Guitar Gear Forum

SUF is good stuff. Red Menace was one I wanted but I think my Bucket of Blood covers that. Should still be an awesome pedal.

Boosted Metal Zones make me think of Crowbar. Not a bad thing.

I don’t find the Distortion overly bright or trebly. I’ve got one in an 83 Charvel with an alder body, maple neck and rosewood board. It’s throaty, has a solid low end (thicker than an EMG 81 but tighter than a JB) and a clear but not shrill top end. I’ve never tuned that guitar lower than D but for...

Love the cigarette burn LP Custom.

Yeah I have a 2019 I got “used” from the Music Zoo that I love. Did some pickup swaps and made it SSH and it’s amazing. Probably my most versatile shredder. And a great player to boot.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars ... 0000002000

They’re doing another one today.

Probably why I hated most of the guitars was that I had them with Rectos which really accentuated the low end and low mids in a not so great way. But at the same time, I loved the Duncan Distortion with anything. Especially my Charvel with an early 80s DDJ. I’ve had four different guitars with disto...

Look for a used Fuchs Mantis 89. I borrowed a friends 20 watter and it was great.

That is awesome information. I didn’t realize these were Metal Zone derivatives but, as you said, given how many TS variations there already are it’s not surprising that another circuit got used and reworked and rebadged.

Oh yah maybe it was the metal x, either way like you said they are cheap fun that can sound plenty decent and unique through a good rig, I have a bunch of old distortion pedals laying around, gonna be snowed in here tomorrow, think I’ll bust them out Well what I meant was the Metal X and Grunge and...