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Help me buy a distortion/overdrive for the heavyz

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Helloo friends. Right now I have a tele with high output p90s and a fender twin reverb with some nice speakers that retain clarity and low-end. The fender has a a non-linear transformer, meaning that it has almost no break up even at dangerous volumes, which makes it GREAT for pedals.

My dirt section consists of BAT Pharoh, timmy, and a DLS (thinking of replacing it with a WIIO). I can get some really heavy sounds, but I'm looking to find a more saturated/gritty yet articulate tone a la cursed, converge, unsane. I.e. I need to be able to palm mute too but not in a 80's metal way.

Any recommendations, either as a stand alone or something that would stack well with what I have? Right now i'm interested in the BAT black forest, a D*A*M sonic titan clone, catalinbread SCOD (maybe too mcuh gain?), and even a EQD monarch.
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I'm sure I won't be the only person to say it, but a Dr Scientist Elements sounds like it'd fit both your needs and current setup quite perfectly!

I actually tried a Fender Twin today.. Ear-splittingly loud (not a bad thing if that's what you're after!), you're not wrong about the lack of break-up 'til crazy volumes. :)
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Creepy fingers doomidrive, heavy as fuck, articulate as fuck, even hits fuzz territory

But the elements is another great suggestion
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I really think you should try out a monarch if you have a chance to, I really liked it for those types of tones.
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Elements all the way!!!!!!
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http://www.fuzzrociouspedals.com/
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^That works too.
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Rat!
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Thanks for the replies everyone! Awesome suggestions and pedals I haven't even thought of. I think I may have to go on a pedal buying splurge and sell the ones I don't like. NDominy sent me his OCD clone as a trade, I completely forgot about that and it came in today. Not a fan of how it sounds alone, but stacked with the DLS it sounds HEAVY AS FUCK. Total mastodon city'. :rock:

SO many rats (clones and otherwise) to choose from :(. I was hoping to sort of avoid the rat, to try something with a different flavour (i.e. not too marshally). Maybe i'm wrong, but the OCD/DLS combo sort of covers a similar ground?

Anyways, keep on coming with the suggestions :D
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DAM Sonic Titan

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Avoid the SCOD. Cool pedal on it's own but quite bright, not very versatile and does not seem to play well with others...
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You want an elements. It covers every ground, plays well with everythings, and it looks cool.

The only downside is you can only use one t0an at a time.
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Sonic Titan sounds good for your uses.

That is, only because you don't want a Rat.

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