Pedal geeks i need u (help jjjusten make decisions about awesome pedals for his store)

although you are in a shop full of guitars

^i've got some conspiracy theories you can share

how do people feel about pigtronix? they just called me.

I have their Class A Boost, which is very nicely built and is a key component in my Angus Tone.

yeah the buzz box and meat box and gonkulator modulator from that time period all go for crazy crazy money on ebay now

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Really?! I have a Meat Box that I got for $20 used about 10 years ago. Limited applications, but I kind of dig it.

I'll check the blue book on Monday, but yeah, I'm guessing $125-200

Anyone know a pedal that sounds like a Klemt Echolette tape delay?

hmmm. let me do some research, that's a pretty crazy tape delay. off the top of my head, im wondering if the catalinbread echorec would do it.

http://www.catalinbread.com/Echorec

It certainly looks like similar in color, though not sure about sound based on the videos. is the skreddy echo in the ballpark too?

The good news here is that this video

http://youtu.be/jUxr4RZL6IQ

Is from catalinbreads feed. That's probably as much as I am willing to say.

And hey if you aren't feeling patient, the earthquaker disaster transport sr hits a lot of the right notes I think

http://youtu.be/RDPQX0_9aCI

Really the easy answer is that you should buy a plane ticket to mn from wherever you are and try them all out at my store :)

Got a chance to use the Disaster Transport SR and it's indeed fab. If I wasn't so hung up on the Moog delay I use now, I'd be saving up for it

Oh. My. God.

http://youtu.be/bKqZvqvn-sc

Wait for it

The Janus in action...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HgxLXqpR_U

I was just thinking about the walrus audio stuff last night, I should call those dudes and get an order in.

been seeking somebody that does upscale wahs, so i am considering these dudes http://wilsoneffects.com/

any thoughts imm peeps?

I'm not a wah connoisseur but he's a regular on that other board these days (along with cbread m1k3) and he seems like a super good guy who knows his wahs.

ah shit, i need to get back on that board but i cant for the life of me remember the name! shoot me an email when you get a chance so i can find my way back there

Ok this month, I pull the trigger on devi ever stuff I think. Been a huge fan since the effector 13 days, and fuck it, she deserves the money. Unfortunately, I am having a baffling time picking out which to go with - anybody have thoughts? http://www.deviever.com/fx/

Also, I have to admit this was a bit of a motivator:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/devi-ever-s-fancy-new-vagina

Being a trans person in the music gear industry has to be a goddamn nightmare given the shitshow gender politics that continue on forever.

been seeking somebody that does upscale wahs, so i am considering these dudes

Very happy with the Area 51 wah: http://area51tubeaudiodesigns.com

Looks cool, but I think they are direct only

can i use this as a general pedal talk thread since i can't remember what any of the old ones were called? i mean i should probably just scrap together enough spare change for a new pedal and go play @ jjj's candy store for an afternoon but does anyone have impressions on that crowther hot cake thing? i had seen demos and stuff in the past and they didn't leave much of an impression but what the dude is doing w/ the tele's vol knob in this one makes me think i would keep it forever.

haha trust me, actually having money is not a requirement to play shit at my shop, this fact is proven every day.

hahaha. but i want to come home with a new toy! august is triple paycheck month otherwise i wouldn't be looking at any pedals anywhere right now so soon probably

so added the budda pedals to the shop, now getting together an order to add the devi ever stuff. which is daunting because she makes like 45 different fuzzes. anybody have any faves they want to recommend?

http://www.deviever.com/fx/category/pedals/

haha and thx to recent dad brain i didnt realize that i already posted something abt this in the thread. sigh.

i am of a mixed mind abt the budda pedals - they sound great but man, they have that terrible graphics disease i think. not that it should matter but hey, it matters:

http://www.budda.com/gear/pedals/index.cfm

oh and also i got in the new idiotbox dimension x and it is, per usual, batshit crazy:

http://idiotboxeffects.bigcartel.com/product/dimension-x-delay

My favorites of hers are the Bit and Hounds Tooth, but those might not necessarily be the ones with the broadest appeal.

