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meltedbuzzbox

I think boss is a good bench mark for what a certain type of pedal can be. 

They are the Fender or Gibson of pedals but like the guitar makers they now have a lot more rivals at all kinds of price points. 

I totally agree about the switch, it feels so much nicer than the typical alpha switched that are on most pedals now. Much harder to miss too in a gig situation 

I have to admit though, where I used to have a few boss pedals on my board 10 years ago I currently have none today. 

I would like to get the Tera Echo on there but it is such a specialist thing it seems more suited to larking about at home with (it is loads of fun though). It is good to see something genuinely new effects wise though. There are only so many fuzz and OD pedals I can show an interest in

ICBM

stonevibe said:

There was a time when I was buying HM-2 pedals for a tenner and every time I would flip them within a month as I though they sounded shit compared to my RAT.

Now idiots are spending a fortune on them.

There was a time I was buying old Tube Screamers for fifteen to twenty quid and flipping them for thirty to people who wanted me to mod their amps for more gain…

Now idiots are spending a fortune on them!

(Yes, I know they do sound good… but not three or four hundred quid good.)

Drew_TNBD

I just don't quite like how noisy they are. Everything else about them I love though.

ThePrettyDamned

Drew_fx said:

I just don't quite like how noisy they are. Everything else about them I love though.

This is the sad truth for the Boss Power Stack.  Bloody great 80's modded Marshall sound, but it's pretty noisy.   

The EQ too... SUCH a good pedal ruined by penny pinching.

ThePrettyDamned

Accidental double post.

Dave_Mc

UnclePsychosis said:

I'd quite happily rock a whole pedal board of them. At the risk of sounding silly, to me they look really industrial and futuristic and in many ways a lot cooler than many of the fancy boutique pedals out there.

I do think they look pretty cool- though I prefer the ones with the more old-school knobs for some reason (like the sd1 and ds1).

I'm not as fussed on the distortions, though- although I've said on occasion that I don't think the DS1 is as bad as a lot of people say, and is actually quite useful for a certain type of tone, given the free choice there are other distortion pedals I like far more.

ICBM said:

There was a time I was buying old Tube Screamers for fifteen to twenty quid and flipping them for thirty to people who wanted me to mod their amps for more gain…

Now idiots are spending a fortune on them!

(Yes, I know they do sound good… but not three or four hundred quid good.)

That's pretty much my feeling with the Klon- it's definitely a good-sounding pedal, but it's still just a pedal. A very good one, sure, but it's not magic.

Grunfeld

impmann said:

Likewise, I'd love Dimension C (four switch one) but the prices have crept recently.

@impmann  ; Dunno if you know about the Behringer CC300 Space C but it sounds astonishingly close and it's a fraction of the price.  I did a comparison last year.  I was very impressed with the Behringer.  And it's done about 50 gigs now and no problems.

MattG

No i don't but then i am only 21 :P

timmysoft

I can remember lusting after boss sd1s in my college days (1997-1998) and my mind was blown when a friend got the metalzone, so much gain and the ability to suck all those horrible mids out!

Danny1969

I remember Ibanez being more popular for pedals in the early eighties, at least in my area ...  had the Tubescreamer and Ibanez chorus, bass player had the yellow flanger. 

impmann

Thanks @Grunfeld that's really interesting. :-)

alalalkasar

Simpler times, a big muff and a boss dd3 with a bit of amp overdrive saw me through for about 10 years.
My musical output was massive compared to what it is now and even though I love pedals I find all the options can kind of hold me back from just playing.