Members gigant0r Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 ocd cot 50 burst E (or whatever lovepedal i had) i'm sure these are all great pedals, but they sounded shrill and icepicky through my drri. Bright cap mod should help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jules-RM Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 try it first in the chain I have. And I agree that's where they sound best, before the dirt. I just can't get on with it. It's like when this hot chick really digs you, but you have a hard time actually liking her. Sure, you take her for a spin a few times - just to see how it goes. But she's just not your type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newswede Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Just bought a EH Stereo Pulsar. Kinda cool, but sooo sensitive. If I found a cool sound, I could never get it back. Maybe just me. Still looking for a slow pulsing tremolo. Danelectro FabEcho - waste of time & $ Through a tube amp I finally heard how bad my Crybaby really sounded. Hope to change that soon. My Vox 847-A sounds decent, except for a volume drop. Hope to change that soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arcarsenal72 Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 OCD - way too grainy sounding TF Analogue Filter - great pedal, I'm just not good with my picking dynamics at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snufkino Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 EHX Pulsar (both versions). For the hundreth time...the wave only goes down, then back up to your unity volume. I need a trem that goes down, then back up above unity volume for truly thick trem sounds. And the depth sort of jumps up in incriments rather than a smooth wave Very versatile otherwise though.MXR Carbon Copy. Great tone to it, and great looks, but for slap back delays I just couldn't tune it into the exact time I wanted, I kept tweaking and tweaking the thing but it always sounded a little off-beat. I'd have loved it otherwise.Ibanez AD9 Keeley mod The standard AD9 must sound pretty crap. Really not all that impressed with the 'improved' tone. Ok, but not great. Plus I had not use for the oscillation mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b_nehpets Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 this aint gonna get no love... i don't like the fdII either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 this aint gonna get no love... i don't like the fdII either. it has to go fourth in the chain, or in the loop before wah after delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterwuhan Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Devi Ever Torn's Peaker. Way, way, way, way too bright for me, and a TON of hiss. It had a cool fuzz flavor, to be sure, but I couldn't put up with having to re-EQ my amp and all the extra noise. Devi Ever Hyperion. With my old amp, it was a touch too bright, and I wish it was a little bit more natural sounding. With my current amp, though, I think it would sound pretty killer. I kind of wish I had it still. Tone Factor Fuzz Saw. I really wanted to like it, but I just didn't like the sound at all. It was marketed as a wall of fuzz modern take on the muff, but I found it... too wimpy? My MJM Foxey Fuzz, which is supposed to be more vintagey, does the aggressive mean wall of fuzz so much better. I've tried and loved other offerings from Devi and from Andy Carroll, but these ones just didn't work for me. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Catalinbread Semaphore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Bright cap mod should help ruin my amp and clean tone so some pedals sound better!? i think the bright cap is needed for playing with some volume. i know there's a mod to bypass the cap with the flick of a switch, but that is beyond my know how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blurillaz Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Boss BF-2 I wanted to like it because coxon uses it... but I could hradly hear my guitar playing over the WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onyxrhino Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Boss GE-7 - I still don't understand this one. Most of my favorite guitarists have one on their board, but pretty much everywhere I set mine, it was a hiss-fest. Got a DOD FX40 instead and it works beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blurillaz Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Boss GE-7 - I still don't understand this one. Most of my favorite guitarists have one on their board, but pretty much everywhere I set mine, it was a hiss-fest. Got a DOD FX40 instead and it works beautifully. Boss pedals are notorious for hissing if you don't have a boss power supply. I stilll like some of their pedals though, like my DM-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Goldenglove Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 MXR Blue Box. I'm going to sell it in a few weeks - it's too glitchy to play anything more or less coherent, and except for an occasional stab of noise, I don't really need it. And it's too quiet, even