I go through pedals like nobody's business. The last year has been stupid due to just being bored and trying new stuff.
I love a list though and wondered what everyone's thoughts were on the best of a certain type.
I know amps will make a massive difference as well as guitar and obviously style, but what would you say in your experience the best of these are:
Overdrive
Fuzz
Boost
Distortion
EQ
Chorus
Reverb
Phaser
Delay
I think they're probably the main areas I try and cover on a board. I shoot for a fairly rocky set up, but do love a bit of ambient noodling.
Mine would be:
Overdrive: EQD Palisades
Fuzz: Reeves 2n2 Face
Boost: MXR Micro Amp
Distortion: Big Muff (although technically a fuzz) I use more as a distortion
EQ: Trusty Boss GE7
Chorus: Thorpy Deep Oggin
Reverb: Avalanche Run
Phaser: Walrus Lilian or EQD Grand Orbiter
Delay: Volante or Boss DD3
Be interested to see what everyone's thoughts are.
Comments
Boost I use the ThorpeFX Heavy Water which I think I bought from you. Great pedal.
Mods and delays Boss 200 units.
Fuzz: SM Fuzz
Boost: Klon Centaur
Distortion: Not really my thing...
EQ: No opinion
Chorus: Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe (in chorus mode)
Reverb: no opinion
Phaser: MXR Phase 95
Delay: Nocturne Mystery Brain
Fuzz Thorpyfx Germanium veteran
Boost ?
Distortion Palmer Solid metal
EQ ?
Chorus ?
Reverb Big box RHX holy grail
Phaser ?
Delay Boss DD2
Overdrive - Fredric Dan Buster
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
EQ- BBE Sonic Stomp
Fuzz - Tonebender mk1.5
OD - Dumble Type (DopeFX Black Lotus)
Reverb - Zoom Multistomp
Tremolo - TC Electronic Pipeline
Fuzz: Skreddy Lunar Module
Boost: Analogman-modded Boss GE7
Distortion: Mad Professor Mighty Red
EQ: see Boost
Chorus: Analogman
Reverb: Flint
Phaser: never owned one (feels odd typing that, should fix...)
Delay: Mad Professor DBD for simplicity and sound, El Cap for more gigging flexibility.
Fuzz: Fairfield Circuitry Unpleasant Surprise
Boost: MXR Micro Amp
Distortion: Mr. Black Thunderclaw
EQ: don’t use
Chorus: Boss CE-2
Reverb: Meris Mercury7
Phaser: Moog MF-103
Delay: Moog MF104M
What amp do you use, Gav?
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
Fuzz: Paul Trombetta Mini Bone
Boost: Kingsley Page
Distortion: Dont’ use/Kingsley Page into Constable
EQ: Don’t use/HX Stomp
Chorus: Don’t use/HX Stomp
Reverb: Strymon Flint
Phaser: Don’t use/HX Stomp
Delay: Boss DD-500
Overdrive: ThorpyFX The Dane
Fuzz: Fulltone Octafuzz
Boost: ARC Klone
Distortion: Hudson Sidecar
EQ: n/a
Chorus: Analogman Chorus
Reverb: Mr Black Supermoon
Phaser: Retro Sonic Phaser
Delay: Providence Chrono
Overdrive - dunno, they're the most boring pedal going. Whatever I have that sounds okay.
Distortion - maybe the Digitech metal, or the boss adaptive distortion. Honorable mention to ds1x.
Chorus, I like dod fx-65 or the visual sound h2o.
Phaser boss ph1-r. Best phaser ever. Boss, you should waza it.
Delay - boss dd-2 is my fave. I also have a juansolo delay, but not sure what it is. It's super fun though.
Fuzz- Mojo Hand Crosstown
Boost - Xotic RC v2 / Wampler Tumnus
Distortion - RAT
EQ- Empress ParaEQ
Chorus- Boss CE5
Reverb- Strymon Flint
Phaser- MXR Phase 95
Delay- Boss DD-500
Fuzz - boss fz2 or Luna module , very different fuzzes
Boost - tone burst
Distortion - gurus dd1959
EQ - meh
Chorus - mini moof
Reverb - Meris m7
Phaser - empress phaser
Delay - moogerfooger mf104m or Roland 501 (not a pedal but can be a part of the rig)
I would add
looper, pigtronix infinity
pitch, digitech whammy
wah, Dunlop cry baby
Leslie, H&k rotosphere
Uni vibe, jhs warbletron
tremolo, empress tremolo
Fuzz: some kind of Tonebender
Boost: Saturation side of the Deco
Distortion: RAT (USA)
EQ: no idea
Chorus: CE2
Reverb: Catalinbread Topanga
Phaser: MXR Phase 95
Delay: El Capistan or DMM
Overdrive - I dislike way more ods than I like, .....
Fuzz - EQD Hoof (all day long)
Boost - Clean side of a Hudson Broadcast
Distortion - Boss HM2
EQ - Never used one
Chorus - Walrus Julia
Reverb - Fender 6G15 outboard reverb unit
Phaser - Moogerfooger phaser
Delay - Ultimate delay would probably be a real echoplex but I'm really loving my jam llama xtreme at the moment
Fuzz: Original Sovtek Civil War
Boost: Kingsley Page
Distortion: Marshall Guv
EQ: EQ200
Chorus: Cornish Super Chorus
Reverb: 6G15 Fender
Phaser: Effectrode
Delay:Cornish TES
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Overdrive: Tim
Fuzz: Zoom Ultrafuzz
Boost: ?? I normally use an eq for this
Distortion: Marshall Guv Mk1
EQ: Source Audio programmable eq
Chorus: MXR Stereo chorus (only in stereo though), otherwise an Arion SCH1.
Reverb: Hardwire RV7 (not had many verbs admittedly)
Phaser: Boss PH1r
Delay: Boss DD500