blondguru's Metal Amp Rig

blondguru

blondguru

Gear IQ 2065

Metal Amp Rig by blondguru featuring DOD FX69 Grunge, Boss MT-2 Metal Zone, and Gibson GA-18 Explorer 1x10 Combo Amp and 7 more pieces of gear

My first real pedalboard, about 2015-16.

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This rig

~$1,897

Value by category

  • Amplifiers 53.2%
  • Guitars 24.8%
  • Effects Pedals 22.0%

Price mix

9

A wide range of price points

6 Budget
2 Standard
1 High-end
Dunlop GCB-80 High Gain Volume Pedal

Boldest pick: Dunlop GCB-80 High Gain Volume Pedal

Only 8 pro artists on Equipboard own it, but it's ranked #15 in Volume Effects Pedals.

Distortion Effects Pedals

DOD FX69 Grunge

Avg price: $63.50

Distortion Effects Pedals

Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

Avg price: $101.57

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Love this amp

I inherited this from my great grandmother after she passed. It's very simple, with the only knobs being tone, volume, along with a tremolo with speed and depth controls.

Flanger Effects Pedals

Danelectro D-6 FAB Flange

Avg price: $23.00

Save Your Money

I'll give it two stars because it's interesting- but not because it's good. This does not sound anything like a flanger, no matter how it's dialed in. You're better off with one of the Joyo Flangers.

Chorus Effects Pedals

Bang for the Buck

Found this in my dad's collection and started using this when I first began playing guitar. I still come back to it. Not a bad chorus by any means, definitely one of the better Danelectro pedals.

Overdrive Effects Pedals

Danelectro DO-1 Daddy O

Avg price: $39.99

There's a Reason Some Pros Use it

Got a modded Daddy-O for $20, as opposed to a non-modded one for the same price. The mod done to it sounds as though its a heavier clip. About twice the amount of fuzz as a stock Daddy-O. Great for riffing.

Distortion Effects Pedals

Fun for Metal

My friend gave me a Guitar Center gift card when I was starting to play guitar and this was all I could get with my $25, pedal wise. 12 year old me thought it was cool. Current me thinks it sounds terrible. Harsh distortion that's best kept off the board. It possesses a sound only a mother could love, as long as she's deaf.

Volume Effects Pedals

There are Better Options

Might be that it's just touchy, but I don't enjoy it much. If the pedal is at half, the guitar isn't heard at all through the amp. At full power, it's screaming. This is with the amp volume at 12 O'clock. Might need some work done, but I'm not impressed.

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Ibanez AF75

Avg price: $471.28

Decent Budget Hollowbody

The headstock snapped two weeks after I got it, and it didn't even fall. Bad luck? It's a good hollowbody for people who don't yet own one. Looks definitely outweigh the functionality, as I find this one nowhere near as nice sounding or playing as my Riviera or Es-330. There is a decent amount of bass though, with as thick as the body is.

Multi Effects Pedals

It's okay...

Bought it used for $20 when I was first starting out. Not the most user friendly for a 13-year-old. Never could get any really good sounds out of it, just a lot of okay so-so sounds. Wish I would've kept it for some My Bloody Valentine reverbs.

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About this setup

This gear photo by blondguru features 10 pieces of gear, including DOD FX69 Grunge, Boss MT-2 Metal Zone, and Gibson GA-18 Explorer 1x10 Combo Amp. The setup spans Amplifiers, Guitars, and Effects Pedals, with a wide range of price points. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Rock, Metal, and Electronic scenes.

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