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

BintyTwanger77

professorben said:

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.  

https://imgur.com/gallery/8JrcP

ICBM

rico said:

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

A Tube Screamer doesn't, but the Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive is exactly that. Absolutely foul.

Modulus_Amps

big muff, I have my second one here that is due for some modding, the EQ is just wrong

pintspiller

I had one of those Russian Big Muffs that came in a wooden box. I didn't get it.

Bridgehouse

pintspiller said:

I had one of those Russian Big Muffs that came in a wooden box. I didn't get it.

Funny that - they usually put out quite readily for a few dollars...

lasermonkey

I've made quite a few Russian Muff clones for friends, mostly the green V7C version, and the majority of these have been for bass players. I can't say I'm a fan of the GRBM on guitar.
That said, one of my mates had a combo of a Fuzz factory and Red Army Overdrive (the first of the Russian Muffs) and he made it sound ace with his Telecaster and Fender amp. A real Marshall-like crunch. I was quite taken aback when he told me what was making the sound!
One thing I will say: don't write off all Big Muffs just because you don't like the one version you tried. The various versions sound quite different. I like the Triangle and Ram's Head/Violet best so far.

mayhem-matters

Klon Centaur . . bought off of Gary Moore via Charlie Chandler, way back, he didn't like/get it and neither did I  !!
Moved it on a couple years back . . No Regrets !

professorben

mayhem-matters said:

Klon Centaur . . bought off of Gary Moore via Charlie Chandler, way back, he didn't like/get it and neither did I  !!
Moved it on a couple years back . . No Regrets !

So it's Back on the Streets?

professorben

Bridgehouse said:

pintspiller said:

I had one of those Russian Big Muffs that came in a wooden box. I didn't get it.

Funny that - they usually put out quite readily for a few dollars...

If it's in a wooden box I'd say you're too late. 

jellyroll

- Tubescreamer and all derivatives thereof

- King of Tone (apparently it needs VOLUME). Not awful just didn't live up to the hype

- Liquid Sunshine - I bought it  based on the rave reviews from this place. Now nobody talks about it...

TheMarlin

Every compressor ever.  

As for the Big Muff, it's an excellent pedal for a very specific set of circumstances.  
If you're running a small amp clean, forget it.  Move on.  
If you've got a big valve amp (preferably non master volume) running at absolute full throttle, then the Muff really comes into its own. That's where the magic happens.  

crunchman

Another one for the Rat.

Cacofonix

professorben said:

mayhem-matters said:

Klon Centaur . . bought off of Gary Moore via Charlie Chandler, way back, he didn't like/get it and neither did I  !!
Moved it on a couple years back . . No Regrets !

So it's Back on the Streets?

No, it's out in the fields.

Bridgehouse

professorben said:

Bridgehouse said:

pintspiller said:

I had one of those Russian Big Muffs that came in a wooden box. I didn't get it.

Funny that - they usually put out quite readily for a few dollars...

If it's in a wooden box I'd say you're too late. 

Depends on what you're in to I guess...

pintspiller

< I am not taking the bait of a possible Jimmy Saville joke here. >

David5150

Not sure its a classic but the ZVEX Fuzz Factory was cack. Squealing and screeching thing it was 

gearaddict

A lot of those already mentioned...DS1, Rat, tubescreamer...but also Suhr Riot. Cost loads and I found it almost digital sounding.

rawk100

Mine would be the Lovepedal Kalamazzoo and the Dr sciencist The Elements..

ICBM

David5150 said:

Not sure its a classic but the ZVEX Fuzz Factory was cack. Squealing and screeching thing it was 

That's what it's meant to do . You can get some brilliant sounds when it's just on the edge of that so you can trigger it with the guitar, but stops when you mute the strings. Not for everyone though, I know… and I admit I've sold mine now, it's too much of a one-trick pony.

Bridgehouse

pintspiller said:

< I am not taking the bait of a possible Jimmy Saville joke here. >

Now then, now then...