Eight Digitech Distortion / Overdrive Pedals DEMO - Digitech Stompboxes Review Demonstration

[@TheMikeyC]

I have the Grunge pedal. One of THE BEST distortion pedals I ever owned. I hope I don't get jinxed and it goes out. Got this pedal from a friend who passed away, it sounds amazing but sounded really awesome when he played it. Then again he was way better than I ever could be. Love this pedal and my buddy playing some hot roddin' tunes up in heaven!

[@frankscassi4960]

I used to spend my days in 2005/2006 listening to all these demos on their website, I still remember many of the riffs played. Before youtube's rewiews became a thing. By the way, I still spend my days watching pedal demos.

[@screaminguitar24]

Same here! It’s nostalgic to listen to these demos again.

[@frankscassi4960]

@@screaminguitar24 I stil remember many Boss demos too. Great way of wasting time, even though I have to say that every guitar player I know personally asks me about pedals when he wants to buy something, so it must have been a good waste of time hahaha

[@screaminguitar24]

@@frankscassi4960 Agreed. Yes use to watch all the boss ones too. Especially the Johnny Demarco ones

[@mattgilbert7347]

Same. I especially enjoy it when one of my inane comments from years ago is still there. I delete the really stupid ones.. Mostly

[@zerosoma33]

I remember the musicians friend 15 second demos. The chili dog octave still makes me laugh

[@williebrown4884]

I like the Hot Head most.

[@luminositymusic3810]

Willie Brown and that’s why I paid for one. It has a distorted sound and the wave should stack nicely with other pedal’s. Thx-

[@dirtydavesdirt884]

I've used a Bad Monkey for a while now. I decided to upgrade to a Tube Screamer. Went back to the Bad Monkey. Sounds more natural , as the Tube Screamer sounds more like distortion than natural overdrive.

[@GregJonson]

I remember when I was listening to these samples on the official Digitech page when I was looking for my very first distortion pedal. I settled for the Hot Head at the end. :)

[@dagmerrie]

That Hot Rod with morph at max has so much warmth and clarity at the same time, it's truely magnificent.

[@ShadovvV]

Sounds like total mud to me.

[@5150505]

Grunge and Bluse Scremin! Best!!))

[@johanramone]

One of my firest pedal for boosting to solos is the Hot Rod. Ive tryed it between the WLM organ and my Elka Leslie and it fits like a butplugg! Amazing

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

I have everyone of these because I've collected Digitech pedals for years now and the Bad Monkey, Screamin' Blues, Hot Head and Metal Master are still on my pedal board.

[@darrelbigdaddywhite]

Tone Driver!!! Come to Papa!!! I heard it across the room and new it was like popular tones from my youth so it's in shipment. Happy tone quest everyone. While I was at it on ebay I found a ibanez SM9(mid 80's 5 knob dicontinued version with "that tone" gain is like 2-200 wow) and it's on its way too.

[@rockzstarstudio]

HOT HEAD is rich tone of overdrive... i love it...

[@myblues6532]

Love all the Digitech x-series pedals. The only one I am missing is the Weapon pedal.

[@abelramirez7320]

I'm on a mission to get them all. I have the digiverb, multi chorus and hyper phase. Love all of them!

[@ZackRamsey14]

That grunge pedal sounds way more suitable for metal than grunge.

[@LiveFromTheRaw]

I agree.

[@kannonmcafee]

I also agree. It also sounded surprisingly good compared to the thin trebly weak tones of the previous pedals.

[@ryanmccracken831]

I played in a metal band and used the grunge pedal until it broke, switched to the death metal and noticed the tone just wasn't as punchy or vibrant

[@NefariousDreary]

that's what I was thinking

[@jonmontgomery5079]

i was thinking the same thing!...i was actually kinda impressed with it...id totally pass that over at a store!

[@stargazersuperconte]

Grunge pedal is the best.

