Members Noise... Posted December 21, 2006 Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 Are any of these pedals good? They're dirt cheap and I could get a few to cover effects I don't have. Are any worth using, or should I just wait and save for better pedals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted December 21, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted December 21, 2006 Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 The analog delay is heavenly lofi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TweedBassman Posted December 21, 2006 Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 if you're talking about the plastic ones, don't trust them to not break. the plastic switches and such are WEAK. to try out effects in a home use way, go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted December 21, 2006 Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 Originally posted by TweedBassman if you're talking about the plastic ones, don't trust them to not break. the plastic switches and such are WEAK. BS - they do just fine. The newer SCH-Z is nice, the older SAD-1 and SCH-1 are both killer pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 21, 2006 Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 By a used BOSS pedal instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted December 21, 2006 Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 Originally posted by Burningleaves By a used BOSS pedal instead. and in several instances, end up with a pedal thats not nearly as good sounding as Arion's version. done many gigs with arion. never, ever, ever has anything broken on me, excluding one battery door. sfl-1, sch-1, spe-1 (stereo parametric eq), sad-1 are all great. reportedly the sch-x is largely the same as the sch-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted December 21, 2006 Members Share Posted December 21, 2006 Originally posted by TweedBassman if you're talking about the plastic ones, don't trust them to not break. the plastic switches and such are WEAK. to try out effects in a home use way, go for it. so the protective confines of a pedalboard would still leave arion stomps in a risky/dangerous position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yablokonooza Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Even the Turbulator can hold its own - lots o' tone for minimal cabbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YourHerodDGC Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 I just got the parametric EQ, and I'm really happy with it. I could use a little more treble once in a while, but other than that it's just what i need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 the MIJ Compressor's really versatile and sounds nice.the repeats on the SAD-3 are way to quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uma Floresta Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 The flanger and chorus and delay are supposed to be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 I mean the overdrive is $10 sometimes. TEN BUCKS!?!? How could you go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 I mean the overdrive is $10 sometimes. TEN BUCK!?!? How could you go wrong? it could be full of toxic chemtrails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 I mean the overdrive is $10 sometimes. TEN BUCK!?!? How could you go wrong? And $15 for the SCH-Z sometimes - it sounds better than a lot of pedals costing 10x as much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy it could be full of toxic chemtrails. What isn't these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 I mean the overdrive is $10 sometimes. TEN BUCKS!?!? How could you go wrong? It's $10 right now.. but not available till February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy the MIJ Compressor's really versatile and sounds nice.the repeats on the SAD-3 are way to quiet You ever think that you just savor repeats that are way too loud? The SAD-3 is a subtle delay that adds texture. Not in your face. Just the way I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted December 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Ok, the one's I'm primarily interested in are the chorus, the octave, the phaser, and the flanger. Oh! And the tuner that's supposed to be really good. Are all of those worth buying? It only adds up to like $100 and I'd basically have everything I'd need for now. (Once I get my Ibanez DE7 and FZ7 next week, at least) Also, is there another website I can buy them from besides Musician's Friend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 they are cheap pedals that sound like cheap pedals. you can't find that too many places these days. the cheap pedals all sound expensive and you have to pay $300 to get something cheap sounding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TweedBassman Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 re: comments about the cheap switch; open one up. take a look at what your stepping on. one of the cheapest switches i've ever seen, you could literally break it in half with your fingers. i'm sure they sound great and everyone wants to defend themselves and their purchases but seriously. open it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by TweedBassman re: comments about the cheap switch; open one up. take a look at what your stepping on. one of the cheapest switches i've ever seen, you could literally break it in half with your fingers. i'm sure they sound great and everyone wants to defend themselves and their purchases but seriously. open it up. Well...I don't own any Arion's but I could open up one of my Boss pedals and probably break its plastic switch with my fingers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TweedBassman Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 naw man, the arion one's are far worse. never mind me, just my opinion. that and L6Sguy hates me for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by TweedBassman naw man, the arion one's are far worse. never mind me, just my opinion. that and L6Sguy hates me for some reason. I believe you...was just sayin'...if I wanted to I could break any of my pedals...and if I'm careful I can make even the biggest P.O.S. last a long time. Considering how ass cheap these things are I think a flimsy switch is no biggie. The switching system on those Dano mini systems is about as precarious as you can get and I never had trouble with any of the ones I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yablokonooza Posted December 22, 2006 Members Share Posted December 22, 2006 No, it's true, the switch on Arion could quite easily cracked apart by your fingers, But, as Wilbo has just correctly mentioned: My Boss SP-1 and my OD-1 have an equally flimsey transparent switch that inspires absolutely no confidence, Same with my DD-5 and 6, And should I mention DOD? EHX? They're really magnificent effects, but with real obvious construction "anomalies." Still - after much abuse, spilt beer, Doc Martins and other indesciminate heavy feet, rapid highway deceleration syndrome - both inside and outside a vehicle, they are all still functional, including, and especially, Arion. Go figure. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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