After 24 years of playing I am finally getting into the gear game. Just upgraded my amp with a nice marshall (big shout out to @gimmesometruth27 for educating me) and will be eventually looking into pedals. What is everyone's top 3 of essential pedals? Thanks so much guys!!! Mike
After 24 years of playing I am finally getting into the gear game. Just upgraded my amp with a nice marshall (big shout out to @gimmesometruth27 for educating me) and will be eventually looking into pedals. What is everyone's top 3 of essential pedals? Thanks so much guys!!! Mike
Nice! I don't use a ton of pedals, but these are the 3 I use the most: Digitech DigiDelay (loop building, several other delay settings---reverse delay is my favorite) Digitech Element XP (Multiple effects, amp settings, wah) Outlaw Dead Man's Hand (simple, but effective, overdrive pedal)
I think my next project after the Tele build will be to build a good pedal box/board that's easy to transport.
After 24 years of playing I am finally getting into the gear game. Just upgraded my amp with a nice marshall (big shout out to @gimmesometruth27 for educating me) and will be eventually looking into pedals. What is everyone's top 3 of essential pedals? Thanks so much guys!!! Mike
Nice! I don't use a ton of pedals, but these are the 3 I use the most: Digitech DigiDelay (loop building, several other delay settings---reverse delay is my favorite) Digitech Element XP (Multiple effects, amp settings, wah) Outlaw Dead Man's Hand (simple, but effective, overdrive pedal)
I think my next project after the Tele build will be to build a good pedal box/board that's easy to transport.
I love the DigiDelay. I used to gig with it when I lived in the UK. I have a Boss DD20 now, which has a lot of bells and whistles, but the DigiDelay has so much for a compact pedal. I agree that the reverse delay function is wonderful. There are some glitch and sort-of-Freeze effects that can be achieved from the DigiDelay with a bit of experimentation.
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Vick is great stuff but Stomp Under Foot it’s where it’s at for boutique Muffs imo. Buying new I might opt for a Vick, but used prices are pretty comparable.
Vick is great stuff but Stomp Under Foot it’s where it’s at for boutique Muffs imo. Buying new I might opt for a Vick, but used prices are pretty comparable.
I totally agree except that I couldn't find a SUF Muff clone with a mids switch. That has been my issue with Big Muffs in the past. Sounds great playing alone, disappears when other instruments come in.
Other people don't seem to have that problem as I've heard Muffs sound glorious when other people use them. When I've had them in the past, I just couldn't make it work.
This fixes that.
If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
Absolutely, gotta play them fucking loud!! Or play music that is arranged for it. Either have plenty of space or be going for a full band fuzz dozer approach.
While not really a pedal exactly, this is a pretty old school multi-effects unit with drum sounds.
Made in the 1960's by Gibson/Maestro.
This one belongs to a friend of mine. I'm cleaning and testing it for him. So far, no electronic issues. That's pretty rare for something of this vintage.
(Sorry for the upside down pics. Can't seem to fix that on my phone.)
Nice. Hendrix had one of these: it's possible that he used it on his studio version of the Star Spangled Banner at the Record Plant on March 18th, 1969.
just pulled the trigger on a 1981 inventions DRV. been eyeing these for about a year. it is basically a modified vintage rat circuit. i will let you know what i think.
after this all i need is a univibe and then i am done buying shit for a while. haha.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
The 1981 is a desert island pedal for one of the guys I play with. Sounds great with a variety of guitars and amps. Huge range of usable tones.
I think you're going to love it.
i have always kind of strayed away from "distortion" pedals and used overdrive pedals because i have an old marshall jmp that is non master volume and no effects loop. i know a guy that has a reissue of my amp that has an effects loop. he puts his vintage rat in the effects loop and it sounds amazing. i am just worried about what it is going to sound like slamming the front end of my amp with this thing. if the amp is already on the verge of breakup and i slam it with a dirt box sometimes it gets to be too much and there is nowhere to go but down with the guitar volume and down on the drive knob. we shall see later today!
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
That's the real beauty of the Rat circuit. It does low gain, subtle OD really well. It can also do borderline fuzz levels of gain and everything in between.
If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
That's the real beauty of the Rat circuit. It does low gain, subtle OD really well. It can also do borderline fuzz levels of gain and everything in between.
it sounds pretty good with my blues junior. i am not going to get a chance to plug it into my marshall or matchless tonight, but will definitely do so tomorrow!!
