Favorite guitar pedals?

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>$500
;_;

>anything by Boss that isn't the DS-2
>favorite pedal
lel

Burial At Sea is a lot of fun for fuzz. Probably my current favorite. I have a few other fuzz pedals that don't match it in heaviness or quality (I play bass).

I dig my Dispatch Master (reverb and delay; Disaster Transport would be good too) and my Arpanoid (polyphonic pitch arpeggiator) from Earthquaker. I'm looking to get an Afterneath from them. The unique repeated digital reverb sounds fantastic.

I do use a Boss (basic) loop and an overdrive (bass obviously; odb-3). Both are whatever. Better for tweaking the sound than crafting a unique identity.

I'm looking to get a EHX Supersynth or some sort of heavy ambient effect pedal (the EQD Organizer).

Stacking these has been a ton of fun and I've been thinking about building a custom pedalboard this winter.

>>52096597
>samefagging
I meant Super Ego for the synth pedal.

Lot of fun on bass.

bass + wah wah

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My favorite but really not that good

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This is a beast if you know how to use it

The only pedal I own that I don't regret buying is a DOD digital delay/sampler.

I only own like 3 pedals though.

>>52096789
What dd/sampler? pds series?

>>52096804
No, it's a DOD DFX94. I suppose it is quite rare, but the sampler is absolutely useless to be honest.

>>52096830
Well you can pick them up for around 50 bucks on ebay so I dont think they are that rare.

I love those old DOD pedals though so I might pick one up just because I love delays and dod

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Step it up /mu/

>>52096865
>owning a pre-amp
>not having a Purple cab

>>52096893
This is a pedal thread. Not a cab thread.

>>52096597
The DS-2 is one of the worst distortions I've ever used, and I only use it for harsh noise, without a guitar
it's fizzy garbage

>>52096938
That's exactly why it's great.

Used on Electric Wizard's Dopethrone, maxed out.

I haven't heard anything by Boss that isn't middling. They have some 'alright' stuff as I've bought some that is both disappoiinting/bad and others that are usable.

Every fuzz they've made since the DS-2 is terrible.
>>52096904
Doesn't defeat the point.

Pre-amp pedals that give a faux "tube" sound are worthless.

>anything by Boss that isn't the DS-2

what the actual fuck

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>>52096938
>Pre-amp pedals that give a faux "tube" sound are worthless.

That's awefully facetious - who gives a fuck about whether it's tubes, fake tubes or not tubes at all? As long as it sounds gr8/8

>>52096922
This is a fun pedal. I've wanted one for awhile, but haven't really thought about shelling out the cash for one.

>>52096620
I just got one of those a few days ago, and I love it.

Other pedals on my board I really dig are the Earthquaker Devices Bit Commander, the Digitech Supernatural, and the Boss RC50 looper.

>>52096597
hm2 is best boss

>>52096922
Yeah I want one of those too... Earthquaker make some really unique effects.

>>52097016
>missing the (admittedly vague) point
My bad on being vague.

I don't think I could ever enjoy something so plain. It's not enjoyable to tweak or play with, and that's part of the fun of pedals for me.

A pre-amp is usually just that -- a substitute for a better amp.

>>52097078
It's not like these pedals have less knobs and options than the preamp section of your average bass amp. And you can supplement the sound by choosing a certain power amp and cabinets.

Also where are the bass tops that sound like the B7K or the BC1? I'm interested.

>>52097041
My HM-2 is very dear to me, though my bandmates hate it for some reason.

>>52096489
>DD-7
Eh.

>>52096865
> pedal preamp

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I'm in love with this pedal

>>52097041
Best Boss are CS-2 and some choruses/ analog delays

>>52097197
For a gigging musician not always playing their own stack this is nice way of keeping a consistent sound. XLR out to FoH and the other out to the loop return on the provided amp(bypassing the preamp).

>>52097225
I guess that's a fine scenario in which to list it.

Kind of niche, nonetheless.

