100% Happy

JezWynd

I've tried what seems like a shed load of pedals over the last three or four years and I've had a couple of set ups that I've liked but always had an itch to try and find something better in one dept or another.

Now I finally have a set up that, three months in, I'm still 100% happy with. The DD-7 edges out the DD-2 with its greater flexibility plus it sounds better for bass that I spend a lot of time playing these days. The Maxon Chorus has replaced the DC-2 that I'd had for years; it's way more flexible and is capable of an astonishing range of sounds from its three knobs. POG2 continues to delight and since my White Horse comp came back from repair it's organ tones are even more exact with beautiful sustain.

I've tried a lot of compressors but the White Horse is exactly the sound that I've always sought, it does something wonderful to the attack and imparts a dense chime to chords that I love - notes seem to drip off the strings.

The Rotary Phaser started my love affair with Maxon; 4, 6 and 10 stage phasing makes it really flexible and it can do a nice flange sound with the feedback control set anti-clockwise.

Last up is the newly arrived FX25. I'll always keep the FT-2 Dynamic Filter around as it is such a flexible pedal, esp for bass where it opens up the available range of sounds. I've tried a few envelope filters - the Maxon AF-9, mxr, DOD 440, Snow White etc. but the FX25, while not the most flexible (you really have to play the pedal) has such a beautiful voice and works equally well with bass and 6 string.

Finally <big sigh>.

DesVegas

Whoo hoo!!!

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JezWynd

Voxman

Now you've decided that 'this is it', all you need is a nice pedal board to house them all!  

lasermonkey

The PH350 is probably at the top of my phaser wants list. I just need the spare cash!

ThePrettyDamned

That's a really interesting set up - what sort of stuff do you play? 

I love envelope filters and phasers but they're not as popular as they once were (same for chorus - although the phaser is more popular than chorus!) so it's nice to see a board that'll sound different to the more common series of boosts, overdrives and compressors. 

JezWynd

@Voxman, I do have a board but it's too small. Bloody Maxon!
@lasermonkey, it's a crazy phaser, does some wild oscillation at either end of Feedback range. It was the first of the big box range that I tried, as a result I picked up the Chorus, Distortion and Delay. The Delay didn't stay long, way too dark for my style.
@ThePrettyDamned, I play a cross of finger picked country folk chords mostly with a defined beat/riff element. I use an old Roland drum machine with digital delay to double up the beats. It can get out of control but just occasionally I get something that works well and then I work on polishing it up into a 'piece'.
I love Envelope Filters, I find the FT-2 essential for bass (my bass anyway), an SG that can get a bit muddy without the cut that the filter imparts, and they're very inspirational for rhythm parts. The FX25 is definitely at the wild end of the spectrum - it's a case of finding what it's capable of doing and then adjusting my style to coax out something that works.

Voxman

Just out of interest, when you refer to someone in a post eg @Voxman etc - how do you get and insert that hyperlink thing?

JezWynd

Voxman said:

Just out of interest, when you refer to someone in a post eg @Voxman etc - how do you get and insert that hyperlink thing?

I type @ followed by Voxman. Usually a pop up appears as I'm typing with a suggestion that you can click on but I just type the name (no space between @ and the name). It then becomes a hyperlink automatically.

Voxman

JezWynd said:

Voxman said:

Just out of interest, when you refer to someone in a post eg @Voxman etc - how do you get and insert that hyperlink thing?

I type @ followed by Voxman. Usually a pop up appears as I'm typing with a suggestion that you can click on but I just type the name (no space between @ and the name). It then becomes a hyperlink automatically.

Ah, got it - thanks @JezWynd ;

Bridgehouse

Voxman said:

JezWynd said:

Voxman said:

Just out of interest, when you refer to someone in a post eg @Voxman etc - how do you get and insert that hyperlink thing?

I type @ followed by Voxman. Usually a pop up appears as I'm typing with a suggestion that you can click on but I just type the name (no space between @ and the name). It then becomes a hyperlink automatically.

Ah, got it - thanks @JezWynd ;

Learn something new every day eh @Voxman

Voxman

Bridgehouse said:

Voxman said:

JezWynd said:

Voxman said:

Just out of interest, when you refer to someone in a post eg @Voxman etc - how do you get and insert that hyperlink thing?

I type @ followed by Voxman. Usually a pop up appears as I'm typing with a suggestion that you can click on but I just type the name (no space between @ and the name). It then becomes a hyperlink automatically.

Ah, got it - thanks @JezWynd 

Learn something new every day eh @Voxman

Definitely!  Worryingly at my age you tend to forget older stuff faster than you can learn new stuff!  

Bridgehouse

Voxman said:

Bridgehouse said:

Voxman said:

JezWynd said:

Voxman said:

Just out of interest, when you refer to someone in a post eg @Voxman etc - how do you get and insert that hyperlink thing?

I type @ followed by Voxman. Usually a pop up appears as I'm typing with a suggestion that you can click on but I just type the name (no space between @ and the name). It then becomes a hyperlink automatically.

Ah, got it - thanks @JezWynd 

Learn something new every day eh @Voxman

Definitely!  Worryingly at my age you tend to forget older stuff faster than you can learn new stuff!  

Ah the old Homer Simpson 'stuff falls out my head when I put new stuff in' syndrome

We all get that

ThePrettyDamned

JezWynd said:

@Voxman, I do have a board but it's too small. Bloody Maxon!
@lasermonkey, it's a crazy phaser, does some wild oscillation at either end of Feedback range. It was the first of the big box range that I tried, as a result I picked up the Chorus, Distortion and Delay. The Delay didn't stay long, way too dark for my style.
@ThePrettyDamned, I play a cross of finger picked country folk chords mostly with a defined beat/riff element. I use an old Roland drum machine with digital delay to double up the beats. It can get out of control but just occasionally I get something that works well and then I work on polishing it up into a 'piece'.
I love Envelope Filters, I find the FT-2 essential for bass (my bass anyway), an SG that can get a bit muddy without the cut that the filter imparts, and they're very inspirational for rhythm parts. The FX25 is definitely at the wild end of the spectrum - it's a case of finding what it's capable of doing and then adjusting my style to coax out something that works.

Yeah, I use an old Boss FT-2 (not currently on the board, awaiting a wee rejig) and it's fabulous for porno stuff and even a bit of bass, but it doesn't seem to do that filthy Sir Psycho Sexy sound that the FX25 does (no idea why I sold that...)