Metal boost for Mesa Roadster

[Lol77]

Hello.
I am a new owner of mesa boogie dual rectifier roadster head
Head is awesome, but metal palm mutes are... soft, unconcrete... just ugly :mrgreen:

I want any boost, but I dont know which... Ts9? maxon 808? Or? Which is the best for metal tones with recto head?
What is used for "kick" dual rectos in studios?

Thx rectomaniacs 8)

 

[TREC]

I use a Maxon od 808 and I find that it works really well, helps to tighen up the sound. You always just try a few and see what you think.

Good luck

 

[RonZombie]

Dude try a cheap Arion Tubulator.
I have tried a Keeley TS9 a modded SD-1 and a few others.
For the $15.00 the Tubulator sounds amazing.
The Tubulator is a TS9 clone.

 

[Tekneek]

I just got a Maxon OD808 for my RK 2 and it definitely sounds better on CH 4 (i.e. for a metal sound). I put the Level at 7-9 o'clock, the Balance at 5 (maxed), and the Tone at 7 (all the way down). It made it sound less muddy, palm mutes were tighter, and you can kick the gain up a notch with the Level control, which also makes pinch harmonics/etc. easier. I recommend it -- and if you don't like the pedal you can always sell it on eBay for almost what you paid for it!

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

There are two pedals that work GREAT with the Roadster IMO...each gives a completely different sound.

-Maxon OD808....crunchier in the mids...sharper and more abrasive.

-T-Rex Batio Overdrive...this one if a much cleaner boost...it doesn't put the typical tubescreamer midboost in there, but tightens and compresses without alter the tone. Bigger in the lows and smoother in the mids and treble. I prefer this one, but it's a different tone.

eric

 

[droptrd]

the 808 or the TS9. Whatever one you can find the best deal on. The TS9DX works great too and can be found at a steal.

 

[halfdriven]

if you do not want that overly compressed Killswitch tone use a Seymour Duncan pickup booster, it will add up to 32 Dbs of clean gain. really fattens up your sound. Super Beefy. The guitar player for Bane/Only Crime uses one if you wanna hear it.

 

[endless_mike03]

Pat O'Brien from Cannibal Corpse (as well as myself) uses a Boss Metal Zone as a boost. I'd borrowed one off a buddy a long time ago, and when I decided to boost my amp, I didn't have enough $$ to buy an actual overdrive or clean boost, so I figured, what the hell, and tried it. Personally, I'm pleased with the outcome. I know a lot of people don't really like the Metal Zone, but they do double as a surprisingly good boost, IMHO.