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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 9, 2024 8:02:58 GMT -6
All -- Part of getting out and playing is getting your rig together. I've been through a number of iterations on pedal boards, no pedal boards, multi-effects, Kempers, etc. and I am sure you have, too. I even have an old Echoplex that I gigged with! This thread is dedicated to our favorite pedals and pedal brands. This is about sharing some ideas, not necessarily promoting a particular brand...but that is OK. I'm going to start with Mythos Pedals in Nashville. mythospedals.com/Their owner, Zach and I worked together at a vintage shop in Nashville, and he is a great guy. He fixed an old DoD Phasor for me in the old days, and we share a lot of the same gear preferences. His Golden Fleece fuzz is very cool and the Mjolnir Overdrive is a better Klon than a Klon...in my opinion. Check him out if you get the chance. What are your favorites? John |
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Post by dnic on May 9, 2024 9:12:54 GMT -6
In the early days I used what I could barely afford. Boss and DoD. Chorus, Reverb and OD. Lately I've tried out the Behringer pedals and they work fine for what I do. Also have a custom combo fuzz/od That a guy in New Mexico made in trade for a neck. And I built the Ghost pedal from StewMac which I really like.
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Post by antares on May 9, 2024 13:30:03 GMT -6
Well this is a no-brainer for me- The Origin Effects' "SlideRig". It's Lowell in a box, and puts a grin on your boatrace that almost cracks you from ear to ear. youtu.be/Yn72XPfzLBo?feature=sharedApart from being one of the nicest guys around, Robbie is a great player too, with a stellar back catalogue pedigree. I would never part with my old version SlideRig (it's much larger than the newer pedalboard friendly version.) |
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 10, 2024 12:53:23 GMT -6
Well this is a no-brainer for me- The Origin Effects' "SlideRig". It's Lowell in a box, and puts a grin on your boatrace that almost cracks you from ear to ear. youtu.be/Yn72XPfzLBo?feature=sharedApart from being one of the nicest guys around, Robbie is a great player too, with a stellar back catalogue pedigree. I would never part with my old version SlideRig (it's much larger than the newer pedalboard friendly version.) What a great video - Robbie is a great, great player. That tone is almost too much! I saw it on the description - "Robbie is playing a Fender Stratocaster through the SlideRIG-CD into a Fender Deluxe Reverb". The Deluxe is my favorite Fender amp Thanks for sharing that. John |
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 10, 2024 13:37:15 GMT -6
In the early days I used what I could barely afford. Boss and DoD. Chorus, Reverb and OD. Lately I've tried out the Behringer pedals and they work fine for what I do. Also have a custom combo fuzz/od That a guy in New Mexico made in trade for a neck. And I built the Ghost pedal from StewMac which I really like. My first overdrive was a DoD 250 Overdrive Preamp. I had the gray box and it quit not long after I bought it. I sent it back to the factory and they sent me a yellow one. I felt slighted because I thought the gray one - which quit - sounded better! My first delay was a real EP-3 Echoplex which drove me crazy, and I quickly upgraded to an MXR plug-in Analog Delay...which was pretty cool but the delay time was not so great. I eventually got several Ibanez pedals - a flanger, a delay, and a chorus - and they were really good. I have a lot of pedals now, and I always seem to find a reason to buy "just one more". I really like the JHS Bonsei overdrive - I think it is much more versatile and sounds great compared to a Tube Screamer. John |
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Post by stratpurist on May 12, 2024 8:36:57 GMT -6
My favorite pedal was EHX Electric Mistress. I was obsessed with the Bridge of Sighs album and that, along with an Ice Cube in my twin reverb, got me close to that tone.
It's such an antique at this point I only occasionally break it out. Right now, I use a Boss CS-3 into my modelling amp. It give a great boost as well as a thicker tone.
Back in the 70's I used a series of pedals I built based on designs by Craig Anderton who published the schematics in GP magazine.
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Post by antares on May 12, 2024 15:35:55 GMT -6
I rather like Tech21 NYC. Apart from a sweet little "Trademark 10" studio recording combo amplifier, I have a SansAmp Tri-AC preamp which is (was) great and happily all analogue too, but sadly it packed up on me one day manifesting as cutting in and out. You could program three separate sounds from clean to dirty by double tapping each footswitch. A single tap of the appropriate foot switch then changed to that tone. A great idea (and sounds too while it lasted) but impossible to get repaired over here.
Also from Tech21 I bought a "Boost DLA" which not surprisingly is a delay pedal that incorporates boost circuitry. There were several pedals from Tech21 that had the boost facility on board.
A lot of really good pedals from the Tech21 stable, and a company which thinks outside of the vanilla designs envelope, but I guess it's understandable that the allure of selling pedals over here is not matched by an initiative to maintain an after sales service. Natch.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 14, 2024 9:07:11 GMT -6
My favorite pedal was EHX Electric Mistress. I was obsessed with the Bridge of Sighs album and that, along with an Ice Cube in my twin reverb, got me close to that tone.
