Your "essential" set up

xtremehardy388
xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
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I've paired down my pedal board from 25+pedals to just a few. The ones I REALLY need to achieve my sound are:

AMP(Fender Roc-Pro 700)->Digitech X-Series Digital Delay->Ernie Ball VPjr->Ibanez TS-5->Crybaby Wah->Dunlop Rotovibe (mod)->BBE Soulvibe->BOSS TU2->Guitar

For Acoustic Shows:
AMP(Fender Acoustasonic->Digitech X-Series Digital Delay->Ernie Ball VPjr->DOD Ice Box Chorus FX64->BOSS TU2->Guitar (Fender Squier Stratacoustic)


What are yours?
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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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,196
    boss tuner is my only essential pedal. that is the most important pedal i own.

    if i could use an A-B-C switcher i would just use 3 amps, '94 matchless clubman, '74 marshall jmp, and my '94(?) marshall jcm 900 for higher gain stuff. all of those heads are very versatile with a lot of headroom that i have learned to control using guitar volume, pickup selector, and right hand attack.

    elective pedals that i can take or leave are my holy grail reverb, fulltone ocd, and zvex box of rock, mainly because it has a clean boost on it for solos. other non essentials are a mr fazedelic phaser and a mxr carbon copy delay.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    I remember you saying that the Tuner was the most important pedal, years ago. That's always stuck with me and I agree. Your reasoning won me over (before then it was overdrive or something).
    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
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    The only things I really need for guitar are a tuner with a mute and a good overdrive. I have everything on my board for a reason, but I could definitely make it through life with only those two pedals. I'm using a Korg Pitchblack on both my boards, and I would probably take my Keeley Baked TS-9 for my overdrive. I would probably take my delay pedal (Boss DD-6) next.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • mattsl1983
    mattsl1983 Posts: 711
    Guitar -> HK rotospher -> Keeley BD2 -> Keeley TS9 -> DL4 delay -> ABY -> Maz 18, AC30.
    Those seem to always stay on my board no matter what changes I make.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,196
    i have a rotosphere that i loved. it would be an essential for me, but it is not working now. i took it to a repair guy who serviced it and said he could not get it to work but also he could not find anything wrong with it circuitrywise. he thinks the power supply is bad, he did not have one he could try, and i refuse to pay fucking H&K $60 for a new plug.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    gimmesometruth27 said:

    i have a rotosphere that i loved. it would be an essential for me, but it is not working now. i took it to a repair guy who serviced it and said he could not get it to work but also he could not find anything wrong with it circuitrywise. he thinks the power supply is bad, he did not have one he could try, and i refuse to pay fucking H&K $60 for a new plug.

    Maybe ebay a plug?
    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
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,196
    xtremehardy388 said:

    gimmesometruth27 said:

    i have a rotosphere that i loved. it would be an essential for me, but it is not working now. i took it to a repair guy who serviced it and said he could not get it to work but also he could not find anything wrong with it circuitrywise. he thinks the power supply is bad, he did not have one he could try, and i refuse to pay fucking H&K $60 for a new plug.

    Maybe ebay a plug?
    lol i seriously never thought of that. i should probably do that. i am actually pretty anal about having the plugs from the manufacturer of the product. i guess going back to when i was a kid the warning labels used to scare me... "please use only hughes and kettner produced power sources for your hughes and kettner products." apparently it might void any warranty. sounds pretty threatening. but i got mine at a garage sale for $100 like 9 years ago. i guess i can afford the h&K one since those things retail for about $400 new and i only have $175 in it. maybe there is a used one on the bay.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Heck, you could probably get a power supply down at the Radio Shack. Unless they've already gone bankrupt.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,196
    mccreadyisgod said:

    Heck, you could probably get a power supply down at the Radio Shack. Unless they've already gone bankrupt.

    LOL the radio shack near my house has the worst selection of any store i have ever seen... might be worth giving it a try though.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Clyde Deluxe, OCD, 60s Vibe, Analogman Delay

    If I can only take one guitar, it's my LP Special Jr, but my LP Custom is far and away my #1.
  • BHealy
    BHealy Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 466
    Which Wah do you guys prefer? I'm thinking about picking one up, and was just going to get the Original Cry Baby (Dunlop). Thanks!
  • mattsl1983
    mattsl1983 Posts: 711
    I use a Vox V846-HW, I love the sound. You are probably better off going up to a store and playing with a few, you would be surprised how many wah flavors wahs come in.
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    If you're going with a Dunlop style. I'd say go with the 535q version. Great, solid wah with some adjustability. The CAE wah, like Mike uses, gets some pretty good sounds and is voiced more Crybaby-ish.

    If you like the old school Vox-y Hendrix-y quack, then a Fulltone is hard to beat. The Standard Clyde is great and the Deluxe has that setting +a good funk setting and another setting that's good for higher gain stuff.
  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    BHealy said:

    Which Wah do you guys prefer? I'm thinking about picking one up, and was just going to get the Original Cry Baby (Dunlop). Thanks!

    I like the Dunlop Crybaby Classic. You can do simple mods to change the voice, too. But, like Mattsl1983 said, you're better off going to a store and trying a few.

    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
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,196
    BHealy said:

    Which Wah do you guys prefer? I'm thinking about picking one up, and was just going to get the Original Cry Baby (Dunlop). Thanks!

    i use a budda wah. it is less squawky and harsh sounding than most of the ones i have played.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • BHealy
    BHealy Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 466
    Awesome! Thanks all!
  • BHealy
    BHealy Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 466
    I got the Dunlop Original Crybaby- I had to talk my wife into "letting me" get it, but its awesome. One thing I've noticed, or maybe its just in my head, is that I have an easier time getting good tone with my pedals with my Les Paul compared to my strat with single coils. Is it just in my head?
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    New pedals are a blast and they get really fun when you get a better grasp of them. Especially with something like a wah that's so interactive.

    What kinda pedals are you using/having issues with?

    I tend to need to dial back the tone on my Strat a notch or 2 in my jam room, but at rehearsals the brightness/harshness that I get with my rig is tamed considerably. I set things up with my Les Paul and make any needed adjustments on the other guitars.

  • BHealy
    BHealy Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 466
    Thanks, I don't know if its that I'm having trouble necessarily, but I have a fuzz pedal that is "boomy" (for lack of a better term) on my strat, until I mess with the volume on my guitar to dial it in. It just seems like I plug in the LP, and she's ready to go, no matter what. Either way, its pretty addicting to mess with them! (I'm fairly new to this)

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