Effects, eh? I may be gradually coming to the conclusion that they're not for me, at least not for my current circumstances. Sure, they sound good, have lots of knobs to twiddle, but I am a non-recording fairly mediocre bedroom player and I just don't seem to get that much satisfaction out of them. I spend too long playing with them and not playing guitar. I love the idea of them though. I'm mostly talking about modulation and delay, I still like an overdrive from time to time but could probably leave that too.
I've even contemplated selling everything and buying a nice acoustic.
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Put all your effects away, under your bed, back of the wardrobe, something like that. If you don't feel the urge to take them out over a period of, say, 3 or 6 months then get rid.
But I get a lot of enjoyment over the sound of a nice guitar played through a nice amp, so I imagine anything I add to that wouldn't mess around too much with the basic sound.
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At home I only want two sounds: clean and crunch.
The only FX I use and the only one I'd miss is a bit of delay.
My home set up has been simple for years: just a SS "make louder box" and an old Digitech GNX3000 floor unit. 99% of everything I play is just on the one patch which does clean/crunch +/- echo.
Live is different for exactly the reason that one guitar sound for over 90minutes is boring so FX provide a few sonic spices.
Guitar and amp, that's me...
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That said, I'm liking the Belle Epoch Deluxe. If only they had left out all the extra modes.
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Since I stopped playing electric guitar in a band, I've almost given it up entirely - other than for testing amps and pedals I'm working on - because for playing by myself I find a good acoustic far more rewarding as well as simply less hassle to get out and less a strident sound in the house.
If you get the urge to go back to electric after a while you can always get a cheap guitar and amp - the quality of even almost entry-level stuff is so high these days it matters far less what you spend than it does with an acoustic.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
They're wonderfully inspiring and far more satisfying to play than any electric.
I hardly ever bother plugging in the electrics these days.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein