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Must have effects pedals

RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
edited May 2008 in Musicians and Gearheads
What are your top 3 "must-have" effects pedals?

Overdrive?
Chorus?
Distortion?
Compression/Sustain?
Wah?
Etc.
Cheers!
Rhyno

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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Fulltone OCD
    Keeley Java Boost
    Fulltone Supa Trem (or my boss tuner :-) )
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  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    I don't really think there is a must have pedal that fits everyone. Depends entirely on the individual's style.

    Personally I'd delay, tremolo and wah, but that's just me. I prefer using my amps overdrive than using distortion pedals.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    I find that I can't really perform well at all without the Talent Boost.
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  • butterfly1butterfly1 Posts: 372
    Digital Tuner
    Wah
    Overdrive/w enough to get distortion
    Delay

    With that line up you can conquer the world.
  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    I find that I can't really perform well at all without the Talent Boost.

    it's evident that i haven't been able to find one of these. custom made???


    For me it would be 2 overdrives and a wah, or an overdrive, wah and delay
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Overdrive, Phaser, Delay
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  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    I find that I can't really perform well at all without the Talent Boost.


    Great pedal! Make sure you get one with the "Suck Button" for when it all goes wrong! :D


    Lately it's been delays. I went to acoustic and electric and small tube amp and no pedals for a while, but now I'm playing with a bunch of different people and my Roland Space Echo and Vaughn modded Tube Screamer are in the loop.

    I just got a "Truly Beautiful Disaster" which may be a must have in one group I've been writing with. Amazingly weird and cool effect with a feedback loop which sounds great with a delay.
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  • RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    I find that I can't really perform well at all without the Talent Boost.

    I could use a Super Talent Boost!
    Cheers!
    Rhyno

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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    Rhyno wrote:
    I could use a Super Talent Boost!

    Haha yeah I'd probably send mine to Keeley
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    TOP-3 "MUST HAVE" PEDALS.

    1).Tuner
    2).OD
    3).Delay
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  • TrailerTrailer Posts: 1,431
    for overdrive.. either a Butler Tube Driver or a LovePedal Eternity

    for distortion.. Pete Cornish G2 (expensive but worth it)

    for compression.. Keeley compressor
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    If I had to drop down to three, it would be my Keeley Baked Tubescreamer, MXR Phase 90, and the new Boss DD-7. I've been eyeballing the new Korg tuner pedal, as I need to replace my Korg tuner that *isn't* a pedal on my pedalboard... So if you count tuner, I think I may end up replacing delay with one of those. Being in tune is the most important, so says Kurt Cobain... (riiiiight)
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    wah
    delay
    overdrive
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    Right now?

    Wah
    Rotovibe
    Delay
  • Dogman3Dogman3 Posts: 330
    Marshall Shredmaster
    Boss DM-3
    Ibanez Tubescreamer

    :)
  • jcmark611jcmark611 Posts: 93
    Dunlop Q535 Wah Pedal

    Keeley Modded Tube Screamer

    Dunlop Uni-Vibe
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Ibanez TS-9 (is it really worth buying a Keeley one?)
    Crybaby
    Rotovibe
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  • RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Ibanez TS-9 (is it really worth buying a Keeley one?)

    That's a good question and one I have too. I've been planning to get a TS-9 so I am curious if the Keeley modded version is really that much better?
    Cheers!
    Rhyno

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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    jcmark611 wrote:
    Dunlop Q535 Wah Pedal

    Keeley Modded Tube Screamer

    Dunlop Uni-Vibe


    hookay Mr. McCready ;)
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Ibanez TS-9 (is it really worth buying a Keeley one?)
    Rhyno wrote:
    That's a good question and one I have too. I've been planning to get a TS-9 so I am curious if the Keeley modded version is really that much better?
    YES, to both (all Keeley MODs sound better than the stock models)!
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