Cool grungy\ratty\shoegazey distortion pedal? :3

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Ancient Astronaught wrote:For hi-gain nothing beats the Elements, hands down best distortion pedal (non-tube) I've ever used. Also I never felt it got "fuzzy" just huge tight and crunchy.

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If everyone loves the elements, this only means that the elements is an hipster pedal :D
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I've loved my elements with every amp and guitar I've tried it with....from a semi-hollow with humbuckers to a solidbody with single coils. It's SO GOOD!!
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Something about the Iron Horse?
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I loved my Elements. I am currently loving my Iron Horse.
Bone that petty "hipster" labeling.
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foomanfat wrote:I loved my Elements. I am currently loving my Iron Horse.
Bone that petty "hipster" labeling.


Can you tell me something about the iron horse?

The nature elements reminds me dawson's creek

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Hah.
Mad burly. Truth that the Iron Horse gain knob isn't super varied. The changes are subtle.
The big differences are in the Mode switch.
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I tried the Iron Horse awhile back, pretty cool modded RAT. It was the Earthbound Audio Iron Pig that I ended up with tho, like every RAT version in one pedal, rules! :rock:

That said, the Elements covers most any RAT tone I could ever want regardless of the fact that it's def no RAT.


foomanfat wrote:Bone that petty "hipster" labeling.

This.

Who gives a shit about all that. Oh yea, TGP, that's who. ;)
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Holy Schnikes wrote:That said, the Elements covers most any RAT tone I could ever want regardless of the fact that it's def no RAT.


I completely agree. I had a vfe alpha dog (rat with more controls and selectable diodes), and I dumped that thing immediately after trying an elements. The elements has much better eq controls, and it doesn't cut your lows like rats do
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I think I ended up losing the Elements because my brain can't handle having so many options.
There's soooooooo many sounds in that thing.
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foomanfat wrote:I think I ended up losing the Elements because my brain can't handle having so many options.
There's soooooooo many sounds in that thing.

i LOVE your old elements. it's such a pleasure. OP should just buy an elements and drink the kool aid. delicious distortion kool aid.
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I had the Elements for a short while (borrowed), great pedal and build/features.

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Ok! Elements will be my choice! :!!!:
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