Pedals, do you not use any?

impmann

thegummy said:

. But I do think they might prefer a synth and think these days with software, many of those artists are indeed using them.

I can assure you, I wouldn't, thanks.

designerseye88

I only use the channel switch on the amp - no pedals. I can just about focus on what im doing with my hands, let alone with my feet. 

EricTheWeary

JezWynd said:

EricTheWeary said:

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Archers theme?

Supposed to be Smoke on the Water although looking at it I might not have it right. Unfortunately, having that in my signature might be undermining the argument I was about to make that I understand full well pedals aren't all about pub gigs, classic rock and blues   

thegummy

impmann said:

thegummy said:

. But I do think they might prefer a synth and think these days with software, many of those artists are indeed using them.

I can assure you, I wouldn't, thanks.

Really don't understand why you'd have a bee in your bonnet about it.

Maybe you've tried synths and didn't prefer them, many people have and did. We think many who haven't might well.

If you don't then that's your preference, no one mentioned you specifically or tried to force anyone to change instruments.

impmann

thegummy said:

impmann said:

thegummy said:

. But I do think they might prefer a synth and think these days with software, many of those artists are indeed using them.

I can assure you, I wouldn't, thanks.

Really don't understand why you'd have a bee in your bonnet about it.

Maybe you've tried synths and didn't prefer them, many people have and did. We think many who haven't might well.

If you don't then that's your preference, no one mentioned you specifically or tried to force anyone to change instruments.

I haven't got a bee in anyone's bonnet!! :-)

My point was, you were making assumptions about people with big boards containing many pedals - and saying that they would prefer a synth... I can assure you, I wouldn't prefer a synth. I play guitar, but do enjoy using a lot of different pedals - sometimes just one or two, sometimes none at all and sometimes several at once, depending on what sound/texture I am trying to achieve.

Believe me, I'm not a blues purist (far fucking from it) and not anti-keyboards at all. :-)

meltedbuzzbox

lasermonkey said:

You do realise that there are other types of music than rock, right?

and roll?

thegummy

impmann said:

thegummy said:

impmann said:

thegummy said:

. But I do think they might prefer a synth and think these days with software, many of those artists are indeed using them.

I can assure you, I wouldn't, thanks.

Really don't understand why you'd have a bee in your bonnet about it.

Maybe you've tried synths and didn't prefer them, many people have and did. We think many who haven't might well.

If you don't then that's your preference, no one mentioned you specifically or tried to force anyone to change instruments.

I haven't got a bee in anyone's bonnet!! :-)

My point was, you were making assumptions about people with big boards containing many pedals - and saying that they would prefer a synth... I can assure you, I wouldn't prefer a synth. I play guitar, but do enjoy using a lot of different pedals - sometimes just one or two, sometimes none at all and sometimes several at once, depending on what sound/texture I am trying to achieve.

Believe me, I'm not a blues purist (far fucking from it) and not anti-keyboards at all. :-)

Cool man glad to hear it  

robgilmo

Legend has it, that Eric Clapton, a well known blues player, has more pedals than a Dutch bicycle shop.
Only sayin.

Kitsune

Including that Dallas rangemaster

pintspiller

What ever way Bonnymassey does it is the correct way and that's the way I do it.

That man is a legend!

CHughes

Actually not used any pedals for a while - I went straight into my amp with my last band and I'm doing that for practice too at the moment, but I want to build a new (small) board - something like a tuner (I have an excellent Behringer) into a Phase 90 and a drive pedal. Maybe a delay too but the jury is still out on that. 

TINMAN82

Looking through the posts it seems like the trend is no or minimal pedals. Agree with others that the better the amp, the fewer pedals generally required. But my EP boost is almost always on. Improves the tone whether clean or dirty.

Dcotorstewie

I am a thoroughly terrible player, but like nice sounds, therefore I own a Boss ME50 and a TC Shimmer reverb. And one of my amps is full of the things. The upside is the primary "practical" reason I have for playing at all is songwriting ( I am a drummer in real life ) and I find that a spot of mucking about with noises can help with the creative juices when writing. I NEVER turn everything up to eleven and just listen to the sounds that occur when just playing a G chord or a very simple melody. Nope. No sirree.