Some Distortion

Ever listend to metal? 

If so, you surely are familiar with it's sound.. heavy distortion..

there are some ways to produce a sound.. one way is to overdrive your amplifier by setting all the volume to it's maximum.. it will result in some warm distortion used mostly in hard rock music.. 

big disadvantage, you'll have to play on maximum... well makes practicing in the night a bad habit..

and maybe it's not enough distortion for your taste..

so there are some circurits which solve these problems.. since i'm graduating soon as an electrical engineer i could explain it to you.. :P

basicly, you take a diode to produce hard clipping by rectifing.. or overdrive an OP-Amp 

so you'll have a maximum distortion at a low volume.. and this kind of sound is harsh, cold brutal.. just right for metal.. there are many characteristics for a distortion, with some EQ and circuit design there are so many ways

back in my beginning days, i already knew i'll need a maximum of distrotion.. it's also a question of money.. there are super high-end amplifiers with the best distortion.. but they are about 2000-3000€

so an other way, buying effect-pedals.. those sweet little boxes you'll see on stage in front of nearly every guitarist..

it isn't the same like a blasting amp but it's the closets you'll get without that much money.. 

since there are many many fabricats, you have to test.. there is no pedal for everything.. 

my choice since i've got a guitar is the Metal-Zone MT-2 from Boss.. well boss has an outstanding quality and also fair prices.. and this pedal is quite everything i want.. just play a little with the settings and you'll always find a matching sound!

Well even that one won't replace an real amp.. but it's still the best, in my opinion and for my use, distortion pedal you'll find.. over years yet

i got mine in 2003, and over 9 years of heavy use (heavy metal - heavy use haha) there weren't any problems.. i never had to repair it.. and you can imagine, stomping on such sweet little thing with combat boots isn't for every device.. so, good job Boss, i fucking love you for this one!

i'll present some other pedals sooner or later.. but the first one is always for your loved ones!