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Just looking for a new perspective on my effects chain. EHX Big Muff Pi EHX English Muffin EHX Micro Synth Seymour Duncan Shape Shifter (tremolo) Voodoo Labs Tremolo Morley Bad Horsie Wah TC Electronics Nova Delay Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Jr I plan on adding an Eventide Pitch Factor in there at some point, and I also have an Alesis Quadraverb GT in my effects loop (mainly for weird ambient effects, not for the preamp) and probably a chrous and flanger at some point. Any thoughts on the order of all this? I've been experimenting with things but would like to get a fresh perspective. Traditionally I've been a guitar -> wah -> amp kind of guy, but my influences have been greatly broadened in recent years. This will be going into a variety of amps, mainly Orange, Marshall and a 5150 2x12 combo.
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Jan 15, 2010 19:49
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Awesome, that's actually pretty much how I've been setting it up, and yeah, the Muffin is the total opposite of the Pi but that's why I have both of them. The Pi is it's own effect, but I only really use the Muffin as a bit of a solo boost or a little pre-crunch going into whatever amp I'm using (it totally changes the dynamic of the Rockerverb's overdrive and seems to add quite a bit of depth), going into the JCM it makes it seem like an entirely new amp, REALLY makes a huge difference there. I'm having fun using the wah with the Microsynth, I haven't laid down any tracks with it, but it's a lot of fun so far, really I'm still experimenting with it at this point, it's vibe hasn't really hit me yet, however, things get REALLY interesting when I put it after the Quadraverb and feed some weird, out-there reversed delay into it.
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Jan 16, 2010 06:05
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Gorilla Salsa posted:And my Big Muff Pi, which would just be idiotic to get rid of.
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Mar 1, 2010 07:14
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dancehall posted:Fuzz Factory is like as far from a Big Muff as you can get and still be fuzz.
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Mar 1, 2010 19:09
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Looking for a good psychedelic octave/fuzz sound. Have fuzz, need octave. Is my best bet picking up a POG/MiniPOG or just a dedicated Octafuzz like the Fulltone? (Yes, the Fuzz Factory does a bit of octave fuzz, but not as pronounced as I'd like).
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Mar 5, 2010 05:57
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Gorilla Salsa posted:Get a dedicated Octave Fuzz. I have the Voodoo Labs Proctavia, and it's splendid. Anyone know anything about the Fulltone? There's one near me that's cheap as gently caress right now, although I generally LIKE Voodoo Labs stuff.
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Mar 5, 2010 06:42
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dancehall posted:feel a little nuts spending so much I probably still WILL add a POG or something for some of those cathedral/organ type swells and stuff anyway. iostream.h fucked around with this message at 07:37 on Mar 5, 2010 |
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Mar 5, 2010 07:24
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I have a weird tone-suck issue that someone can maybe shine some light on. Backstory is that I've never been into effects very much, but over the past little while I've branched out quite a bit musically and am enjoying the variations that my ever growing pedal collection provides. Here's my current setup: Guitar -> Ernie Ball Jr VP Volume Pedal -> PolyTune -> Fuzz Factory -> Octane3 -> Box of Rock -> 2 knob compressor (custom build/true bypass) -> Bad Horsie Wah -> EHX Micro Synth -> Voodoo Labs Octavia (I realize it's technically in the 'wrong' spot on the board, but I like the synth->octave effect) -> Voodoo Labs Tremolo -> Seymour Duncan Shapeshifter Tremolo -> EHX Ring Mod -> Nova Delay -> MXR EVH Flanger -> MXR 10 Band EQ -> Amp (Generally a Tiny Terror, Rocker100 or Vox AC30). I've been playing around with placement and pulling pedals in and out of the chain, but it seems that no matter what I do, there's a VERY noticeable drop in tone and volume whenever I'm going through the board. I've been using the EQ to compensate but that seems to be defeating the purpose of good equipment overall. Do I need a buffer of some sort somewhere in the chain or is something in particular just a piece of tonesucking poo poo?
