i play heavy metal music like metallica, megadeth, etc. and i have been having such a problem lately trying to find a good sound for this genre. i have the following distortion pedals. the boss ds-1 (distortion), mt-2 (metal zone), and the digitech distortion factory pedal. i really like the metal zone pedal the most, but i can't make my notes carrying on when i solo. it's like as soon as i think i need more distortion, it becomes too much distortion and can't understand what i'm playing. my notes end after about 4-5 seconds of hitting it. i'd like them to carrying on more so i can use my whammy bar on a long note (like a kirk hammet kind of thing). so is it my amp? do i need better humbuckers? i don't know what to do. for my amp, i currently have a Marshall G5OR CD. its about 7 years old now and i have moved it around quite a bit. could it be that the amp is dying on me maybe? if so, what is a good one to get? i spend anywhere from about $300-$600. also should i get a seperate head and then cab kind of deal? or a regular all in one? if it's the humbuckers or u guys think i should get better ones, what would you suggest? and if you guys have an answer on how i should set up the amp to make the notes ring out more, please let me know. thank you so much
I have Digitech DF7 and i LOVE IT!! Best for me! Mode 5 for distortion and Digitech Digidelay to add for soloing!
As for your problem: i don't think i got it right - you play riffs with MT-2 right? so what do you do when you get to soloing? do you turn on the DF7? Because if you do - than you get the noise you are talking about.
If you have 2 distortoin pedals turned on at the same time than you must try to do the following: MT2 is for riffs - so you set the sound you like, if you want to add extra distortion for solo than set the DF7 to options you like BUT you must make it LOW GAIN.
I had the same thing a few years ago - i had 2 distortions set to high gain and turned on at the same time and i got a mess!!! so now i only have DF7 and Delay - perfect for me!
Hope i helped at least a bit.
Can you please describe what you do when going into solo? Do you turn your second pedal on?
P.S. just to share some experience - there is no predefined GOOD METAL SOUND - your sound is part of you - so every person plays on the sound he likes - don't go after "metallica sound" or "Malmsteen sound" - just find the sound you like! I found it with DF7 (you also have it) it also depends on your amp but main thing is - sit with your pedals and amp and play around to find the sweetest sound for you!
Btw. Metallica has tone of equipment back there, EMG pickups, MesaBoogies - so you can only find the sound similar to their.
hey thank you i will def. try that! all i was doing was just using the mt-2 for playing and soloing and thats it. yea i mean like i don't want to copy someones sound because i know every has their own that defines themselves but i was always struggling to get close to that. but i will try what you said. thanks!
what kind of guitar do you own?
Short sustain could mean something is wrong with your guitar, try getting it set up by a professional guitar tech.
Q: Was it always like that? Are your strings worn out?
A: yea it was kind of like that from the beginning.
Q: Do like this, hit a string... for how long does it vibrate (never mind the amp at this time)?
A: It rings out for about 4 seconds.
Q: I don't know the model, is it a tube amp? Worn out tubes?
A: No this version doesn't have tubes.
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