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My drive beats your drive...yup.

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This is the backbone of my setup
I love it to death, and It's roadworthy as fuck

>>52097252
looked like a klon centaur before I opened the image up

>>52096993
they're choruses are decent for stacking with others

>>52096986
I thought they just used as hitload of muffs and a superfuzz on dopetrhone


doesn't sound like my shitbox at all

>>52097225
>>52097247
And in a studio scenario half the pedals in this thread are better replaced by more high end gear not in pedal format.

>>52097261
those big, silver NYC muffs just don't sound good to me. The only version of the circuit I hate more is the black sovtek from the 90s.


tbh actual EHX muffs in general these days are pretty lackluster.

>>52097460
It's not a particulally nice fuzz, but for what I use it for (making loadsa noise) it's good. And the sheer amount of sustain it can make is amazing

Ibanez tubescreamer
BBE sonic maximizer (rack version with onboard compression/gating)

There's this piece of gear I read about from this guy who in his obsession with AC/DC's guitar tone developed a replica of a Schaffer wireless system. They were known for having a great compressor/expander in them. Would love to play with one.

>>52097261
Michael?

>>52097790
Where do you find are good places to read about gear, out of interest?

>>52096489
Strymon Big Sky

I miss it... sold it last year for more "utility"

>>52097857
Usually I hear things by word of mouth and go to google/youtube and beyond from there.

I found the guy who made the pedal by listening to AC/DC on youtube years ago. He's based as fuck.

>>52096597
holy fuck Earthquaker Devices has such cool pedal names

>>52097261
my man

>>52096922
I'd get this one if I had the money
Sounds like a lot of fun

>>52097203
my nigga

>>52096737
i have the echohead eh1

mah nigga

Picked up a Klone the other day

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>>52098370
oops forgot pic

>>52096489
muh nigga

>>52097311
please tell me what this pedal is and what it does
I can't find anything on google

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>>52096489
My baby

>>52097261
love the modded out versions of those. Stuff like the Blackout Effectors Musket Fuzz/Blunderbuss. So versatile.

>>52097261
I want to start with pedals and want to get a fuzz, is this a good place to start?

>>52099011
Pretty much,.
It's the best starter fuzz there is, including the price.

>>52097311
>>52098478
nigger
fucking reply

>>52099101
I don't think that's the actual name. It looks edited.

Anyone here any good at tabbing stuff by ear? I really want to play a song but I'm not nearly as competent to figure it out by ear and it's pretty obscure.
It should be pretty simple if you have even the most basic understanding.

>>52098553
>tfw can just buy a perfect clone for half the price
>more reliable electronics
>true bypass

and yet I'd still shell out the money for an original if I had it.


but fuck vintage Superfuzzes. Clones all the way, originals a shit.

>>52098709
I love my blunderbuss. Only downside is that it doesn't take batteries.

>>52097261
how does the little big muff compare? i've got one, but i've never tried the original.

>>52099176
yeah I actually just did some more digging, it's called a slow gear. it sounds cool as fucking shit and I want one but it's rare and goes for no less than like $400ish on ebay and stuff.

Also, in this video around 1:08 can anybody tell me what kind of effect this is and how I can replicate it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLIghVkhByc
Is this sound only possible from that bigger pedal or is there like a single pedal who's function is that one thing? I don't know a lot about this kind of stuff and I want to know more so go easy on me.

>>52097252
I real dig mine. Have you tried any of fairfield fuzzes?? keen to try one

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Best comp ever

>>52099281
Great budget comp

>>52099253
The slow gear is just a gate that's set to open very very slowly, and the eventide is just a reverb.

But you're not gonna find that in a single pedal.

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I bought one of these to emulate a Roland Juno 60 chorus/Boss CE-2. Hands down this is the best analog chorus out right now.

can someone explain to me how to pedal?
what do you really need apart from the pedal itself?
wires, board etc, how to power them
where to get, how pricy is all that shit, are there good budget variants?
i mean i get how to use a pedal itself, just not all the stuff around it

>>52096922
This is some crazy shit. I tried it once and couldn't come up with anything useful although it was fun to fuck around.

