Choice Pedal for Metal Tone?

[boltzthrower]

I second the Ceres.

Before the Russia/Ukraine bs started you could get Russian copies of preamps in pedal format for around $300. I have Recto, SLO, JCM 800, E530 and Fireball. They’re as accurate as Synergy. There’s a Beastbox ( E530) on reverb now but it’s $460.

For the money, I’d be choosing between Ceres & Pod Go. And I hear good things about the Tightmetal II Pro or whatever it’s called.

 

[Candiria]

KSR Ceres if you're going to run it as a preamp through the FX return. It lays waste to pretty much every other pedal in that setup.

 

[Devin]

I'm convinced the white Ceres my buddy bought was defective in some way because that thing sounded and felt terrible; not much better than a cheap zoom pedal from the 90's

 

[JackBootedThug]

holler at Griff.....my custom build he did for me is awesome. it was ok for a boost up front. when I finally used the power amp out into the tremoverbs return....fuck....nasty as hell. That's where it's at with mine. basically I was using it wrong the whole time I've had it. if that makes sense. it's pure grrrrrrrr chuggachugga now though....

 

[napalmdeath]

BE-OD Deluxe with the mid controls. Revv.