Members FatsoForgotso Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I don't consider my board to be huge, buts its decent size. I like it and I use everything on as often as I can. I hate owning a pedal I'll use for 30 seconds on one song and the rest of the time it collects dust. Thats a waste. How many of you guys actually use your whole board extensively. How much is too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NetStar Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I have sixteen pedals including Tuner and a Whammy and Noise Supressor. In honesty, I could loose the Wah (In exchange for a V-Wah) Chrous, Enhancer, and the other bloody chorus I picked up from Loobster...What was I thinking? I would however use another Reverb, another delay, and a Phaser...so about that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanJep Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I don't have an excessive board but I use everything on it enough to justify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 i'd say 6-8 was a good gigging board for most people, 8-12 if your band is very effects based.....any more than that is getting to the point of stupidity imo. ....but whatever, if you want 28 pedals on the floor in front you when you gig, who am I to argue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 At the moment I only have three pedals set up - Skreddy Top Fuel -> Crunch Box -> Behringer Compressor -> amp and that's it. I'm like you, Fatso, I hate using a pedal for just a small part and then turning it off. Pedals that you can leave on and get lots of value out of are best IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevinsaari Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I used to have a huge board, but it was more hassle than good, to be honest. To me, too much is if it gets in the way of your actual playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Orwell Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 Usually no more than 5 at any given time. Right now, I'm running a Fulltone '70, '89 Turbo Rat, DD-7, & DD-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NetStar Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I used to have a huge board, but it was more hassle than good, to be honest. To me, too much is if it gets in the way of your actual playing. I've come to realise this. i will probably cut down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob Dobbs Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 ive got about 40 or so pedals and use about 8 on a consistent basis. The rest were picked up cheap or have certain features that interested me at the time. Considering 95% of my gear was picked up in the late 80's when things such as Pod's didnt exist yet, you never knew what you could do unless you actualy sat down with a pedal and ran it through its paces against other pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 at this exact second, I only have 1 tuner plus 4 pedals. (OD, trem, chorus & delay) but I just removed the big muff that I am going to replace with a chunky cheese, and the 250 OD that I am going to replace with a blackstar distortion. I also want a pn-2, and I am building a treble booster, which I may or may not actually use. So it's between 6-8 pedals that I actually use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kikaruu Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yes... It seems that when you actually use a pedal, you get your money's worth. That said, I leave my Bad Monkey in all the time, chorus for verses, And Wah for fun little riffs. My distortion gets less use then before, but he hangs in. And since I rarely play things from other artists now, I use everything a lot to gauge how much is too much and how far I want to go with a certain effect in one song. I mean, I'm not going to leave chorus on all the time, as that's usually a more subtle effect, but I do use it enough so that I can justify buying it whenever someone comes in and says, "Why do you have all these pedals?" (I only have four ATM, but...) Then, I can show them. Anyway, I think too much is when you have a lot of pedals that are underplayed. Meaning, I'm not going to have a ring mod for one song, I'm gonna use it as much as possible. But if you have a Micro POG just for the sake of having one for the intro of such-and-such, you can afford to lose it, don'cha think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 This is a good question. I've got a small-ish board, but I use all my pedals pretty extensively. I did just upgrade from the Gator Pedal Tote to a Pedaltrain2 .... so I've got room for a couple more, but I still think I'll be using all of my stuff pretty extensively. Once everything gets in (next week) I'll still have 10 pedals or less though ... so everything is pretty usable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jacobhf Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think its personal perfrence, but I use delays and reverb most, so that's what I own and what occupies most of my board. the only other pedals I have are 2 dirt's and a boost. I could see myself using a rat or a muff somewhere soon, so I might pickt one of them up. But Im definately not one to have a lot of pedals lying around and only use a few, I just keep my board set up and go with that. If you think that sound is vital for a 30 part, I'd say keep it and maybe try incorporating it with other musical passages and other pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I'll have 8-12 pedals on my board and I use them all, but not a lot. The stuff my current band does doesn't lend itself to my awesome arsenal of effects. So mainly I just use my 808 clone, OCD, and Boost pedal. the other stuff (Muff clone, chorus, delays, wah, small stone, comp, etc) only get used here and there for a little texture. Oh, and my Quadraverb never gets used in this band . I need a new band! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members archofmusic Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I'd say if it's not hooked up on your board as a permanent fixture you should sell it or shouldn't have gotten it in the first place. Or... you could just put your money under your mattress. That is of course... unless your name is Trent Reznor, John Frusciante, or J. Mascis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rossowj Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 i use... wah, fuzz, od, delay, delay, reverb, looper I might add another od, and a tuner I use EVERyThiNg 7-9 pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skitzy Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 i had 12, and i'm downsizing to 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Headlow Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 I have 9 pedals on my board at the moment, and I'd say they all get used on at least 3 of the tunes that we gig. Saying that at practice we like a jam or two, and everything gets used during those.I'd say that it's just the right amount for me. Any more and I think I'd get confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 right now im at around 14-15 + 2 dual loopers. since i use the loopers to turn everything off/on i dont have to do alot of tap dancing. i use every pedal at least once during a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommyld Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 Right...I hate having a pedal that gets used for 30 seconds during one song. I've been doing a lot of cutting out lately. I've gone through at least a dozen pedals in order to find the best collection in the fewest pedal. I currently have five pedals, including a tuner. If they're the right pedals, I think 5-7 is a good number for me. If I added anything to my collection, I'd add a tremolo and maybe a boost. But I just sold a few boosts and a Stereo Pulsar...so I'm staying at 5 for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hiwatt Bob Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 i have like 5 delays/tape-echos. what--i like echoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vulcaniza P Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 my signal passes through at least 20 boxes. i use them all.more are on their way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FatsoForgotso Posted June 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 ^There is no way in hell I could even find uses for 10 much less 20. I've been doing a lot of cutting out lately. I've gone through at least a dozen pedals in order to find the best collection in the fewest pedal. Same here. I downsized to 4, bought two more and an ABY pedal. I can't imagine buying any other effect. Now I just have to find the right dirt, phaser, etc. That'll take a lifetime what helps is getting stuff like my moog ring modulator which is my tremolo, vibrato, and a bunch of crazy sounds or my dirt box which can do a fuzz and distortion from every part of the spectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bigsnake Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 As long as you are using everything on the board, then I don't see a problem with a huge board. It's your tone and your equipment. Do as you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted June 6, 2008 Members Share Posted June 6, 2008 Really, I only need a volume pedal, tuner, delay and a boost. But that is boring. Too much to me is a fully loaded PT-Pro. That's alot of junk to step on. PT-2 is my limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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