>>52099892
Just put the damn thing in front of the amp, stomp it and play. Christ.

>>52099892
>can someone explain to me how to pedal?
You plug your guitar/bass/keyboard into a pedal or series of pedals then into your amplifier. This is called your effects chain, based on the pedals you are using you will want them in a certain order.
>what do you really need apart from the pedal itself?
A power supply is recommended, but pedals can run off a 9v battery. You will also need cables to connect the pedals (1/4 inch audio cables).
>wires, board etc, how to power them
see last point. I don't really know about boards, I'm pretty sure they just keep your patch cables (wires) tidy and maybe have a power supply with them.
>where to get, how pricy is all that shit, are there good budget variants?
There are cheap pedals and their are expensive pedals, it depends on what you want. Analog pedals are generally more expensive than digital ones, and the really expensive pedals usually have alternate functions IE. A cheap digital boss chorus could just have one set delay time for the chorus, while an expensive pedal like >>52099815 can have the delay time changed via the voice knob. Check shopgoodwill/ebay/craigslist/irl thrift stores if you want the absolute cheapest pedals you can get.

>>52100000

>>52099892

>what do you really need apart from the pedal itself? wires, board etc, how to power them
For the pedal to work, it needs power suply. You can use either a AC adaptor or a 9v battery.
Then, you need 2 P10 cables (the standard guitar ones), one goes in you guitar to the pedal, and the other from the pedal to the amp.

>where to get, how pricy is all that shit, are there good budget variants?
Depends on where you live, try ebay and local stores. The price depends a lot on the brand and the effects you are looking for.

>>52099748
>The slow gear is just a gate that's set to open very very slowly, and the eventide is just a reverb.
>But you're not gonna find that in a single pedal.
I am asking about the difference in the sound that happened once that Eventide Space thing started. What effect is that? It sounds Antlers-esque.

>>52100076
It sounds like a synthesizer with a high attack going through a reverb/echo pedal

>>52100123
sorry to be stupid but do you think that you can explain what any of these things mean?

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>>52096489
Fulltone fulldrive 2 non mosfet

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>>52096489
The most important pedal you will ever own, of course

>>52100159
Attack is the increase of the sound over time. A drum doesn't have any attack, it just decays over time once it's been struck. Attack is kind of like the opposite of decay. It's kind of a lengthy explanation to get into, but that's the basics of the black pedal. The pedal on the left is an echo/reverb pedal, reverb is the type of sound you hear when your inside of a concrete stairwell and the sound keeps echoing off of the walls.

>>52100024
>>52100075
so i guess i overthought the whole thing, seems intuitive
thanks mates, that actually helped me a lot

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>>52096489
>>52096865
It might be a bit pricey, but it's one of the few bass overdrive pedals that doesn't fuck up your low-end frequencies.

>>52100259
Okay, thanks I appreciate it

>>52100243
This is the only sensible person in this thread

>>52100259
You know that you're completely wrong right? Attack is the instant initial sound? Sustain is how much of the attack is maintained over time or in other words, the more sustain it has the less the sound decays. Drums are percussive they have the most attack. They instantly cut through everything.

Reverb is for lack of better terms, the natural echo you have of being in a playing space. There's small room reverb, medium stage, rock arena, cathedrals, and all other different settings that give different reverb sounds. Being inside of a concrete stairwell would just be a specific example of reverb.

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>>52100835
I try. So often we forget about the things that aren't the most memorable and how important they are.


Unrelated, any richfags wanna take mercy on a poorfag and buy me pic related?

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>>52096489
I build pedals, finished a pt2399 based delay yesterday, it's awesome! "Deprofundis delay"
I've also built The Great Destroyer (in pic) and the Supersonic Fuzzgun, which are awesome noisy fuzzes.