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Apr 23, 2010 00:16
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Hubis posted:I had a similar problem, and adding a buffer as the first pedal (in the form of a TU-2, which is buffer off and on) basically fixed it.
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Apr 23, 2010 03:07
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Thanks for the help, I guess at this point I just need someone to recommend a good buffer for a bigass board.
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Apr 23, 2010 05:14
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Thanks for all the advice, I have a single-unit bypass loop for the micro-synth on the way and I'm looking for something mini to hide under the Pedal Train to give an overall boost to the signal as a whole.
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Apr 27, 2010 04:29
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I may be able to help you with a Rat, would $50 shipped be fair?
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May 12, 2010 05:00
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washburn085 posted:How old is it? Is it in good cosmetic and perfect working condition? I lent it out as a 'hey man I think I want that' to a friend, but he said he didn't want it, I just haven't fetched it back yet, so let me lay hands on it today or tomorrow if I can and I'll get pics and all up for you.
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May 12, 2010 12:36
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You guys bear with me, I'm staying in the hospital with a friend for a while.
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May 15, 2010 07:06
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I'm a HUGE fan of the Zvex Fuzz Factory. If you're into fuzz, do yourself a favor and check them out. Demo video here. The Vexter line is the same thing, just mass-produced in China or someshit, I couldn't tell a difference between them in a side-by side comparison with my own gear, so I went with the Vexter and haven't looked back.
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Aug 4, 2010 03:50
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Tsunami Redux posted:I read about the Fuzz Factory too; people say most of what you dial in is unusable noise and it takes a lot of tweaking to find something good. I have a hard time dialing in stuff on my Boss pedals with two knobs let alone this thing with five. Is it hard to use? (As a side note I did see someone pull off some good 8-bit sounds with one, which is cool.) It DOES take a lot of tweaking to find something distinctive and different. Dialing in something 'good' is as easy as following the generic setup guide (shows you where to put dials). I think it's an incredibly easy pedal to use, because once you have an idea of the sound you want, you start dialing it in. Each knob has a specific function, they DO play off each other, but seriously, if you want a 'fuzz' sound, it's in there.
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Aug 5, 2010 04:17
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Scarf posted:Well, depending on what you definition of cheap is, I've found that the best rotating speaker simulation bang-for-buck comes from the EHX Wiggler...
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Aug 15, 2010 05:37
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man thats gross posted:Anyone have much experience with noise gates/suppressors? Try putting your eq last in the chain for one thing, it helps me cut out a ton of hiss while my noise gate is open and my current fav noise gate is the Nova Dynamics fromTC Electronics. It's actually a dual compressor noise gate that has some interesting settings that work well with my various guitars and amps. A LOT of people here seem to like the Decimator which I have no opinion on. What P90's are you using?
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Aug 26, 2010 16:46
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havelock posted:Do you have to worry about the same thing using an octave pedal?
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Aug 26, 2010 19:53
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forever whatever posted:I'm so impressed with the quality of TC Electronics I've also ordered their tuning pedal. I'd sort of like to try some of their other stuff too.
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Oct 18, 2011 00:55
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Stravinsky posted:Zvex makes good effects. I've got several but if I had to pick a favorite it'd probably be my Fuzz Factory, mother of GOD I love that pedal so much. The Octane 3 is a lot of fun, but I make myself ignore it otherwise it'd get old and gimmicky.
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May 15, 2013 17:53
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Question: I'm trying to sell/trade my You Dirty Rat distortion on Craigslist so I can get something fuzzier. I had a Rat2 before this but one of my former bandmates broke it accidentally, so I replaced it but with YDR instead, and I'm not as happy with the sound of it.
