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Alright so I am looking into getting a compressor pedal for guitar after playing with models in Amplitube. Is there a decent one that's sub $50 usd or should I be expecting to spend ~$70-100?
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Dec 22, 2015 05:05
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Wark Say posted:You've tried the Skyline Komp? A lady I was recording brought it up and she told me that she got it for like 40 bucks. Was probably the only thing not worth a small fortune in her pedalboard. Sounded pretty dope. That does sound really good but she must have scored it used from someone because it's an $80ish pedal too 
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Dec 22, 2015 16:19
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I still really like my TS9 as a boost and even as a mild overdrive. I can get a nice tight tone using it as a boost and a nice vintageish overdrive sound as an OD. What pedals you like is probably gonna be affected by your amp's base tone though. I like my 40 year old all tube 15 watt combo amp a lot 
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Jan 3, 2016 04:40
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I tried to look at compressors at Guitar Center today. Their stock is really low because of Christmas, post-Christmas returns, and gift cards, so they only had a Dyna Comp outside of the display case. The display case they could not open because a guy took the key home and called off today. 
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Jan 4, 2016 04:39
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Yeah I just wanted to demo some to get a feel but I only got to play with the one. So I didn't buy anything. THREE HOURS OF DRIVING 
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Jan 4, 2016 05:06
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Bogner Uberschall got here. It promptly kicked the old MXR Doubleshot off the board like wow. A great pedal.
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Jan 7, 2016 01:07
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Honestly as long as it sounds fine I wouldn't worry too much. Also if you're taking the long con make sure you compare it to sounds from various Led Zeppelin, Cream, and Hendrix songs. Gotta tap the blueslawyer market.
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Jan 12, 2016 01:35
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Reverb has a decent stock of used stuff being sold by people and is somewhat more searchable than eBay.
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Feb 15, 2016 23:57
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What series of events led to him even trying to make that in the first place
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Feb 23, 2016 03:09
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After dicking around with several at different stores, I eventually decided on a Keeley Compressor and was able to haggle this down to $150 thanks to a deal Keeley is running on their website now: I'll have to fuss around with the attack trim pot inside (I'll probably leave the clipping one alone) to find where I really like it but even at the factory setting just using the other two gets a stunning amount of variety. I did as the instructions say and stuck it after my Uberschall in the chain and it's just wonderful how much more you can get out of your riffs this way. Haven't dicked around with other stuff very much yet.
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Sep 24, 2016 00:11
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I run a one spot to power a vox wah, uberschall, ts9, keeley comp, and digital delay and it works fine. A little clusterfucky for cable routing so I probably wouldn't do more pedals than that with one though.
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Oct 12, 2016 00:59
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I'm the identical pedal settings.
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Oct 19, 2016 14:04
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Generally best to take batteries out if they're not necessary just because battery acid leaking inside your stuff is awful
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Oct 24, 2016 03:18
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Smash it Smash hit posted:My secret to getting a good sound out of a wah: yes let's all listen to mr "just chain delays together" smash it smash hit about good sounds
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Dec 7, 2016 05:02
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peter gabriel posted:Have you considered a delay with a wah friend? Are the delay and wah both affected by the sweep That sounds like a zvex creation tbh
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Dec 7, 2016 18:15
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I have never owned a multi effects unit, unless you count software ones like Amplitube but I don't have an expression pedal for those
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Dec 7, 2016 20:18
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hanales posted:Yeah it's a klon-based pedal with similar tonal qualities. Yeah a lot of boutique things are not super different. Like I know my keeley compressor is basically a Ross compressor with some light modifications and good quality parts and frankly I'm okay with it because I got a good deal on it and it sounds good/was way easier to get a good ~ * tone * ~ out of than the Boss CS-3 and isn't absurdly squishy like the modern dynacomps. There are probably cheaper clones around but gently caress it whatever this is the one I liked when I was playing with every compressor I could find. Also given that actual ross compressors start at like 4 times what I paid for this it's a pretty good deal
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Dec 22, 2016 20:04
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I just looked up george L and you owe me a new pair of eyes good lord that website
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Feb 7, 2017 02:18
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Hell, the 1-spot comes with that nifty 9-volt battery adapter. It's powering my Vox wah right now.
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Feb 25, 2017 00:48
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I'll bitterly grump to my dying day that the main reason to use more expensive components is that the more even product from component-to-component transfers over to a more even product from pedal-to-pedal (or amp-to-amp). Occasionally you get stuff like op-amps being quieter like when I modded my GE-7 so it does the same job with less hiss but mostly what you get is consistency over actual ~*better tone*~ e: And even then this is more of the difference between like a one-penny component and a ten-penny component
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Mar 3, 2017 02:25
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Oh yeah absolutely, the actual cost difference of using higher tolerance components is pretty much never gonna be more than a few bucks a pedal, especially for a relatively simple circuit like OD. e: Maybe a little more if you really felt like preserving margin instead of just covering the extra cost per pedal, I dunno, I don't do that sort of stuff.