[@masterofthetelecaster]

The hot head sounds really amazing. I have the tonedriver which works nice for the music I play ( QOTSA, Incubus etc.) Think the tone driver is pretty versitile and well sound8ng pedal. But still hot head sounds amazing

[@mattgilbert7347]

3:21 is a totally respectable modern metal tone. It is, however, not even close to any well-known Grunge guitar tones - maybe some early STP and Alice in Chains, but only that one setting on the pedal. The other tones explain why Cobain kept one on his board as a joke (unpowered, unplugged, unused except as a prop gag). The best of these are the Screamin Blues (BD-2 clone), Bad Monkey (Tubescreamer clone), Hot Head (DS-1 clone), and the Tone Driver. That one is, I believe, all DSP and considering when it was designed and produced, does a totally decent job, especially in DOD 250 mode. It works really well on Bass.

[@dagony7383]

Have had the metal master since it came out... My go to pedal for all genre's of rock and metal...sounds awesome on my solid state fender champ 100 watt. These demos all sound great but won't sound like they do, depends on your amp, unless you have the same one as in the demo!!

[@DVSnark]

Started out with a hand me down screamin blues and hated the sound it made, now have a bad monkey that sounds fantastic and just got the gold OD tonedriver that has it's own sound and love it too. I've seen some people say one has the sounds of the other but imo they have a different type of distortion and have their own uses - bad monkey for tube like riffs and honking blues solo, tonedriver for snarly/fuzzy 90s style lead and crunch.

[@MrJacobrezac]

I love that this guy didn’t even play the pedals, he just ripped the sound demos from digitechs site and put them together in one video.

[@MainakRoy666]

he also took screenshots of each setting lol

[@craighalvorson77]

I love that you cared enough to comment on that. Just teasing. I hope the one posting this did so by the rules. Or somebody might send out the flying bad monkeys!

[@damienbaits]

The Grunge sounds the best...Thanks i just ordered one!

[@reebty2]

The Hot Head is my favourite distortion pedal. It's like a way better DS-1 and incredibly versatile - one of the few distortion pedals I've played that doesn't sound like weak bullshit with the gain knob turned less than halfway (actually, the DS-1 & 2 sound that way to me with the knob less than all the way). On the contrary you can some great Kinks/Rolling Stones old school sounds.

[@rodrigobelinchon2982]

and how do you use it , I just got one and sounds nothing like this video

[@kannonmcafee]

Hot Head surprised me and got into metal territory, but the Grunge was even better for metal.

[@KonijnJumpstyle]

Screamin' blues is really great indeed. Not just for Blues.

[@sweetvelvetjamz]

I have Digitech pedals on my pedalboard and use them on my channel because I love them. In the 2010's I was made fun of for having 'em. Still got 'em. take that, bullies.

[@shirtsguitar]

I have the Screamin' Blues. It's great, it helps me get what I want. But that tone driver sounds so good !

[@sacrilegion]

GRUNGE - Winner!!

[@NoLightOnlyHope]

I bought the Grunge pedal many years a go when it was made by DOD. Then digitech took over and it went, well, digital. I now have this version. Its an amazingly versatile pedal and has to be heard through an amp not just a youtube video which doesnt do any of these pedals justice. Recently, I considered the death metal pedal but went with a TC Electronics 'Eyemaster'. Another underappreciated pedal and costs nothing compared to Digitech and Boss. Eyemaster is a brutal pedal designed to sound like Swedish death metal, and it does. Its insanely overidden and has masses of in-ya-face attitude. All for under £30! Anyhow, keep rockin' 🤘😉🤘

[@-jank-willson]

so the digitech grunge is digital, but the older DOD version is analogue?

[@Armageddon-yt3so]

ah this takes me back lol. when I first started playing years ago I got the Death Metal and Metal Master pedals. I remember liking the Metal Master more. haven't played for several years tho

[@davidgotteri]

The Death Metal sounds great for Black Sabbathy stuff and the Grunge sounds ironically like 80s metal in a box.

