As a metal head I’ve always used a tube screamer into a high gain amp. Then I discovered doom and got a few fuzz pedals, and now recently I’ve been using distortion and occasional fuzz for some nirvana or smashing pumpkins. Currently my favorite is to take the boss super od and run it into a blues driver and that gets some screaming rock tones.
@@castleanthrax1833 there was this decade of anti-Boss nonsense I seem to remember. That and the true bypass brigade in the early 2000s left a small mark. These are like Lego though, you can build any sound with them.
Distortion: If I'm not using the amp distortion, then it's likely the Proco Rat 2. Just an all around great distortion. I also do like the MXR Custom 78, Metal Muff, and if I owned one I'd also say the Revv G3. Overdrive: Green Rhino MkII and Bad Monkey. Honestly my favorite green screamer style OD because of the flexibility with the tone and the 100hz knob making insane changes to the tone. Bad Monkey for reasons people have slept on for years. It's honestly just a great screamer style OD that is simple and easy to use. Phil X got me into it years before JHS made that video. Fuzz: Big Muff Tone Wicker and Big Muff Bass. The tone wicker pedal is great for getting a lot of garage rock and stoner rock tones. While the Big Muff Bass on a guitar has a surprising Gilmourish sound to it.
Hahaha. Yeah, you had to clarify that about the Bad Monkey, if for no other reason than not having a hundred replies asking you if you're only using it because of Josh's video. ✌️ Edit: I listen to Phil Xs recommendations, too. He's phenomenal.
a hack i’ve found for a really kickass tone is to run a tubescreamer into a big muff type fuzz (i use a black arts tone works pharaoh fuzz but i assume it sounds just as good on a normal muff) and set the tubescreamer like how you would to boost a distorted amp. it’s my secret for super grimy distorted tones that still have a decent amount of definition.
The good ole ts 808. I use this sucker with a crunch setting on my amp. It sounds sick, almost like a chainsaw. Btw, if anyone wants the Linkin Park tone, here's how to get it. First in the chain is a noise gate. Threshold is at -40 and decay is at 0. Next, you want to compress your signal to get more sustain and bite. Use an LA-2A compressor and set the threshold at -53 and the gain at 0. (There's a free vst version called modern lost angel if you don't have one and podfarm also has one that's just called compressor). Then, set up your tube screamer. Leave the drive at 0, set the level/gain 90% and the tone at 17% (There are great free ones and podfarm has one too) after that, you're gonna use a free amp sim called LePou Legion. It's been described as a Rectifier on crack. Put the first switch on red. Set the mode to Rhythm and turn on tone stack. Leave the drive at noon, set the low knob at 1 or 2 o clock, the mid at 8 or 9 o clock, the high knob at 1 o clock the contour at 10 or 11 o clock, leave the presence at noon and set the volume to taste. After that, get a free cab sim called Ignite NadIR and get some mesa OS 4x12 V30 impulse responses. Plague Scythe Studios has a free pack listed in the description of his tone tutorials. After that, eq to taste and you're all set!
I stopped doing that because I hit a really great sweet spot one day, and I couldn't replicate it the next time I was playing. It bugged me so much that I've decided not to stack my drive pedals ever again. If I'm going to stack them, I'll only use a modeller so I can save the combination.
I use a Big Muff and a DS-1 because those are what I own. I have a PV XXL amp now that has a lot of distortion options built-in that have been fun to play with!
I think if theres one thing I learned over the 20 years of collecting and playing with pedals amps and guitars, one top tip I would give to people is to play your fuzz, overdrive, and distortion into a CLEAN AMP and if you use an amps gain side, use it alone without pedals. Theres no rules but that was something I learned I like the most. Another tip, I used to always crank the hi end on the amp, specifically Fender tube amps, but Fenders are too shrill for me. I like my Twin Reverb without the Bright switch, treble at 4, mids at 10 and bass at about 6. But my Orange, I crank almost all the tone knobs. A clean Orange with cranked tone and a Big Muff+Rat is something special, and the amps gain without pedals is something to behold. And Ive grown to not like reverb pedals into Fenders it muddies up the articulation and adds shrill, no matter how you set tone knobs. But all Reverb pedals are different. Hardwire RV-7 may be my favorite and Ive literally tried just about all of them.
