Distortion Pedal Shootout (Feat. Ben Eller)
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The nice folks at Sweetwater let Ben Eller and myself have our way with Sweetwater Studios and we took the opportunity to do a little shootout of our favorite distortion pedals!
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03:32 - EVH 5150 Overdrive
06:08 - Freidman BE-OD
08:06 - Revv G3
12:05 - Boss Metal Zone "Waza"
15:20 - JHS AT Plus
19:10 - Wampler Gearbox
24:06 - DOD Grunge
Thanks!
Metal Zone was my first pedal..... I love it.
I have the EVH 5150 pedal and I love it , I need that Andy Timmons pedal now 🤘🏼
‘Member when we mashed on the dirty boxes?
I member!
Nicely done demo, guys! You were efficient in your coverage of each pedal. I really liked the JHS AT Drive, the Wampler Gearbox, & the MXR EVH Overdrive!
The Metal Zone is super versatile. With the powerful EQ controls you can dial in virtually limitless tones that all sound like shit.
Not the beeeees
😂😂😂
REVV Rules & MT-2 for life!!🤘🏽
I feel like the way to get a metal zone working for you is to set the bass and treble to somewhere that sounds reasonable, then boost the mids and use the sweep to find the frequency boost that sounds good... then go back to the bass and treble and fine tune.
The Metal Zone needs to go through the effects loops. It has its own preamp in it. It sounds very different and great through the effects loop!!
Revv g3 for the win boys! Thanks for making the video
The Metal Zone is an extremely versatile pedal, however it will require time to finesse it into what you want. It's biggest strength is it's ability to provide nearly any tone desired. The biggest weakness is the huge learning curve required to getting the most out of it. Oh and the incredibly sensitive controls, even the teeny tiniest nudge on the controls can result in a huge shift in the tones gotten. Here patience and finesse is required to maximize the gains from this pedal (pun intended).
Boss pretty well fixed the sensitivity on the Waza version, but you have to switch modes...which they didn't do, but perhaps they thought that wouldn't make much of a difference. I really would like to find that sharp biting metallic tone that Ola pulled from the Metal Zone when first trying to run it through the effects loop
@@chapter_black3234 if you don't have an effects loop an equalizer works pretty good I think it boss 7 band
Ola Englund put the Metal Zone through the fx loop and its a massive improvement
Boss metal zone waza craft
12:05 is all one needs to know about the Boss Metal Zone.
I use the Gearbox as my main overdrive sound. Both channels on boosted by Voodoolabs Giggity pedal for leads. Add the Xotic EP Booster at the end of the chain 😊
I’m into Swedish chainsaw tones so the Metal Zone is my best bud
I've been using the AT+ on my board for a year and it's fab! A godsend of a pedal when I'm having to use backline gear.
I have the MXR EVH OD, a Revv G4, the BE-OD, an EHX Metal Muff Nano + (the best) a Victory V4 'The Kraken' Preamp pedal. I'll have to do my own shoot-out...
The gain trim pot inside the BE-OD makes a hell of a difference to the sound in my opinion. I've turned it almost down to 0 in mine and it is way more usable, dynamic and responsive.
Yes! I have the deluxe and have one channel's gain turned almost down to 0 and it's just lovely.
others might prefer to have the gain turned all the way up.
@@nicosonic Thus the Deluxe.
I got rid my be100 od and for a dirty Shirley and I like it much better . Still has lots of gain so I have the rear trim pot at 11 o’clock
Agree 100%
The Metal Zone needs to be pushed into the FX loops... crazy tone when you do!
Grunge is likely voiced to make up for garbage pickups tho, much like Metal Zone.
Conclusion: “yeah were gonna turn that treble down on about every pedal we see”
Would love to see these distortion pedals running through the pre-amp, the metal zone is a beast that way
That would have been nice to hear the Metal Zone with the costum switch on. The new mode is way more usable.
They could have tried to make the swedish death metal tones too 🤘
Brian Wampler killed it with the Gearbox. What a great, dynamic pedal!
Just bought one. Hopefully it lives up to the hype.
@@HerdingDogRescuer it will 😎
🏁
I agree with you, it’s such a fantastic versatile overdrive for any guitarist! Killer tones for days!🔥🤟🏻🎸
I went digital with a gx-100, but my Gearbox and Fuzztration still live in its fx loop. I couldn’t bear to part with them
this is the first time i hear that jhs pedal sounds good. all this time i was thinking that pedal sucks, but now i want one..not brutal like the others but its def my taste...