It's such an antique at this point I only occasionally break it out. Right now, I use a Boss CS-3 into my modelling amp. It give a great boost as well as a thicker tone.
Back in the 70's I used a series of pedals I built based on designs by Craig Anderton who published the schematics in GP magazine. I used to read Guitar Player religiously, and I remember those Craig Anderton articles. Very informative. I loved the Electric Mistress, too. I'm going to listen to "Bridge of Sighs" again today...for the millionth time. John |
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 14, 2024 9:11:04 GMT -6
I rather like Tech21 NYC. Apart from a sweet little "Trademark 10" studio recording combo amplifier, I have a SansAmp Tri-AC preamp which is (was) great and happily all analogue too, but sadly it packed up on me one day manifesting as cutting in and out. You could program three separate sounds from clean to dirty by double tapping each footswitch. A single tap of the appropriate foot switch then changed to that tone. A great idea (and sounds too while it lasted) but impossible to get repaired over here. Also from Tech21 I bought a "Boost DLA" which not surprisingly is a delay pedal that incorporates boost circuitry. There were several pedals from Tech21 that had the boost facility on board. A lot of really good pedals from the Tech21 stable, and a company which thinks outside of the vanilla designs envelope, but I guess it's understandable that the allure of selling pedals over here is not matched by an initiative to maintain an after sales service. Natch. The Tech 21 gear is great. Here is the URL: www.tech21nyc.com/Tech21 will take you to a phone case company! The Bass Driver DI is still one of my go-tos for a killer bass tone. Never had a bad experience with any of the Tech 21 gear. John |
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Post by antares on May 15, 2024 5:30:18 GMT -6
Harrumph! I followed your link to see whether there is any service information related to Tech21NYC's products. Apart from unsurprisingly drawing a blank in that respect, I learned that all three of my items are legacy retired. Oh well- time and tide etc.
I did strip the Tri-AC down to have a look when it first played up years ago now. It was an absolute pig to get back together. I needed four hands!
The SlideRIG is still the only pedal that I wouldn't choose to be without.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Jul 10, 2024 7:16:39 GMT -6
Not sure if this is anecdotal, but it seems like Boss pedals are making a real resurgence in the Nashville area.
I'm not sure if it is "what's old is new again" or players just want a good bang for the buck.
John
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Post by antares on Jul 13, 2024 1:10:55 GMT -6
It would be interesting to discover more about the demographic. I have witnessed a sizeable minority of youngsters that search out "old stuff" in musical terms in what I have assumed is for these days an attempt to create their own identity or at least to be different from the rank and file hoody yoofs. I have noticed that time justified obscurity doesn't seem to hinder them either- as long as it's old and different. Their own inner sanctum of niche music if you will, not infrequently questionable originally.
That said and more on point in pedal terms, at the end of the day there's not too much of anything actually new really. Most of my "stuff" is decades old. Boss pedals (like MXR and a few others) were always good (I had a CE2 Chorus) but way back when with only limited players in the game, there just wasn't the choice/competition that we witness nowadays. Having so many options inevitably obfuscates mediocrity, while back then there was little opportunity to hide. I admit that competition has forced prices down (as witness the new Squier range) but pound to a penny it's at the cost of value engineering. I liked (still do) the MXR type of diecast construction and could never warm to the tin bashing Electro Harmonix approach (despite the indisputable design prowess of the latter).
Time to eBay my old pedals then!
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Jul 14, 2024 14:32:48 GMT -6
I concur, Steve. The younger ones around here are searching out the relics that can change their guitar tone forever. Good luck! It is quite a journey and finding that right combination is always a daunting task. I always preferred to get my base tone out of the amp so if something goes wrong with the pedal chain I can still limp through the gig. While I like to talk pedals and tone at the music store, most of the basic pedals I see now are not that much different than the ones I used in the last century. I get it - everybody is trying to get that edge. I’m reminded of the JHS pedals video comparing a Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive to an original Klon and several other overdrive pedals. Pretty interesting. Here is the link: youtu.be/pFOD6s0IRoM?si=zPXWYX6HvIT6QGIhHere is a photo of Yngwie Malmsten’s pedal board. Some interesting choices. I would think that a guy like Yngwie could use any pedal - and pedal brand - he wanted. I think this is a pretty good endorsement. I think that Boss is my favorite chorus and that MXR Dyna Comp is still the best after 50+ years in action. John  |
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Post by dnic on Jul 14, 2024 14:56:14 GMT -6
I have that MXR Dyna Comp on my board. I think I need a lesson on to use it cause I never really like any thing it does for my sound.
I saw the JHS video on the bad monkey. Funny how a video can make the prices of pedals spike.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Jul 15, 2024 11:26:39 GMT -6
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