I disagree with OD pedals only being for clean. Two examples: Tube screamers boosting high gain sounds. Treble boosters into dirty Vox/alnico blue amps.
I mostly do the same, only running dirt into a clean amp, but as the reply before me has said, a tube screamer often works wonders to tighten up an already overdriven amp. I don't use one that way, but plenty of accomplished guitarists do.
@@nonamedsai6793 Try distortion mixed with overdrive set mostly to boost the signal and not distort it more, it's used that way in so many songs. Especially good for some older marshalls like the jcm800, it makes them much more interesting
Horizon devices precision drive is by far my favourite. Level cranked to full and drive all the way down at zero paired with a high gain amp is one of the tightest tones you’ll ever get
The first distortion sound didn't come from a pedal. Someone poked a hole in their cab speakers and recorded the playing while the cab is broken, pedals ever since we're used to mimic those sounds bc it actually sounded great/new for the time
All 3 have there place on my pedal chain, but my Zevex FuzzFactory is my favourite, where else can you get narly squeals when you mess with the dials in the "wrong way"
not a promotion, just a personal preference: I actually bought a while ago a fuzz pedal Digitech DOD Carcosa. It has a bass boost and divide the effect knob into two different parameters. You can do pretty anything with it and when I bought it it was 120€ so it even has an affordable price. If you're searching for specific fuzz, this one saved my life, maybe it will save also yours
I'm currently using a Boss OD-1 in my pedalboard and it sounds great and combines with most of my other pedals and equipment. The versatility is limited but it still gives all you need for its price.
i only use a drive and a fuzz but i have the j mascis big muff by ehx and the soul food also by ehx - which i use as a distortion/drive hybrid, and could probably be used as a boost pedal too!!
Best explanation of these three that I’ve seen in short and long form content. Thanks man
"Literally overdriving" is a good explanation? No.
I find it rather shallow and pedantic
Agreed. Thank you.
@@Peter..Griffin😂😂😂
True
"Broken equipment"
Plays one of the best strat tones I've heard
Well, it's not a broken guitar that fuzz is emulating... it's a "ripped" speaker, ala Dave Davies.
they literally used to poke holes in the speaker to get a distorted sound lol, that's what he means
It's called broken until someone likes it and avoid fixing it
As a metal head I’ve always used a tube screamer into a high gain amp. Then I discovered doom and got a few fuzz pedals, and now recently I’ve been using distortion and occasional fuzz for some nirvana or smashing pumpkins. Currently my favorite is to take the boss super od and run it into a blues driver and that gets some screaming rock tones.
Have you tried the SF3000 super fuzz?
have you tried the op-amp big muff?
As in doom metal?
What're y'all's fav doom bands? I really like My Dying Bride personally
Nice I run my ds 1 with by bd 1, creates a beautiful tone
Thanks for doing Aneurysm!
It confused me a second cause he was using bar chords instead of the classic cobain chords! 😂🤘🤘
@@Kian_Thawne and kurt used a ds-1 for that song not a rat lol
@@gamerchap7138rat live
This guy explain it better than most 1 hour plus overdrive vs distortion video
TS9 adds such a warmth to the guitar.
Best explanation on youtube yet
Wow, thanks!
Oh really? You have seen every video I guess. Nerd
Thanks for the lesson! My favorite Overdrive pedal is the: BOSS BD2 Blues driver.
I love that pedal!
I just commented that everyone should have it on their pedalboard.
I honestly don't understand why it's not more popular.
