FX Pedals - what's good?

stickyfiddle

I'm sure! I just don't really care about ANOTHER comparison between boutique drive pedals. Everyone knows they're all basically the same. 

(I mean, not literally the same, but enough the same that I don't need 6 of them!)

ChrisCox1994

Zcat Qmod, nice chorus, phaser, flanger, trem with reverb, brilliant bit of kit

Sporky

Mr Sticky; you need an Exar MultiWah. Such serendipity; I am selling mine! Includes lilo footpump as pictured.

http://www.monkeyfx.co.uk/pictures/sale/Pedals/Small/Multiwah A.JPG

frank1985

^ a wah pedal is incomplete without an added breast pump

thomasross20

Who actually uses all these pedals regularly in a gigging fashion?

thomasross20

Apart from The Edge  

pintspiller

Get a Phaser

WarpedSounds

What style of music do you play?

Weirdly enough, I'd recommend a Line6 M5. Cheap, fun to play, some great/unique sounds, true bypass, additional tuner etc. It might not be high end, but it can be surprisingly inspiring. 

Flanging_Fred

How about one of those digitech trio + jobbies? I can imagine that finding band mates in Abu Dhabi(?) might be a bit difficult... 

baddog01

Chorus pedal?

stickyfiddle

Thanks all. In terms of style I play anything this side of metal. I'm equally happy playing ACDC or Radiohead or Band of Horses or the Beatles. I'm covered for simple rock sounds, but interested in more options for playing at home. Dare I say the word "ambient" without sprouting a beard and only ever playing offsets forever.

 I'm not gigging so I can get a bit crazy if I fancy. I reckon a decent reverb with options (probably not big sky but something cheaper with switchable options?) then a half-decent looper and something else swirly. Perhaps I should finally try and find a trem I enjoy.

Are there any good pedals that do a combination of trem/phase/flange/chorus that are switchable (without going into big multis like the Mobius or M9?)

thomasross20 said:

Who actually uses all these pedals regularly in a gigging fashion?

When I was gigging I used delay and volume sweets a lot for originals, and a Line 6 M9 for covers (flange, phaser, delay, reverb)

dchwhite

stickyfiddle said:

Thanks all. In terms of style I play anything this side of metal. I'm equally happy playing ACDC or Radiohead or Band of Horses or the Beatles. I'm covered for simple rock sounds, but interested in more options for playing at home. Dare I say the word "ambient" without sprouting a beard and only ever playing offsets forever.

 I'm not gigging so I can get a bit crazy if I fancy. I reckon a decent reverb with options (probably not big sky but something cheaper with switchable options?) then a half-decent looper and something else swirly. Perhaps I should finally try and find a trem I enjoy.

Are there any good pedals that do a combination of trem/phase/flange/chorus that are switchable (without going into big multis like the Mobius or M9?)

thomasross20 said:

Who actually uses all these pedals regularly in a gigging fashion?

When I was gigging I used delay and volume sweets a lot for originals, and a Line 6 M9 for covers (flange, phaser, delay, reverb)

The Zoom ms70cdr would give you the chance to play with lots of different effects. 

ThePrettyDamned

Sporky said:

Mr Sticky; you need an Exar MultiWah. Such serendipity; I am selling mine! Includes lilo footpump as pictured.

http://www.monkeyfx.co.uk/pictures/sale/Pedals/Small/Multiwah A.JPG

I want that so much. Sounds like a really useful pedal! Odd design though. Can you get spare breast pumps for it?

gusman2x

Alexander Effects Radical Delay.

stickyfiddle

dchwhite said:

stickyfiddle said:

Thanks all. In terms of style I play anything this side of metal. I'm equally happy playing ACDC or Radiohead or Band of Horses or the Beatles. I'm covered for simple rock sounds, but interested in more options for playing at home. Dare I say the word "ambient" without sprouting a beard and only ever playing offsets forever.

 I'm not gigging so I can get a bit crazy if I fancy. I reckon a decent reverb with options (probably not big sky but something cheaper with switchable options?) then a half-decent looper and something else swirly. Perhaps I should finally try and find a trem I enjoy.

Are there any good pedals that do a combination of trem/phase/flange/chorus that are switchable (without going into big multis like the Mobius or M9?)

thomasross20 said:

Who actually uses all these pedals regularly in a gigging fashion?

When I was gigging I used delay and volume sweets a lot for originals, and a Line 6 M9 for covers (flange, phaser, delay, reverb)

The Zoom ms70cdr would give you the chance to play with lots of different effects. 

I don't really want to play with lots of fx though, to be honest. I think if went multi I'd want to go more for a Helix kinda thing to give tonnes of routing and looping and crazy shit. 

I need to do some sums. Maybe if that replaced the Vibe/Whammy/Timefactor it wouldn't cost a crazy amount of money compared to buying another couple of separate pedals.

Teetonetal

That's was the way I got into helix. It replaced a bunch of pedals that nearly covered the cost. Now it's replaced a load more that i was unsure about (like my chase bliss stuff) and has easily covered the cost. 

english_bob

stickyfiddle said:

delay and volume sweets

That's what I'm going to start calling it.

57Deluxe

http://media.musiciansfriend.com/is/image/MMGS7/Spring-King-Spring-Reverb/151904000000000-00-500x500.jpg

apparently very good...

english_bob

guitarfishbay said:

Teetonetal said:

You don't need an octaver as you have a whammy which can cover all that.

That's like saying you don't need a 335 because you've got an Ibanez RG that has humbuckers. Analogue octave sounds different, even if digital does more.

Exactly. Digital pitch shifting sounds like warm turd unless you spend a small fortune. Analogue is fat and warm and makes all sorts of nice noises if you over-stimulate it. 

ahem.

Alnico

english_bob said:

stickyfiddle said:

delay and volume sweets

That's what I'm going to start calling it.

Yeah i will get on that one too. I love alternative words for things.

It works on other levels too.
"Today i'm going to work on my sweet picking".

If it were me i would put all the other pedals away and use a Cornish CC1 and the amp / guitar volume but if you want swirly, whooshy stuff that doesn't stop when you do, i don't think you can beat the eventide stuff.
@bintytwanger77 knows what i mean and i'm sure many others do.

If you've got to have them separate then i am rather smitten by the Flight time delay, Digitech Polara (Had one and loved it), anything with Moog written on it and i like EQD stuff especially the grand orbiter phaser.