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Ok, here is a bit of fun for you Pedal Enthusiasts: I usually play pretty clean with only a spot of crunch and maybe reverb just from the amp. Bollocks to that - Its time i had some pedals to play with.
There is a pretty bewildering array of gadgetry out there so lets say im after a small, 5-7 pedal or so set up. Ive got an EHX East River Drive which i am very happy with so im sorted for OD (although i would consider a Fuzz of some sort in there as well for a different flavour).
I dont really want to be spending more than £80 on an individual pedal so while i would dearly love boutique items hand crafted by civets in a Tibetan monastery that isnt really feasible. If you bear in mind that i have just bought an insane amount of Christmas goodies for my two kids then you should be able to imagine the strictures of my budget.
Tell me wondrous stories of pedals...
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Wanting a 5-7 pedal board is well and good but if you're just spending money for the sake of it and don't really want them for anything, you could do better spending that cash (quite a bit!) buying a new amp. It would be about enough for a small boutique 18 watter, of you like that sort of circuit.
Or a new guitar?
If I could get all the sounds I want without pedals I'd definitely flog the lot and buy a new amp
Otherwise, the hardwire digitech range is excellent and covers most bases from distortion to delay. The only thing missing is a fuzz box
How about
S/H Boss TU-3
EHX Big Muff with tone Wicker
EHX East River (already have)
MXR micro chorus
Mooer Trelicopter
S/H Boss DD7
Harley Benton power plant Jr.
Ikea Gorm board
Roll of Velcro
Kabl patch cables with Hicon plugs
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
There's a whole world of possibilities on those pedals, from subtle chorus type sounds to 80s whoosh to steel drum effects.
Digitech stuff is good on a budget. I have several and haven't yet found a bad one. Maybe they're not for everyone's taste.
Boss is reliable, and has a massive variation in what is widely available. Billy Duffy uses Boss as they're reliable, and easily replaced if lost/broken.
MXR, generally a bit more expensive than Boss/Digitech, but a few really good pedals (Phase 90 I'm looking at you).
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Thanks for the suggestions here. I knew you lot would give me some shiny things to Google.
@ICBM/Beexster
I had already thought a multi effects job might be what im after.The Zoom G3X with the expression pedal is very much my preferred route at the moment. I think not knowing exactly what i want makes that more attractive because youve got an awful lot to play with in a compact package there. The only reason i am considering individual pedals is that i had a quick shufty and could probably pick some nice things up second hand for not so much money. Also, i would really really like one of those Deluxe Big Muffs. So that got me thinking pedals again
@ThePrettyDamned
I appreciate the point about cost vs a new guitar/amp but a) i could pick these up one by one as and when i have a few quid to spend and b) it has been made Pretty Damned Plain by the powers that be that i can not be buying any more guitars or amps.
To be fair, we are emigrating to Canada next year and i dont really want to be acumulating anything large so she has a point. Im pretty sure im going to flog anything not in a hardcase before i go anyway.
- DS-1
- OD-2
- RV-3
- EQ-1
- CE-1
- DD-2
- BF-2