Best Distortion Pedal Over a Marshall Plexi

[jasonmaska]

It's so hard to choose between these pedals! A lot of them sound amazing. Any suggestions to get a Jimmy Page like tone, I know he used a MK II PRofessional Tone Bender. Wanted to see if there was anything similar to that.

 

[jasonmaska]

Carl Martin Plexitone... incredible pedal and best one in front of ANY amp I have tried it with!!!! Check this...

Carl Martin Plexitone demo, by Pete Thorn/ProGearDemos - YouTube

Cheers!

Geoff

This is an amazing pedal. Sounds like it's trying to make your amp sound like a plexi, but I already have one...will that make it double as awesome??

 

[blues_n_cues]

It's so hard to choose between these pedals! A lot of them sound amazing. Any suggestions to get a Jimmy Page like tone, I know he used a MK II PRofessional Tone Bender. Wanted to see if there was anything similar to that.

only 24,768 dirt pedal brands & models to go....

 

[HOT TUBES 70]

only 24,768 dirt pedal brands & models to go....

For real , it's crazy how many pedal builder's there is these days .... :cool2:

 

[Badmonkey]

the pinnacle is like modded plexi but with Balls of steel

 

[acidvoodoo]

It's so hard to choose between these pedals! A lot of them sound amazing. Any suggestions to get a Jimmy Page like tone, I know he used a MK II PRofessional Tone Bender. Wanted to see if there was anything similar to that.

Try one of these, its awesome over a slightly gritty clean channel:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIQp1WRXP8s]Catalinbread RAH: Led Zeppelin Since I've Been Loving You - YouTube[/ame]

 

[stilllifer]

This is an amazing pedal. Sounds like it's trying to make your amp sound like a plexi, but I already have one...will that make it double as awesome??

I don't think so... it's made to emulate/simulate a plexi/jcm hotrodded tone, so like Quaser said, I think it's redundant to put it in front of your plexi. Take anything other than a Marshall and the Plexitone creates a cranked up Marshall. In front of my Jet City, it freakin screams and sounds great.
I think you really want more of a generic OD in front of your plexi... I use my TS-9 or SD-1 in front of my JCM900... would never put my Carl Martin in front of it...

 

[jumpingjack]

I have a Toneboys TBOD-50 Overdrive and it does exactly what you are looking for, I keep it on the whole gig and just roll down to go clean (this pedal cleans up better than any overdrive I have ever used) you can get one here

 

[Ricochet]

you can get one here

"Shipping to USA only"? Screw that...

 

[Wiking]

You have a plexi, why ruin the perfect sound with a piece of digital stompbox!
Just get an attenuator and plug straight in. Succes guaranteed.
No need for a overdrive that way. Just roll back on git volume for cleans, turn up for roar!

 

[jasonmaska]

I looked for attenuators online...some go for $500-$800. Not really in the price range, had to spend big bucks just to get this plexi.

 

[paul-e-mann]

Try one of these, its awesome over a slightly gritty clean channel:

Catalinbread RAH: Led Zeppelin Since I've Been Loving You - YouTube

Do you really think that guy loves weed?

I really love his tone, thats perfection.

 

[acidvoodoo]

I looked for attenuators online...some go for $500-$800. Not really in the price range, had to spend big bucks just to get this plexi.

Take a look at the Unleash, it works great.
Unleash

 

[acidvoodoo]

Do you really think that guy loves weed?

I really love his tone, thats perfection.

that shirt is awesome

 

[BlackLabel]

I did a side by side comparison of the Wampler Plexi-drive, Wampler Pinnacle, Zvex Box of Rock, Zvex Distortron, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret 3 and Catalinbread RAH. I was specifically looking for something I could use to make one of my Marshalls sound like they're cranked when I had it on about 2. The Zvex Distortron was the winner for overall accuracy of sound / great overall tone. The Catalinbread DLS3 was pretty damn good too tho. (Least favorites were the Plexi-Drive and the RAH, though it sounds awesome in that demo they made for it.)

 

[diesect20022000]

weehbo JCM or PLexi drive

plexitube is good

for boosting the amp itse;f (and this is just built INTO modern circuits now mind you so it's the same thing just those parts aren't in an external box you step on in modern high gain amps)

use a boss SD-1 overdrive (not DS-1) or tube screamer/bad monkey and a boss CS-3. i ran those in front of a plexi for low volume modern rock to metal tones and it was all amp doing the work of saturation it was just goosed hard and it sounded great!

 

[jumpingjack]

"Shipping to USA only"? Screw that...

hey, I just checked again and it looks like they sell them internationally on Ebay...

 

[thelorddread]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tEnAubS98c]Suhr Riot versus Joyo US Dream distortion guitar effects pedal shootout - YouTube[/ame]

 

[jumpingjack]

Suhr Riot versus Joyo US Dream distortion guitar effects pedal shootout - YouTube

Sad when the Chinese steal other peoples work

 

[Ricochet]

Sad when the Chinese steal other peoples work

That would have been a really interesting remark, if the most "cloned" FX pedal in the world the Tubescreamer had been Chinese, instead of Japanese...