Members V Posted August 5, 2012 Members Share Posted August 5, 2012 FTFYThat's a far worse sounding name and would piss off A LOT more people. Oh, the FYHOD wasn't intended to be offensive really.It's dedicated to my grandmother. She's Polish and was enslaved in Bavaria during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solewheelin Posted August 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2012 I like my Mojo Mojo. I'll bet it sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted August 5, 2012 Members Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'll bet it sounds great. It does. With every guitar and every amp (Princeton Reverb Reissue, Egnater Rebel 30 Combo, Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 18). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trainbridge Posted August 5, 2012 Members Share Posted August 5, 2012 Skin pimp has always been pretty to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solewheelin Posted August 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2012 Oh, the FYHOD wasn't intended to be offensive really.It's dedicated to my grandmother. She's Polish and was enslaved in Bavaria during the war. Sorry to hear. It would definitely be controversial if you did make a {censored} you Hitler OD. And to some, there is more than enough room for that in the pedal market. You have pedals named from history, greek gods, torture devices etc. I just don't think anyone has gone in that direction with pedal naming. You'd never see a pedal with the word Hiroshima, Pearl harbor or Osama in it.Food for thought I guess. I'm sure your grandmother was a sweet lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted August 5, 2012 Members Share Posted August 5, 2012 The TCE Dark Matter distortion pedal has a pretty blah name, and isn't particularly attractive, but it's a great sounding pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GraphicFuzz Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Dark Matter aint so bad... Does Metasonix actually move any product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vidret Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 that {censored}ing {censored}er when more closely inspected gave me a super hard-on. nom saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sorry to hear. It would definitely be controversial if you did make a {censored} you Hitler OD. And to some, there is more than enough room for that in the pedal market. You have pedals named from history, greek gods, torture devices etc.I just don't think anyone has gone in that direction with pedal naming. You'd never see a pedal with the word Hiroshima, Pearl harbor or Osama in it.Food for thought I guess. I'm sure your grandmother was a sweet lady. Yeah, I dunno, though. I mean, is it really that controversial to tell someone like Hitler to go {censored} himself? If so, then who else is more deserving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrentMpls Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 lol my friend who's not as into guitar pedals always calls my Timmy the Jimmy, because the T is some weird font that does vaguely resemble a J. but yea, I think Jimmy would have been a better name http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6wl72eouT1rwe4xuo1_1280.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members solewheelin Posted August 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Yeah, I dunno, though. I mean, is it really that controversial to tell someone like Hitler to go {censored} himself? If so, then who else is more deserving? For starters, some horrible {censored}er who is still alive. :lol: 1000 ways to die? jeez.. What if you named a pedal "{censored} the cops"? I guess it all depends on that. If the guy is dead it's just not controversial. So you're right. Maybe controversial isn't the word. Excuse my inarticulateness. I see what you are doing here though and it's definitely cool. I'm just thinking about how the market would receive it. Now I just need to try 1 or 2 of your pedals. Weren't you in Greenpoint at one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Yeah, I lived there while going to NYU for grad school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 lol mojomojo really pisses me off for some reason. I think it's because it sounds ridiculous when you say it out loud. They should've just named it Mojo Jojo Especially if you say it like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 haha ahh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 These are pretty cringeworthy. "Dude, great tone! What's your secret?" "Screaming Whore." Never seen these before, what brand is that exactly? Or is it a custom/ homemade job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRBain Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 The '{censored}' overdrive is probably the worst. Laughably crass and infantile and not even remotely funny. I'd expect a 13 year old to think of it. I can only hope that the perpetrator might grow up one day. Beyond that, anything by BJFe and anyone else that names their pedals similarly. Unless he has synthestesia there's nothing 'red' about that distortion or 'yellow' about that tremolo, etc. The marketing strategy couldn't be much more obviously aimed at living room warriors and TGP users; they even have unnecessary pretty handpainted enclosures. Unless it's cheap and quirky (eg. EHX), give it a name that describes what it is, and then put it in a simple box. One thing that Boss generally does right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockNote Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 That they haven't made one called The Wanker yet is really hard to fathom. It should have two controls. One called Steve and one Vai. Interestingly, pedal popularity or succes has nothing to do with names, it seems. Phase 90 is the most recorded pedal ever, yet how lame is that name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Interestingly, pedal popularity or succes has nothing to do with names, it seems. Phase 90 is the most recorded pedal ever, yet how lame is that name? It's a perfect description of the effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockNote Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 It's a perfect description of the effect. It's too nerdy, I think, too technical. Psilocybe is more up my street, apart from it being a bit hard to spell and remember. Moon Phaser, that's where it's at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cisco Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 What about them makes you think they're pretty? I always thought they looked like they were painted and labeled by an eight-year old girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Never seen these before, what brand is that exactly? Or is it a custom/ homemade job. "Metal Pedals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coloringpad Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Food ones: MeatboxSwollen PickleTuna Melt They could be worse:Flesh ContainerLimp GerkinSquid Rot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Another one that is just vile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRBain Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 What about them makes you think they're pretty? I always thought they looked like they were painted and labeled by an eight-year old girl. 'Pretty' by TGP standards. I quite agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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