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What was your first guitar pedal?

xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
edited October 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
After reading Sennin's reply about the first pedal being a Dan-o, I was wondering what everyone's first pedal was...

Mine was the DS-1 Distortion by BOSS (back in my Nirvana days :) )
Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    a dano fabtone (the old maroon metal one). sounded like ass. i recently bought another one though for sentimental reasons. still sounds like ass.

    actually my first effect was a digitech RP10 multieffect board. it sounds like ass too. still have it.
  • opsopcopolisopsopcopolis Posts: 1,194
    Crybaby Wah
    2006: Hartford
    2008: Camden 2, Hartford
    2010: Hartford
    2013: Wrigley, Worcester x2, Hartford
    2015: NYC
    2016: Philly 2, MSG x2, Boston 2, (TOTD Philly 2, MSG)
    2018: Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Boston x2
    2022: San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas
  • pj10alive42pj10alive42 Posts: 381
    Crybaby Wah...and still my favorite (although now I've upgraded to a higher model)
    I'm trying to drink away the part of the day I cannot sleep away...
  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    Budda Wah
    Camden I '06, Camden II '06, Bonnaroo '08, Camden I '08, Camden II '08, Philly Spectrum II/III/IV '09, MSG I '10, MSG II '10, Made In America '12, Wrigley '13, Brooklyn II '13, Philly I '13, Philly II '13, ...
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    My first was an Ibanez TS-9 tubescreamer, because WAAAAY back in the day, there was a snippet somewhere on the old Sony/Epic PJ site that said both Stone AND Mike used them. I was looking for something better than my solid-state Fender amp's on-board distortion, something bigger and meatier like PJ.

    I thought the pedal sucked ass.

    Now, 10 years later... I own two of them, and have discovered that they are AWESOME. In front of a tube amp. They still suck ass thru a solid-state amp.

    My second pedal was a Crybaby Wah. Glad that thing's gone... I'm a Vox guy now.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Edward HatspaceEdward Hatspace Posts: 16
    A DOD Mystic blues overdrive. I've still got it and it still sucks.
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    I'm glad so many of you had shitty first pedals....it makes me feel better since I think my pedal's going to suck too! :p

    At least it was only $19.99. <---prolly for a reason :D
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Morley Bad Horsie Wah
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    ibanez ts-9 turbo
    2006: Hartford
    2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
    2011: Ed Solo Hartford
    2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    My first effects pedal was actually a multi-effects pedal called an ECC (Effects Command Center) made by Applied
    Research & Technology (ART) click here: ART ECC - I thought it was quite a decent pedal - made from heavy duty
    metal, with tour-grade rubber stomps, and decent sound (I don't know why I stopped using it other than simplicity).

    My first single pedal was a Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble.

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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Danelectro T-Bone distortion.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • SnakeSnake Posts: 2,605
    It was actually for Bass but anyway, It was a Behringer bass chorus. Not bad either, only $19.99!
    Pirates had democracy too.

    "Its a secret to everybody."
  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    I had a Zoom 505 for years and years.

    But my first 'single' pedal was Boss DS-1.
  • HebejebeHebejebe Posts: 108
    The first effects pedal I bought was a zoom 1010 multi effects. Not the greatest but it let me play around with different effect types before deciding what individual pedal to buy.

    I bought a boss overdrive pedal off a mate but I lent it out and never got it back. I consider my first proper pedal purchase to be a cry baby wah.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    My two first guitar pedals, which I bought from a teacher at school, were a Watkins Copicat tape echo box:

    http://strat.web.infoseek.co.jp/kizai/copicat.jpg

    And a B&M Champion Phazer:

    http://files.muziq.be/thumbs/bm-champion_phazer_001.jpg
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    My two first guitar pedals, which I bought from a teacher at school, were a Watkins Copicat tape echo box:

    http://strat.web.infoseek.co.jp/kizai/copicat.jpg

    And a B&M Champion Phazer:

    http://files.muziq.be/thumbs/bm-champion_phazer_001.jpg


    That Watkins is freaking AWESOME!!
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Boss DS-1. I used it for a little while but now it sounds far too "modern" for my liking.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    a Boss Auto Wah

    and now:
    http://dreamt.org/spinfrog/guitars/Current-Pedal-Setup.jpg
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    BinFrog wrote:
    a Boss Auto Wah

    and now:
    http://dreamt.org/spinfrog/guitars/Current-Pedal-Setup.jpg

    hello Moogerfooger LPF....haven't seen that in your setup before.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    hello Moogerfooger LPF....haven't seen that in your setup before.


    New as of about 3 weeks ago. Good lord is it awesome.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    hello Moogerfooger LPF....haven't seen that in your setup before.


    Also not pictured in there is the EH Holy Grail reverb I just got. I owned it when I took that picture a couple of weeks ago, but I did not have a power supply for it. It comes after the Head Rush.

    Wow that last sentence sounds dirty. Something Michael Hutchence would say.

    What, too soon?
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    BinFrog wrote:
    Also not pictured in there is the EH Holy Grail reverb I just got. I owned it when I took that picture a couple of weeks ago, but I did not have a power supply for it. It comes after the Head Rush.

    Wow that last sentence sounds dirty. Something Michael Hutchence would say.

    What, too soon?


    ba da da...ching. :D

    So is the Moog like an Envelope Filter?

    Two of the best delays ever into a looper.... nice.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    That Watkins is freaking AWESOME!!

    It was identical to the one in that photo, too. The thing literally fell apart in the end. I wish I was as clued up about looking after these things then, as I am now. No delay pedal I've had comes close to its warmth. One day, I'll buy an old Maestro Echoplex.
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    ba da da...ching. :D

    So is the Moog like an Envelope Filter?

    Two of the best delays ever into a looper.... nice.


    Are you counting the Head Rush as one, or the DD-5 and MD-3?

    The MF-101 is a glorified envelope filter that destroys the Q-Tron
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • JoooooshJooooosh Posts: 74
    A used DS-1.
    I still have it and occasionally use it, though I've since modded it.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    BinFrog wrote:
    Are you counting the Head Rush as one, or the DD-5 and MD-3?

    The MF-101 is a glorified envelope filter than destroys the Q-Tron


    excellent, that's what I was hoping. I have discovered the glories of octave effects and envelope filters of late.

    I was counting the DD-5 and MD-3. The head rush is pretty great too.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    excellent, that's what I was hoping. I have discovered the glories of octave effects and envelope filters of late.

    I was counting the DD-5 and MD-3. The head rush is pretty great too.


    You can see the MF-101 and MD-3 in action, together:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=IF3jZHxhhYs
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
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    From the DS-1 to this.
    If idle hands are the devil's workshop, he must not be very productive.

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  • StuffnJunkStuffnJunk Posts: 896
    vox wah....i have completely fallen out of love with wah pedals....really something to use for one song in a hundred and no more
    "I'll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn't have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don't have to use it all at once, but it's there." - Neil Young
  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Novawind wrote:
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    From the DS-1 to this.
    I should find you on facebook
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
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