Its been quite a big year for pedals so far, mainly as I’ve gotten used to the DRRI which is a great platform. My tastes have also expanded to include Gilmour and EVH, two of the really big players who (somehow) largely passed me by until my late 30s.
In:
JHS Bonsai
The Dude
EVH 5150
Carbon copy mini
Tone City Tape Echo
MXR micro flanger
Ventura vibe (incoming)
EHX Green Russian Muff (incoming)
Out:
Tumnus
TS mini
DS-1
Earthquaker The Depths
MXR 6 band EQ
Mooer Black Secret
Digitech Drop
There are several more I’d like to try, including some sort of compressor. After selling The Depths as it was too bright with a very narrow sweet spot, I’ve ordered a Ventura vibe from Reverb as it offers combined univibe or Leslie effects..for the sake of a small number of songs its probably more efficient use of space, although if money was no object the Fulltone custom shop mini deja vibe would be on the list too!
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Boss TB-2W
KOT
Cioks DC7
Returned to me from loan
EQD Dispatch Master
Scarab Deluxe
Not sold any.
MXR Phase 95 (LOVE this)
Solid Gold FX EM-III
Alexander Radical Delay DX
Boss BF-3
Out
Alexander Radical Delay DX (really liked this pedal though)
Got a Dyna Comp Mini on the way just to give it a try.
- Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE (plus extra footswitch). It works well with my HX FX either at the front or in a loop.
Out:
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Fender LV12 PSU (small, silent, charges me phone too)
Demon Pedals Kondo Shifuku (first foray into D style pedals, and last cos it's fantastic!)
Out:
Origin RevivalDrive Compact (amazing, but I already have the big one and really wanted the trem!)
Jackson Audio Golden Boy X 2 (super versatile but i have a few transparent drives so they all sound exactly the same)
Quiet year so far, must be getting near the end of the search now surely
Wampler Mini Plexi - Fabulous, small and very amp-like pedal that works well across it's whole gain range and reacts well from the guitar volume and the best MIAB I've owned/come across
Gigrig QMX6 - does that count? Who cares and it bloody well helps with things
Zoom MS70-CDR - I've 2 of these now on my board. Dirt cheap, punches above its weight/price point and a Swiss Army Knife pedal that can rival the big boys on some things and comes in at £45 used!
Out:
Fulltone OCD V1.7 - it didn't sound as good as my V1.4
JRAD GTO - Good pedal but preferred my OCD, Wampler Mini Plexi, Keeley TS-808
JRAD Touch - raspy and didn't work for me. Not as good at the GTO or The Dude I had
JHS AT Overdrive - I regret selling this one as it's also a great MIAB. While I think the Wampler Mini Plexi just pips it, I wouldn't mind having an AT+ again at some point.
Strymon Volante - yeah, every bit as good as everyone says
Strymon Dig - got on a trade. I like the idea for dual delays but hasn't been used much tbh
Redbeard Angry Rhubarb - absolutely massive range of sounds and works brilliantly with my JM in particular
Redbeard Honey Badger - I'm not a fuzz guy but this is the closest I'll be. A huge amount of filthy fun
Out:
Walrus SLO - lovely party trick, just not one I really need
Walrus Monument - duplicate v1 pedal. Sold to keep a v2
Lots more on the block. I'll put a thread up here if I'm ever allowed in the UK again...
Torpedo CabM - on the end of one of the pedalboards to turn it into a direct to mix thing
Origin Magma57 - the Revivaltrem was so good I had to try this, and it’s a keeper.
Chase Bliss Blooper - always wanted one of these, kept missing out, so when they were back in stock
Only other thing that still tempts is GlouGlou Loupe (I have a real weakness for loopers), but when I made a guess at the cost including duty/vat/postage it looked like being £600+ !
Oh, and the Angry Rhubarb sounds interesting …
Volante
Blooper
Zoia
Slo
Out:
Soul Food
Slo (didn't last long)
Rastop super divider
Boss harmonist
Walrus solo
Stone deaf PDF
Gigrig midi 8
Out
Keeley compressor
Full drive 2
Smmh
Friedman be
Zendrive
Out: The Dane - had many overlaps with other drive pedals I have, but great pedal
In:
BOSS GE-7
Neunaber Immerse (mk II)
BOSS OD-200
Eventide Rose
Stone Deaf Syncopy
Fredric Effects Blue Monarch
Magnetic Effects White Atom
TC Electronic Sub N Up
MXR Phase 95
Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail
Out:
Strymon Flint
Up for sale (in this very forum!):
BOSS OD-200
Eventide Rose
Stone Deaf Syncopy
Fredric Effects Unpleasant Companion (although having second thoughts about this)
Nowt.
Nowt.
King tone blues power
Thorpyfx Germanium veteran
Retro sonic delay
Wampler terraform
Cruiser deuce
Probably more I can’t remember
In:
Keeley Darkside
KMA Cirrus
Walrus Audio Polychrome
TC 3rd Dimension
BMF Wah
HX Stomp
Out:
Chase Bliss Mood
KMA Cirrus
Keeley D&M Drive
One good thing, though, is that I've discovered I love JFET/FET overdrives/distortion pedals. None of yer magic diodes here!