Distortion

Vimana

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Does anyone know a pedal I can get that can give me distortion similar to the distortion on the line 6 but harder, with more edge and less string noise?
 
tube screamer, baby. drive into the front of a JCM 800 or 900. if you are on a budget, i recommend steering clear of most solid state pedals, unless you are using them merely to increase the gain on a tube amp's input. rather, try out the tube based ones, for example, the VHT Valvulator.

to reduce the string noise, lower the distortion level, play cleanly, and add a compressor AND noise gate. check the andy sneap and steve smyth forums. they have great info on using EQ to reduce string noise and fatten the sound.