Quickcut: HardWire SC-2 Valve Distortion – Les Paul
January 10, 2011
www.digitech.com A short edit from the longer clip which can be found at http If you’re looking for a versatile, tough, great sounding distortion pedal then you should consider the HardWire SC-2. It has two very useable modes and the tone controls are voiced beautifully. Highly recommended. In fact, I’ve been using it on my board lately and it’s been great.
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ok… would this pedal give a good satch/petrucci lead tone?
@dart1971 Thanks! It’s no secret that I’m an old-school EVH fan and I had to think of something that would do this (mighty) pedal justice. Cheers.
Dude, I like your little hang em high bit in this one.
Dude, I like your little hang em high bit in this one.
@lute760 lets build a music hall right next to the mosque at ground zero and blast this pedal at them 24/7.
How much is this pedal? I am looking to get one. It looks and sounds like it is a great pedal! : )
By the dogs of Allah,you must convert to Islam and help us fight the infadels! Oh sorry, wrong Youtube site. Anyway,great sounding pedal!
@FuzzySnuggz The short answer is yes, but only if the overdriven channel is not completely overdriven, saturated and therefore unable to take more gain without turning to compressed mush. Personally, I’d prefer a treble booster to an overdriven channel. That will really wake it up. These are designed more for clean channel applications.
If you put this pedal in front of a overdriven amp, would you get some good ball stomping metal tones from it? I’m looking for a pedal to replace my Boss SD-1.
what amp did you use?
@thepatman27 Sure. Back the gain off, turn the volume up, make sure your guitar is slung low and play all down strokes with serious attitude. There’s the recipe.
could you get a real punchy rock sound like a greenday or ramones sound out of this pedal?
Is this a great lead pedal than a Crunch box ? I want to do something steve vai ,joe ,buckethead , I think crunch box is too marshall feel
the boys are back in town!
@ererye Haven’t tried the Son of Hyde, sorry.
this or the son of hyde pedal plese reply
@pureoffering7 I think this is a great pedal regardless of the price. It has great versatility and killer tones. Couldn’t ask for more.
you think this is a good pedal… no? I really like it, and am really considering buying it… but the price of the distortion doesn’t quite matter to me so… anythign better that you would suggest? Somehting more “versatile?”
@jesusmyking1988 Just watched that shootout.. the mi audio sounded horrible compared to the others.. i do alot of rythem playing so a pedal has to be versatile.. the mi audio wasnt full and was way to focused in the mids.. oh well! i’ll try to demo the sc-2 sometime!! thanks man!
@jesusmyking1988 Yeah, the Crunch Box is fantastic at what it does, but it is pretty much just the one sound, albeit a great one if that’s what you want. It’s a fabulous lead pedal because of its middy tendencies but if you have a look at my 7 string shootout you’ll hear that it doesn’t cut the bottom end as well as some of the others. The SC-2 has a broader range and two modes so it has to be more versatile, IMO. Plenty of gain on tap, too.
@Burgerman666 Thanks!! and if i may ask, you say more versatile? As in the crunch box is just i one trick pony?? I want it for joe satriani style stuff, i have the tl-2 and that rips its just more gain then what i want for a lead dist. box
@Burgerman666 Thanks!! and if i may ask, you say more versatile? As in the crunch box is just i one trick pony?? I want it for joe satriani style stuff, i have the tl-2 and that rips its just more gain then what i want for a lead dist. box
@Phobia017 Thank you! You are too kind. Although I’m only as good as the pedal. 🙂
@jesusmyking1988 Crunch Box or this? This. Much more versatile, IMO.
Absolutely flawless tone, Gorgeous when you switch to the neck pickups.