I think that the MT-2 shines with super low tunings. It’s SO tight that it helps to keep everything in place and deletes flub. The parametric and gain is just so easy to over do… Think Crowbar!
You forgot to use the Custom mode on the MT2 which would have been ideal into the jcm800.
Brooo's you have to plug the Metalzone into the return of the FX loop! Sounds totally different and way more useable. I'm sure many have seen Ola's video on this :)
The BE-OD Deluxe is where it's at. The internal trim pots, mids, and presence capabilities really make it a stand out gain pedal-a dual channel gain pedal!
Oh yeah, amen to that!
+1 - Ive owned 4 or the 6 pedals reviewed. None of them have the dynamics and sizzle of the BEOD. BEOD also awesome for soloing tone.
I use the G3 on my board. Yes, it is very tight, but the EQ is so powerful that you can dial in some amazing tones on it.
I absolutely love it.
REVV Rules
Same. I've had the G3 on my board for about a year now and it's definitely a main stay. Love that thing
What amp do you run through
@@willbradley7342 - mine sounds good wether it’s into a Mesa dual recto input or FX loop, peavey bandit 112, even a computer interface with a clean amp sim. Even works amazing as a bass distortion.
@@willbradley7342 Blackstar HT stage 60 MT or a Marshall TSL 122
these are literally the best overdrives. LOL. great stuff fellas!
Gearbox and JHS were INSANE
The JCM 800 on the low side is indeed a great choice. Amp distortion overall is the best distortion, I owned a JVM410 for many many years, and even a few rectos. However, a high headroom amp(such as a JCM 800 or a Super Reverb which is what I now own) getting slammed by a pedal is also quite its own experience. Pedals are also simply put convenient. I also happen to love amps such as the Two Rock Traditional Clean and Bloomfield Drive just as much as I love a Soldano SLO 100.
Over the Dual and Triple Recs?
It would have been nice to see maybe an extended range guitar.. I mean you talk about the brutes but show no brute force with the chugs? Lolll
You guys are living the dream hanging out at Sweetwater all the time. One day, I'll make my pilgrimage there lol
Metal zone for life 🔥🔥🔥
But remember , put it in the fx loop send return 😂👌
I think Ola Englund did a video illustrating exactly that fact. It actually sounded amazing going through the back of the amp rather than in front
@@Barrsie yes. A few years back i think
I agree, the Metal Zone is a powerful pedal ...once it's adjusted correctly AND in the FX loop. I still have my MZ on my pedal board and on my amp's FX loop.
go watch Ola Englund , he plugs the metal zone directly in the FX loop return of the amp , sounds nuuuuuuuts
Dad's and Uncle's just don't like an obscene amount of gain anymore, and I know this because I too am a Dad/Uncle.
Several of my friends had the Grunge pedal. That is THE REASON I stayed away from pedals for a very long time! That JHS AT+ sounded killer. May have to look into that one some more!
Ok guys, sometimes it takes a few more minutes to dial in the mighty metal zone. Back the level back to noon. Distortion at 1oclock. 1oclck middle, 11 o'clock mid freq. I have a G4 Rev also and I can say for nasty metal. The ZONE Baby. The grunge pedal sucks....
Perfect test, direct in the front of the amp. So it sounds like it sounds for 80% of All Amateur players.
Thabks ging forqard with this style of videos
Revv is 30 miles/ 50 kilometres from my house so I’m biased for Revv
I liked the EVH and the G3.
Both are brutal and delicious.
The JHS would be my favorite. More amp like than the Friedman or EVH. Definitely a JCM800 in a box.
Please check out the Boss Metal Core pedal. It sounds better than the metal zone, i would love to hear it in one of your mix's.
Another great vid guys, thanks! I’ve got the Revv but now want to try the Timmons and Gearbox. I’ve always thought about the EVH also but never gave it a go. Hmmm decisions decisions lol
Can barely recognize Dan and Mick without their TPS shirts.
the Metal Zone "might be your choice, and there's nothing wrong with that." Fluff, don't lie to the people. lol
Its interesting to see what the tone inspires Uncle Ben to play as it gets tweaked. Ive only ever had a Metal Zone through a 15w practice amp. I used the settings one of the demos from the Boss website. But I havent touched it in yrs. I may not enjoy it as much now. But that pedal takes Nickelback levels of hate.
You guys had a Wazacraft Metal Zone, and weren't even a little curious about the S(standard)-C(custom) switch ?
JHS for me. Sound awesome.
That EVH is damn good. I think I need one.
