thanks for the tip I did alittle reading on that particular pedal and it sounds like what I am looking for (Pantera style distortion) However I don't want to buy anything that is not true bypass.

The Death Metal pedal isn't necessarily bad my 2nd guitarist uses one. But it does have a buzz so thats why you get a Roctrun Hush and use the noise gate and it all depends on your setup and amp that you have...If you have a stack then you could put the volume knob on like 2 or 3 maybe 4 and turn up the output level a bit and It'll be fine...unless you are going to gig around and crank your amp up then I suggest a power amp like a VHT 2502 or an Engel 840/50 but thats only if you are a serious enough musician and going to dedicate yourself and make career in the future...I mean why buy all this expensive equipment if your just going to mess around for a little while? Anyway, I suggest a Digitech Metal Master ( which by the way has a cool MORPH knob on it that is kinda like a little affect thingy) or a BOSS ds-1 distortion pedal I have used both and I liked them give them a try and see what you think. Also if you want to have a clean sound that has a lot of crunch to it you could try getting yourself a Lee Jackson GP-1000, It's an old 80's model pre-amp but its really nice zakk wylde uses one thats why he gets his crazy sound and so does Alexi from children of bodom and I think John Petrucci uses one to but yeah you might want to check that out too if you'd like. Well hope that helps.