Pick 5 mini pedals….

fretmeister

I bought one of the pedal boards that Bax were knocking out for £8.00.

It has space for 5 mini pedals. The cut outs are shaped so no mini wah, alas.

So, what do I pick for guitar use?

I only have a mini Chorus at the moment and I never use it. 

So…

Drive
Dist
Phaser
delay
reverb…

or something off the wall / experimental?

Please recommend 5 amazing mini pedals, ideally ones that don’t cost the earth.

LionAquaLooper

Nux Horseman or Morning Star
Mooer Black Secret 
Mooer R7 Reverb
Mooer D7 Reverb 
Nux Monterey Vibe

soma1975

DUNLOP SHRINE 69 HENDRIX FUZZ FACE
MXR TIMMY or KEELEY RED DIRT MINI
MXR PHASE 95
IBANEZ FLANGER MINI
MXR CARBON COPY

Jonathangus

MXR Phase 95.

Unfortunately I don't think a Miku mini exists.

WeZ84

Korg Pitchblack mini Tuner, Xotic Sp Compressor, Xotic SL Drive, Donner Jet Convolution (same as a Mooer Elec Lady) Flanger TC Electronic flashback mini.

If we don't include tuner then maybe add an MXR 108 Fuzz mini to that. I was going to suggest Mooer black secret too but since it was already mentioned in an earlier post I went with the SL drive instead.

spev11

Ibanez analogue delay, tone city wild fro and the Mooer shimverb are good, the Ibanez mini fuzz is good , it’s not that fuzzy, more vintage furry distortion

NCo

I have the Crazytube Circuits Sidekick, Which is a pretty big pedal but covers my needs for Reverb/Delay/Chorus/Flanger. 3 mini pedals with patches will take about the same space.

They also have the JR version which is more advanced and a lot smaller.

Can't beat the versatility.

Alexlotl

 The Ibanez Mini pedals are great, barring the inexplicable decision not to put paint on the markers on the smaller knobs (easily fixed).



I have the 850 Fuzz Mini, Chorus Mini and Tube Screamer Mini on my board. The fuzz is the pick of them, really fantastic pedal that gets the tones I want from a fuzz without the baggage I don’t. 

The chorus is also heartily recommended, but sounds like you have that covered. The TS is a TS, and does TS things well, which may or may not be what you want. For me, it’s a seasoning rather than a main ingredient. 

Also on my mostly-mini board:
- MXR Phase 95 - the easy answer to most Phaser questions. 
- Mooer E-Lady. Stupidly cheap great sounding Electric Mistress clone. 
- Wampler Ego Mini - fairly rarely used, TBH. I’ve heard the Mooer Yellow Comp (Diamond clone) is a good cheaper option.
- MXR Carbon Copy Mini. Same as the big one but better (bright switch). Might be pricey, though. The tiny Xvive DMM clone would be fun. 

I also have an MXR Timmy hidden in a drawer in case of emergencies. Great, versatile drive that goes with any amp, but I prefer the “feel” of a Blues Driver style pedal. 

snowblind

Mosky Golden horse for a bit of drive and/or
 Rowin Dumbler also for a bit of drive
 TC Electronic - Spark boost
 Mosky P90 ProPhase
 TC Electronic Vortex flanger
 Mooer Trelicopter is quite popular.
 Xvive reverb/delay maybe although the Flashback mini is always a good shout.

All manner of good things abound these days.

JezWynd

I took advantage of that deal too... Almost an auto reaction to a great deal but I did have a few pedals looking for a home. They're seconds from my bass board except the pigtronix mini comp which  is still in use. An eclectic  mix but they make a decent sound with a telecaster. The XP will hopefully be replaced by a Prince of Tone soon and I'm on the lookout for a mini sized compressor; a mini optical would be nice, if there is such a thing.

Petepassion

Wampler Tumnus is a great pedal for cut through the mix solos 

fretmeister

Alexlotl said:

 The Ibanez Mini pedals are great, barring the inexplicable decision not to put paint on the markers on the smaller knobs (easily fixed).



I have the 850 Fuzz Mini, Chorus Mini and Tube Screamer Mini on my board. The fuzz is the pick of them, really fantastic pedal that gets the tones I want from a fuzz without the baggage I don’t. 

The chorus is also heartily recommended, but sounds like you have that covered. The TS is a TS, and does TS things well, which may or may not be what you want. For me, it’s a seasoning rather than a main ingredient. 

Also on my mostly-mini board:
- MXR Phase 95 - the easy answer to most Phaser questions. 
- Mooer E-Lady. Stupidly cheap great sounding Electric Mistress clone. 
- Wampler Ego Mini - fairly rarely used, TBH. I’ve heard the Mooer Yellow Comp (Diamond clone) is a good cheaper option.
- MXR Carbon Copy Mini. Same as the big one but better (bright switch). Might be pricey, though. The tiny Xvive DMM clone would be fun. 

I also have an MXR Timmy hidden in a drawer in case of emergencies. Great, versatile drive that goes with any amp, but I prefer the “feel” of a Blues Driver style pedal. 

I had not seen the 850 Mini Fuzz - that looks fun.
I like Phaser a lot so that's a possibility too.

UnclePsychosis

I really hate micro pedals but if you forced me to do it I'd probably have these three for sure: 

ODR-1 mini
MXR Phase 95
Ibanez mini analog delay 

gatheredinsong

I'm in love with my BJFE Blue Bee so would seek out one of these:



Honey Bees and Silver Bees also available.

They also do the BJF designed Prussian Blue Reverb, although I found the Mr Black Mini Reverb was tidy.

YellowLedBetterMan

Mosky Silver Horse
Tone City Mickey
Tone City Angel Wing
Carbon Copy mini
Hall of Fame mini

digitalscream

Polytune 3 Mini
Mosky Silver Horse
Suhr Riot Mini
Flashback 2 Mini

....and leave a space for something that grabs your fancy later.

Alexlotl

The Suhr Riot Mini looks like great fun - it was next to try on my list after the 850 Fuzz Mini for the distortion/fuzz slot on my board, but I'm happy with the Ibanez.

The Donner Morpher seems to be a popular clone.

NelsonP

TC polytune mini noir
Ibanez tubescreamer mini
EP Booster
Ibanez mini delay
TC HOF2 mini

downbytheriver

Decibelics Golden Horse
mXR Duke of Tone
MXR Phase 95
ibanez Analog Delay mini
Hall of Fame mini 

game over

ScreamingDave

HOF Mini
Mooer Ana Echo
TC Electronic Corona Mini (Chorus)
Mosky Dyna Compressor
Mooer Ninety Orange phaser

fretmeister

I need to start buying some now!