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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #450 on: 26 Jan 2009, 11:02 »

Wheee... just listened to Welcome to Sky Valley a couple of times, smoked up, and decided it would be a good idea to buy death by audio's fuzz war.

so I guess that's in the mail now.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #451 on: 26 Jan 2009, 21:01 »

haha, no i got what he was saying.  It's gonna sound damn pretty when the thing finally comes.  I'm just saying, the chorus pedal looks like someone pissed ink all over it:
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« Reply #452 on: 26 Jan 2009, 21:41 »



You have a pedal thal looks like Cookies N' Cream ice cream and you're complaining? 

We called that 'character' back in 'Nam.
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« Reply #453 on: 26 Jan 2009, 21:44 »

Who said I'm complaining?  Damned if that ugly sob doesn't look perfect.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #454 on: 26 Jan 2009, 21:47 »

BLAR

How is that chorus pedal compared to, say, a Tsunami?  I just got one and it gets the job done I guess.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #455 on: 31 Jan 2009, 03:59 »

So, I'm not sure if it's come up in this thread before, but I'm wondering if anyone has ever used or even heard of the Boss Hr-2 Harmonist pedal?  I've been reading up on it and it seems like a pretty interesting effect, intelligent 2 voice pitch shifting.  It's supposed to "harmonize" with your playing, so you have to set the key your in and everything.

http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/1995/HR-2.html
I haven't used this model but I got the Boss SUPER Shifter PS-5 yesterday and
Haven't put it down.  Well, I did, on the floor but I've been playing every spare minute.
It knows scales better than the other guitarist in the band so it's like, -Hey, I'm in Thin Lizzy now
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« Reply #456 on: 31 Jan 2009, 20:24 »

I have been meaning to post about this here for more than a month. Tooooooootally got a Tonebone Classic Distortion for Christmas. I have yet to make it sound bad, and believe me, I have tried. You can turn up the treble all the way and kill the bass and mids, and it just sounds like a '20s radio. Go the exact opposite way and you sound like a jazz box in a room filled with weed smoke. YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS THING SOUND BAD.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #457 on: 31 Jan 2009, 20:31 »

Who forgot to thank the person who reminded you that you should buy one?

That is just impolite, Patrick.
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« Reply #458 on: 31 Jan 2009, 20:58 »

I didn't buy one, I asked for it for Christmas. Biiiiiiiiiiig difference.
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« Reply #459 on: 31 Jan 2009, 21:23 »

Pedant.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #460 on: 03 Feb 2009, 14:05 »



You have a pedal thal looks like Cookies N' Cream ice cream and you're complaining? 

We called that 'character' back in 'Nam.
I couldn't find any Boss pedals when I was in Viet Nam, only DOD's and 10 year old Ibanez Soundtanks. 
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #461 on: 13 Feb 2009, 19:46 »

Guys, is there a such thing as a pedal that replicates the sound of an overdriven Tascam 424 preamp?

I can't imagine it being useful for anything except for awesome
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #462 on: 13 Feb 2009, 20:22 »

How exactly does that sound?  Because you can sort of buy distortion or overdrive pedals that function like preamps.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #463 on: 17 Feb 2009, 00:55 »

If anyone does it, it'd be Tech 21. I don't know shit about this particular amp so I'm just linking you to their product catalog.
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« Reply #464 on: 17 Feb 2009, 18:02 »

I would guess Tech 21 probably wouldn't, though you might be able to close to what you want.  I'm not a huge fan of modeling, but if I did buy a modeling pedal/amp, it would be a Tech 21.  A close friend had their 2x12 combo, and it was pretty great.

Guys, I finally traded in my nasty ass Danelectro "Black Licorice Beyond Metal" pedal for a Boss Super Overdrive, and I'm pretty happy so far.  The drive knob offers a lot of versatility, going from a simple tone boost when it's all the way off to some pretty serious crunch crunch chug-a-chug-WEE when it's all the way up.  I haven't had the time to play with tone and level yet (I literally just got it), but so far it is meeting my needs.

