Members Reaganomics! Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 I don get y u need pedals. My Line 6 spyder has tem all built in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 I don get y u need pedals. My Line 6 spyder has tem all built in this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 such a good description, I had to quote it.I don't really understand most uses of delay. I mean I understand using it a little bit to thicken the sound and I understand that crazy oscillations can sound mega-cool, but how you use it in the vast area in between, I just don't get.Also, don't understand why so many people obsess over spring reverb. There's so many cool reverb sounds to get, but basic spring doesn't excite me. Yet a new pricey boutique digital spring reverb emulation seems to come out every few months and everyone seems to drool over them. I don't get it. I had a Spring Chicken and I was thoroughly bored by it.And the Rat pedal. I can understand why it was beloved by 80s rockers, but I can never seem to get a sound I really like out of them. Heh, thanks. Yeah, modulated is no bueno for me, but some fun things to do with regular delay are rhythmic echos, which is where tap tempo comes in. Great for reggae. Also, a nice slap echo with a ligh overdrive is a time machine to the 50s. Heh, reggae and rockabilly... HCFX's favorite two genres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brutaljawns Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 If you are going to use pedals you need to write with the pedals in mind. Most weird pedals don't sound good with seasoned, 20+ year playing techniques and scales. In other words, you need to resist the urge to write guitar-driven songs in favor of melody or noise-driven compositions. I'm not saying you should abandon guitar altogether, but if you want to make the most of your effects aside from just dirt/fuzz/chorus/wah things, you need to write differently. In my opinion, the whammy was one of the best things ever to happen to guitar effects. It made un natural guitar sounds, the that make your ears perk up(or cringe in disgust haha). In my case, it makes sounds that you can use to layer different textures and ranges not usually found on your average guitar. The hog is a very unique effect that combines a lot of interesting ideas, usually found on synths. Its not supposed to sound like a guitar, I dont think. Especially when you use the attack/decay filters(this goes for the SG-1 as well). It just makes things a little less monotonous. Spring reverb is for surf rock. Simple as that. Big muffs are great for power chords and single notes and when dialed in well with your setup can sound huge. Sometimes you just want to be surprised by the sounds coming out of your amp. Random effects can inspire. Again, this is all just my opinion, but you gotta change the way you play to see what effects can really do for your sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRBain Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 Non-intelligent harmonizer is an effect that I don't have any desire to use, but then again I can vaguely see why someone might use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JrB Posted February 9, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 Fuzz in general yup this. again in other peoples hands it can sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 Mode 7 pedals and that Rainbow Machine thing, so dumb. It does something that no other pedal does? I wouldn't call it dumb just because it's not your back. I can't see myself ever using it, but I think it's awesome that it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 It does something that no other pedal does? I wouldn't call it dumb just because it's not your back. I can't see myself ever using it, but I think it's awesome that it exists. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Operator Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 I used to not get chorus, but that was because I was Doing It Wrong. I literally can't think of any effect I don't understand. They are all fun. Effects pedals r kewl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 I used to not get chorus, but that was because I was Doing It Wrong.I literally can't think of any effect I don't understand. They are all fun. Effects pedals r kewl I liked this so I quoted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted February 9, 2012 Members Share Posted February 9, 2012 Metal Muff - isn't the Big Muff metal enough? For huge metal riffs nothing beats a huge sounding fuzz. In fact, most metal distortion sounds like ass. How is it that people thinks the "metal distortion" sound sounds heavy at all? It just sounds piss-ass weak to me. A lot of ODs- bad monkey, blues driver. They just sound {censored}ty and fake to me. There's some good ODs, but I feel a lot of what people look for in that sort of thing is a really sucky tone that I just don't understand. Although I guess it depends upon your amp. A lot of modulations I don't like because I find them prohibitive to use & write with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILOVEMYFENDER Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 Chorus, flanger. Most dirt pedals that attempt to emulate amps (excluding the Plexidrive, which compliments my amp really well). I've never used a wah pedal tastefully. I love hearing it used correctly, love e sound, just never find the context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 flanger just...why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arthurdent'd Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 Big Muff/Fuzz in generalRing Modulator.Bit Crusher/Geiger Counter stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 truly beautiful disaster. No reason for it at all. Really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jordanjordan Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 Chorus/phaser/flange have never appealed to me. And I am yet to feel like I need comp or eq pedals, but that could be my own ignorance there. In terms of specific pedals, I never got the Whammy, but I have seen other people do cool things with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OMTerria Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 Bit Crusher/Geiger Counter stuff Bit crusher stuff is weird for me with guitar, but it's pretty invaluable on drums, synths, and whatnot when doing electronic stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 Clean boosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trashbag_Travis Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 OVERDRIVE. I have not played one overdrive pedal that I liked. One of the first pedals I ever played was a fuzz face type pedal and I was blown away from the sounds you got from your volume knob on the guitar. The "drive" sounds you get from that are far superior to any dirt pedal i've tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 rat also i dont dig on chorus and flanger too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 Nothing. I get it all. I'll give anything a try. I prefer musical sounds, but horrible noises, used tastefully, can be beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 flangerjust...why? That's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nixhex113 Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 I'm not a big fan of chorus or flangers. Bit crusher stuff is weird for me with guitar, but it's pretty invaluable on drums, synths, and whatnot when doing electronic stuff I LOVED playing my guitars through the Geiger counter. Endless amount of sounds in that box.. I also had a Montreal assembly: wrong side of uranus, which is also a bitcrusher. That was less guitar friendly but still loads of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OMTerria Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 The Geiger Counter looks awesome, but there's a lot more than bit crushing going on there right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted February 10, 2012 Members Share Posted February 10, 2012 Great for reggae. Also, a nice slap echo with a ligh overdrive is a time machine to the 50s.Heh, reggae and rockabilly... HCFX's favorite two genres! + 1. Long delays make me want to vomit, especially with muff-like dirts ala Gilmour. There is nothing "soaring" about that sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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