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Registered: ‎01-20-2002

Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

What would be your top 10 boutique effects pedal manufacturers and why ?

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Super Contributor
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Registered: ‎05-06-2001

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

Can't think of more than 5 off the top of my head that I think highly of:

EQD 

Wampler

Zvex 

Lovetone

Dr Scientist

Based on inovation, overal quality, pure awesomness, bangforthebuckness, or a combination of those things:smileyhappy:

FS:

-Boss PSA, US version. You can have it for the shipping costs to the US, which would be $11.
-Fender/Eminence speaker, 12" twin reverb replacement: Also yours for the shipping costs (17 or 25Euro in Europe, depending on loction).

Looking for:

-Crowther Hotcake
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1001gear
Posts: 19,042
Registered: ‎04-10-2006

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

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Ethos OD

Hermida Zendrive 2

Mad Professor Amber Overdrive

Weehbo JMP drive

Weehbo Morbid drive

Catalinbread/Zvex and some others' Marshall emulations

They all sound and act amazing - per youtube of course; like the amps they emulate. This list of overdrives could go to 50 prolly but these are my current faves.

What I actually own: Fultone Fulldrive2 Mosfet. I'm in way over my head with just this one but it does everything I try. lol

The original TC Chorus and that's about it for me.

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chrisjnyc
Posts: 2,936
Registered: ‎10-17-2002

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

Lovetone

Klon

Cornish

Everyone else...

******For Sale*******

ZVEX SHO
EQD Hummingbird
Behringer fcb1010 midi pedal
Danelctro Cool Cat Chorus


http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Effects/ZVEX-EQD-Tremolo-midi-pedal-etc/m-p/35322845#U35322845
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Posts: 22,881
Registered: ‎03-04-2002

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

ZVex - nice pedals

Foxrox - nice pedals

Catalinbread - nice pedals

Lovetone - nice pedals

Skreddy - nice pedals

D*A*M - nice pedals

Paul Trombetta - nice pedals

Eartquaker Devices - nice pedals

Empress - nice pedals

Pigtronix - nice pedals

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bjcarl
Posts: 4,421
Registered: ‎03-23-2006

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

With regards to Zvex, Catalinbread, Lovepedal, etc...doesn't their availability at guitar center and/or their mass-production in Asia kind of knock them out of the boutique category?
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blown away gif

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Lou Speed's Alt
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Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

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GhostLunch
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Registered: ‎12-07-2008

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

blackout effectors

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Phil O'Keefe
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Registered: ‎07-13-2005

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

Diamond

EarthQuaker Devices

Lovetone

Catalinbread

Malekko

I'll add more in a little bit, as well as my reasons for each.

 

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Califa
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Registered: ‎08-21-2009

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

Was definitely surprised by the lack of Malekko.
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Registered: ‎05-23-2008

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

1. Mojo Hand - for the simple fact that they have nearly everything
2. Strymon - greatness
3. Xotic - RC, AC, SP, EP and the BB
4. Barber - all quality builds LTD and the DDSS are crazy good
5. Wampler - same as Mojo Hand they have something for eveybody
6. Red Witch - great modulation
7. Retro-Sonic - all great gear the phaser is my favorite
8. H.B.E. - often overlooked but still great stuff
9. Cornish - The Timmy!
10. Whoever it is on here that makes the great Klon Clone. Good job man.
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Registered: ‎01-06-2009

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

Based on my experience...

Basic Audio-  have Scarab Deluxe, considering Futureman

Black Arts- have Pharaoh, considering Black Forest

CMAT Mods- have Deluxe Signa Comp & Ratified

Mojo Hand- have Colossus

Subdecay- have Liquid Sunshine, considering Quantum Quasar

Foxrox- have Zim

Analogman- have TS9 Silver

all these pedals are of great quality IMO and I can recommend them.

Other builders I have liked:

 

Diamond

Tortuga (expensive but man does their chorus and phaser sound awesome in demos)

Paul C. (Has anyone done more with one pedal? Never actually tried one but I have a TOD and assuming the Timmy is even slightly better then I get it)

 

 

Fender American Deluxe Strat HSS/ Fender American Standard Tele>

PT PRO: CAE Wah> EVH Phase 90> Turbo Tuner> AM TS9 Silver> Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe> Mojo Hand Colossus> Subdecay Liquid Sunshine> Proco WFRAT RI> Catalinbread DLS MKIII> Tortuga Martini Chorus> EVH Flanger> Digitech EX-7> Line 6 M5> Tech 21 Blonde> Zoom G3>> Digitech Timebender>> Hardwire Supernatural>> Roland JC-160 or Mixer

PT2: Korg DT-10> Cmatmods Deluxe Signa Comp> BAT Black Forest> BAT Pharaoh> Foxrox ZIm> Cmatmods Ratified> Timmy> Ibanez CS-9> Line 6 M5>> Boss DD-20>> Hardwire RV-7>> Amp


GOOD DEALS!!- mark_5106
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Blakemore
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Registered: ‎02-03-2013

Re: Boutique effects pedals Top 10 ?

Dr. Scientist is always a fun guy to deal with, and I love his pedals. I also love stuff from Klon, Paul C, Strymon, and EHX, and whenever I've talked to those people they've always been super cool too. DMB pedals I've only ever tested the Lunar Echo, but it's great, and Michael is a stand up dude. He replaced me in the band I was in back in Nashville haha.

To sum up, all pedal builders are cool, at least the ones I've had the pleasure of dealing with.
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