Edit: to clarify the Tech 21 thing, they do modeling very very well, but it's aimed at (what they think are) the three classic styles of amps: British (Marshall), Tweed (Fender), and California (Mesa).
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #465 on: 17 Feb 2009, 21:17 »

Goddamnit you guys.
I want a TC Electronics Nova Delay and I want it now.

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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #466 on: 17 Feb 2009, 22:07 »

I would guess Tech 21 probably wouldn't, though you might be able to close to what you want

That's pretty much what I intended.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #467 on: 19 Feb 2009, 07:38 »

http://www.buildyourownclone.com/phaser.html

I'm buying this, and my best friend's boyfriend is going to assemble it for me. Wooo!
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #468 on: 19 Feb 2009, 08:43 »

The question is, which one of you guys gets the better deal from your best friend? ;)
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #469 on: 19 Feb 2009, 09:44 »

Man, I'm getting a fucking phaser.

Obviously she is.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #470 on: 19 Feb 2009, 09:55 »

^I'll have to bookmark that site. That's a pretty good option, if you're any good at fine electronics soldering.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #471 on: 19 Feb 2009, 10:06 »

Yeah, they have a deal where they send you a test-kit/linear booster for free if it's your first kit. I'm going to order one so I can learn to solder after he builders the phaser for me.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #472 on: 19 Feb 2009, 10:14 »

No Shane I meant you or the boyfriend. Which one of you gets the better deal from the girl who is your best friend?
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« Reply #473 on: 19 Feb 2009, 10:16 »

Probably him.

But they are planning on moving up north and getting an apartment with me next winter. So I suppose it's a win-win situation.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #474 on: 19 Feb 2009, 15:27 »

Anyone have experience with different tuning pedals?  I have a decently crappy chromatic tuner that I bother so little with I almost always tune by ear.  I wanted to get something in my pedal setup, probably a strobotuner.  I know Peterson makes a 10th of a cent Strobostomp, but I've read of a few reliability issues from Harmony Central reviews.  I understandably don't want to spend $200 on something that is going to fail during a show or a week after the warranty expires.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #475 on: 19 Feb 2009, 23:03 »

do you tune to 440 or something else?


why not just get the boss if y're @ 440?  i've seen that in more rigs than fucking instrument cables, which has gotta say something
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #476 on: 19 Feb 2009, 23:09 »

Yeah the BOSS TU-2 is pretty standard fare. Reliable, from personal experience.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #477 on: 20 Feb 2009, 05:10 »

The Fender tuner pedals are pretty good as well, but I think the Boss is true-bypass, whereas the Fenders aren't.

(I could be wrong about that, though. I don't remember)
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #478 on: 20 Feb 2009, 05:14 »

Boss use a buffered bypass, I think.
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« Reply #479 on: 20 Feb 2009, 05:16 »

Alls I know is that it's the ONLY pedal in my friend's setup. Telecaster, TU-2, and a JCM900 head set to loooooud.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #480 on: 21 Feb 2009, 11:05 »

If you are really going to shit yourself about a non-true-bypass tuner get a Planet Waves Chromatic Tuner. Pretty much the same thing as the BOSS only true-bypass and chromed out.
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« Reply #481 on: 22 Feb 2009, 17:51 »

I think my ears are getting better. Instead of hearing a big dark blur, I'm hearing a big light blur.
But seriously, I've just discovered how horribly just the bypass on my Digitech rp90 multieffects pedal mangles my tone. I'd begun to notice the cruminess of non-bypass-ness, but this just takes el cako.
I know this is all a matter of opinion, and I'm probably not going to do it (the pedal is still good for experimentation and performance in front of non-audiophiles), but if I were to sell the pedal, what single pedal (c. $100) would it be wisest to replace it with?
Eh, I'll answer that myself, so as not to commandeer the thread. Probably one single relatively versatile distortion. Except I've got a really good amp with really good distortion, it just needs a fuse and the cap that covers the fuse socket.
Maybe a Wah.
In reality, if I was going to sell it, I'd put the money toward a Megatar. That's what I'm trying to save up for for now. Then an EHX h.o.g., then an EHX voice box. Then a G&L s-500 guitar. Then a really good looper, like the ehx 2880.
I guess I need to check out other companies, see how their pedals compare to the particular EHX pedals I just listed.
Then maybe a smoke machine, though I'd only use it in my bedroom. How do people with smoke machines see their pedals?
Oh, no wait. After saving up for the G&L s-500, I'd maybe save up for one of those electronic drum kits, then I could record stuff by myself and give it away at lossless quality because I only do it for the music.
I'm going to stop rambling now.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #482 on: 22 Feb 2009, 17:58 »

