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I don't have any pedals at the moment, not even a tube amp but I have found my amp, its on pre-order but not in stock. I figure I'll start researching to some pedals, probably treat myself to one pedal month or something and slowly build it up. (The amp doesn't have built in reverb, but has FX loop)
There really is no glass ceiling to the price (within reason), just want something that I am not going to throw out and upgrade after a week. There is a limit in terms of size though, I do not want a giant board, so i am going to limit myself to the Pedaltrain One and whatever that fits on there, I think it can fit about 8-9 pedals max, so these pedals should be as flexible as possible yet handle most things. Below is my shortlist and welcome any suggestions of your favourite pedals in each catagory that you guys may have and will demo those too.
p.s. a Wah pedal doesn't need to be on the board, I plan to have that on the side, if I ever find the need for one.
First, Tuner - to save size and costs, I think best bang for buck and to save space on the board is the TC electronics Polytune Noir. I prefer the black one.
Second pedal - Delay - funnily enough this will be the last one in the chain - Current favourite is Strymon Timeline. Others - MX Carbon Copy, Belle Epoch, El Cap, Flashback.
Other pedals planned are
Compressor - Mad Professer Forest Green, Wampler Ego
Fuzz - Wampler Velvet Fuzz, Musket, Blunderbuss, AnalogMan Sunface NK275,
Favouring the sound of the Velvet Fuzz at the moment from online demo
Overdrive/Distortion - Wampler Hot Wired, Fulltone 69 Mk2
I am thinking of the Hot Wired, 2 pedals in one.
Reverb - Strymon Bigsky, Neunaber Stereo Wet, Hall of Fame
Bigsky is the standout here.
Noise supressor - ISP Decimator, Mooer Noise Killer
Mooer Noise probably for size.
Powers Supply - Voodoo Power Plus 2
Modulation - undecided but Mobius looks good and can do everything, as opposed to having a pedal for Flanger, Chorus and Tremolo. Although the downside to the Mobius is that I don't think you can do all the effects into each other. Would need a lot more pedals and probably more expensive if I get separate flanger, chorus, phaser and temolo pedals.
Again, thoughts?
That's it, have I missed anything? I plan to slowly build it up so this list is never final. I haven't bought anything yet, still research stage. You guys probably think I am jumping the gun but hence this thread, gathering some opinions before spending a penny.
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See his other thread where he shows off his incredible guitars.
Mate, you obviously have a bucket full of money so instead of impressing everyone with your spending prowess, buy yourself a Pod and spend your money on lessons !!!
Trust me when I say that most of us, when we started to learn , went through a phase where we thought we'd be better players if we could just own this or that piece of gear.
Until you get a reasonable grasp of your instrument you'll sound shit no matter what you play on and through.
Make sure the guitar is something you'll genuinely dedicate yourself to learning
before you stockpile gear.
I seem to be Mr Negative again here and for that I apologise but go to any music shop today and stand there for an hour listening to the idiots hacking away tunelessly.... is that how you want to see yourself ??
Much better to try a pedal or amp when you have the ability to demo and use it properly.
Lessons.
you'll thank me someday.
I'm giving good advice.
Do you work for a music shop by any chance ??
If the op lived near me I'd gladly give him some free lessons to grow his love of playing and learning instead of his love for spending money.
Then I'd help him find a better teacher.
a man who begins a post "this guy can't play!!" about another forumite is an unlikely prospect as a guitar teacher.
The guy can't play.... YET !!
There's a thread on the guitar section where everyone is moaning about online demos where people can't play ( YouTube is full of them ) and in here, you're encouraging that very same idea.
Help him, encourage him to learn and everything else will fall into place.
Buy a nice little amp with some built in effects, like a Line 6, and focus on learning.
A good teacher can also give advice on choosing and using effects.