i think i'm gonna get one stomp box from digitech.. guys.. sa tingin niyo ba ok ang magiging tunog ng bad monkey sa 15watts practice amp? ehehe.. bali parang first ever overdrive stomp box koh ito.. hehehe.. panay digital kc ginagamit koh eh.. pero now i'm falling in love with analog!! ehehe.. either the digitech bad monkey or the ibanez tubescreamer..
tapos next question.. anoh ba ang maganda high gain analog stomp box from digitech para mas "define" yun tunog ng mga shredding licks and riffs koh.. nakakalito e.. may nagsasabi na "hotrod" "hothead" "grunge" e yun death metal ba? plano koh din kc icombine with the bad monkey..
At first I really loved the tubescreamer (maxon od-9)....but after playing a lot with it, I realized it made my clean tone a little nasal & honky...though it sounded like tube, but I personally didn't like it to be in my pedalboard. My recommendation for you bro when budget & tone are both your concerns:
Overdrives:Digitech Bad Monkey - not as nasal as the tubescreamer + the bass knob is very useful.
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver - this is my new favorite...it may sound like a fuzz pedal when gain is on max setting, but it definitely has no honky mids like a tubescreamer.
Boss SD-1 - smooth & creamy mids, but the bass is a little flabby & loose. A very effective pedal when you have a dark sounding guitar.
High Gain:Digitech Grunge - I like the sound & harmonic content of this pedal...better than Metal Zone. But a little nasal when used for solo. -- use this only for Chuggy riffs! This can wake your room mate/neighbor with the tons of bass it has.
Boss DS-1 - sounded very versatile & smooth when modded.
stay away from the digitech death metal... The digitech grunge is more metal than that.
my 2scents!