johhurt's Metal Pedalboard

This is the first pedal I ever owned (I wanted to sound like Buckethead on Jordan :D ) I remember picking it out at the music store my dad's guitar player worked at. It was out of production even back then, collecting dust on a shelf somewhere in the back. But I felt really accomplished owning it - like a real musician with my 14 years of age. It stayed with me throughout. I mostly used it as a dive bomb device in my hardcore band, but the harmony function is also great. I experimented with that when I was the singer of a short-lived System of a Down cover band. Worked really well on vocals. Writing this I realise I've never tried out the Expression Input. That would be fun I believe... 16 years and still I'm not bored of this pedal. Of course it is far from perfect. Has problems picking out notes in a polyphonal context or if the tuning is too low. There surely are millions of pedals who can do more and better. But I would never replace it. Fond memories.

I mean, if you buy it, you KNOW what you're getting. That said, I'm not a fan of the whole "turn it all up to 11" shtick. This pedal offers so much more, and combined with a Noise Gate cross-wired, you can really taming to your personal liking. I usually have the Level and Distortion at 12 - depending on the setup - the bass on full and the high around 4. Crushing, yet not overpowering. Goes well with an already high-gain amp like the Marshall JCM900. Put a TS style pedal in the loop for more shape control.