You’ve got the pointy guitar, high-gain amp, skinny jeans, long hair, and maybe even some tribal tattoos. Now it’s time to complete the setup and get your pedalboard sorted!
Whether you’re into early Sabbath, high-octane ‘80s “hair” metal, ‘Big Four’ thrash, or modern djent — we believe that there are a few staple guitar pedals that all metal guitarists should own. From tone-tightening Tube Screamer overdrives to heavenly-sounding chorus pedals and lead-thickening delays, we‘ve provided you with our best metal guitar pedalboard recommendations that will take your rig to a new level!
Before we get started though, make sure to check out our extensive range of pedalboards and pedal power supplies — if you don’t own either of these already! And if you’re a complete stompbox novice, you might even want to read our ‘How To Set Up Your First Pedalboard’ too.
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First things first. If you’re not using an amplifier that can achieve high-gain sounds, then you’ll need a dedicated distortion or preamp pedal that can transform it into a fire-breather! And luckily for you, there are loads of options available out there. But what are the differences between distortion pedals and preamp pedals?
Distortion stompboxes are quite straightforward. They’re designed to be plugged into the main input of your amplifier and engaged over a clean tone — adding tonnes of gain to your signal. Most distortion pedals also have fairly simple controls, often sporting ‘Level’, ‘Drive/Distortion’ and ‘Tone’ knobs.
Preamp pedals, on the other hand, are a little bit more sophisticated. These are designed to emulate the preamp stage of a guitar amp, which is where almost all of an amplifier’s gain, EQ characteristics and, ultimately, “tone” come from. Preamp pedals therefore boast the controls you’d find on most guitar amplifiers; including EQ knobs (like ‘Treble’, ‘Middle’ and ‘Bass’) that allow you to precisely adjust their sounds. Preamp pedals can be plugged into the front-end of your amp, but often work better in the effects loop as they can essentially bypass and replace your amp’s existing preamp stage — yielding a richer and more organic tone.
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So, you’ve sorted out your distorted tone. What’s next? You need to tighten it with a Tube Screamer pedal! The legendary Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive is synonymous with metal guitarists. Introduced in the late ‘70s, this classic low-to-medium gain circuit is used in a fairly unconventional manner by metalheads — who plug the pedal into the front-end of their amps in order to enhance and add focus to an already distorted sound (this also works if you place a Tube Screamer in front of a distortion/preamp pedal). But how does the Ibanez Tube Screamer achieve this effect?
The famously “mean and green” Tube Screamer possesses unique EQ characteristics; shelving flabby low-end and boosting mid-range to increase clarity. Because of these qualities, Tube Screamer pedals interact incredibly well with distorted high-gain guitar amplifiers and also help to produce extra saturation by adding a touch more gain. Most metal players will typically set a Tube Screamer’s ‘Drive’ knob low, and use the ‘Volume’ control to adjust the gain to taste — with ‘Tone’ acting like a presence control.
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Ibanez build lots of different Tube Screamer overdrive pedals, but there are loads of pedal companies out there that have cloned the circuit and offer tweaked versions of it — from affordable to high-end. Trust us, a Tube Screamer style overdrive pedal is a must for a metal guitar pedalboard!
Colin from CSGuitars explains how to use a Tube Screamer in his video below. He includes audio examples that show how the pedal’s unique EQ characteristics enhance all of the right frequencies of a guitar’s signal:
How To Use Overdrive: Ibanez Tube Screamer Buy Ibanez Tube Screamer: US - https://imp.i114863.net/Bgqgq EU - https://www.thomann.de/intl/ibanez_ts9_tube_screamer.htm?offid=1&affid=367 Using an Overdrive pedal, like the Ibanez Tube Screamer, can help bring magic to an average guitar sound, but only if you know how to use one. If you've been struggling to get a good sound from your screamer, this video is for you. Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What's The Difference?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj53Q-pisbw&t=1s Appendix - Misconceptions of Tube Screamers: https://youtu.be/A27HCIwYpFw #ibanez #tubescreamer #ts9 *Description contains affiliate links. Purchasing using one of these links will generate a small commission for CSGuitars at no additional cost to you.* More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: https://www.patreon.com/csguitars Join CSGuitars Discord - https://discord.gg/d7b6MY8 Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - https://www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - http://www.csguitars.co.uk Contact - colin@csguitars.co.uk Affiliate Links: Thomann - https://www.thomann.de/gb/index.html?offid=1&affid=367 Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/2mGGg CSGuitars uses: LEWITT Microphones - https://www.lewitt-audio.com/ Hoffnine Cabinets - http://www.hoffnine.co.uk/ Hosa Cables - https://hosatech.com/ Dragon's Heart Guitar Picks - http://www.dragonsheartguitarpicks.com/ Title graphics and logo by: http://www.studiosmithdesign.co.uk/ Join the discussion at: Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/csguitars Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/csguitars/ Twitter -http://www.twitter.com/CSG_Scotland Music available at: Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HUdXgV iTunes: https://apple.co/2JvpCjp Google Play: https://bit.ly/2KgSzkl Or stream on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2HuYPTP https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YRh8caoMKCE/default.jpg PT5M29S 2017-10-17T19:13:40Z
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With all of that gain going on, you might experience some unwanted noise and feedback. Not to worry though, as there are many companies out there that make noise gate pedals! These ingenious devices are designed to drastically reduce audible hum and hiss coming from your rig. While they can’t cure the cause of the buzzing or interference, they can help to mask it very effectively!