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
Decided to splurge on an early Christmas present and pre-order TMR’s Triplegraph digital octave pedal. Thing looks like a beast. Hoping to extract loud healing sounds for the soul.
Decided to splurge on an early Christmas present and pre-order TMR’s Triplegraph digital octave pedal. Thing looks like a beast. Hoping to extract loud healing sounds for the soul.
man that thing is bad ass!!!!
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
I wanted to snag one of the Gamechsnger/Thirdman Plasma pedals. Really all of the Thirdman pedals are pretty legit. My hang up is that they all just sound like Jack White. He’s informed many of my pedal purchases through the years but going with less “perfected” options lets me get that vibe without totally aping.
I wanted to snag one of the Gamechsnger/Thirdman Plasma pedals. Really all of the Thirdman pedals are pretty legit. My hang up is that they all just sound like Jack White. He’s informed many of my pedal purchases through the years but going with less “perfected” options lets me get that vibe without totally aping.
I’m with you on those plasma pedals, they sound good af. Love that thickness they provide, but I ultimately went with the triple. I agree that most of the pedals listed on their site will get you some elements of his sound, but the guy is inimitable.
i just played the 1981 with my matchless and my marshall. ho leee balls.
this pedal covers everything. extremely clean chime to fuzz territory. it played better with my matchless because the matchless is set pretty clean. it was pretty bright with the marshall, which is set at breakup. if i dime the high cut it is useable and sounds good, but do not need to stack it with any other od. i normally have a tumnus always on with a strat or tele, but with the 1981 i don't need that. kind of bums me out because i love that tumnus with single coils. this thing can run as a clean boost, overdrive, or distortion. i found a couple of settings i really like on both amps, but it is almost too much for my marshall. need to put it on my board with a wah, phaser, delay, and reverb pedal and see how it sounds. that is a project for the weekend because i hate fucking with wiring and pedal placement.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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Digitech DigiDelay (loop building, several other delay settings---reverse delay is my favorite)
Digitech Element XP (Multiple effects, amp settings, wah)
Outlaw Dead Man's Hand (simple, but effective, overdrive pedal)
I think my next project after the Tele build will be to build a good pedal box/board that's easy to transport.
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Other people don't seem to have that problem as I've heard Muffs sound glorious when other people use them. When I've had them in the past, I just couldn't make it work.
This fixes that.
Crazy. I'd never heard reference to a studio version of this, so I found the link. Totally trippy. https://player.vimeo.com/video/353850793
I'm going to lie to myself and claim that this is "finished". (We all know how that goes.)
All analog. No shortage of things to play with.
How do you like the Op-Amp Muff?
Got my new fuzz pedal. Only 10 exist atm and I got #8 so pretty cool. Markus Reeves makes some great pedals at Reeves Electro.
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Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
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Wrigley 1 2018
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Ohana 2024 (Night 1)
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Rearranging my board some today. Thinking of replacing the dynacomp for an origin cali 76 and adding a morning glory and big sky eventually.
DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
Ohana 2024 (Night 1)
Ohana 2024 (Night 2)
Finally got a JHS Morning Glory.
DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
Ohana 2024 (Night 1)
Ohana 2024 (Night 2)
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
after this all i need is a univibe and then i am done buying shit for a while. haha.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I think you're going to love it.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
the Thirdman pedals are pretty legit. My hang up is that they all just sound like Jack White. He’s informed many of my pedal
purchases through the years but going with less “perfected” options lets me get that vibe without totally aping.
this pedal covers everything. extremely clean chime to fuzz territory. it played better with my matchless because the matchless is set pretty clean. it was pretty bright with the marshall, which is set at breakup. if i dime the high cut it is useable and sounds good, but do not need to stack it with any other od. i normally have a tumnus always on with a strat or tele, but with the 1981 i don't need that. kind of bums me out because i love that tumnus with single coils. this thing can run as a clean boost, overdrive, or distortion. i found a couple of settings i really like on both amps, but it is almost too much for my marshall. need to put it on my board with a wah, phaser, delay, and reverb pedal and see how it sounds. that is a project for the weekend because i hate fucking with wiring and pedal placement.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."