This is an excellent Forum...I'm learning alot...however, I live on my own and have extremely limited funds...and DO understand that the distortion is KEY with a great amp.
However I use a Boss DS-1 Pedal for my distortion and am running through an abortion of an excuse for an Amp. A Dean M-16 (please dont laugh too hard)
Is the Boss DS-1 a good choice or like BLS mentioned.....a waste of money?
What kind of minimum $ are we looking at for a poor gal to get a good amp seeing I am very novice and only play for personal pleasure?

Thanks fellas

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If it's for personal pleasure and not to make a living then don't spend your entire account on something expensive. I suggest make do with what you got.

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What I have makes me very happy and does impress my friends.......just after reading all the kickass gear you guys have....I feel like dork.
I know so little.

well, you can learn a lot here

most of us have good gear because some of us play a lot, in bands and on stage etc. you don't need a stack for playing at home, you see. if you're in a band or jamming with friends a lot it might be a good idea to invest in a nice amp. a nice amp is pricey though.

if you like your ds-1, enjoy it. theres nothing 'wrong' with it, it's just a basic distortion pedal, it won't make a crappy amp sound like a boutique amp. but it might make the amp sound a bit better!

most of the people here arent happy with what they have, so they strive to buy more louder, better equipment, so they do. If your happy with what you have, stay with it. dont waste money.

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I'm happy with what I've got

*right side of the stage*

It changed everything. The Overdrive on the amp is like listening through a wet towel....so I keep it off and run the pedal. I keep the distortion maxed but have to keep the power a little over half to match the volume of the amp when I go clean.

None of my firends play...they sit around and pack bowls while I jam for em....heh heh

Damn....looks great to me!
Thanks for sharing.

LOL
My pedal was 85.00
Amp was 110.00
3 guitars were 650.00 total

Not bad eh?

depends on the guitars...

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my guitar top only costs about double of your total

but. I am a gear junkie and I use it on stage about weekly these days, so I kinda need the stuff I have.

I think my newer dime is worth more on ebay then your RG
Hahaha

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If you're getting decent tone out of the DS-1 then I wouldnt worry about it

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Yes...it's a great sound compared to back when I ran through the crappy amp.

Of my 3 guitars I have
Ibanez EX, was my 1st, paid 120.00 at a pawn shop about 5 yrs ago.
Cheapy Fender Strat single humbucker...bought new on sale for 150.00 (it's not very good)
My fav is an Epiphone LP Special II bought on sale for 380.00

The Epiphone has the feel I like....fat and heavy but what's odd is my Ibanez....that fucker stays in tune forever....like 3 times longer than the two newer ones...crazy huh?

I posted pics of em in the photoalbum in the chit-chat forum.

...so stay out of this forum, like I generally do. I refer you to pictures of my br002ally morbid axe-
http://img80.exs.cx/img80/8268/dscn20295lq.jpg
http://img80.exs.cx/img80/360/dscn20303bh.jpg
http://img80.exs.cx/img80/5736/dscn20323js.jpg
http://img80.exs.cx/img80/139/dscn20358vv.jpg
http://img80.exs.cx/img80/3006/DSCN2038.jpg

Want to see my amp? You don't need to see it. I'm using it to talk to you right now. Besides, I'm sure you've seen computers before. Yes, I'm serious.

My entire setup includes that super terrific happy gitbox, like three 20 foot cords (even though I only need one), and my computer. Most of the time I just play unplugged.

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eat shit.

@Bia - why would you buy 3 guitars, especially if all 3 suck? i suggest you sell 2 of your guitars, sell your amp, sell your pedal, and buy a better amp.

what in the name of god happened to your bridge???
holy dogshit, i thought my guitar was in bad shape, but your bridge almost brought me to tears of both laughter and sorrow.
if i had money, i would buy you new shit.

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Eh, chris has made some great tabs with that thing, so if it works for him, more power to him.

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tis true, but the abomonation of a bridge on that guitar, i dont know how he plays on it, i get bitchy if the height adjustment screws are too high and poke my hand...

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Yeah, I'm becoming more and more specific about what I like. Specifically US made jacksons, those things are orgasmically good.

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Things have just gotten even worse. I refer you this thread- http://metaltabs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17859

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If u ever get bored of ure gear, i'd suggest u sell all of it other than ure epi and the buy a cheapass secondhand amp , like a marshall v8100 head and a 1960a cab. Very good sounding amp for a hybrid model

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you recommend that amp to everyone, in every situation. stop it.

burn

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hahahahah , its because its my favourite hybrid amp, its cheap, it can be made to sound extremely good and my fave guitarist chuck schuldiner used it so thats kind of why i like it so much

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