Members IRG Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 I have never used pedals, but just recently got the urge to start playing around with them and planning on getting two I found that seem like they would fit what I play: the digitech Clapton Crossroads pedal and the digitech screamin' blues pedals.Of course, once I get them and play with them a bit, they'll probably both end up being pedals for me to post that I don't use....... My advice is, buy good pedals. I don't have too many high end pedals yet, but each time I upgrade to something better, I enjoy playing more, which is the whole point in getting new gear right? DIgitech makes some decent stuff, but I would research what your after first, and go with more of a boutique builder, or someone like Electro-Harmonix which makes cool/quirky boutique like pedals at (sometimes) affordable prices. Go to a place like tonefactor.com or pedalgeek.com and begin sorting through the myriad of choices. As for Digitech, I have their $40 Bad Monkey and still like it, and Boss Blues Driver that is decent too, but I am upgrading to a Barber DIrect Drive. Sure it's a bit more expensive, but should be worth it. Pedal buying can be addictive, so watch out. But I think you can buy just 3-4 pedals and have a really good arsenal, yet enough diversity to make life interesting, but no too many that all you do is concentrate on the pedals and not playing. That's the other extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dblazer Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Honestly I've only got two; a Cesar Diaz Texas Squareface fuzz and an Analog Man TS-808 mod Ibanez TS-9DX Turbo Tubescreamer. I use them both quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Kelly Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Fulltone '69: Was my main fuzz when I used my Bassman, but I rarely use it anymore. Boss GE-7 Monte Allum mod: Used this for clean boost til I got a RC Booster. Really need to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Blues Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Eric Clapton Crossroads pedal. Seemed like a good idea for overdrives... no, it wasn't. IMHO, can hardly squeeze a decent sound from it. Waste of cash. On the other hand, the Barber Tone Pump is always hooked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 I have a Kramer Compressor pedal I don't use much and a Danelectro Tuna Melt tremolo pedal that gets marginal use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Takeaway Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Got a love/hate with this thing, had it about 10 years now - most vicious, nasty fuzz i ever heard.I only keep it cos it looks so frikkin cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placeboemotion Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 are these the original knobs? Looks cool indeed ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ej Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Boss DS-1 i recently modded it tho with a rectifier mod, i think i'll use it more now. It sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Takeaway Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 are these the original knobs? Looks cool indeed ... Yup, those are original - its soo dated but i love hair metal so i'll always keep it. Only other one i ever saw belonged to Steve Stevens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KoaFreak Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 MXR 10-band EQ. I like the idea of having it for a boost or tonal shift when playing live, but I love the natural tone of my amps so much, I don't like to mess around with it so..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strat6866 Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 If i'm not using them, i sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megaboogie Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 If i'm not using them, i sell them. Me too, I have sold everything but three pedals I have on my sig.I will never part with those three until they break down on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bryvincent Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Mesa Boogie Bottle Rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Moog Moogerfooger MuRf pedal. The phaser does it all better for me. I really need to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joranges Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 A lot. CryBaby Classic Wizard Wah Bad Monkey FX90 Keeley Katana EHX MM (Metal) EHX DM (Double) Arion OD-1 Tube Zipper RV-3 BF-2 YJM308 CS-2 Turbo Rat AC-2 DS-7 DM4 Johnny Octave Dano Spring King TR-2 ...etc. I'm sure I have more pedals lying around somewhere in the world.. But yeah, some effects I've found just no use for (eg Wah/Compressors/Sorta-reverb). The others I have hanging around cause they *could* be useful. If I really hate a pedal though, I generally try to sell it whenever I find time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killyridols Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Boss DS-1 Guyatone HD-2 Harmonic Distortion DOD FX-60 chorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brock Landers Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Marshall Jackhammer Distortion-Need to play with it more, wasn't too impressed with it the 1st time around. Still in box. I have a JH that I like quite a bit. I run a Strat through the JH into a HK Edition Blue 30R. Clean is anywhere from squeaky to, imo, nice and almost breaking up and then I dirty it up with my JH set to the old AC/DC level. Then the dirty channel on the amp is set similarly, but I have the pedal EQ'd differently then the amp. So when I kick in the dirt channel on the amp and stomp the JH, I end up with what I consider to be a rather tasty, saturated lead kind of sound. It did however take me a long time to get the sound I wanted, but I work slowly. I'll twiddle the knobs, strum an A chord and then that sound will make me think of a song. And, I'll play it, repeat indefinitely until I got where I wanted. I'd really love to hear someone talented play my setup, I love the way it sounds. I just suck. In all fairness, I bought it in hopes that it was a Marshall-in-a-pedal. It certainly is, however you may want something completely different. The Tone/Contour control can drive you crazy. In the end, those two knobs will dictate how that pedal sounds more than anything else. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tkachuk07 Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Dunlop 535Q wah - I don't bring it to gigs anymore & almost never hook it up. I make do without it at shows & am just too lazy to hook it up. I practice mostly through my guitarport. Digitech Digidelay - purchased on sale. Just never got around to play with the thing much. I still use my Dod Dfx9 at gigs, I know the couple settings I use. Dano fish n chips - Was going to be a boost for my Crate Blue Voodoo. The halfstack is now at my parents home in another city as I don't really have a good place to store it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Pedals sitting around here that I never use (all for sale, BTW ):Yamaha UD Stomp multi delayYamaha DG Stomp acoustic guitar preamp and effects.Boss ChorusBoss PhaserBoss FlangerBoss CompressorBoss Touch WahBoss Bass CompressorBoss Bass ChorusPedals I do use:Yamaha DG Stomp preamp/modeler/multi FXEBS MulticompEBS Bass IQ (analog filter)Boss Loop Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted September 4, 2007 Members Share Posted September 4, 2007 Boss DS-1 because it is the worst distortion pedal I've ever played EHX Russian Small Stone. Great phase sound, but terrible tone sucking bypass and volume drop when engaged make it useless. I've had bad experiences with cheap pedals. I like the boutique stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted September 4, 2007 Members Share Posted September 4, 2007 Right on, you have a butt probe? How is it? I would like to try one of their "Scrotum Smasher's" no bypass. Very strange.For me though -Digitech. I have the RP 350, and all from the factory series (because I work at a cool place, I got a sweet deal on them.)Well, my RP350 is more of a headphone amp than a pedal so it kind of doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NappyDugOut Posted September 4, 2007 Members Share Posted September 4, 2007 Teese Picture Wah Keeley BD-2 AnalogMan YJM 308 Mojo mod No real reason other than that I have way way WAY too many pedals:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted September 4, 2007 Members Share Posted September 4, 2007 The only one I have is a Bad Monkey and I use it every couple months. I'm too lazy to hook up the footswitch to my Rectoverb let alone use a pedal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I almost never use them live, but they are too cool in the studio...I don't think I can ever get rid of them, but they do collect dust.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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