So, how does a guitar noise gate pedal work? It’s actually a lot simpler than you might think. A noise gate works by “opening” and letting sound through when your guitar/amp signal goes above a certain threshold (which you can manually set on most noise gate pedals). It then “closes” to eradicate the hiss when its level falls below that threshold.
Regarding where to put a noise gate in your signal chain, it should go after your gain stompboxes. In essence, you want to place noise gate pedals wherever the noise is! So it’s therefore most conventional to have a noise gate at the end of your signal chain. That was all a very basic explanation, so make sure to read our Ultimate Guide to Noise Gate Pedals if you want to learn more about this essential device for your metal guitar pedalboard!
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Ultimate Guide to Noise Gate Pedals Read Sam's 'Ultimate Guide to Noise Gate Pedals' here: https://goo.gl/CwHxtb Interested in other Andertons YouTube channels? Click on one of these links to find out more… Andertons Guitar & Bass YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/wRsx1P Andertons Drummers YouTube
Ibanez build lots of different Tube Screamer overdrive pedals, but there are loads of pedal companies out there that have cloned the circuit and offer tweaked versions of it — from affordable to high-end. Trust us, a Tube Screamer style overdrive pedal is a must for a metal guitar pedalboard!
Colin from CSGuitars explains how to use a Tube Screamer in his video below. He includes audio examples that show how the pedal’s unique EQ characteristics enhance all of the right frequencies of a guitar’s signal:
How To Use Overdrive: Ibanez Tube Screamer Buy Ibanez Tube Screamer: US - https://imp.i114863.net/Bgqgq EU - https://www.thomann.de/intl/ibanez_ts9_tube_screamer.htm?offid=1&affid=367 Using an Overdrive pedal, like the Ibanez Tube Screamer, can help bring magic to an average guitar sound, but only if you know how to use one. If you've been struggling to get a good sound from your screamer, this video is for you. Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What's The Difference?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj53Q-pisbw&t=1s Appendix - Misconceptions of Tube Screamers: https://youtu.be/A27HCIwYpFw #ibanez #tubescreamer #ts9 *Description contains affiliate links. Purchasing using one of these links will generate a small commission for CSGuitars at no additional cost to you.* More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: https://www.patreon.com/csguitars Join CSGuitars Discord - https://discord.gg/d7b6MY8 Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - https://www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - http://www.csguitars.co.uk Contact - colin@csguitars.co.uk Affiliate Links: Thomann - https://www.thomann.de/gb/index.html?offid=1&affid=367 Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/2mGGg CSGuitars uses: LEWITT Microphones - https://www.lewitt-audio.com/ Hoffnine Cabinets - http://www.hoffnine.co.uk/ Hosa Cables - https://hosatech.com/ Dragon's Heart Guitar Picks - http://www.dragonsheartguitarpicks.com/ Title graphics and logo by: http://www.studiosmithdesign.co.uk/ Join the discussion at: Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/csguitars Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/csguitars/ Twitter -http://www.twitter.com/CSG_Scotland Music available at: Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HUdXgV iTunes: https://apple.co/2JvpCjp Google Play: https://bit.ly/2KgSzkl Or stream on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2HuYPTP https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YRh8caoMKCE/default.jpg PT5M29S 2017-10-17T19:13:40Z
A Beginners Guide To Pedalboards Pt. 1: Choosing Your Pedals — Earthquaker Devices
With all of that gain going on, you might experience some unwanted noise and feedback. Not to worry though, as there are many companies out there that make noise gate pedals! These ingenious devices are designed to drastically reduce audible hum and hiss coming from your rig. While they can’t cure the cause of the buzzing or interference, they can help to mask it very effectively!
So, how does a guitar noise gate pedal work? It’s actually a lot simpler than you might think. A noise gate works by “opening” and letting sound through when your guitar/amp signal goes above a certain threshold (which you can manually set on most noise gate pedals). It then “closes” to eradicate the hiss when its level falls below that threshold.
Regarding where to put a noise gate in your signal chain, it should go after your gain stompboxes. In essence, you want to place noise gate pedals wherever the noise is! So it’s therefore most conventional to have a noise gate at the end of your signal chain. That was all a very basic explanation, so make sure to read our Ultimate Guide to Noise Gate Pedals if you want to learn more about this essential device for your metal guitar pedalboard!
Order Of Operation: A Guide To Bass Effects Signal Chain
Ultimate Guide to Noise Gate Pedals Read Sam's 'Ultimate Guide to Noise Gate Pedals' here: https://goo.gl/CwHxtb Interested in other Andertons YouTube channels? Click on one of these links to find out more… Andertons Guitar & Bass YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/wRsx1P Andertons Drummers YouTube
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