How come dude, u didnt use metalzone properly in fx chain, this pedal is special used in return to input
JHS for my tastes.. I may pick one up. You both did your jobs very well.
I own the EVH 5150 Overdrive and I love it. I tried the Friedman, but much preferred the EVH, and the noise gate is a big and much-needed bonus. I also have a Boss OD-200 which is good for metal tones too thanks to its boost options and noise gate.
And I'm the opposite. The BE-OD for me was godly. I wanted the EVH to sound great but I couldn't dial the fizz out of it.
These are all great, but the 5150 is *stellar*. It also sounds great going into anything, while some others are more picky about what amp you use.
Metal Zone…Swedish Metal at its finest. Used to run one into a Femder M-80 half stack. Classic
I recently got into Andy Timmons after he was on That Pedal Show, I got the Halo delay then the AT+. The AT has instant gratification, great rock tones. I love my G3 and the Boss too. I have about 20 dirt pedals, I’m an addict. Great job guys cheers 🤘🏼
MXR 5150 is my favorite! Another great Wampler pedal is Pinnacle Deluxe V2. I A/B’d those beside each other and they each have something special going on. 5150 is awesome for thicker high gain and Pinnacle is more open for classic/hair metal tones.
Pedal distortion into an amp is fun. I just look at pedal distortion and amp distortion as two different things. I like both and see them as tonal options. It’s REALLY fun to set up an amp to be overdriven and then stack a distortion pedal on top of that. So you can get a mix of the two. Really great of you’re looking for something more unique.
If you want to try something unique, stick a fuzz pedal or other type of dirt box in the loop of a dirty amp -- running amp distortion into a dirt pedal can be crazy fun.
I've been using a metal zone since 1995 lol, I've tried many many pedals over the years and always come back to the metal zone. Currently I'm just using it as a front boost, with the distortion all the way off. It sounds pretty killer in front of my crate bv 120, tunings at d standard with active pickups it slays.
To be honest, I have most of these pedals (besides the Rev) and the BE-OD and JHS @ sound MUCH better in the Effects Return. It clears that nasty high end fizzle (my nizzle)...
Not a shootout without DS1 and Rat to compare.
RAT w/ noise blocker and eq is unstoppable.
@@jacobcastro1885 yep,all tones from médium to mega chug with that set,no pretty cleans here,i step only once on my ls2 for other pre-selected sounds.
Rat is versatile and nasty in the best way.
@@jacobcastro1885 what’s a noise blocker and eq? I’m new to guitar and just got a rat
@@younglo3000 Try something like a BOSS GE-7 graphic equalizer to finely tune the tone, and some sort of noise blocker/suppressor (Boss NS-2?) to keep the sound from bleeding outside the note - really necessary for hi distortion sound.
I actually run a multi effects pedal now, but it's a pretty good simulator or all these effects. Also the speaker and cabinet are a huge factor in getting that perfect sound.
Good luck.
@@jacobcastro1885 thanks so much 🙏🙌
In my opinion the MXR EVH sounds the best, but the JHS also sounds very interesting 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I like the 5150 because the added gate but I'm more of a mindless chug guy
Try the Metalzone through an effects loop... and JFC Fluff, you've never heard of *ANDY TIMMONS'* signature pedal?
Man, gotta love the videos that those guys make together. Always funny, informative and a joy to watch. Nice!!
Leave the level on the metalzone at half way, bringing that up too much kills the headroom and begins to boost the amp which the metalzone is not designed for. My settings are High at 3 o clock, Low at noon, Mid just below noon, Mid freq at 10 o clock, Distortion at 1 o clock. I'm using it as a pre-amp going into an impulse response \m/
MXR EVH 5150 is the winner for me!
No DOD Death Metal FX86? No Digitech Death Metal? Shame.
Didn’t think I’d hear anyone else play Humans Being!
Bested out the GRUNGE pedal you guys hahhahahahaha man that takes me back to being like 12
Can you kids make a video pushing the distortion out of a Marshall dsl40 without distortion pedals.
Gosh I tried to externalize my Neural DSP to my Valve VT40X. What a mess of noise, I rather listen on headphones than that hot mess
I had the G3 but sold it recently. I had all of the Revv pedals and sold the Tilt and G3. Both of them seemed so muffled for me. My G3 never sounded as good as in this video, also it was very noisy.
no custom setting on the metal zone waza?
Wild boys making noise with their toys :D
Well Sweetwater's toys :D
You forgot the DOD Death Metal! Very reasonable sounding lightly overdriven tones.
