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the Guitar Pedal Thread
Lummer:
I'll just leave this here.
Tehz:
Well folks, today I learned the risk of ordering a pedal I've never played before online.
My MJM Brit Bender showed up in the mail today, and even though I was initially impressed, after playing it for an hour or two and comparing it A-B style with my Big Muff, I slowly began to realize its shortcomings. It's not necessarily a bad pedal, it's just really not the sound I was hoping for. Goes to show that youtube video demos can't always be trusted. Since Pro Guitar Shop has such a good return policy, I figure I'll just exchange it for something more my style; probably something with more of a Muff tone, since I realized today how much I truly like that sound.
I'm thinking of the MJM Foxey Fuzz (http://www.proguitarshop.com/product.php?ProductID=1595&CategoryID=) at this point since it seems like it's more my style, but I still have to wait for the return to get processed. If there's one good thing to come out of this situation, it's that I realized how much I take my Big Muff Pi for granted. It's a much better pedal than I usually think of it as.
doombilly:
DS-1 Mod instructions
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/04/modding_the_ds-1_distortion_for_ext.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
P-Frank:
I'm a bassist who likes a ton of pedals.
I've been using a ProCo Vintage Rat to try and get the Mclusky/DFA 1979 kind of sound, since I am in a band without a guitar. Distortion almost all the way up, basically no filter and a fairly trebly sound from my amp. It's a 90s Rockit Amp that was once used by Cat Stevens' bassist. Rockit is a little company here in NZ, it has a fuse and it has a great sound, almost like Kim Deal's old Peavy.
I have a Crowther Hotcake as well (I didn't want the bass one, as I wanted the high tones emphasised more anyway), but I haven't yet used it much with the bass. I put my Casiotone through it and it makes it sound like it could end the world, which is pretty amazing. I am surprised more of you aren't using the Hotcake for that crazy dist/overdriven sound. Oasis even use it on their drums (even if you hate Oasis, I think this emphasises what a rad pedal it is). I replaced my DS-1 and OD-1 on guitar with the Hotcake and it makes me very happy. I am sure it is technically one or the other, but I find it is a great replacement with a slightly more unique sound than most.
I got the Crowther Prunes & Custard too, which I used a lot in my old band, I just couldn't put my finger on what exactly it did. It's a two channel pedal that creates some weird harmonic tones, which I could use for almost acoustic bass sounding FX, or something that sounded totally ridiculous and distorted, like ridiculous 70s bass. I am trying to find out what the Pavement bassist uses his for, might just be a subtle tone adjustment. If any of you have used this pedal, I'd be keen to hear what you do with it.
boneykingofnowhere:
I'm thinking about investing in a compressor. Anyone have any experience with the EHX black finger?
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