will see I will have my new guitar within 2 weeks (with a way better pickup) so I will record then. might be a way better sound.

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