@@castleanthrax1833 I know such a nasty overdrive pedal. Goood sustain too
@@Fl4ppers Nice
@@castleanthrax1833 there was this decade of anti-Boss nonsense I seem to remember. That and the true bypass brigade in the early 2000s left a small mark. These are like Lego though, you can build any sound with them.
Best use of a UA-cam short I've seen in a while.
Distortion: If I'm not using the amp distortion, then it's likely the Proco Rat 2. Just an all around great distortion. I also do like the MXR Custom 78, Metal Muff, and if I owned one I'd also say the Revv G3.
Overdrive: Green Rhino MkII and Bad Monkey. Honestly my favorite green screamer style OD because of the flexibility with the tone and the 100hz knob making insane changes to the tone. Bad Monkey for reasons people have slept on for years. It's honestly just a great screamer style OD that is simple and easy to use. Phil X got me into it years before JHS made that video.
Fuzz: Big Muff Tone Wicker and Big Muff Bass. The tone wicker pedal is great for getting a lot of garage rock and stoner rock tones. While the Big Muff Bass on a guitar has a surprising Gilmourish sound to it.
Hahaha. Yeah, you had to clarify that about the Bad Monkey, if for no other reason than not having a hundred replies asking you if you're only using it because of Josh's video. ✌️
Edit: I listen to Phil Xs recommendations, too. He's phenomenal.
Great explanation
Vintage Morley Fuzz and power wash, BOSS Metal Zone, and Marshall Overdrive
Boss metal core is better, but there are still so many batter ones
Univox Superfuzz and EHX Big Muffs are easily better than a Morley fuzz. Or even a Fuzz Face at that.
@@poopsock7991big muffs aren’t the same kind of “fuzz” they’re more like distortion pedals, modern distortion pedals.
Boss Heavy Metal eats both Metal Zone and Metal Core in my opinion
Basic choice but i love the boss DS-1 and BD2
The fuzz, with the phaser, and just a little delay. That tripadelic Hendrix sound!
I love this
Just learned about sound waves in science class today finally starting to understand this aspect of music
The Ibanez TS-9 was my main go to for a long time but I just recently bought an EVH 5150 overdrive and it’s pretty amazing
I saw a video where Tim Pierce praised that pedal. He said it's one of his favourite "dirt" pedals, which is a pretty good endorsement. 👍
fuzz: big muff op-amp
distortion: ds-1
overdrive: tone driver
The best overdrive i've ever tried was boss blues driver. The grit from that thing was unreal.
Keep fighting the good fight. 🤜
Ibanez TS9, Big Muff nano, and Boss DS1 all have a home on my board.
My best favorite is the one that has Metal written in it
Boss Blues Driver.......my pedal of choice.👍
This is the first time I’ve seen someone explain it simply but with good detail. Thanks.
My favorite FuzzFace , Ts808 , and KLON
Greer Amps Lightspeed Overdrive - best overdrive pedal ever.
a hack i’ve found for a really kickass tone is to run a tubescreamer into a big muff type fuzz (i use a black arts tone works pharaoh fuzz but i assume it sounds just as good on a normal muff) and set the tubescreamer like how you would to boost a distorted amp. it’s my secret for super grimy distorted tones that still have a decent amount of definition.
Get all three, simple
i've been using them for so long and this actually is nice to know
There’s just something that sounds nice about distortion and the other 2, I don’t know why tho
Rocking the Jekyll & Hyde + Swollen Pickle
Thank you, best explanation I’ve ever heard
Combinded Overdrives forever 🤘
fuzz petal playing pyretta blaze would sound so good
For me nothing can top the sound of a 60’s garage rock bands fuzz tone
Overdrive + fuzz give amaizing sound
Hell yea!
All of them, you can't choose your favorite child same with these effects they are all great
Boss OD-1X hands down the best over drive
Love my Soul Food!
The good ole ts 808. I use this sucker with a crunch setting on my amp. It sounds sick, almost like a chainsaw. Btw, if anyone wants the Linkin Park tone, here's how to get it. First in the chain is a noise gate. Threshold is at -40 and decay is at 0.
