Which cheap pedal utterly exceeded your expectations?

fretmeister

Branshen;345480" said:

Line 6 otto filter. No decent demos online but this thing funks like no other in the filter mode. Don't use the auto Wah mode..

Good choice. I got mine for about £20 I think. I'm an envelope filter junkie and it's great!

benmurray85

Gassage said:

benmurray85 said:

does the EHX Soul Food count as cheap? I got one last month on a whim and in all honesty its the best pedal I've ever owned. It might not be all fireworks and fancy features but it just does exactly what you want and it does it WELL!

I was supposed to be giving up gigging at the end of this year and this pedal has singlehandedly made me decide to continue!

Everyone I know who has tried one has said precisely the same. Almost like a BK Tubedriver.

I was loathed to mention it coz i suppose its kinda the "obvious" one but I really can't get over how much its changed my sound and my playing. Although i will say i DETEST the cheesy name and crap styling of it. other than that its not gonna move off my board for a long time

meltedbuzzbox

Nobels ODR-1 

Amazing and I think it was £35 or £40 new!

Deijavoo

Not cheap but have felt like absolutely wonderful value for money was the 3 big Strymons. I know they're bloody pricey but they've replaced so many pedals for me and sound absolutely amazing. 

Gassage

Iamnobody said:

A lot of pedal for the money I guess if it's decent. I like that the reverb is independent...

I always wondered about these:


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400766730844

Cheap as chips.

Wow. GOing off course slightly, I truly believe the analog modulation allrounder is a piece in the boutique market that has yet to be filled properly.

Eventide, TC Nova, Line6, Zoom all a bit meh. The Mobius is the best of that digi brgiade.

I always loved the TC SCF- so clear and accurate. That and the Hartman are the best options for a 'just one modulation pedal approach'

I'd also kill for another Mayer  VoodooVibe. That's a pedal.

meltedbuzzbox

I am surprised about you saying that @gassage

I have been impressed by the modfactor, its a little fiddly in that it almost has too much sound shaping but it seems to have all the bases covered

monquixote

Gassage said:

Wow. GOing off course slightly, I truly believe the analog modulation allrounder is a piece in the boutique market that has yet to be filled properly.

EBS Unichorus can do analog Chorus, Flange and VIbe. 

Adji

Arion SCH-1, I love them. My absolute favourite chorus even with its flaws.

shady

This 'un

Does some weird shit as well as the more standard phase tones.

Dave_Mc

IanSavage said:

Thing is, I wouldn't call eighty-odd quid 'cheap' for a guitar pedal

+1 )

Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of pedals which cost way more than that, and 105 euros may well qualify as "reasonably-priced". But yeah not cheap, for me anyway. If you ask me there's cheapo (sub ~£25-£30), reasonable (~£50), serious (~£100) and then boutique (£100+). For most of the more basic effects types, and for all I use them, there's no real need for me to go past the "reasonable" section. For a few things like delay and reverb I might need to go close to £100. I'd need to think really hard before spending more than £100.

EDIT: +1 on the hardwire OD monquixote. Several of the hardwires are pretty decent value at the moment- the dirt pedals and the delay and reverb are all quite a bit less than they used to be.

citizen68

Deijavoo;345645" said:

Not cheap but have felt like absolutely wonderful value for money was the 3 big Strymons. I know they're bloody pricey but they've replaced so many pedals for me and sound absolutely amazing. 

Lol - think you misread the op - what was the outlay on your 3 big Strymons? At least £1k? Why post?

When I bought my CE2 roughly 27 years ago it was cheap - still using it - stock other than replacing the power socket which crumbled to dust about 2 years ago.

Dano Chicken Salad (£22 I think) - after doing the Regis Coyne mods it gave a Fulltone Mini Déjà Vibe a close run for the money.. http://www.regiscoyne.com/tech/CS_mods/

Joyo American Sound - again around £25 - would happily use one at the end of my pedalboard if my amp crapped out - great backup

lasermonkey

Behringer CC300 Space C Chorus. Basically a clone of the Boss DC-2 Dimension-C for thirty quid.

Gassage

monquixote said:

Gassage said:

Wow. GOing off course slightly, I truly believe the analog modulation allrounder is a piece in the boutique market that has yet to be filled properly.

EBS Unichorus can do analog Chorus, Flange and VIbe. 

Similar to TC I am guessing? PM not vibe?

mike_l

monquixote said:

Excluding clones the Hardwire Overdrive is a massive bargain at the moment.

Yes, and the Digitech pedals (Bad Monkey, Hot head, Metal master, etc) are all excellent dirty pedals for not much dollar.

I'd also say the Digitech multichorus and Digidelay are both excellent at their respective jobs, again at the cheaper end of things.

JD50

Behringer RV600, been on my board for over 5 years now

 

NUX modcore, hours of fun making jetplane noises etc

dogload

JD50 said:

NUX modcore, hours of fun making jetplane noises etc

I must admit, I do like the Univibe and Rotary settings. Spent quite a while on my board for that reason. 18 quid from Donner!

Fuzzdog

JD50 said:

NUX modcore, hours of fun making jetplane noises etc

I'm quite tempted by one of those, as I rarely use modulation, so it would be a handy little pedal.  I had the Time Core, and was really rather impressed by it.  Did some pretty big gigs with that on my board!

xSkarloey

mike_l;345812" said:

monquixote said:

Excluding clones the Hardwire Overdrive is a massive bargain at the moment.












Yes, and the Digitech pedals (Bad Monkey, Hot head, Metal master, etc) are all excellent dirty pedals for not much dollar.I'd also say the Digitech multichorus and Digidelay are both excellent at their respective jobs, again at the cheaper end of things.

I second that. A good set of pedals to consider. No massive outlay involved, very often keepers, and easy to flip if they don't stay on your board.

Gary Moore used the BM in what became the final phase of his career, amd that's a recommendation in my book.

richardhomer

Used Pedal Mods modified CE-2. My favourite sounding chorus of all time. Totally unmarked (it's 30 years old) - I paid £85 for it a couple of years ago.

mike_l

Skarloey said:

Gary Moore used the BM in what became the final phase of his career, amd that's a recommendation in my book.

I didn't know that.

Funnily, I play nothing like GM, but the Bad Monkey is a favourite of mine for adding grit and boost to a dirty Marshall.

I'm very impressed with the MXR Distortion+ I recently acquired from Coda. Cost £40 (used), and sonically it delivers. Nice as a boost, doesn't colour the overall sound, and tightens the low-end (with amp/pedals for dirt) nicely.