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May 27, 2013 08:05
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Kilometers Davis posted:Alright dudes, looking for a really, really good distortion pedal that I can trust regardless of what amp I'm using. I'll be using it with passive guitars mostly. I want something that plays well with other pedals/a wah and has a very solid brutal sound to go well with my 7 string. I'm leaning towards the Metal Muff since the YouTube demos sound incredible but I'm open to anything. The sound I want could be described as sludge with a punchy proggy tightness. Something between Mastodon and Meshuggah (I'm not stupid enough to expect those tones but I wanted an example.)
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May 30, 2013 01:34
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Kilometers Davis posted:Peavey XXX combo right now but I'm looking to upgrade later this year. That's why I was hoping to find one easy to mesh with a setup but yeah, that's not always simple. I totally forgot about the Rat. Are the current Rat 2s any good? I'll look into the others you mentioned. I've never heard the box of rock directly but people seem to really love it. I like my Box of Rock too, mainly for the 'boost' option, helps to open up a lot of dynamic possibilities that way, especially if you're on a single-ish channel amp. For you, I dunno, I think the BoR has a better overall tone on its own, but if you're doing MOSTLY heavy HEAVY stuff I'd probably say use the Rat. Personally I'm not a huge fan of the Metal Muff, it just sounded brittle and harsh to me.
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May 30, 2013 01:48
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Has anyone tried one of those rackmount Crybaby wahs?
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Jun 3, 2013 23:25
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Hopefully someone here knows, is the Crybaby 535Q true bypass or not? The internet seems to say that they may be NOW or not, but no one seems to know for sure except that 'old ones' definitely aren't. My new rig has some tone issues SOMEWHERE and I'm trying to rule out the candidates.
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Aug 21, 2013 04:10
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Noise Machine posted:A friend gave me a TS9DX for my birthday, I just run it on TS9 but man I love the sound I get out of my amp with it. Now I just need an actual clean boost.
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Aug 30, 2013 16:26
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Anyone able to give me a pro/con for either putting together a Voodoo Ground Control Pro + GCX Audio Switcher versus a traditional pedalboard for guitar work? It seems to be a very easy 'Go with the GCP for simplistic operation' but I'd like to make sure. A big pro of the GCP is being easier to loop my time/mod pedals through the effects loop while keeping my fuzz/boost/wah and stuff in front of the preamp. I don't have any non-True Bypass pedals at the moment, so that's not a big thing. I DO like being able to insert and control my old Digitech preamp (it's pure 80s/90s goodness, but has the best delay/reverb I've ever heard) in the chain too. Dunno which I'd rather do at this point, I kind of dig the idea of playing with the MIDI setup and it certainly looks cool. Plus, it seems like it'd be easier to reconfigure when/if I add/change pedals and gear, which tends to happen versus on a regular pedalboard. Primary use is gigging in a cover band doing 80s/90s/00s metal/hair. It'll be a LITTLE more expensive to do the GCP/GCX system, but not horrendously so, based on used prices and what's on eBay currently. Thoughts?
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Sep 25, 2013 02:59
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I don't think it's humbuckers, maybe P90s in the neck?
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Oct 18, 2013 21:23
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You've got a TON of space left on that board. Rearrange your pedals, take advantage of all that bare space and invest in a nice patch cable setup, I use the Lava Cables kits, the cables are nice enough but the plugs allow for me to arrange things the way I want them without wasting space between pedals. That said, I love my PT Pro although it's almost too heavy to carry around at this point.
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Dec 14, 2013 21:23
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Kilometers Davis posted:I guess if makes sense if you're on a budget but I don't see the point of those pedals. If you're going to play guitar as a main hobby you should go for exactly what you want. Get equipment that lasts, sounds great, and has a company or person with some sort of proven dedication to quality. Personally if I wanted a bunch of cheap effects I'd go for a well made mid range multieffects unit. I don't mean to sound like a dick though, just passing on advice that I wish I had before I started buying pedals and such. If budget's an issue (and really, when is it NOT?) there are PLENTY of used, QUALITY effects around that get close enough for all but TGP crowd as far as the sound's concerned. Hit up those tiny music shops in small rural towns, you'd be AMAZED what you find there. Warcabbit posted:Hey, Agreed, what do you think of the iStomp virtual pedals? I mean, the pedals themselves... er. The digital things you download into the hardware. Ever try one?
