i have a boss me-50 and i need a lighter distortion while playing since i cant change mid song. im thinking about either the bad monkey for a light distortion or the boss ds-1. any thoughts?

What kind of other gear are you playing through? Guitars? Amps? Effects other than the ME-50?

And what kind of music do you play?


Answering those questions will help us a lot with suggestions.

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squier strat and the fender frontman 15w amp. (the squier strat pack).

i play mostly classic rock, rock, but also music like dispatch, so softer rock-ish i guess?

sorry hope that will help a little

I recommend a BOSS OD-3. It's very smooth, and it'll sound good with your amp. If it's out of your price range, just save longer: it's worth it.

Something like the DS-1 won't be as smooth as you want. And the SD-1 is basically a Tubescreamer clone, and you don't want anything that claims to be a Tubescreamer since you have a solid state amp. It'll just make it sound like poo.

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alright thanks alot, ill definatly check out the OD-3

Did you know you can buy two external foot switches for your boss me-50 so you can switch the banks. That way you can get more versatility out of it.

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The Bad Monkey is great, definitely give it a try.

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