[@TomPark1986]

Death metal sounded like shopping bags in the wind hahaha

[@vanv2494]

LOL

[@bhaveshpawaskar5407]

I can't stop laughing!!!!!

[@ambroseburnside5764]

😂😂😂😂

[@mugginsdot]

Grunge may be one of the "Swiss army knife" distortion boxes out there!

[@jessemellinger522]

Really liked the Hot Rod on the second to last setting and the grunge peddle.

[@jimijack100]

There is a stereo effect on the audio. Pan to the right channel to hear what the pedal would actually sound like. I wonder if they used the normal output, mixer output or both.

[@ParagonMitchell]

I use the grunge for metal. it's perfect.

[@raydeen2k]

Me likely Bad Monkey and Hot Head, especially Hot Head. It's got that good old 70's 'Stadium Rock' sound.

[@matchalattefortwo]

grunge close to the rectifier sound, hot head close to marshall brown sound, screamin blues almost like tweed-lowgain marshall crossover..

[@christophermurphy7113]

Screamin' Blues and Hot Rod sound great to my ears!

[@Airel17]

Would help to know what kind of amp and guitar your playing through along with a clean tone before engaging the pedal to really tell what the pedal is doing to the tone.

[@magsuns7648]

digitech great in overdrive/distortion pedal than boss

[@davidhatred1875]

If you cant decide get a couple, i have a grunge and i'm going to get a hot head ordered tomorrow. Run them both and personalise your sound more! :)

[@angelosantinopirchio]

Death Metal, Metal Master, Hot Head

[@numbersguy8737]

They're all badass, even the Death Metal is fun to toy with

[@MoiseyVelikanov]

I've had Death Metal and now have Grunge and Hot Head, they both good but for different music. May be HH even better for grunge, lol :) Also Grunge is very nice with bass.

[@gaborkafactory]

Digitech Grunge - Distortion very like

[@MRRU-uz7ej]

Grunge death metal & blues Pedals rule!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@soundattack7513]

Love chatreeo plays digitech grunge เสียงมันแสบดาดได้ใจ 🤟🤘🤘

[@Nickizang]

the best of series

[@oretokin2905]

I have metal master and death metal great pedals

[@MegaWumba]

Best way to use these is with the amp on the dirty channel with the distortion on the amp set low....then let the pedals do the rest.

[@JimijaymesProductions]

Was this using CIT doesn't sound like its infront of a tube amp way to fizzy in the high end on some of the pedals.

[@MrApplefr3nzy]

Hot Head was my favourite

[@kristianpeshev4014]

i will get the grunge guys :D and the metal master is good too.THANKS FOR THE VIDEO DUDE

[@nirvana3887]

I miss my screamin blues. I sold it about 10 years ago.

[@arvbike]

Very good and complete video! And wich pedal you like the most?

[@kilzwes]

HOT HEAD and GRUNGE are the best!!

[@pixieloco]

Okay... I'm almost sure that the Digitech Grunge it sounds like the original DOD Grunge fx69. have you any reference on this? I want to get back my DOD, but it's easier to find a digitech these days.

[@pixieloco]

alrighty, after finding the DOD Grunge Fx69 once more I can say that the digitech version is way more tamed than the original. it doesn't have that mojo. the bad monkey on the other hand kick ass.

[@genepaul2229]

The Death Metal has such a nasty "hiss" and a lot of feedback if you don't have a noise gate.

[@davidbassplanc]

Loved the hot head when I was a teenager. Do they still make these?

[@alanuribe8785]

David Winchester no but you can get used ones for under $20 bucks on reverb.com

[@emillyblox0.263]

great job ! thanks

[@Aguinaldo771]

Boa noite como faço para adiquerir um dos produtos?