Anyway the AT was the best overall, and the 5150 is the no brainer for metal
Use the metal zone like a boost and get the municipal waste tone
I hate to divulge my secret sauce, but the Rocktron Silver Dragon is pretty sweet. I buy them when I can because they aren’t in use anymore
I would have loved to hear a ZVex Box of Metal in that comparison...
The metal zone has its own preamp and is meant to be played through the effects loop. Once you do this the bees will disappear and you will discover it is actually one of the best distortion pedals you’ve used or heard. Unfortunately, you (as with everyone else) have plugged it in wrong, through which you continue to give it a bad wrap. Plug it in the right way it’s an f‘n great pedal!
You know a piece of gear is good when you just suddenly start playing like a beast as Ben did with that JHS pedal
Great video gentlemen! Two of my favorite content/guitar creators in one spot! I love the 5150.
Which Clinton? My Clinton? He, Larry Clinton?
I'm gonna let myself out now.
JHS wins the trophy
At work (I'm a teacher) I have a 5150 OD into the clean channel of an Orange Crush 35RT. Sounds great & easy to lug around. The gate is a big plus. And yeah, it's absolutely a distortion pedal, NOT an overdrive, but ain't nobody arguing with Ed.
I'm a child of the 80s, not the 90s, so I don't have a DOD Grunge pedal, but I *do* have a DOD THRASH MASTER! It says "thrash" so it's thrash, but it's also hot pink, so it's hair metal, too! I had that going into some little Yamaha practice combo. I cannot imagine the sizzle I was getting.
Ну и как она злее будет чем например Digitech Death Metal
Haha. Uncle Ben sneaking in some Loverboy, right after some hints of Limelight by Rush @7:00 Good man!
A be od and lover boy that’s hilarious
Thank you for trolling us with the “clean tone” statements. I had a good laugh at that. 😂
Akai Shred o Matic
but then I like my pedals to have pedals
NO IT'S NOT THE SAME AS A HAT ON A HAT
Friedman and JHS. But why didn't you put an AMT P2 or K2 in the mix? They are great!
I have the K2 and I go into the return of the FX loop (because it has a preamp out). The response is so close to a real valve amp. You can put a green OD in front and it metals the f out of your amp!
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did he just called me a Kid?
yeah i still own my old METAZONE and attached after my Graphic Equalizer
cos Doom Metal will f ck it all up
Cool episode. I was hoping you had a DOD "Metal Maniac Pedal" for kicks! lol My very first distortion pedal as a kid. It actually wasn't too bad. I chose that rather than the Metal Maniac back in the day! lol
The LEVEL on the Metal Zone was turned up 2/3 way to high. Ive owned one for 20 years and its an awesome pedal. Turn down the level and you get some great overdrive tones
Honestly not a fan of the Revv pedal, nor is the super buzzy Metal Zone my choice (nor that Grungey-ass buttface pedal). The 5150 is cool, but I'm *very* tempted to swap out my Tube Screamer (an oldie from the 80's) with the JHS AT, though. I love my Dirty Tree boost (thanks to Uncle Ben for getting that one in my sights), so I'm not sure I'd want to swap that out too, though. The Gearbox is just way too complicated and bulky for me. 😄
MT-2 sounds better run in the FX loop acting as a preamp. Countless videos about this on TH-cam. Ola Englund even made a vid about this. Running a preamp into a preamp is going to spike high freqs that are typically rolled off... thus... bees 🐝 🐝 🐝
Wow very useful vid for distortion pedals, pls do more pedals 🙏🙏🙏
Friedman sounds the best.
Great overview guys. I really regret listening through my headphones when you turned on the Metal Zone-it made my ears bleed!! Overall, the EVH has such a great tone. Have you tried the Fender Pugilist Distortion? If so, how would you rate it?
Correct way to dial in a Metal Zone:
Distortion at 9 o'clock, all EQ at noon, level at whatever makes sense for your setup. Now, max out the mids control, and while strumming sweep the mid-Q across the frequencies until you find that nasty nasally frequency. Now, turn the mids control almost off, cutting that frequency out. Adjust treble, bass, and gain to taste.
You can also run it directly into the input of your FX loop (guitar -> pedal -> FX loop input), bypassing your amps built-in pre-amp and using the pedal as a pre-amp. This works pretty well for a lot of different distortion pedals, and opens up some new tonal possibilities.
My man really just played Loverboy with distortion.
;)
Good video! I would have preferred to see/hear the pedals through the fx loop though.
🌈✨ I Like iT 🎮🎮🍀🌲