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Feb 10, 2014 08:07
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Agreed posted:To be fair, a Barber Dirty Bomb that retailed for either $99 as an introductory price or $140 now, brand new, is for sale used for $200+ local to him, and that's despite the fact that it's only 1:1.12 USD to AUD right now. Hey guy, does it get any cheaper if you just have someone stateside ship one to you? Edit: Oh, and check your email, sent some pics of fancy lightbulbs.
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Feb 10, 2014 08:33
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Declan MacManus posted:I have a Tube Screamer clone, a Suhr Riot clone, and a Sweet Honey Overdrive clone. Which of these would be best for pushing a dirty channel into saturation for leads? I'm playing a Strat if it matters. On what amp?
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Feb 20, 2014 03:40
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Declan MacManus posted:JCA50, 50 watt 6L6 on the bright side of things Have you thought about a straight up clean boost?
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Feb 20, 2014 07:07
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Declan MacManus posted:I have but I don't have the parts to build one or the money to buy one right now. Otherwise I'd roll with something fancy like the EP Boost or maybe that new Klone. If you want to trade work for an EP or something, we might should talk. iostream.header at the gee males if you're interested.
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Feb 21, 2014 05:38
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Agreed posted:TGP or that, you know, crowd. In all honesty, it's very likely where my utter, frothing hatred of Bigsby trems comes from.
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Feb 28, 2014 19:31
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Alleric posted:So I don't know any other way to put this. Alesis Quadraverb has superb reverb/delay. Peavey Addverb II/III have some interesting uses. I've got a few more at the shop that I'll look at and post up for you. I mean, if you're wanting to make wacky poo poo happen, it's easy to do on the cheap just not in an all-in-one unit, if you're looking for a pedal or something, well it gets more difficult to do.
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Apr 24, 2014 21:49
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 One fuzz to rule them all.
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Apr 25, 2014 01:34
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Which would y'all recommend? I'll admit to being a little mystified in general when people worry about noise when they're not playing and invest in noise gates and all that. Learn to work your controls, spend no money, enjoy. 
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May 10, 2014 03:52
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Yeah, you're probably right Fuzz is a hell of a lot of fun, it can be kind of annoying at first because it's noisy as gently caress and can be really dissonant and abrasive when you don't necessarily want it to be but, once you kind of figure it out and get everything dialed in and (you'll notice a trend here) start riding your volume and tone knobs it REALLY opens up a lot of sonic options. Rageaholic Monkey posted:I ended up selling my EHX Glove today because since getting the fuzz, I didn't feel like I had any use for the Glove anymore. I guess I learned through trying a bunch of different pedals that I have more use for a fuzz than I do an OD/distortion. But when I got the Wattson through a trade, I wasn't expecting that to happen. So now I'm wanting a fuzz that really makes me happy on all fronts since it's going to be the only OD/distortion/fuzz I own, basically. Declan MacManus posted:If you want a fuzz that does it all, I'd recommend the Fuzz Factory. There are enough of them out there that you can score a used one for a reasonable price.  I'm pleased with myself, I've finally made myself sit down and put my poo poo on the board together properly. It's not all there yet, I haven't figured out exactly where to put the last few pedals in the chain and there's something new on the way (I have no idea what it is or what it does, it's a fun story) that I don't know where is going to fit, but so far, yeah, I'm stoked.  (The white shrink-wrap on the power cables on the upper right are from the homemade voltage doubler cable for my MXR 10 Band EQ. It's just two ports off the PedalPower+ wired in series.)  
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May 10, 2014 04:44
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Although in addition to the hum, I'm also interested in exploring different fuzz tones.