Zvex Vexter SHO or Dr Scientist The Cleanness

BintyTwanger77

In my quest to pare it down to one amp, one guitar, one reasonably sized board, I have 2 start-of-the-chain pedals, as per the subject line.

Which would you keep out of the two if you could only keep one and why?

UnclePsychosis

I don't own either, but on the basis that the Cleanness seems to do a lot more, and that SHOs are really easy to replace (you would easily be able to buy or make another) I'd probably be tempted to keep the Dr Scientist. 

That said, it all comes down to sounds. Which sounds the best? 

BintyTwanger77

@UnclePsychosis That's the thing, they both sound great.

ICBM

Which fits on the board better? They're different shapes so it must make a difference .

BintyTwanger77

@ICBM Both fit the board equally well, I've been on a pedal purge, so there is room

AxeWieldingBastard

Use both, one at the front one at the rear. EQ's always seems like a dispensable thing until you need them and that Dr Scientist is a really good EQ.
If you have lots of tone control on your amp, then you might consider letting the Cleanness go and keeping the SHO, but id run it after dirt or right at the end for extra lift and sparkles. And if i could find a way to keep the Cleanness id put that at front to shape the gain levels going in to my other pedals, or just as a boost.

BintyTwanger77

AxeWieldingBastard;1033948" said:

Use both, one at the front one at the rear. EQ's always seems like a dispensable thing until you need them and that Dr Scientist is a really good EQ.
If you have lots of tone control on your amp, then you might consider letting the Cleanness go and keeping the SHO, but id run it after dirt or right at the end for extra lift and sparkles. And if i could fund a way to keep the Cleannes id put that at front to shape the gain levels going in to my other pedals, or just as a boost.

Interesting, haven't tried the SHO at the end of the chain yet. I like sparkles, will give it a crack. Cheers.

Teetonetal

I have a super duper 2 in 1... sounds immense as last pedal into a slightly driven amp.

I think @axewieldingbastard knows the score on this..