with the C11 mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maxisnotdead Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Rat Big Muff BB Preamp Some recent bummers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solly Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Fuzz FactoryI just couldn't dial in anything useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members companyman Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 any fuzzany wah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ck3 Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 I've been flipping pedals since I first started playing 15 (or so) years ago ... these are some of the most memorable fails: Ibanez CM5 Classic Metal - Ice pick city with my second rig Boss AW-2 Auto Wah - Difficult to control back when I was first getting into effects Lovepedal Toxic - Sounded too toxic (thin and fizzy) with my rig at the time DOD FX22 Vibrothang - Volume drop made it unusable outside of a feedback loop Sabine NEX-5100 Fuzzstortion - Fizziest and most lifeless distortion evar ThisBrian Frankenfuzz - Unpredictable Sirkut Electronics R-MOD - I wasn't aware that this was a self-oscillating ring modulator until I got one Prophecysound Infinitphase MKII - Beautiful sounds, but far too complex for me Zvex Vexter Fuzz Factory - Too sensitive to other components of my rig Akai SB1 Deep Impact - Would not track above the 12th fret of the high E string Studio Electronics Mod Max Filter - Would not track period ... and the popped like a military snare Digitech XTF Turbo Flange - Plenty of options, but too brittle sounding Rocktek COR-01 Compressor - Thin, quacky, and only useful in a feedback loop Maxon CP-101 Compressor - Too squishy Electro~Harmonix Stereo Polychorus Reissue - Could never seem to balance delay time settings with the modulations Behringer VD1 Vintage Distortion - Decent tone, but not fuzzy enough for me Electro~Harmonix Metal Muff - Could never seem to balance the EQ DOD FX66 Flashback Fuzz - Cocked-wah style EQ and lack of sustain Danelectro DJ -24 French Fries Auto Wah - Not enough range for my taste Zinky True Grit - Too gritty Pearl OC-07 Octaver - Bypass was horrible and upper octave was weak MI Audio Tube Zone (V.2) - Slight fizziness with palm muting Behringer DR100 Digital Reverb - 50% DOA and kind of blah otherwise Behringer UF100 Ultra Flanger - Not lush enough for me Behringer NR100 Noise Reducer - Created noise ProCo Rat II (w/ Vodka 2-way mod) - Too much fizz Danelectro Daddy-O - Could not dial in a tone that I liked Electro~Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man Reissue - Could never seem to balance levels and one of the knobs wore out too quickly Danelectro Fabtone - Fizz city with zero mids Modded Boss MT-2 Metal Zone - Modded for white noize ... I prefer pink Teese RMC FK-1 Compressor - Nowhere near being a Keeley killer IMO ... too squishy Tonefactor Ultralord - Difficult to dial in a usable sound Electro~Harmonix Nano Bassballs - Did not sound full with a guitar signal Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler - Sterile and fake sounding Washburn/Lyon Stereo Chorus - Clock noise without buffers present Electro~Harmonix Germanium OD - Great for stacking, but pretty lame by itself Rocktron Hypnotic Flange - Not quite a sample/hold flanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Salsage Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 pro co Rat 2. Not my thing. being Keeley modded didn't save it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 -little big muff. doesn't cut through a full band at all. it's a shame because I loved the tone when playing by myself or with just drums/bass. -fuzz factory. some very cool glitchy sounds but nothing very usable in a band setting for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b_nehpets Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 RatBig MuffBB PreampSome recent bummers... that makes me sad... but the diamond didn't last long either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b_nehpets Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 it has to go fourth in the chain, or in the loop before wah after delay. none of this makes sense to me. i was referring to the fulldrive 2 by fulltone. were you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 none of this makes sense to me.i was referring to the fulldrive 2 by fulltone. were you? you're doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maxisnotdead Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 that makes me sad... but the diamond didn't last long either. If it makes you feel better the BB lasted a lot longer than the Diamond. I'm too picky with my dirt pedals, if they don't measure up to my Four Speed they're gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushfan Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Boss CE-5 ElectroniX USDrive (just had more options than I needed) Russian big muff DD-3 Guyatone MD-2 delay DOD FX-96 analog delay MT-2 modded BF-2 modded a few others I can't recall atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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