classic pedals that you "didn't get it?"

Bridgehouse

Boss/Roland EV-5









Why would you want to turn your volume down??????

clarkefan

Rat, Big Muff.

Shite. 

stratman3142

As I've said before, an OCD didn't work for me in a band context, although it was my favourite when I tried a load of drive pedals in isolation a few years ago. In comparison, at the time I, was unimpressed with an Ibanez Tube Screamer when tried in isolation. 

I had an old Boss OS2 which I found 'sat' much better than the OCD in a band context (with the OS2 was fully on the OD setting) although it's really not that great when listened to in isolation. That led me to thinking more mids worked better for me in band context, so I decided to take a punt and got a Maxon OD9 (Tubescreamer). It's nothing too exciting in isolation, but in a band context it really works and remains sounding warm, whereas an OCD just got thin sounding.

This reflects my experience of home recording, where I've found too much bass from the guitar muddies the mix and top end (with not enough supporting mid) sounds thin.

But I'll caveat that by saying that and OCD (which sounds great in isolation) could probably really work for certain styles of music.

professorben

Bridgehouse said:

Boss/Roland EV-5









Why would you want to turn your volume down??????

Have you at least tried the Vertex improved version???

Winny_Pooh

Rat - fizzy crap
Muff - non rams heads are too scooped.
OCD - fizzy
Ibanez sd-9 - fukin terrible
Klon - boxy odd midrange, boost? Meh
 

dindude

This thread was always going to be a list of classic pedals.

Bridgehouse

professorben said:

Bridgehouse said:

Boss/Roland EV-5









Why would you want to turn your volume down??????

Have you at least tried the Vertex improved version???

Felt like it was sucking tone out of my foot

siraxeman

Winny_Pooh said:

Rat - fizzy crap

Turn the filter control to taste!

Winny_Pooh

siraxeman said:

Winny_Pooh said:

Rat - fizzy crap

Turn the filter control to taste!

Turn the radio to Def Leppard

professorben

Bridgehouse said:

professorben said:

Bridgehouse said:

Boss/Roland EV-5









Why would you want to turn your volume down??????

Have you at least tried the Vertex improved version???

Felt like it was sucking tone out of my foot

Is it the Duchess of York mod?

Bridgehouse

professorben said:

Bridgehouse said:

professorben said:

Bridgehouse said:

Boss/Roland EV-5









Why would you want to turn your volume down??????

Have you at least tried the Vertex improved version???

Felt like it was sucking tone out of my foot

Is it the Duchess of York mod?

Wehay! I'll set 'em up, you knock 'em out the park

lukedlb

Ts9

dindude

Winny_Pooh said:

siraxeman said:

Winny_Pooh said:

Rat - fizzy crap

Turn the filter control to taste!

Turn the radio to Def Leppard

or Jeff Beck, or John Scofield.

professorben

Bridgehouse said:

professorben said:

Bridgehouse said:

professorben said:

Bridgehouse said:

Boss/Roland EV-5









Why would you want to turn your volume down??????

Have you at least tried the Vertex improved version???

Felt like it was sucking tone out of my foot

Is it the Duchess of York mod?

Wehay! I'll set 'em up, you knock 'em out the park

If you need obscure mid 80's/90's topical humour, I'm your Half Man Half Biscuit.  

rico

SP compressor - what's the point with humbuckers?

Tubescreamer - it blends a driven signal with the clean signal? Urgh. 

TTBZ

Tubescreamer into a clean amp is pretty awful - didn't get it til I used it to boost an already dirty amp.

kjdowd

Rat. Bloody awful noise. 

And any chorus. 

57Deluxe

1960/70s silicon Fuzz and Trebble Boosters *combined* - ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!

mr-mac

57Deluxe said:

1960/70s silicon Fuzz and Trebble Boosters *combined* - ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!

Though a pedal i once owned fell into that category but on flip side it was awesome... Two different fuzz, trebble boost (switchable) had volume, gain, tone and sustain controls.... Flipping mental demonic thing that did Hendrix to a T and add a demon or two beyond that....

Roland AF100 BeeBaa is a stonking, amazing and mental fuzz and would tick most boxes for anyone wanting a fuzz (did the mentally noisy, distorted, constant sustained, fuzz for intro to Magic carpet ride like a goodun).

Though not sure what silicon combined is. Probs doesn't tick the silicon thing as was all a circuit

Telejester

Ive never used an ehx pedal that i didnt want to drive a lorry over