Arion Metal Master & Tube Mania / Tubulator Distortion - 30 Pedals Day #29 Demo Review SMM-1 MDI-1

Wrapping up Day #29 with Arion Pedals. They are / were the affordable pedal (versus Boss and DOD; now Digitech) when I was growing up. These are the last of the few that I still own, and wanted to work them into the 30 Pedals in 30 Days segment, especially that I saw they are back, alive & kicking w/ some of their pedals in Guitar Player's 2010 Buyers Guide ... so here is some Arion Pedal love for ya! BTW - If you're looking for their line, it's @ www.ArionPedals.com

Don't forget 12/30 @ 2 minutes to midnight, EST - Live Webcast ... I'll be giving away the Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler Unit.

Thank you!
Rock ON,
Signed, TTK

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[danbenkert]

Hey TK Im 38 yrs old brother and I had the Arion Digital Delay it had the orangish color and black running thru The Arion blue and black Chorus in my loop on my Peavey VTM 60 Half Stack which I still have from new and I would say its close to perfect condition the Peavey with the matching cabinet. Remember that amp had no Reverb so Delay was a must. Back in the mid to late 80s there was no reverb pedal so I bought an Alesis Midiverb III which still to this day I love.

Anyway Great Job Arion.

[lmsjr]

@danbenkert Sounds like a killer rig! I too still have my MIdiverb III. Great unit!

[Sergioterol]

LOL i used to have an Arion Compressor... it worked really well with "Heavy metal" pedal from boss...

[lmsjr]

@Sergioterol THe Heavy Metal pedal is a pedal I always wanted but never had. WHen I check on eBay, they're all beat up. Oh well, such is life :-) Thx Sergioterol! Happy New Year.

[themodernguitarist]

Yup.. they definitely sound like budget pedals... =P

But hey, they have sentimental value to you, so I won't knock you down for that.

[lmsjr]

@themodernguitarist haha, thx MG. Happy New Year!

[thatfeltwet]

still got my old tube mania. got it new in '88 and its still kickin'.

[MyrmidonasTV]

MEGALI PATATA :D

[TaintlessZero]

Euronymous of Mayhem would use both of those pedals!!!

[tristannolan85]

my metal master pedal doesnt sound quite that good lol

[masshred]

They both stink, but you can get them both to sound very similar! I guess that means buy the cheaper one.

[Sergioterol]

@lmsjr Yeah!!!! such a shame I sold it... it would have proven to be a great investment by now, I picked it on a flea/trade market for like... 100 dlls

[PastorOfMuppets123]

I have an arion metal master and u must have it clicked up on a tube because wen i use my i get a very fuzzy sound id rather use my amps distortion switch on it, i got a pedal so i wouldnt be a pain but i usually end up using my amp, its still pretty reliable tho, i can get a good sound five out of ten times haha, loved ur video tho

[PhilipPorter]

Ooh that`s nasty!

[TheTrueNecronus]

This is the REAL Metal Master!

[SwedishGuitarNerd]

Arion Brother!! (I'm glad you liked my Arion Stereo Flanger Demo)

Great demo as always! The Metal Master really is very similar to the Boss Heavy Metal. That is not a very useful pedal. Harsh distortion and strange tone controls. Metal Zone is closer to the DS-1 but with more eq control and a little more distortion range = the best distortion pedal there is. The Behringer Ultra Metal seems to do a really good impression of it though :)

/ The Swedish Guitar Nerd