Cool grungy\ratty\shoegazey distortion pedal? :3

univalve · Post by **univalve** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:33 am

DarkAxel · Post by **DarkAxel** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:56 am

late to the party, but Elements

i feel it seriously ended my search for a distortion pedal, sounds great hi or low gain, with guitar or bass, I play a jazzmaster and it sounds absolutely amazing with SC - just the way i wanted it, snappy twangy attack if you want with super-tight chugga-chugga palmmuting when you dig in

it's fucking heavy even with just single coils... the price is totally worth it!

Dramatis Persona · Post by **Dramatis Persona** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:57 am

Ok, The elements seems the right choice, but, can I obtain a good RAT sound with the elements? Is it good for shoegazing? Can it cut thru mix?

Ancient Astronaught · Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:37 am

Yes, most definitely, and without a doubt.

Dramatis Persona · Post by **Dramatis Persona** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:09 am

Cool

theavondon · Post by **theavondon** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:39 pm

Dramatis Persona wrote:Ok, The elements seems the right choice, but, can I obtain a good RAT sound with the elements? Is it good for shoegazing? Can it cut thru mix?

Ha. Ha! Oh my. Ooooohhh boy. Ha.

Absolutely.

Dramatis Persona · Post by **Dramatis Persona** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:27 pm

Maybe I can be a bit "a rebours", but for what I've heard I prefer the Iron Horse than the Elements :facepalm:

oldangelmidnight · Post by **oldangelmidnight** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:24 pm

If you decide that the Elements is too metal for you, consider the Way Huge Fat Sandwich. You can get them second-hand for cheap and they sound great. Dirty and grungy in the best ways. Much clearer and more dynamic than a muff. Super tweakable.

Dramatis Persona · Post by **Dramatis Persona** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:16 am

The problem is that I'm searching for something simpler than the elements, three knobs are enough for me, clipping switch is a good option. Slowly I'm prefering dirt pedals with less controls, I'm becoming a plug n play guy. Elements seems too perfect for me,I'm searching for something more grungy and that dorsn't clean up with the volume pot! Something like an old school RAT, but with a better EQ and less trebly!

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:27 am

some of my distortion demos... just got in a greenhouse no brainer on a trade so clip will be up soon.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1YUqZU_PHo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NFeCEknK64[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMflxa_EWZo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lKlhE4yhI8[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjxmNclCaBY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlb22N8NnA8[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaL-U2Ulyak[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Na7GxlMKo[/youtube]

goroth · Post by **goroth** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:27 am

Dramatis Persona wrote:The problem is that I'm searching for something simpler than the elements, three knobs are enough for me, clipping switch is a good option. Slowly I'm prefering dirt pedals with less controls, I'm becoming a plug n play guy. Elements seems too perfect for me,I'm searching for something more grungy and that dorsn't clean up with the volume pot! Something like an old school RAT, but with a better EQ and less trebly!

Elements really is easy to dial in. Don't worry about it. All knobs at 12 (except mix at 100%) and all switches up will sound good. All knobs maxed sounds good. It's an easy pedal to work with.

DarkAxel · Post by **DarkAxel** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:00 am

Yeah, i also used to think it's a lot until i found my sound five minutes after i unpacked it

But if you¨re looking for a Rat-ish sound, I'd say it's a bit different... I actually had a Rat before the Elements, it was a You Dirty with all the bells and whistles... Rats sound more "closed" sounding, it's totally in the clipping, it sounds more tight in some sense (not in the metal sense), it's way more garage sounding to my years

it sounds like 90's

Dramatis Persona · Post by **Dramatis Persona** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:45 am

DarkAxel wrote:it sounds like 90's

Exactly! This is what I need!
Maybe a good Rat clone like rat tail or R.O.U.S? The black plague suounds very grungy, but it's out of stock :cry:

theactionindex · Post by **theactionindex** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:11 pm

Confession: I was too lazy to read anything but the thread title and first post.

With that out of the way, Empress has their new 'Heavy' pedal, which may be worth a look if you're interested in the HIGH GAIN TOANZ.

Dramatis Persona · Post by **Dramatis Persona** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:41 pm

It's an endless distorion pedal downward spiral! :facepalm:

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