Next, you want to compress your signal to get more sustain and bite. Use an LA-2A compressor and set the threshold at -53 and the gain at 0. (There's a free vst version called modern lost angel if you don't have one and podfarm also has one that's just called compressor). Then, set up your tube screamer. Leave the drive at 0, set the level/gain 90% and the tone at 17% (There are great free ones and podfarm has one too) after that, you're gonna use a free amp sim called LePou Legion. It's been described as a Rectifier on crack. Put the first switch on red. Set the mode to Rhythm and turn on tone stack. Leave the drive at noon, set the low knob at 1 or 2 o clock, the mid at 8 or 9 o clock, the high knob at 1 o clock the contour at 10 or 11 o clock, leave the presence at noon and set the volume to taste. After that, get a free cab sim called Ignite NadIR and get some mesa OS 4x12 V30 impulse responses. Plague Scythe Studios has a free pack listed in the description of his tone tutorials. After that, eq to taste and you're all set!
who cares about a half page of freakin linking park sound ? ? ?
I have a Oberdrive/Distortion and its pretty much just a mix of those two… But it sounds amazing👌
I never saw a so spot on explanation before
My favorito drive pedal is the JHS Morning Glory, its very versatile
At the moment I’ve found an awesome blend of a Rat distortion and a Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret OD
Best explanation of this. Thanks for the lesson.
best explanation ever
Not to mention things get interesting when you stack them.
I stopped doing that because I hit a really great sweet spot one day, and I couldn't replicate it the next time I was playing. It bugged me so much that I've decided not to stack my drive pedals ever again.
If I'm going to stack them, I'll only use a modeller so I can save the combination.
@@castleanthrax1833 That's one of the many reasons I've decided to go digital myself.
I use my tube screamer for metal, but my favorites gotta be the Tube screamer and Boss DS1
fuzz sounds so good
I currently use a Boss SD-1, a Boss MT-2, and a Behringer SF300. My first distortion was a MXR M86, and I want to one day switch out to a BD-2
Do it today. The BD-2 is an awesome pedal. 👌
@@castleanthrax1833 as a highschool student still relying on their parents, I wish lol
The Boss Adaptive DS pedal Is amazing .
Friedman BE-OD with the Chase Tone Secret Preamp
Great explanation. You can also combine them.
I use a Big Muff and a DS-1 because those are what I own. I have a PV XXL amp now that has a lot of distortion options built-in that have been fun to play with!
I think if theres one thing I learned over the 20 years of collecting and playing with pedals amps and guitars, one top tip I would give to people is to play your fuzz, overdrive, and distortion into a CLEAN AMP and if you use an amps gain side, use it alone without pedals. Theres no rules but that was something I learned I like the most. Another tip, I used to always crank the hi end on the amp, specifically Fender tube amps, but Fenders are too shrill for me. I like my Twin Reverb without the Bright switch, treble at 4, mids at 10 and bass at about 6. But my Orange, I crank almost all the tone knobs. A clean Orange with cranked tone and a Big Muff+Rat is something special, and the amps gain without pedals is something to behold. And Ive grown to not like reverb pedals into Fenders it muddies up the articulation and adds shrill, no matter how you set tone knobs. But all Reverb pedals are different. Hardwire RV-7 may be my favorite and Ive literally tried just about all of them.
I disagree with OD pedals only being for clean. Two examples: Tube screamers boosting high gain sounds. Treble boosters into dirty Vox/alnico blue amps.
I mostly do the same, only running dirt into a clean amp, but as the reply before me has said, a tube screamer often works wonders to tighten up an already overdriven amp. I don't use one that way, but plenty of accomplished guitarists do.
I have this thing called a Dan Armstrong Blue Clipper and it sounds really nice but it’s super loud
Sweet explanation
But the question is do I need all of them on one board 😂
Not particularly. Distortion and Overdrive pair well together for metal tones but aside from that you don't really need to mix and match them.
