Members Felix_Unger Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm always reluctant to interfere with the guitar/cable/amp relationship. Does adding pedals to the circuit add more character and dynamics, or do they alter/reduce dynamics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Both. It depends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Firstly, "character and dynamics" are not objectivve qualities that can be added to or subtracted from. Secondly, there is a huge difference between a volume pedal at one extreme and a digital delay or chorus at another extreme. The question has no answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Felix_Unger Posted December 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 I once owned an MXR boost pedal, and essentially it was nothing more than a preamp. It was clear as a bell, pristine, as if it wasn't there, but I can accomplish the same thing with my cheap Audio Buddy two-channel mic preamp. In fact, that's how I forced my 2x10 cab to blow out the windows through an Alesis SS power amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 if they do anything other than add, you're doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Felix_Unger Posted December 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 I jumped one channel to the other, thus using three stages of preamplification, and the SS amp responded beautifully. Monster rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 All I can say is there are many pedals out these days that are absolutely amazing... and there's probably a lot of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 They can do either. There's at least one answer for every pedal, not to mention how they interact with whatever amp(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Process your precious tone!? No good music has ever come from using pedals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Guitar-Wah-Distortion-Delay-Phaser-Amp. And an octave pedal on occasion. They add. In what way could they take away? Maybe if they're all on at the same time, all the time or something Or are you talking about tone suck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 It depends on you. Use em tastefully, don't worry too much about them and they can add a great flavor to your music. As far as the actual tone... get a buffer pedal if you use more than three or four pedals... true bypass or not. I currently run 6 pedals, and aboyt 40 feet of cable (12 from guitar to board and then 25 from board to amp, then patch cables in between pedals. I have A/B'd the clean tone with and without the buffer pedal back and forth several times and the difference is definite. Even with semi-boutique, true bypass pedals, you lose some tone... that high end sparkle. With the buffer it sounds the same as a 6' cable straight into the amp. So yeah... I guess the answer to your question is "only if you want them to" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Felix_Unger Posted December 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 It depends on you. Use em tastefully, don't worry too much about them and they can add a great flavor to your music. As far as the actual tone... get a buffer pedal if you use more than three or four pedals... true bypass or not. I currently run 6 pedals, and aboyt 40 feet of cable (12 from guitar to board and then 25 from board to amp, then patch cables in between pedals. I have A/B'd the clean tone with and without the buffer pedal back and forth several times and the difference is definite. Even with semi-boutique, true bypass pedals, you lose some tone... that high end sparkle. With the buffer it sounds the same as a 6' cable straight into the amp. So yeah... I guess the answer to your question is "only if you want them to" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 It's all electric instrument feeding into your amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 if they do anything other than add, you're doing it wrong. But my OD pedal takes away all the cleans! How do I fix that? EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 But my OD pedal takes away all the cleans! How do I fix that? EG You see that big switch on the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 But my OD pedal takes away all the cleans! How do I fix that? EG Turn the amp off - ultimate in clean tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wayne2 Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Both. You miss out on that pure mountain stream sensation but get more control and the fun of making a nest where you can stomp on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Turn the amp off - ultimate in clean tone. Thanks! You guys are the best! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Turn the amp off - ultimate in clean tone. After hanging out at TGP for a few years, I've learned that a strat plugged into a 1966 Twin loaded with JBLs turned off is the cleanest tone one can get... but it's slightly cleaner with a Callaham bridge. I am NOT kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members tlbonehead Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm gonna say 4, I mean C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Odd question. The very nature of pedals makes them add to your sound, whether you like it or not. Too much cable and true-bypass pedals can alter bypassed tone, as can bad buffers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Both. It depends... That's about all I was going to say. Even along the lines of something like over drive/distortion. Something like a Tube Screamer pedal can add more dimension, but go further in to "fuzz" and you're limiting that relationship but getting something that otherwise might not be on tap. I'm more of a fan of modulation pedals, reverbs, delays (not so much for choruses, phasers or flangers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kellanium Posted December 17, 2011 Members Share Posted December 17, 2011 Totally depends on how/what you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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