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The sp-1 is the "Spectrum" pedal, I don't think this exists.

>>52101217
no one cares faggot

>>52100912
It's funny, because you're the one who completely messed up the terms.

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>>52101397
idk man that sounds pretty cool

>>52096540
Buy the Behringer it sounds exactly the same

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>>52096489
http://youtu.be/052khJDGxc8
From 5:00 on is fucking amazing

So I know next to nothing about guitar pedals/boards and am thinking about investing in some because I'm sick of just playing on the shitty few settings on my amp. What are some entry-level pedals? Also some kind of looper that can loop multiple things would be nice too.

>>52101834
What kind of amp?

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>>52101882
pic related
It's also used and kind of beaten up so it has some problems.

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>>52101834
>>52101977
Im in the same boat as you except I have a Spider IV. My guitar is a used ibanez. I mostly play acoustic and classical but sometimes the electric is fun.
I went here:
http://www.bestguitareffects.com/the-top-10-best-guitar-effects-pedals-under-100/
And then looked them up on amazon and on youtube. I bought this one even though its not on the list:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRPCRIA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ac couple questions what is so special about this >>52100243 pedal if my amp has a tuner?
Also if a pedal claims it helps "those tube's sound and quality" can I still use it on my Spider IV with a similar effect even though it is not a tube amp.

>>52101977
In all honesty. You need to upgrade your amp first.

Pedals don't behave very well with amps like that

>>52102104
Someone else may want to chime in, but I just can't recommend pedals on a solid state amp. Pedals (analog) are generally designed to be used with tube amps.

Nowadays you can get a decent sounding tube amp in the 10-15watt range for 200-400 bucks. I recommend upgrading your amp before delving into pedals.

>>52102132
Is there some document/website somewhere that lists the basics of amps and pedals or something? I don't know where to start.
>>52102104
Thanks I'll check that out

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Been loving the pedal on the left, it's essentially a Ram's Head Big Muff clone without the scoop.

Favorite pedal though? Ibanez Tubescreamer.

>>52102199
The JC-120 wants a word with you.

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digital delays are for pussies

>>52102273
>a $1000 jc-120 compares to a $200 line 6


Ever heard a fuzz through a jc-120?

>>52096986
>>52097331
Dopethrone isn't the DS-2, but the FZ-2. Big difference. DS-2 sounds like tinny garbage

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>>52096671

I really wanted the pog but after realizing the different things this could do with an exp pedal I fell in love all over again.

>>52102235
Just search for "buying guide" or something.
The order of upgrading is: amp->guitars->pedals.

>>52100243
Not for me

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Never really been a fan of fuzz or distortion. I've always been an overdrive kind of guy. This thing is essentially 2 TS-9 pedals in one case.

>>52102519
>probably owns a robot
>probably proud of that fact

>>52102199
>>52102199
Ok now that you mentioned a tube amp would you recommend this?
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Vox-Custom-AC15C1-15W-1x12-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp-105806491-i1517163.gc

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>>52102497
>restricted to 12tet harmony

>>52102419
Just saying a blanket statement about pedals not being good with solid state amplifiers is dumb. The Spider is a piece of shit though, don't get me wrong.

Sounded pretty great with a Big Muff, not Bassman great, but good stuff.

>>52102600
Great for blues and rock. Not much in the clean tone area though.

>>52102679
I rarely use the harmony function on it. usually just a low octave and a high octave. The shit that drew me in was the pitch shifting function on this beast. It's one of those sounds that when you're playing a show, people immediately wonder what the hell they just heard.

>>52102600
Depends. What sound are you going for?

>>52102775
damn sounds neat

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>>52102693
What would you recommend?
I am looking at Fender, Peavey, and Marshalls right now. I will buy used gear but will check craigslist later. I want to stay in that 300-600 dollar price range but I feel 600 may be pushing it.
I play in my bedroom so I dont require extreme volume.
I would like to sell my Spider IV 75W but know that Guitar Center will fuck me.