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Mar 3, 2017 02:55
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I have no issues with my digitech digital delay but let's also remember that it was free and I really only like small amounts to add a hint of depth so YMMV as heck on that one.
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Apr 12, 2017 00:19
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Southern Heel posted:RAT into Marshall? Are there better choices for the RAT these days? I looked briefly at Catalinbread Katzenkoenig but not sure if there are better choices for fuzzstortion... I hear the build quality is lacking on the new production Rats (switches/pots crapping out), so maybe there's a decently priced clone out there?
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Jul 14, 2017 23:21
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If you don't know what goes on your board the answer is always the Hatsune miku stomp from korg
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Aug 10, 2017 13:32
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I also like mostly usable things but am tempted by that I'm also tempted by stupid things Like, I wanted my EQ, my compressor, basic fuzz, to just be normal and usable But a totally crazy thing like that still tempts me This is what made me buy BKP sinners and I was extremely pleased by the fact that they're also really good normal pickups once you roll down volume Shugojin fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Aug 23, 2017 |
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Aug 23, 2017 23:09
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Comedy Klon recommendation Klonedy
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Aug 29, 2017 01:44
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MrSargent posted:I have been wanting to purchase a few effects pedals to use as "outboard" gear from Ableton since I have been reading that this is a really good way to add some character to tracks I produce primarily in the box. The problem is I have no idea where to begin because there are a million pedals out there. Two effects that I have heard are good choices are distortion and reverb (would appreciate other recommendations too) but I have no idea what model/brand I should start with. Would it be worth it to stop by a pawn shop and just pick up a used one? Can you post some links to youtube videos of songs with time stamps of sounds you like? This will be very helpful in figuring out what you want.
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Sep 2, 2017 00:22
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If you wanna do that then just grab like any joyo that looks neat, they're pretty cheap. You can also find the danelectro plastic ones out there used for real cheap (unless it's the occasional one that took off for some reason)
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Sep 2, 2017 11:45
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It's ridiculous that you would cheap out on the one part of a pedal most likely to be subjected to physical abuse
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Sep 7, 2017 20:16
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:Yes the SHO is a perfect beginner circuit: easy to build and is my favorite-sounding booster. I build the gently caress out of them: Why do you not have these on a push-pull??
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Sep 27, 2017 00:59
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:They are going in combo pedals (something + booster). Ah, cool. You could sell them for a tidy profit as a guitar-onboard with a 9v connector and switched pot though, lord knows EMG sells an onboard boost for eighty dang dollars. (I had a guitar that came with one standard and the body I bought for $40 on reverb had one, it's... okay? If you use it at maybe a third of its rated dB boost)
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Sep 27, 2017 01:04
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If you're really, really good then solid core can look amazing, whoever wired up my vintage amp that I like for cleans/small break-up back in the 60s has that poo poo making nearly 90 degree turns and traveling so tidily it makes me ashamed of my own attempts.
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Oct 1, 2017 18:47
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The Muppets On PCP posted:http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/ Legit Paul's math notes are better than the textbooks any of my classes assigned and cost $0 instead of $150-300
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Oct 8, 2017 15:12
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The only really good textbooks I had my whole undergrad time were David Griffiths' E&M and quantum mechanics books Well, Carroll and Ostlie is good too but it's borderline not really undergrad
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Oct 8, 2017 21:43
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Keeley Compressor is also a ross clone and I see some 2-knobs on Reverb for $75, 4 knobs for a little over $100. IIRC they're basically the same circuit, it's just that on the 2-knob the attack and the input gain are trim pots on the inside instead of knobs on the outside.
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Jan 24, 2018 00:04
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I still need to assemble my klon clone kit I bought for $40 but last weekend I was all wrapped up in beer bottling and cleaning stuff and this weekend I have the flu 
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Feb 24, 2018 21:39
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I have a nebulous digitech digital delay that I don't hate it was free and I'm not sure how much that has to do with it
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Aug 24, 2018 00:01
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Juaguocio posted:If a pedal is capable of taking 9-18 volts, would there ever be a reason not to use the higher voltage? I feel like all my pedals that can take 18v sound much better that way. The only time I've really heard of pedals sounding better at low voltage is with some of the old fuzz pedals that got a nice sound when the battery was about to die and for those people have just modified the circuit to undervolt the thing from a steady source so you don't have to worry about the battery dying
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Dec 31, 2018 03:04
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