Your Favorite High gain build

[Beaker]

My Fab Tone has really been through the wars - I need to build a new one at some point, as I'm sure my jerry-rigged repairs aren't going to last much longer. It's my son's guitar solo pedal of choice.

Not being much of a metal-head I don't really have much of an interest in "metal" high gain pedals, but I completely agree with Alex. There are several fuzz pedals around that easily nudge over the line into high gain / distortion territory, and can be used as such.

I'm a firm believer in the concept of finding things that work for you, even if everyone else says "That's wrong", or "You need one of these to do that".

I'm a big fan of all things Scandinavian though, and love The Soundtrack Of Our Lives and The Hellacopters. My Favourite metal band recently has to be Norway's Kvelertack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDyHhV9UK-4

[Travis]

I dig metal but I'm not really a metal player.. I dig things like the fab tone for their grating texture. Sounds really nice kindof grinding underneath softer sounds. Aka Mogwai :P

But rereading the OP I think maybe you should just go for a DS-1 and call it a day. I'm pretty sure that's what Steve Vai uses anyway. Either that or one of the high gain amp emulators we have here like the Ubershall thing

[Beaker]

Travis, I have to sgree with you there - I love that high gain grind on quieter rythmn guitar.

[NuckChorris]

I don't really consider Steve Vai's tone a metal tone. It's high gain but not like Pantera or a setting with the mids scooped out. I hate that

[rocket88]

ugh.....steve via......he is such an arrogant ass...

[Travis]

Come on rocket don't let your jealousy get the best of you

[rocket88]

oh god. the man can't play bass so i got nothing to be jealous about. lol. it's just every interview the guy acts like he's the greatest guitarist ever, and it's all cause "he went to berkeley". shit, john petrucci went to berkeley and he's is so much more talented.

[Travis]

Lol next thing you know he's gonna have Ibanez build him some monkey fist double neck monstrosity with a bass neck and he's gonna shred your bass face off and you're just gonna cry because it's so beautiful

[Travis]

Btw.. I'm not a fan at all. Just giving you a hard time. Fuckin stoked for this weekend dude! I'll email you my phone number later. Give me a call if you need any help

[rocket88]

I figured. I just packed so I can leave right after the janes show. I'm beyond stoked man. I'll be landing around 9am Saturday. Going to beyond amazing.

[NuckChorris]

No doubt Vai seems like an arrogant prick. I just like his high gain tone. As far as guitarists go I'm more of an Andy Timmons, Eric Johnson and Satriani kind of guy.

[strassercaster]

so far the best high gain i have built is the marshall shredmaster/son of hyde. iBasically f you change the 2.2 to a 10n and the 1n on the mid bottom right to a switchable 100pf  you basically have a son of hyde. these two small changes get the treble that most people find lacking in the shredmaster. so far the best gain pedal i have built. its like acdc or van halen or metallica in a box. i am trying to decide what gain pedal to build next. its a toss up between the wampler pinnacle , wampler plexidrive and the jcm 800 simulation.if you want the other few minor changes that convert a shredmaster into a hyde let me know ill dig out my notes. i just finished a small clone and almost done with a boss ce-2 still need to wire and box it.