What distortion/overdrive pedal with Electribes?

[robosardine]

Have been having a great time trying out my newly arrived Digitech DF7 and the Boss OS2. And the winner is ............................... The Boss. So out goes the Digitech and next. mmm.. I quite fancy testing out a Tube Screamer- isn't ebay just great?- you don't even have to leave the house! I had a WMD Geiger Counter- for me they are not too compatible with the Electribes. Now this biscuit thing has caught my attention though. I'll be paying some close attention to that. Anyone used one!

[neotechtonics]

I've heard only good things about the biscuit, never used one tho. will have to research whether the cost of it is justified, seems steep. In the meantime I'm waiting on a quote for a bunch of pedals. was playing with my Kaossilator pro last night.. passing it thru Boss MT-2 metal zone distortion and CH-1 super chorus... makes the cheesy sounds alot less cheesy.

[robosardine]

The biscuit does indeed sound great- it is expensive for a new one- even dearer than a Frostwave Sonic Alienator. You could buy a whole bag of effects for that price. I might wait for a drop on that one. At the opposite end of the price spectrum- Has anyone tried a wah-wah pedal?

[neotechtonics]

I've used the Wah wah pedal on my POD XT Live. But it doesn't really lend itself to my sound so I don't find much use for it. You could probably get a similar sound with creative use of filter and/or LFO.

[kvnvk]

had a Frostwave Sonic Alienator for awhile a few years ago and never really found all that much use for it, couldn't see the biscuit being substantially different, though it has been a while since I had a look at it. as far as decimator/bit crusher effects I have a preference for the Alesis Bitrman, and they do occasionally go for less than the usual $200-250 on ebay.

[thehighesttree]

It's not bitcrushing, but I'd argue the right pair of tubes can mostly negate the need for external distortion/compression. It's certainly worth dropping the $40 on them if for nothing but improved overall tone and "punch" to your sound.

[ProfessorNick]

Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff sounds great with drums. Mine is modified and resembles the Little Big Muff Tone Wicker. I don't have any demos of it used with the ESX but I have a demo of it processing drums from my computer here...

http://carillonaudio.wordpress.com/2012 ... iy-pedals/

[Andrew Greaves]

I use a RAT distortion pedal. Unlike most fuzz type things, the Rat doesn't filter out too much of the original frequency range, making it ideal as a keyboard effect.

Recently worked on a project with around 15 other keyboardists, where distortion was required. Nearly all of us turned up with a RAT. Guess we all did the same research.

[Andrew Greaves]

For drums sounds, I go for a little reverb (but go lightly on bass drum sounds). Filter sweeps a nice, can be through a pedal but better still through a synth audio In. I also like a little slow phasing for that German electronic sound.

For synth sounds, I recommend the RAT distortion pedal. A great unit for non-guitar players, as it won't destroy too much of the original frequency range, compared to most units.

[robosardine]

Hi- yes I had a shot of a RAT from a guitarist & liked it- well worth a try! I decided however to invest in a Sonic Alienator- they really are the business-for me anyway. It's like an instrument itself- it can make the blandest of synths sound interesting or it can inject otherwise dull patterns back with a new lease of life