i was planning on buying the bit, and i really like the houndstooth as well, so those both probably will make the list. basically my starter list right now is

aenima
bit: legend of fuzz
disaster fuzz
hyperion
rocket
shoe gazer
soda meiser
devine hammer
never drive
krackle fuzz
houndstooth

but i probably need to cool my jets a little bit on ordering 11 fuzz pedals

catalinbread belle epock is looking like a ton of fun

oh yes, i already have it on preorder and am stooooooked

this is an interesting thing that we are probably going to stock:

http://www.brimstoneaudio.com/crossover-distortion.html

i am actually more intrigued by the upcoming ouroboros (its in the laboratory section) - crossover separated dual effects loops sounds like it could be both super functional and super crazy.

This is my new favorite pedal demo ever:

http://youtu.be/9YvjPUxsXYQ

damn that is an awesome sounding pedal -- dude has that nervous bouncy knee thing going that drives me crazy when I have to watch it

And just added 2 new lines

Devi ever (!!! Been waiting to do this for years)

And super promising upstart Vick Audio. Rams head muff clone with tone mod for $99! Reissues of pedals that no one gives a shit about other than me (Jordan vico vibe)! A fucking Sam Ash/Astro Fuzz clone! Colorsound fuzz for $69! Only one other dealer in the world (literally) that seems to be a shitheel that doesn't bother to actually stock any of his shit. I am overcome by geeeeeeek.

http://vickaudio.distinctiveturnings.com/index.php#container

Plz note, his YouTube demos kind of suck but the stuff sounds awesome IRL. Graphics are not awesome, but handwired perfboard versions of $$$$ pedals for $100 or less? Crazytown.

New Moog Minifoogers seem cool, especially the delay: http://www.moogmusic.com/news/announcing-minifooger-analog-effects-guitar-bass

Love how the tremolo is set up to have an expression pedal. I've been interested in something like that for a while.

Dunlop used to make one:

http://files.effectsdatabase.com/gear/thumbs/jimdunlop_tvp-1_001.jpg

Colorsound fuzz for $69!

That's insane! When I was in the market for one I couldn't find it for less than $250. Ended up going with a Guyatone (tiny orange dealie) which worked out great.

Love how the tremolo is set up to have an expression pedal. I've been interested in something like that for a while.

I've got a similar set-up going with an expression pedal and a Strymon Flint. Def. a sound worth exploring.

what's the main difference between that delay and a line 6?

idiotbox mad doctor and the catalinbread semaphore have exp pedal in as well. plus the semaphore has tap tempo.

Yeah, I did some googling yesterday and found a bunch of trems pre-rigged for expression pedals.

got in 4 of the Catalinbread Belle Epochs and sold them in less than an hour. btw, they sound stupid good.

I've used my week off work building my own pedals and think I've reached the limits of my ability. Harmonic Percolator? Check. Crossover Distortion? Check. But the MXR Blue Box? There's a lot of very tight, very precise soldering in there - I finished the board with the last of the light today and am kind of dreading completing it tomorrow, there are a couple of really vulnerable-looking diodes that apparently have a really high chance of you cooking them and I have a horrible feeling that I've given them too much heat.

It's unbelievably sad how awful I was at building/modding pedals when I gave it a go. You see these forums full of dudes just all like "yeah, I just swapped out my op amp" or whatever, but I evidently lack the dexterity to solder even the most basic radio shack like, blinking led light kit or whatever. lol

And I was right to worry. Doesn't fkn work.

I mean, where do I even start fault finding this?

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2870/10382909694_a21f9cd2b8.jpg

I've got it wired up at the moment to check and it just acts in bypass, the board seems to have no function and the pots don't change the tone at all. :-(

Is the board from a kit supplier? Most of those dudes are pretty helpful if you hit them up with a problem.

Does the led engage when you put it into circuit?

Also do you have a variable temp/wattage soldering gun? With tight stuff like that I usually crank it down quite a bit and just wait longer to get solder flow.