>>52102693
Seriously?
No, Vox AC has excellent clean tones as well as overdrive. It has a very wooden, British sound. It's not for high gain stuff though.

>>52102692
The only solid state amp worth a damn is a kemper profiling amp

>>52102918
What kinda sound are you going for?

>>52102918
>>52102929

I might be a little biased since I play with a fender twin right next to the other guitar players AC15

Maybe look into Ampeg stuff as well

>>52102600
Vox ac15 is an excellent amp and plays with pedals very well. It would be a great platform to build around. I'm a fender kinda guy, but vox is very nice, even iconic

>>52102692
Generally speaking they suck. So a blanket statement works pretty well except for a few outliers.

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>>52102982
Well I plan on using a few pedals but I really like the sound on Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain". Im gonna take a guess that that is a clean tone? Im not experienced when it comes to identifying tones.

>>52103040
Fender cleans are just different. Apples and oranges imo.

>>52103077
That's more a byproduct of them being cheaper to manufacture than a problem with the technology itself though.

>>52103092
If you were the same person talking about a vox ac15, you could do it with that amp and a fuzz, wah, delay.

With a fuzz and wah you can get very close.

Big muffs are like $75 new

You can probably get a decent crybaby wah for like $80 new

>>52103092
The solo is probably a single coil pick up guitar (tele or strat?) sounds like you get that with an AC-30 and a wah-pedal. maybe a fuzz face in there too.

>>52103312 cont.

There is definitely a pong delay in there too.

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>>52096489
This is the only correct answer

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>>52103371
Get on my level

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>>52103413
ahem

>>52097935
My relationship with pedals in a nutshell

>>52103371
I was looking into that. none of the review videos answered my question. can you turn on more than one delay at a time with that pedal?

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These are the only two pedals I own

To be honest, the Digitech is really pretty good. I'm not a serious guitarist but I use it for everything, vocals, Hammond, etc. It has a great time-based effects and most of the distortions are really good... dat blues tube with low gain on the Hammond is fuken siqq!

The MD-2 is kinda crap. I've had it for years and don't like it so I'm selling it.

>>52103445
You got me on that. Should i post eventide or strymon just because?

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Did anyone here get to play with that one? I'm looking for a decent addition to my sound. Also, I don't play rock music, I just fuck around with samples, effects, loops and sounds.

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Thoughts on Noisemaker? This seems promising with a ProCo Rat for a starting board

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Sea Machine
It's the best chorus I've used, it goes from lush and subtle to wild and seasick. The dimension knob adds a glitchy repeat effect.

It sounds wonderful on guitar, my piano, and it's pretty good with organs too.

>>52104793
Also, the LED is bright af, so you can see the chorusing in a dark room.

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so good.

>>52101397
No need to be ass-sore

>>52101287
>>52097311
Whoops, forgot to reply

>>52104899
Why is it people are obsessed with this pedal? It's just another fartbox.

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>>52104899
zvex pedals are so fucking weird
Friend has the two in pic, don't even need a guitar to get some cool sounds out of that

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>>52099815
it's akschually this

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If you don't have this pedal yet, you are a certified pleb.

>>52101593
This.

If you're just playing in your room recording onto your PC, there is literally no reason not to buy their cheap clones. I wouldn't want one if I was a touring artist (plastic casing and stuff), but I have their Slow Motion pedal which is a clone of the Boss Slow Gear, except it cost me less than £20 and does exactly the same thing.

Best pedal I own, don't know anything else like it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqaVZ2e5j1Q

Waiting for this to come back in stock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oQoYJL6qXg

The Morley Power Wah fuzz from the 70's. you know, the giant chrome one that plugged directly into the wall?
I friggin loved mine, right up until the transformer blew up and killed it.
The fuzz on it sucked, but pair it with a swollen pickle and a Rickenbacker Bass, and the thing was naaaasty.