Hi ho, distortion fans! Searching for something rather intense in the diverse realm of distortion? Then you need to check this Wampler pedal out, it's called the Triple Wreck...As mentioned, the pedal is rather intense in its distortion capacity but it's very capable in its lower range as well, for us non-metal dweebs. The EQ sweep is very dynamic across all 3 available frequencies; the bass offering is rather extreme, be warned.
What's that boost button for, then? It's a gain booster (Duh!) but it effectively evolves the pedal into fuzz mode, implying, no more metal applications to manifest. Think smooth, wooly, treble jabs... Don't let the 'Vintage' mode fool you into thinking it's going to be convincingly polite upon activation- it is but it's still forceful in drive definition. Let's just say it's still crunchy when that happens.
Is the Triple Wreck a 'metal' type of pedal per se? Absolutely not. If you've come across the Landmine distortion, this is its adversary. However, the Triple Wreck can pull off metal-type tones convincingly, no doubts about it. You are going to read elsewhere, the Triple Wreck being a MESA amp drive emulator (hence the name... Triple Wreck = Triple Rec? You don't get it? Then you don't know MESA...); you have to hear it in action to convince yourselves, some of us would agree, others would think it's merely an emulator, coming close to the real deal is personal & subjective. Another reminder: It's not a metal type unit exclusively. Not cheap, this one...
Pedal avaialble @ Standard Value/ SV Guitars
List: $360
PS: Can't sleep... hence the entry.
6 comments:
I sold my Landmine Distortion and planned to get the Triple Wreck! sounds dam good to me.
i'd say it's a very good distortion pedal indeed, but it won't appeal to all...
dude, do u have vox satchurator in ur arsenal? if yes... can u review it? since it's year end sale @ ck music and the price was tempting enough... i'm getting one
i was very attracted to both Satch's Satchurator & Vai's Jemini pedals when they debuted. these are very good pedals in view of the players who are responsible in manifesting them. i am still not a fan of signature products because they are full of the endorser's quirks which are not what i'd look forward to when buying a pedal.
anyway, the Sathcurator has more drive than the average OD unit which is very much what Satriani wanted. However it's not the hardest in the market, just something in line with what the endorser wants. if you have similar tonal needs, it's a pedal for you but it's best judged after hearing it in action :-)
thanks for the info. yeah likewise, i'm also not a fan of satriani (or any other guitar wiz) but looking for some decent distortion unit (currently i'm using multi-fx) the most 'honest review' so far was by thetoneking.com
but since ck music selling it @ RM308 (~S$130) and it's a vox plus full of 'satch hype' well i'm giving it a try
I ordered the Triple Wreck from Brian directly. Very good service! At least they don't "forget" your order when the going gets tough, like some other local builder.
I must say, it's a very versatile pedal. Ended my high gain pedal search. Kicked the tube zone, dirty bomb and another particular over-hyped dirt pedal off of my board. The vintage/modern toggle switch (with some EQ tweaks) can get one from bluesy breakup to sustaining classic shred tone to metal rhythm, no problems. It cleans up pretty well, too. The bass is out of this world! And tight! I usually keep it at 12 o'clock, but it is certainly useful for compensating amps/speakers that lacked bottom end.
Do note that when the gain is past 3 o'clock, there will be some noise. With that much gain, noise is unavoidable.
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