Question to owners of a Mountainking Megalith

[ishtar2020]

Hi everybody

I'm currently on the search for the ultimate pedal when it comes to wall of sound, thick fuzzes with crazy sustain and lots of lows, and I'm finally
considering a Mountainking Megalith. The thing is, I'm not a metal player and the constant warnings I read about its
ULTRA-HEAVY-FACE-MELTING-DOOM-BLAST character are starting to put me off a little (specially considering its price).

All youtube demos showcase a very specific way of playing and really no other . So I'd like to ask you happy owners of the pedal some specific questions
about its versatility:

1. Do you see the pedal in a context other than metal, or is it too genre specific?
2. Is it possible to play at least two strings at the same time without everything turning into a mush?

Thank you guys

[MaxMaps]

Hi everybody

I'm currently on the search for the ultimate pedal when it comes to wall of sound, thick fuzzes with crazy sustain and lots of lows, and I'm finally
considering a Mountainking Megalith. The thing is, I'm not a metal player and the constant warnings I read about its
ULTRA-HEAVY-FACE-MELTING-DOOM-BLAST character are starting to put me off a little (specially considering its price).

All youtube demos showcase a very specific way of playing and really no other . So I'd like to ask you happy owners of the pedal some specific questions
about its versatility:

1. Do you see the pedal in a context other than metal, or is it too genre specific?
2. Is it possible to play at least two strings at the same time without everything turning into a mush?

Thank you guys

One thing I learned after flipping/trading well over 100 pedals is that you will never know how one sound is going to work for you until you have it in your hands and give it through its pacing.

The megalith does heavy and that''s about it. Having owned one it's purpose in life is to fuck and crush notes.

You might be better served looking at Fuzzhugger. Talk to Tom Dalton the dude can give you what your looking for in a custom Algal Bloom.

[sonidero]

Yeah I was gonna say that or maybe a Great Wall, there is a new one out...

[penusanis]

i just got a megalith and had similar concern - i never tune down past e flat and was hoping this would supplement low end well. IT DOES! sounds great with chords. totally recommended, and i don't play metal.

[Ancient Astronaught]

You might be better served looking at Fuzzhugger. Talk to Tom Dalton the dude can give you what your looking for in a custom Algal Bloom.

Gotta agree here. One of my fav live tone I've ever heard was an algal bloom into a peavey butcher, thick n tasty but cleaned up nicely.

[ishtar2020]

Hey!

In fact the great wall is the other pedal I am considering. I am familiar with the V1 version of the pedal and it's true it sounds
amazing, but it had that volume drop when the tone control was active, which I understand has been corrected by now.

I see some diversity of opinions when it comes to the Megalith. This is one hard choice! I'm basically a rhythm player on a two guitar band and play mostly
two strings at a time, so I'm not really that interested on a pedal that "cleans well" like an OD (i already have one and them some). I want a thick distorted sound with strong low response to provide a foundation, but I'd like to know it's articulate enough to play anything other than fifths and single notes.

[MaxMaps]

Hey!

In fact the great wall is the other pedal I am considering. I am familiar with the V1 version of the pedal and it's true it sounds
amazing, but it had that volume drop when the tone control was active, which I understand has been corrected by now.

I see some diversity of opinions when it comes to the Megalith. This is one hard choice! I'm basically a rhythm player on a two guitar band and play mostly
two strings at a time, so I'm not really that interested on a pedal that "cleans well" like an OD (i already have one and them some). I want a thick distorted sound with strong low response to provide a foundation, but I'd like to know it's articulate enough to play anything other than fifths and single notes.

Again I owned a megalith for a long time, and compared to the Algal Bloom the Bloom has way more options to dial in the tone your looking for. Megalith just eats shit and you work around that sound. I miss both.

[MEC]

http://youthministry.bandcamp.com/

This whole recording was single coil power chords in "E" standard into a Megalith into a RRR into a clean amp.
It's still heavy but I wouldn't call it a metal sound at all.

[excane]

You can get quite a lot of sounds out of it, more than just "metal"

Yes, it excels at heavy and crushing but a large part also depends on the gear you use with it.
Different PU's and preamps (if you're using active basses) make a HUUGE difference in how the pedal responds.

I will say that trying to play very fast staccato picking can get muddy as it doesn't react the same way as a high gain distortion.

[futuresailors]

I just happen to have both (for sale even)
I loved the mega for a big ol fuck all wall of sound.
You can tame it a little, but it's still like "lol, signal...nomnomnom."
You don't have to play metal, but you're kinda limited to like shoegaze as the other end of the spectrum.
Great Wall is definitely more versatile, though not quite as massive.

But lab ratchet.
You want a lab ratchet.

[Wes Mantooth]

I didn't find the Megalith to be very clear with chords compared to my Eau Claire Thunder or Great Wall. It was ok and has the best thick saturation of any fuzz but with chords or faster playing, it wasn't as tight or clear as I needed it to be.

If I didn't need money so bad I totally would have kept my Lith, one of the dopest fuzzes I've ever played

[whiskey_face]

when I had one it was best used to slaughter speakers and eardrums. I tried to use it as a lighter fuzz or even to smash into other fuzzes and it just didnt ever co operate. its a 1 1/2 trick pony, but god does it do the trick when you need it.