Which pedal should you have never gotten rid of?

DesVegas

For me, I keep coming back to the DopeFX Black Lotus, a zen drive clone but with extra clipping options, mein gott that thing was creamy, yet angry if you wanted it to be. @Megii don't ever let it go!

My board has no room for it so i don't miss it that much, but can't help feeling it would be sounding that bit extra special with one on there.

Megii

DesVegas said:

For me, I keep coming back to the DopeFX Black Lotus, a zen drive clone but with extra clipping options, mein gott that thing was creamy, yet angry if you wanted it to be. @Megii don't ever let it go!

My board has no room for it so i don't miss it that much, but can't help feeling it would be sounding that bit extra special with one on there.

Indeed @DesVegas, it is a gem, and I can't imagine I ever will let it go. I'd used Zen Drive clones and liked them well enough, but as soon as I tried that extra clipping mode (mosfet?) on the Black Lotus, I knew I'd found "something" - it just adds layers of fatness and smoothness. Sits in pride of place on my pedal board, and cascading a Turbo Rat clone in front of it gives a brilliant smooth, responsive, controllable sustained lead tone. A wonderful pedal for anyone after that kind of LA, Larry Carlton/Robben Ford/Steely Dan etc. etc. kind of lead sound. If I ever see another for sale at a fair price, I'll probably have to get that just to have a spare. Superb pedal IMHO, and going nowhere.

stratman3142

I had a Boss OD-1 when it first came out. I have no idea what happened to it. I probably just threw it away many years ago because it got so old and bashed around

richardhomer

Early 80s Boss CE-2. I now have two late MIT models....

Sporky

My MicroPOG.

It would be useful for Cello Club.

tone1

Line 6 M13

Paul_C

I'd probably have no use for it, but I wish I still had my Vox Compressor from the 80s

Lestratcaster

I've only ever sold 2 pedals, a DS-1 and a BD-2 I think (The blues driver). Don't regret them at all.

UnclePsychosis

Either an EHX DMM or the 1st gen EQD Disaster Transport that I owned for a bit.

Silly boy :-(

DesVegas

Black arm bands all round, not you though @Lestratcaster ;

builttospill

Analogman chorus with depth switch and AM Peppermint Fuzz...

koss59

Silver Klon and early Zendrive.

Lestratcaster

DesVegas said:

Black arm bands all round, not you though @Lestratcaster ;

Haha

JezWynd

Paul_C said:

I'd probably have no use for it, but I wish I still had my Vox Compressor from the 80s

Very nice comp. I had the Guyatone Driving Box which is the same unit in a different box. Pretty much a script Dyna Comp circuit I believe. There's an internal mini pot thingy that you can dial up the squish with.

ICBM

Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan - x2. I could buy another one, but they go for silly money now.

JezWynd

Mine's a comp too. Bearfoot Evergreen. I've had other comps since, including another Evergreen, but that first one had a touch of magic.

Winny_Pooh

stratman3142 said:

I had a Boss OD-1 when it first came out. I have no idea what happened to it. I probably just threw it away many years ago because it got so old and bashed around

@stratman3142 I have a perfect OD-1 clone for sale in the classifieds FWIW

normula1

Japanese CE2. It had sat in its box for a long time and I got a good price for it, but in retrospect I should have kept it.

Sassafras

I regret letting this go, the resonance control was great for 'embiggening' the sound.

stratman3142

Winny_Pooh said:

stratman3142 said:

I had a Boss OD-1 when it first came out. I have no idea what happened to it. I probably just threw it away many years ago because it got so old and bashed around

@stratman3142 I have a perfect OD-1 clone for sale in the classifieds FWIW

Thanks for the offer but it's not really about having a recreation of that sound. It's more about the pedal now being regarded as a bit of a classic and it would be good to have held on to a bit of history.

BBBlues

The Klon Centaur I bought 8 years ago for £350