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What is a good metal distortion pedal?
I have been looking at the following as options:
-DigiTech Hardwire TL-2 Metal Distortion
-MXR M116 Fullbore Metal Distortion
-Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff with Top Boost
-Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
I am currently using an Epiphone Les Paul standard as my guitar. I need an affordable pedal, but I need a pedal that doesn't just sound like hiss or static. Some of my favorite metal bands/influences include Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Megadeth, and Bullet For My Valentine to name just a few. Any past experience with these pedals or personal preferences are greatly appreciated.
Out of all of those, I'd buy the Metal Muff first. I wouldn't even touch the DigiTech stuff... other than the Whammy, nothing DigiTech ever made has wowed me.
The trick to really nice distortion is EQ though. Stick a nice EQ in front of your distortion (maybe the BOSS GE-7 or the MXR M109 or 108). Have a friend play your guitar while you play around with the EQ and the tone stack on your amp (just set everything in the middle of the distortion pedal for now). You'll learn a lot more about how to dial-in a killer distortion tone this way.
A couple you may want to consider are the classic DS-1, TubeScreamer, Rat, and the regular Big Muff Pi. Most of the bands you mentioned use those, not the "metal" pedals.
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