Aftermath
Tele-Meister
I never thought it was that special, but looking back on some of the recordings I did with it, it was a pretty cool pedal. Any tips on what would be a good pedal to replace it with?
Marshall Shredmaster died on me, any tips on a good pedal to replace it?
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fender4life
Friend of Leo's
Should be easy to fix. What are the symptoms?
Aftermath
Tele-Meister
It just won't turn on. no sound or lighting up.
Dead is usually the easiest fix. Way easier than "well, it works, except _____"
If you like it, might be worth finding a local shop to take a quick look.
If you like it, might be worth finding a local shop to take a quick look.
chris m.
Doctor of Teleocity
JekyllHyde or Son of Hyde by Truetone are based on the Shredmaster. They sound killer.
wildschwein
Tele-Afflicted
The foot switches on that series was notoriously poor. I would check that in the first instance.
fender4life
Friend of Leo's
Have you tried a wall wart? No power sounds like one of the most common and inevitable issues pedals have....broken battery wire. Simple fix even if you are a noob at soldering. If you have a wall wart with the proper polarity u can try it and if it works then you 99% have a bad battery wire. On the other hand, if u normally use a wall wart try and battery and if that works the power jack on the pedal has a bad solder joint or the wall wart is bad.
D_Malone
Tele-Afflicted
Isn’t the Barber Dirty Bomb based on the Shredmaster?
I have a Dirty Bomb, but rarely use it. Never tried a Shredmaster, but the Dirty Bomb sounds like metal to me. Not my cup of tea, but maybe you’d like it.
I have a Dirty Bomb, but rarely use it. Never tried a Shredmaster, but the Dirty Bomb sounds like metal to me. Not my cup of tea, but maybe you’d like it.
bluesholyman
Friend of Leo's
I'm gonna tag @11 Gauge on this one as I believe he is a fan of the pedal and may be able to help in other ways as well.
Did you ever get it fixed?
Back in '91-'92 when those first came out I never heard anything heavier stompbox wise at that time. I was playing in an originals thrash band in late '92 - early '93 and the other guitarist was using one through a solid state PV Musician 400 head and 412 cab and his sound was massive for that genre. I wanted one desperately back then but never did get one.
I think there is some value in those old Marshall pedals and I'd try to fix it if it were mine.
Aftermath
Tele-Meister
yeah, I think I will. It definitely has that low end crunch that sounds great when you mute the bass strings. I do punk/post-punk/hard rock so it definitely is great for that. I was thinking about getting a fulltone ocd in the mean time though. Would you recommend any other pedal?
Wren & Cuff repairs pedals. Send them a note.
Based on my 30-year-old memory of the Shredmaster and being an owner of an OCD I would seriously recommend a Pro Co Rat 2 which I also own for something more in the ballpark of the Shredmaster. $65-$70 new.
I have an original Marshall Shredmaster, a Jekyll & Hyde which has one side based on the Shredmaster, and a Rat.
Neither alternative does the SM thing but the J&H is closer.
Get it fixed ASAP!
Lies&Distortion
Tele-Afflicted
JOYO High Gain Distortion
$37
northernguitar
Poster Extraordinaire
Got a soldering iron? BYOC kits are top-notch.
buildyourownclone.com
Shredder
Sometimes there's a thin line between what's an overdrive, what's a fuzz, and what's a distortion. The Marshall Shredmaster is definitely a full on 80's heavy metal distortion. But it also has the dynamics to pull off a very nice overdrive tone as well. The BYOC Shredder kit packs all the tone...
11 Gauge
Doctor of Teleocity
Sorry that I'm just seeing this now.
Yeah, I worked on a SM for at least one person - I don't remember what maintenance needed to be done, but I do know that the jacks and switch are weak spots. The Drivemaster has a ribbon cable that can be problematic. Maybe the SM does too (it's been a few years since I had one disassembled).
The pots get cruddy and can cause problems, too.
I'm a fan of the SM just for the contour control alone - you really can go from scooped mids to midrange-laden with just the twist of that single knob.
I love how different the Bluesbreaker, Guv'nor, and Shredmaster all were. Marshall was freakin' brilliant with those three designs.
11 Gauge
Doctor of Teleocity
Got a soldering iron? BYOC kits are top-notch.
Shredder
Sometimes there's a thin line between what's an overdrive, what's a fuzz, and what's a distortion. The Marshall Shredmaster is definitely a full on 80's heavy metal distortion. But it also has the dynamics to pull off a very nice overdrive tone as well. The BYOC Shredder kit packs all the tone...
Actually, if it's a DIY kit, I'd personally go for the Aion FX Solstice complete kit.
Aion FX Solstice
