Members paulojcduarte Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Hi guys, I need a couple of pedals, leaning towards the cheaper models, actually not cheaper, but as bang for the buck choices. To start, a volume, a wah and a delay. Already have some options bat can't get any input on these: Modtone VP Modtone Wah Artec Wah Hofner Delay I'm open to sugestions, both wahs are true bypass and around same price as the crybaby, behringer delay? GFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richey888 Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 The Modtone is decent stuff, no experience with anything else, but the Hofner delay is intriguing. Love off-brand delays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmay8612 Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've seen used Crybaby's sell for ~$30 on the 'bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've seen used Crybaby's sell for ~$30 on the 'bay Still a crummy choice, though, might as well try some of the "off-brand" as the other guy puts it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 I haven't tried their volume or wah, but I loves me some Modtone! Their delay is truly analog-awesome sounding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PlectrumPete Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 With the wah, it is worth spending a bit of money. In my experience, the cheap ones just seem to break. Mind you so do some of the more expensive ones. No idea why such an old and established brand as hofner would be called "off-brand". Anyway, I've never tried their delay and I would suggest you try whichever delay you intend getting with your amp. Usually they are better in the loop than in front of the amp and it really depends on the way the loop is designed how well the delay will work for you. Never seen the point of a volume pedal to be honest. I have a volume knob on the guitar, the amp, the boost, the eq, the... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EADGBE Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 How about a crybaby and a Boss digital delay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 currently I use this delay ($50 on the Ebays a few years ago): But its on the fritz and it runs on AA batteries so Im replacing it with one of these($100 used on the CL): For a wah Id get a Vox Clyde MccCoy or a BYOC (about $150) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 U may laff, but this thing's a blast & is low $ http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/EM600.aspx [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 I actually like the sound of that pedal but cannot stand the footswitch. Feels like you are breaking plastic every time you press it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulojcduarte Posted April 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 With the wah, it is worth spending a bit of money. In my experience, the cheap ones just seem to break. Mind you so do some of the more expensive ones.No idea why such an old and established brand as hofner would be called "off-brand". Anyway, I've never tried their delay and I would suggest you try whichever delay you intend getting with your amp. Usually they are better in the loop than in front of the amp and it really depends on the way the loop is designed how well the delay will work for you.Never seen the point of a volume pedal to be honest. I have a volume knob on the guitar, the amp, the boost, the eq, the... I'm ditching my gt-6, and I don't think I have use for the VP also, except for switching guitars during gigs, but might try out one of those jacks with an off funtion, might be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 I'm ditching my gt-6, and I don't think I have use for the VP also, except for switching guitars during gigs, but might try out one of those jacks with an off funtion, might be cheaper. If you just want something for silent guitar switching, I'd get a tuner pedal instead. Kill two birds with one pedal. You'll have a tuner pedal, and when it's switched on, it mutes the output to the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 that thing is cool! Its got all the stuff my dynamic echo has: oscillating, ducking, etc; and probably costs like $6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 It's supposedly a Verbzilla clone, but the stereo ins & outs really open up the FX when you can run it thru two amps/cabs. & yeah it is in a plastic housing, but it seems pretty sturdy to me, and since I don't stand on my pedals to switch them in & out, no worries for me in it breaking easily.And if it does..eh, it was $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 It's supposedly a Verbzilla clone, but the stereo ins & outs really open up the FX when you can run it thru two amps/cabs. & yeah it is in a plastic housing, but it seems pretty sturdy to me, and since I don't stand on my pedals to switch them in & out, no worries for me in it breaking easily.And if it does..eh, it was $40. yeah Ive got a behringer TO100 tube overdrive (basically a $15 ts808)...Sounds good to me but I wouldn't neccessarliy go stomping on it, just lightly depress with pinky toe. I thought about rehousing it but that would cost like $20 lol verbzillas get great reviews mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thing I do hate about teh Behs is that the knobs & script on the pedals are so tiny, you need an electron microscope to read 'em.But the RSM line are pretty foine sounding I have the Echo Machine, Reverb Machine, & the Trem Pan, all full stereo in & outs, thru two amps , sounds yummy. I wear very soft shoes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulojcduarte Posted April 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 This sounds fun, dunno if that's what I'm looking for, I'm still not really sure that the delay is the stuff I'm looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 Morely makes a pretty sweet wah. Uses an optical mechanism, so there's nothing to wear out or break like the others. They also make combo units - mine is a volume/wah/distortion in one box. There are a ton of choices in digital delays. I'm not a fan of Behringer pedals, but I've heard one of their delays is based on the PT2399 delay chip which is very quiet and works great. I'm also not a big fan of Digitech stuff, but their TimeBender delay has got some uber neat features like being able to set the tempo by strumming the guitar. Each pedal you add introduces one more point [2 actually - the input and output] where you can get noise and tone suck introduced into your signal chain, so the better your choices, the better your tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted April 22, 2010 Members Share Posted April 22, 2010 This sounds fun, dunno if that's what I'm looking for, I'm still not really sure that the delay is the stuff I'm looking for. yeah thats a lot of pedal right there...You're probably better off with the hofner or the mxr I linked, much easier to use and built like tanks, not paper tigers. If you just need slapback or regular ol delay. Ive never heard of hofner (pedals) whats the deal? how much are they? whats their fuzz like? not much info on the hofner site...they look cool though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulojcduarte Posted April 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 yeah thats a lot of pedal right there...You're probably better off with the hofner or the mxr I linked, much easier to use and built like tanks, not paper tigers. If you just need slapback or regular ol delay. Ive never heard of hofner (pedals) whats the deal? how much are they? whats their fuzz like? not much info on the hofner site...they look cool though They're 58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulojcduarte Posted April 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Is that a good price for a delay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Is that a good price for a delay?They're expensive effects, compared to distortion or wah. You can find a used Ibanez for less, but that's a good price right there if you end up liking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 The Artec stuff is not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulojcduarte Posted April 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 The Artec stuff is not bad Not so bad, does that mean they're good enough to pay the same price for a wah as the crybaby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 $77 is cheap. the MXR are twice that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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