Megatar? Oh god why?
EHX H.O.G. - pretty cool but the least versatile pedal you will ever own
Electronic drum kit - always a bad choice
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« Reply #483 on: 22 Feb 2009, 18:26 »

Megatar? Oh god why?

This, and, eventually, something like this (maybe), but with both melody and bass. And not maybe fake. This is the whole thing, but imagine if the audience could actually see your fingers!

And I'd re-get the h.o.g. (had it for 2 weeks, I think I've mentioned, then returned it for the money because of car troubles) even if only to use it for its killer polyphonic octaverness.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #484 on: 22 Feb 2009, 21:33 »

I'd like to play a megatar, but I wouldn't want anybody to see it. Thing is ugly.
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« Reply #485 on: 23 Feb 2009, 04:59 »

I think my ears are getting better. Instead of hearing a big dark blur, I'm hearing a big light blur.
But seriously, I've just discovered how horribly just the bypass on my Digitech rp90 multieffects pedal mangles my tone. I'd begun to notice the cruminess of non-bypass-ness, but this just takes el cako.

Ahahaha. If I bypass my RP50 and use my amp's distortion, it's just this mega-quiet ball of beyond-fuzz.

Though, speaking of Digitech, I hear nothing but greatness about that cheap little "Bad Monkey" OD pedal they have.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #486 on: 23 Feb 2009, 08:40 »

Digitech's overdrive/distortion pedals are not half bad at all.
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« Reply #487 on: 23 Feb 2009, 08:52 »

I'm tempted to get one, but I've already got (and love) a Double Muff for OD.
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« Reply #488 on: 23 Feb 2009, 21:18 »

I want to build a clean boost like the Super Hard-On.

Can anyone point me to some schematics?
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« Reply #489 on: 23 Feb 2009, 22:46 »

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You could also try searching the BYOC forums if you want a layout.  They've got a massive, collective boner for the SHO over there.
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« Reply #490 on: 26 Feb 2009, 06:51 »



edit: um FUCK YEAH I just bought a '79 MXR Distortion +.
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Re: the Guitar Pedal Thread
« Reply #491 on: 26 Feb 2009, 19:02 »

Shane I beseech you to point towards the Pacific when you jizz uncontrollably.
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« Reply #492 on: 26 Feb 2009, 19:11 »

I am jealous.

So very jealous.
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« Reply #493 on: 26 Feb 2009, 19:29 »

You too, Matt!

If it rains jizz tomorrow I'll know who to blame.
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« Reply #494 on: 27 Feb 2009, 04:52 »

Shane I beseech you to point towards the Pacific when you jizz uncontrollably.

HEY PATRICK, I HOPE YOU HAVE AN UMBRELLA FOR YOUR JAGUAR.
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« Reply #495 on: 27 Feb 2009, 07:14 »

DAMNIT SHANE MY LEAD II IS GONNA GET SOME OF THAT

Oh wait I'm not using it right now because its b-string is broken and I'm too lazy to change it, so I'm just using my friend's Squier Tele right now.

UHH GO AHEAD WHATEVER IT'S ONLY A SQUIER
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« Reply #496 on: 27 Feb 2009, 07:18 »

MAN WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M PUTTING IN FRONT OF THAT THING?

(hint: Squier Tele Custom)
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« Reply #497 on: 28 Feb 2009, 07:29 »

Ahhh, and now someone on OSG has a Super Feedbacker for $110 shipped. Dammit! I can't afford that right now.
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« Reply #498 on: 28 Feb 2009, 10:04 »



Melxowtone is gone. FM4 is gone. Added a Holier Grail.

Will get some updated pictures soon.
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« Reply #499 on: 28 Feb 2009, 10:39 »

Uh...

Whats with the computer mouse?
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