Minimal pedal board - money no object

Gassage · January 2014

Hymnal said:

East mids.... (north Lincolnshire)

Amazing amp tech right by you- HiQ nr Horncastle...guy's brilliant. Mark?

ICBM · January 2014

One. Zoom G3

OK, being more serious... probably still one - Boss DF-2 or maybe a RAT. I have actually done this.

If it has to be more of an amp-in-a-box - if you can't guarantee even a usable clean tone from the provided amp... still one - Mesa V-Twin.

If we're going for three I'd probably take a delay and a phaser as well.

Cahrlie · January 2014

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JDE · January 2014

Jazz gigs - just a reverb is enough.
R n R - delay, drive and a boost. Tremolo is nice, but far from essential.

I do like a volume pedal, and a wah. Could live without both, though.

juansolo · January 2014

I reckon I could get a comp, od, dist and boost into one box that wouldn't be too big

crunchman · January 2014

At minimum, Fulltone GT500 and Line 6 M5 for Tuner/Delay/Reverb

If I can go slightly bigger I'd replace the GT500 with an OCD and a TS style box to stack together, and add my Timeline.

Fusionista · January 2014

Tuner - Snark currently, but as long as it works

Wah - no pref (is there really a best wah ? I've had most of 'em, if anyone says so I'm interested).

Eternity - TS with grit verging on distortion, truly versatile, everything else seems specialised in comparison (inc Pinnacle)

Flashback - again simple, quality and versatile (I often use delay for sustain in the mix, does any one else do this ?

That said I've just ordered a Klonpressor from Juansolo - thinking that would be a great pedal to use with an unknown and potentially crap (valve) amp.

Kebabkid · February 2014

Planet Waves Clip Tuner
Xotic SP Compressor br>Xotic EP Booster
Mad Professor Bluebird (Overdrive + delay)
Gigrig Generator for power
If you needed one more - a Zoom MS unit for everything else.

ThePrettyDamned · February 2014

I have to admit, I don't really know why Cornish pedals cost quite so much, though supply and demand, as well as brand identity, is going to be a factor. Looking at the Cornish buffer circuit, it's pretty simple.

But money no object, I'd get them just to show them off at gear conventions. And if it's good enough for Dave Gilmour... Then again, so was the boss Digital Metalizer apparently!

I always thought he charged crazy money because he'd fix them no matter what, but on his website it looks like they only have a 1-2 year warranty.

I could get by with just a delay and overdrive, but I'd want chorus, phaser and wah and comp. And probably a second delay.

A nice axis fuzz

And the new EHX Tortion pedal looks nice... You said money no object!

fretmeister · February 2014

Tech 21 GT2. And a tuner.

I could cope with that. The GT2 can be set to sound Fender, Marshall or Boogie.

edenfield99 · February 2014

Teese Wah - analogman sunlion - Strymon el cap (unfortunately money is an object so I only have the el cap in real life)

timmysoft · February 2014

I had a few versions of a minimalist pedal board!

57Deluxe · February 2014

ESBlonde · February 2014

Surely if money is no object, you'd just have the right amp. Either ship your own or have the promoter hire it in.

Most travelling session guys I know use bog standard Boss pedals on the road, the logic is that they are reliable and if one fails you can get to the nearest guitar shop to buy a replacement that is exactly the same.

Minimum requirements for me are blackstar HT drive, a chorus and a delay. (Pedal tuner optional).

SquireJapan · February 2014

[quote="ESBlonde;167789"]Surely if money is no object, you'd just have the right amp. Either ship your own or have the promoter hire it in.

Fair point. I was really just thinking of taking price out of the equation. My thinking was what's the ideal if your amp isn't a known quantity, what do you take with you to get a decent (set of) usable sounds.

I looked at the HT drive, but never tried it. Might have to give it a listen. I still don't get why delay is so popular ... chorus I get to a degree (it's not me though). I just find delay makes everything less precise (for want of a better word).

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