Yes
@@Rowanexenwould distortion and fuzz be a good combo? I don’t like overdrive too much
Yes....
@@nonamedsai6793 Try distortion mixed with overdrive set mostly to boost the signal and not distort it more, it's used that way in so many songs. Especially good for some older marshalls like the jcm800, it makes them much more interesting
Its originally the amp overdriven plus some cutting their speakers with stanley knives etc
Very well explained thank you
modtone speedbox been my go to for 15yrs
I love my Rat, the filter is awesome.
Fuzz face is one of my all time favorites
I love to boost fuzz pedals with overdrive pedals, it sounds brutal!!!
Picked up a HW TS808 and it took me a long time to really find where it fit for me. Now it’s my favorite pedal ever probably
Great video bro
*inhales*
M E T A L Z O N E
LEGEND
Love the Metalzone!! Gotta tweak it with a 10-band MXR after though. Also, put a soft clipper pedal after it and you get some more 80s rock tones.
Thank you!)
Big muff🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
I have been playing guitar for 6 years and I didn’t know the difference
mine Boss SD-1 & Big Muff Pi. always use both for distortion
Literally same here.
Horizon devices precision drive is by far my favourite. Level cranked to full and drive all the way down at zero paired with a high gain amp is one of the tightest tones you’ll ever get
The first distortion sound didn't come from a pedal. Someone poked a hole in their cab speakers and recorded the playing while the cab is broken, pedals ever since we're used to mimic those sounds bc it actually sounded great/new for the time
I love my Bass Soul Food of Electroharmonix 🔥
the boss distortion tone in unbeatable imo
I baited for a bass video... But the explanation was good enough for staying
All 3 have there place on my pedal chain, but my Zevex FuzzFactory is my favourite, where else can you get narly squeals when you mess with the dials in the "wrong way"
not a promotion, just a personal preference: I actually bought a while ago a fuzz pedal Digitech DOD Carcosa. It has a bass boost and divide the effect knob into two different parameters. You can do pretty anything with it and when I bought it it was 120€ so it even has an affordable price. If you're searching for specific fuzz, this one saved my life, maybe it will save also yours
I use the Hell Melter distortion pedal
I use an overdrive into a high gain amp to play metal or songs with lots of distorsion
I remember the boss tone was one of the first fuzzies to come out, that little sucker blew my JBL speakers out twice😂
The huge Big Muff is by far the greatest
Shoegaze: all three is minimum I can do
I have a big muff, a ds-1 (my first pedal), and a tube pilot. I love my rig
my blues driver is my go to.
just got the friedman be-od this thing sounds like a tube amp I love it
Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü used a MXR Distortion + and a chorus pedal to create a wall of sound
the overdrive installed on my amp goes crazy with bass distortion honestly
Ibanez TS. Been using one for 35 plus years. Thanks for you info BTW.
I just have a very little traveling amp and I Mike it up, and that's what I use
I like to switch between my joyo zombie with a boost and my joyo bluejay with a fender dual pugilist distortion for some old timey blues sounds.
a lot of work went into this video, and i will be using it to explain this distinction to folks moving forward. action AND information packed 🤘
Great video thank you
I'm currently using a Boss OD-1 in my pedalboard and it sounds great and combines with most of my other pedals and equipment. The versatility is limited but it still gives all you need for its price.
My Fulltone OCD will never leave my pedalboard. Although i did scrape off the logo lmaooo iykyk
i only use a drive and a fuzz but i have the j mascis big muff by ehx and the soul food also by ehx - which i use as a distortion/drive hybrid, and could probably be used as a boost pedal too!!
I LOVE my danelectro distortion pedal
I like regular overdrive as a bassist
Whichever one i find in my dads closet
It began with a torn speaker paper.
true!
The distinction is that overdrives push the amp, distortions distort the signal, and fuzzes run the signal through transistors