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Oh yeah a tuner also
No wonder that a lot of guitars in bands sound sterile, processed and the same as every other guitar on the market. Why consider tonal issues when buying a guitar if you are going to put the signal through a number of pedals?
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lego hurts when you step on it though
You're an idiot.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
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There’s always a balance between improving the song and getting in the way of your playing. On a bad night I’ll focus on my playing rather than changing FX and settings mid song.
There are some people whose song choice and playing style don’t benefit from FX. It depends on where the balance lies for you. So if I were you I’d experiment so that you can decide whether each pedal does anything for a song. If it does then practice. Practice will shift that balance point between value and distraction.
I'm not anti-pedal, at all - as far as I remember I don't think I've ever played a gig without at least one effect unit of some sort. I just think the multiple guitars, vast pedalboard, sometimes more than one amp thing has become a cliché that makes guitarists look like wannabe rock stars, wearing shades indoors and other nonsense.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
Keeley Comp (always on)
Keeley TS808 - For SRV sounds but I mainly stack it with an OCD and EP for solos
WY Pork Loin - for low gain/tweedy rhythm
Xotic EP Boost - stack with 808 and OCD or leave on all the time when using my Robert Cray Strat (SSS) = fattens it up
OCD - stack with 808 and EP or on it's own or just with EP
Catalinbread Boost - pure solo volume boost
Zoom MS-70CDR - my Tuner, Swiss Army knife for the occasional other effect, like Pitch/harmony but its main function is for modulation (chorus) and as a 2nd, different delay
TC Flashback Delay - main delay
Boss Wah off the board
My chain is:
Guitar > comp > wah > whammy > OD > phaser > mute > amp input > chorus > delay > boost > amp return.
Most are true bypass and my cabling is probably 15 metres in all! But the wah is buffered and it sounds really good, to my ear at least.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
I have a dilemma with no of guitars too. I agree that it looks a bit excessive for most players to have lots of guitars on stage. However I use different tunings, so it's either 4 guitars or everyone has to wait while I retune.
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