Digitech Bad Monkey Overdrive Demo

http://badmonkeypedal.blogspot.com/ for more sound clips of this pedal.

This is a gear demo of a Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive guitar pedal. I've had this one for about 2 years I think and its just been bumped off my pedal board to make room for a few other overdrives so I figured that I would put it to good use and demo it for anyone looking for an incredible overdrive pedal on a budget price. I've had one guitarist tell me he thought it was a better pedal than a modded keeley ts9. I don't actually agree with that, but I do believe this is the best overdrive you can get for the price. I got it for $40 but I think the price has been bumped up to $50 now? Not sure exactly. It is still well worth that money.

I did a couple different settings and hopefully you can tell which knobs I changed. I used a modified fender squier strat with fender lace sensors and a seymour duncan hot rails pickup. I mainly used the neck lace sensor (blue) and the hot rails to give the difference between single coils and humbuckers. I really can't say enough good about this pedal.

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[TheGuitarstation1]

are u using a mic on the amp?

[machogriz]

@TheGuitarstation1 Nope, I'm plugged directly into a Line6 UX2 studio, which was running into my macbook running Pod Farm for amp modeling and Garageband for recording.

[h3at32]

wat amp r u using? and is ther alot of gain in tap/?

[machogriz]

@h3at32 I'm using an emulated amp (probably a Fender Bassman, but I can't remember exactly what model I used) in Pod Farm by way of a Line 6 UX2 studio. The emulated amp has no gain dialed in, as you can tell by the clean tones, so all the overdrive is straight from the Bad Monkey.

[xxIceManxx2011]

Duuuudeee.

You rock. What songs are you playing? Or scales?

I just wanna know how to play like that.

[machogriz]

@xxIceManxx2011 I don't remember exactly, but most likely they are major scales or minor pentatonic. Check out my other videos to actually see me playing and you might get a better idea of what I typically like to play.

[atli94]

every gain pedal sounds bad into a mixer.. a guitar direct to mixer sounds bad!

[ikilledstacey]

is this good as a booster pedal??

[SuperAllcapsrage]

You sold it to me, I'm getting one with Christmas money.

[porterhouse56]

@SkateSF10 hey man i just got one of these and id say depending on what sound you are trying to achieve will determine if you like this pedal. you wont get a 'metal' sound as such, its more of a rock or grunge sound. its very cool if you like that stuff. TS are the bench mark pedal, not much can beat them.

[akashleyt]

Could u use just a normal 9 volt AC power adapter for this???

[LarzHH]

Sounds great

[TheAccountIsLocked]

witch is the rockiest/ metaliest setting? please show me xD

[SkateSF10]

I know a bunch of people use tube screamers for Peavey Valvekings and i was wondering how the Bad Monkey would sound on it in comparison to the TS?

[LearnChristianMusic1]

so do u think it will work on a line 6 spider iv cuz i need an overdrive pedal that works on solid state amps

[fernando9026]

@machogriz wtf

[bluesdriver40]

@NegmaDeath don't know if you're answered yet.

Metal is most of the time ceated with lesser mids and more high(gain)

Seventies rock is a lot more mids than High's.

More mids and less high get's you better trough the mix in my experience. Less distortion and more volume also

[NegmaDeath]

New to pedals here, in general what do mids do?