Hi everyone,
Apologies in advance if anything like this has come up before. I have done a quick search but nothing jumps out and this is my first post.
My my dad has played guitar for 30 odd years now and has kept his setup largely the same.
Sadly he now has dementia and whilst he is ok setting up his guitar and amp he struggles to use his zoom multi effects unit as he finds it very confusing.
His amp is a solid state Fender Deluxe 112 with 2 channels, 1 clean and 1 gain channel with inbuilt reverb.
For his birthday I was thinking of putting together a basic pedalboard so that he can still get a range of sounds but with the simple and visible on/off ease of use of a pedalboard. Alternatively I may consider a multi fx unit that is easy to use but I’m not sure if anything will be straightforward enough.
What suggestions does does anyone have for a 4 pedal board? I would also like to try and keep to a single brand of pedals if possible as this could keep things a bit more consistent when changing pedals.
Thanks for any help you can give!
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After that it depends what type of music he plays, and what effects he uses. Wah, tremolo, phaser, flanger and rotary spring to mind.
Edit - Red Truck, not Fire Truck.
Tuner / overdrive/distortion / chorus/phaser / delay/reverb
to me this is my standard basic setup.
Try the budget range from TC Electronic, they are about £50 a pop, there's something there for every sound and the ones I've tried (such as the Afterglow Chorus) sound really good, they seem robust, and are very simple to use.
It might be that having different shaped and coloured pedals for each effect might help?
So maybe his tuner could be a Korg, his overdrive could be a Boss, his chorus could be a TC electronics etc.
Just ideas. Only suggesting because even pedals of the same brand don't always have the knobs in the same place on each pedal, so it might be easier if they're more clearly different.
My Dad is 69 this year. He mainly plays 60s stuff like the Beatles, Kinks and Animals but also likes Clapton and SRV.
I think separate pedals might be better as like guitarfishbay suggested the different colours avoids any confusion.
His amp has reverb which I think he leaves on most of the time.
Thanks everyone.
I'll look through my collection and see if there is something I can let go for cost of postage for you. Not sure what I have or if it's worth having, but I'll let you know.
An od3, df2, ce3 and a tuner wouldn't cost the earth and make for a great sounding, quality and reliable board with huge switches that are easy to hit and hard to break.
However, it's a great idea - I would go with boss as they are the easiest pedals to use, reliable for accidental drops (built like a brick) and colour coded for extra clarity.
Thanks for the very kind gesture either way.
I'm going to look at boss, tc electronic and Mooer as suggested by everyone here.
Probably going to go for a blues overdrive/overdrive, chorus, tuner and maybe a delay.
Don't be put off by price they are extremely good and exceptional for the money and ease of use.
Get a tu3 if he needs a tuner.
Bd2 would be my drive of choice.
Sd1 for more oomph if required.
Do you know what fx he was using on his zoom?
Not very exciting but nice and simple!
Each pedal has its own single, solid colour and clearly states the type of effect on them.
The V2 series has plenty of single effect pedals; not just the dual ones.
Both series are discontinued but the V2 can be had easily on ebay and the V2 ones especially are extremely sturdy.
A Visual Sound V2 series pedalboard could comprise:
http://tonequestshop.com/data/cheditor4/1008/U8RdJe4gmgDTYXX4yUaHR9NYwK.jpg
http://www.dv247.com/assets/news/dv247/garagetone.jpg
Effects for Me & my Monkey YouTube channel Facebook Fretboard's "resident pedal supremo" - mgaw
https://reverb.com/item/19506-ibanez-pedal-board-w-3-tone-lok-pedals
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I'd also suggest using a simple in-a-row pedalboard such as the Pedaltrain Nano or the Diago Sprinter, to keep things in as simple a layout as possible.