[@MNoir-zb5lo]

Is it possible to play punk or grungy songs with the death metal pedel

[@fastzebrazoom4454]

I'd use grunge for speed metal =]

[@kristianpeshev4014]

Perfectly ordered by heavines!!!

[@LemmyKoopaVGA]

Sounds a lot more usable than most boss distortion pedals

[@dylannightingale6959]

Lemmy Koopa Yeah I would say Digitech is probably your best bet for cheapo distortion pedals. Most Boss distortions are horrible, except the HM-2. But even then the HM-2 was pretty horrible at what it was supposed to accomplish. It was supposed to be a Hair Metal tone and ended up being a cult classic death metal tone.

[@rodrigobelinchon2982]

BOSS is rubbish , honestly.

[@frankscassi4960]

Come on, SD-1 is a Tube Screamer and does his job perfectly. The Blues Driver is great too. DS-1 and DS-2 were huge (Nirvana, Prince, Vai, Satriani just to name a few) and many Delay and modulation pedals are cool. They're not the most extreme sounding ones on the market, but still do their job wonderfully and are built like tanks. Heavy distortion pedals, though, aren't great, I agree. @@rodrigobelinchon2982

[@TheSpoonwood]

very good demo

[@sergeysviridov5254]

My choice - tone driver, grunge and hot head. Best of x-series

[@81giorikas]

All of these are from digitech's site aren't they?

[@marvinnecris665]

are digitech pedals made of steel?

[@fedpic79]

marvinnecris665 yes they are. Metal, a little tank. I own the Monkey and the Hot Head

[@Qliphirot]

I'll take the Bad Monkey, Screamin' Blues, Hot Head and Grunge.

[@paulgrindley8192]

That grunge pedal was getting down to business

[@Phamtom020]

I'm in a dilema :C I dont know if to get the death metal one or the grunge one. I play avenged sevenfold, bullet for my valentine, three days grace, metallica... any advice?

[@tbirdpunk]

Not sure if just one pedal will cover all of those bases, especially metallica as their tone has changed a lot over the years. While I think all of these pedals are good, always think ahead of what your rig may eventually be. If you plan on always running a solid-state amp or a Fender type tube amp, then pedals like these will be good to invest in. If you plan to go digital modeling - Line 6 gives you a lot of options - even something like a Used POD 2.0 will get you all of those tones you're looking for and a whole lot more. If you plan to go tube head at some point, the Bad-Monkey is a great boost, or looking into a Pro Co Rat2 as an alternate distortion signal. If you plan to run a clean amp with pedals, I would invest in the grunge and/or hot head. Use your amps eq to get you the rest of the way there, both pedals mentioned have more than enough gain to cover anything metal related. Just remember, boost your mids - don't scoop.

[@kristianpeshev4014]

METAL MASTYER will suit you i think!I've used it and you can get a lot of sounds from it - form thrash to death metal...suits any style and sounds brutal!!!

[@blasphemer1992]

Phamtom y wayne Get the Boss Metalcore :P

[@Phamtom020]

I got an usb interface and downloaded pedal plugins for the computer. Now I have all the pedals I want for free ;)

[@yhradiumano2954]

where's the digitech lyra?

[@castlecrasherproductions6074]

4:26 THE BEST BY FAR

[@pedroolmos3685]

You can like or dislike them but Digitech is quality stuff

[@nazmulshihab7613]

Metal Master?

[@stoyanborisov3858]

Awful

[@DarkShark147]

which one should i get if i want a a grunge (the grunge pedal i think sounds kinda more metal) or 90's alternative rock sound from bands like nirvana the foo fighters pearl jam etc.

[@Nightingale1887]

Big Muff Pi all the way. The grunge has too much gain. A BMP will cover a lot of ground. Listen to Bush - Machinehead. It's a muff. Or Mogwai - Rano Pano.

[@DarkShark147]

Nightingale1887 ok thx dude

[@cliaremkeavney7639]

+DarkShark147 Also lithium was recorded with a big muff too

[@Nightingale1887]

claire Heasman On that note - pick up a Boss DS-1, also used by KC. Easily scored for little cash.

[@Burst_Bright]

Hot Head!!! y Grunge!!!

[@str.1913]

Grunge sound like Dimebag Darrell's guitar

[@虹野向平]

TONEDRIVER，，，OLD＆GOOD SOUND！

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

um... you just took these tone samples off the Digitech website. *sigh*

[@whiteschoolbus]

very nice video!

[@ristonmiracleadriaansz2636]

Wooooow 🔥🔥🔥

[@philcollinshill2951]

Which pedal is best for bands like The Cure, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Cannibal Corpse, etc???

[@Kazkrin]

4th setup of Grunge pedal is sooo Korn. Literally.

[@nishanthreghunath8845]

which is best suited for playing acdc, def leppard etc etc.. ??

[@Wisiimyl]

the hot head can do everything

[@TheStuokis]

Does anyone know how ti get the best metal sound from the Bad Monkey?? I tried messing with it for a few weeks, still can't find the best sound :/

[@Kapiiszonn]

Bad Monkey is not for a metal. Did you watch the video?

[@TheStuokis]

Yeah, I know that, but that's the only one I have :( , I'm asking how to get the closest possible sound to metal?

[@Kapiiszonn]

I think this is impossible, distortion in this pedal is to low, I`m sorry :c

[@SymbolicSplenetic]

BM should work ok for metal, but only to boost your preamp's own gain. Like most tubescreamers, just have the gain at 0 and the tone up (most people say to 100, I say to your taste) ...By itself, going into a clean channel, it's a great blues od type pedal, but not enough for metal riffage.

[@TheStuokis]

I bought BM because I really liked the sound of solo's, but didn't thought ahead....Maybe you have some recommendations for a good metal pedal? I play mostly Iron maiden, Metallica, Rammstein. Thanks :)

[@kristianpeshev4014]

Grunge and Metal Master are very good but i would first get the DEATH METAL DISTORTION

[@gonk4509]

Hot head is good for punk

[@EzScrumptious]

Metal Master and Bad Monkey is the best.

[@teemoleague907]

Yes it sounds like a mesa

[@mattgilbert7347]

Is the Cab Em the same on all of these?

[@mattgilbert7347]

Yes, me, it is.

[@prioritiesandtypes]

are they hardwire true bypass?

[@jonhernandez3999]

I have a Grunge and a Bad Monkey, but I really can't get a great tone out of either. Perhaps it's my shitty amp, but I don't know...

[@ANNANKE1]

What will be better for power-metal? Hot head or grunge?

[@abyad000]

Grunge is a piece of gabage. Trust me, I bought one, regretted it. Buy a hot head, but if you can spend a little more money I'd rather buy a Boss DS-1

[@samtanner236]

+Gilbert Botos how much did you pay for your hot head?

[@abyad000]

I don't actually own a hot head, I've just used it a few times.

[@stoyanborisov3858]

I like Bad Monkey! I use it as a tube screamer in front of tube amp. Screamin blues is ok copy of Boss BD2, that can be said for other pedal, they are in the class of boss pedal. Metal mater sound is like sh.t, I had one and I am glad I sold it. I also own Death metal. Keep it just in case I try to write something in death/black metal style, just for inspiration. But maybe I should sell it....but will keep the Monkey. I also have a copy version of tubescreamer with Keely mod too.

[@CptSlow89]

Grundge and Hot rod for me

[@DeXx_The_Reaper]

Yeah i was gonna say the same ones m8 :)

[@jamescroy9464]

Notice the volume on the death metal? ☠️

[@rafaelbarerez7066]

good video

[@bendonkin9449]

this is a strat style guitar right?

[@wackenthaljef]

...and wich guitar is used?

[@LambdaObjection]

The X pedals sound pretty horrendous... but the analog ones sound fantastic!