80's Pedalboard, what's on it?

dindude

Thanks for all the suggestions people, some great stuff here, and a few trips down memory lane, not surprised to see Boss figure so prominently.

At the moment I'm thinking maybe a Rivera Double Shaman into a Zoom MS-70CDR. The Rivera is bit more than I want to spend but it seems like it could get SRV type breakup on the one side and then modded Marshall on the other channel, combined with the Zoom could be a very versatile 2 pedals set up.

frankus

My old board is a Jen Wah, really wonderfully battered Route66 and an EHX Small Clone with now paint

Grunfeld

Kebabkid said:

Oh a Dimension D pedal as this works well on cleans and sounds good on overdrive...

[pedant mode]  The Dimension D was a big ol' rack mounted lump; the Dimension C was the pedal. [/pedantry]

But I reckon I'd use an EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress to get that 80s chorus/ flange sound.

Kebabkid

@dindude - I tried the OCD into the Zoom and it works really well with a couple of the chorus/delay presets working really well on both clean and dirty. Personally, the sound benefited from my compressor (Keeley) and was even better, as in more singy, when I added the Xotic EP or my Keeley TS808. So, if you can find a good  "LA" overdrive pedal that compresses well and naturally and has a boost, pair it up with the Zoom and I think you're onto a winner. Don't forget that the Zoom has a decent in-built tuner too and a lot of other effects other than chorus, delay and reverb - univibe, trem, vibrato, flange, phaser and pitch effects.

monquixote

Grunfeld said:

Kebabkid said:

Oh a Dimension D pedal as this works well on cleans and sounds good on overdrive...

[pedant mode]  The Dimension D was a big ol' rack mounted lump; the Dimension C was the pedal. [/pedantry]

But I reckon I'd use an EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress to get that 80s chorus/ flange sound.

Ah yes you clearly need an Electric Mistress, or a Mooer clone of one. 

Not that I have one in the classifieds or anything. 

Instant Police. 

Kebabkid

Grunfeld said:

Kebabkid said:

Oh a Dimension D pedal as this works well on cleans and sounds good on overdrive...

[pedant mode]  The Dimension D was a big ol' rack mounted lump; the Dimension C was the pedal. [/pedantry]

Yep, you're right @Grunfeld - it was the Dimension C. Cheers

dindude

Kebabkid said:

@dindude - I tried the OCD into the Zoom and it works really well with a couple of the chorus/delay presets working really well on both clean and dirty. Personally, the sound benefited from my compressor (Keeley) and was even better, as in more singy, when I added the Xotic EP or my Keeley TS808. So, if you can find a good  "LA" overdrive pedal that compresses well and naturally and has a boost, pair it up with the Zoom and I think you're onto a winner. Don't forget that the Zoom has a decent in-built tuner too and a lot of other effects other than chorus, delay and reverb - univibe, trem, vibrato, flange, phaser and pitch effects.

Thanks for trying that Cos, I'm pretty convinced the Zoom will do the job for me here

Karlos

Kebabkid said:

Dimension D pedal .

I picked one up this week. Amazing pedal, sounds awesome with distortion for that Killing Joke sound I love or with loads of delay and reverb for a great Cocteau Twins sound.

Kebabkid said:

Grunfeld said:

Kebabkid said:

Oh a Dimension D pedal as this works well on cleans and sounds good on overdrive...

[pedant mode]  The Dimension D was a big ol' rack mounted lump; the Dimension C was the pedal. [/pedantry]

Yep, you're right @Grunfeld - it was the Dimension C. Cheers

@Grunfeld, theres more to it. The Dimension D rackmount was by Roland then came the analogue Boss Dimension C (DC-2) pedal then the digital/stereo Digital Dimension D (DC-3) pedal later named the Digital Space D (same circuitry as the first DC-3)

 

kelvinburn said:

Pearl all the way;

+1 Absolutely. I still have the Overdrive OD 05 and I had 2 Pearl Flangers but they got stolen, in fact I bid on one on eBay last week but didn't get it.

kelvinburn

@KarlosSantos I have the 2 pictured above on my board and I'm always hunting for others. The CHO1 kicked an analogueman bi-chorus off the board. My all time favourite pedal. The overdrive and delay are on my list too. Will have to keep my eyes out for the flanger too

Karlos

When my flangers got nicked I bought a Boss flanger on the assumption that it would be great as at that time I was using a lot of Boss pedals - hated it. Never heard a flanger that cut the mustard the way the Pearl did.

Funny that @kelvinburn you have the DS06. My late father took me to buy my first guitar pedal (apart from the fuzz that he made for me) and I had to choose between the Pearl Overdrive and the Distortion but I was sold on the parametric EQ on the OD. I still love that pedal for sentimental reasons as well its amazing sound. 

kelvinburn

The spectrum function on the distortion is brilliant, I was assuming the parametric EQ on the OD would be equally as good so I can ditch my Stone Deaf PDF. Good to know. Cheers

Corvus

Still have my ME-5 from 87 or 88. Was going to sell but dang me if it still doesn't do some useful things. Even if what I want from it is a fraction of what it was meant to do. "Step away from the flanger".

Arion pedals. Although they mostly expired within minutes of being plugged in.

gubble

How about a JHS (not posh JHS) Wah?

I've a lovely Delta Labs Effectron Jr  delay unit that i can let you have if you're going rack mount.

It's brown too !!!!!!

dindude

I went with these in the end, nice and simple, haven't had much time with them but I'm already in 80's-tastic land. Bullseye hopefully.

http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n505/dindude/eb25f15221e16183938d2c43904ded60_zpsf6a8d106.jpg

Kebabkid

Flippin' 'ell - they look good D and do you think you'll need a compressor?
Recommended are the Smooth Delay setting on the Zoom

dindude

@kebabkid I've tried but I don't get on with compressors very well. My main board has very dynamic drives on them so that is my default. The Rivera is pretty compressed anyhow (more so than I would normally use) so does the job there. 

Really enjoying the Zoom, it's a fun pedal.

Kebabkid

Re:Zoom, I knew you would - it's a lot of pedal for the money and the sounds are decent!

MattG

surely for 80's sounds you would need a tube screamer? as plugging one of those into an OD is instant 80's!

so how about.....

TS808

OCD or HT Dual

MXR Stereo Chorus (nothing says 80's more than gratuitous amounts of chorus)

and boss DD2

57Deluxe

You only need a shitty CHORUS pedal for 80s authenticity - and turn everything up to 10 so it sounds like your playing in a shopping Mall...

Sorted.

hubobulous

First thing that immediately came to mind was the Wampler Pinnacle. It really is VH1 in a box. I love that pedal.