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

That thing looks amazing! Not cheap though.

And yeah, I don't think the Ottobit Jr is gonna add too much if you have an OTO Biscuit unless you really want another flavor of the same idea.

'oto biscuit' just makes me think of aleister crowley wanking games

stands up, applauds

'do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the d.a.w.'

'The ordinary man looking at a microbrute is like an illiterate person confronted with a remote midiscript'

So, the Ghost Echo is a really nice reverb. It has a fullness and warmth to it that I was not expecting at all. It's also a really loud reverb, which was also unexpected, as I've actually noticed a slight volume drop whenever I turn the Afterneath on. For three reverb boxes by the same company, the Ghost Echo, Afterneath, and Levitation cover a lot of sonic ground.

Also, I finally caved and started checking out reddit and discovered the Let's Trade Pedals sub, so I was able to acquire yet another reverb box. This time, the Supermoon by Mr. Black. It's a very modulated reverb. Although, the base effect with the least amount of modulation is really distinct from other reverbs on the market. I can't really liken it to any other pre-established reverb sounds. It's definitely a pedal from the Pacific Northwest, as its sound reminds me very much of those days when I would wake up to the rain just starting to break up after a night of downpour. Those misty, greyish mornings with the smell of wet earth just dominating everything. Very cool sound.

Whammy update: I got a Digitech power supply on ebay and it works like a charm! So far it's been really good for tape slowdown/vinyl stop type effects.

I got a DOD Carcosa fuzz, it's pretty cool for a sub-$100 fuzz. I can't get a handle on the glitchy sounds (there's in and out knobs that when you turn them different directions it does crazy stuff) but as a regular fuzz it's awesome.

Are you talking about the after and before knobs? The before is a gain control, and the after is actually a bias control (weird labeling I know). 10-2 on the after knob is sorta standard fuzz, past 2 gets into splatter territory, and below 10 tends to do some low gain murky dark fuzz textures. Maybe that helps? Love that pedal btw.

Oops, yeah - before/after. I think I wound up with both around 10 tonight playing around, worked great with Jazzmaster pickups.

I am so happy that you got your Whammy issues squared away, Jordan!

I was out of the way about a month ago and stopped into a Guitar Center a few cities over to check out the used gear and I happened upon a used Keeley stomp box for less than $100, so I bought it very impulsively. It was the Dyno My Roto three mode modulation effect. I knew nothing about it, but was interested in trying out a different flanger after I got rid of my old Boss BF-2.

It has a Tri-Chorus that's super smooth. Would probably be my favorite setting on the pedal if I didn't have my Boss Waza Chorus. The Rotary mode is weird, but also kind of cool. I would probably stick with that one if I didn't rebuy the MXR Phase 95 (more on that in a minute). The Rotoflange mode is surprisingly subtle when you dial it back (it can definitely get into the ridiculous swooshy nonsense that I hate if you go far enough clockwise with all the knobs). The thing that I didn't like about the BF-2 was that I could never find a good balance between subtle flange and full-on WHOOSH. The Dyno My Roto is able to get there, so I'm happy.

I am not a smart person. This has been pretty much confirmed since my teenage years. In any case, even though I was crazy about the Phase 95 when it was new, I didn't keep it for some reason. I guess we'll call it "The Great Modulation Defection of 2016" in which I decided I hated 95% of modulation pedals and responded accordingly (all the while, considering my previously established stupidity) and traded all except my Waza Chorus in. So, in any case, I reacquired the Phase 95 this past week and, joining forces with the Dyno My Roto, I've been able to get back to some really dreamy sounds that I was missing out on.

I think, unless Boss wises up and does a Waza Flanger that incorporates the HF-2 Hi-Band Flanger into it, I'm pretty happy with the Keeley for now. And the Phase 95 in 45+Script mode on a slow rate is just damn euphoric paired with the Adineko.

Self-promotion creeps me out but

There's a Eclipse on Monday (you might have heard abt this). I'm going to announce 10% off everything in my store. As an extended celebration, I want to thank all of you for giving me heads up on cool shit I now stock and tons of other feedback. The minimum is a 10% discount, but expect more. Shipping at cost. Hit me up, friends. I am going to cut this off after Monday, because I'm expecting shit to go crazy. I'll ship as fast as I can, but it might take a day or two depending on how nuts this gets.

For a (somewhat inaccurate) list of my stock, go here. If you don't see it, ask.

http://www.eclipsemusic.org/

do not need kilobyte do not need kilobyte do not need kilobyte do not need kilobyte do not need kilobyte...

Welp added another pedal line.

http://www.oldbloodnoise.com/

Oh ha and I added these guys too, I forgot to mention it, which is dumb because there's only 4 of us selling it in the us.

https://anasounds.com

what is a good distortion pedal, i've basically been using a rat for my whole musical life

Oh boy, where do I even start

ha ha i knew it was a bad question sorry. i'm just bored at work window-shopping online for pedals and don't know where to start.

boss metal zone

Define "good"

Idiot Box D4 has a really unique sound that's difficult to explain but is organic and smooth like pretty much no other.

Death Metal Distortion is a classic but I always think it's more like a 3 band eq that also clips like crazy.

Rocktron Silver Dragon is tremendous with guitar but useless with everything else.

Nine of Swords Funeral Party is a superb lofi grind/crust box.

Danelectro Black Liquorice is much better than you'd think, as is the Black Coffee.

All distortion pedals sound better with a Greasy Tool in the chain imo.

As an admirer of pedals and an observer of other people's use of them, I feel like the Rat still has something to offer. Personally I am less fond of Tube Screamers, but there are so many flavors of TS out there that maybe there is one for you.

As a guitar player I rarely have a pure distortion pedal on the board - I have a couple ways of getting to overdrive and to direct amp crunch, and that's usually all the dirt I need.

Happy to see the Danelectros getting some love from aldo; I have a bunch of el cheapo Fab pedals that I still like.

i've been through a ton of distortion pedals and tbh the one you'd have to pry from my cold dead hands is my whiteface Rat reissue

obj if you nee something for like downtrend metal there may be better options, and there are a ton of different awesome flavors, but fuck if god didn't get it right the first time with the rat

fkn autocorrect! *downtuned* metal obv

i just got my first rat the other day. always wrote them off for some reason but boy was i wrong. rat into muff is amazing.

I've got a bootleg clone from China that does Rat/TurboRat/YouDirtyRat via a toggle switch and I need to experiment with it more.

well you guys saved me some money at least

I mean, if you want to mess around with all the flavors in the ice cream store there are lots of good ones :)

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/ad/7c/69ad7ceec72253785541cac2bf90742d.jpg

The rat is awesome (well, the lm308 based ones at least) but it's very much it's own thing. Store was a madhouse today so I didn't get a lot of time to think about distortion options, but I'll throw some fun ideas your way soon.

does anyone have any of those tc electronic pedals with the toneprint thing where you can dial in custom sounds from your smartphone? my sister has one and i briefly played around with it and it seemed kind of awkward but maybe it's cool?

I've always wondered about those.

i've used a couple of them (the flashback and the phaser) and it's a cool feature with some interesting sounds but my impression was it was a bit of a gimmick. maybe it's cooler when you're using one of the cut-down mini versions of the delay or reverb or whatever so you can add new sounds?

i don't have either of those pedals anymore btw, make of that what u will

I think Source Audio does it better.

Yeah I've been slowly getting rid of our tc stock - being bought by behringer didn't help

Did not know that! About tc being bought by Behringer, I mean.

RAT question got me thinking, what is borad loving for distortion these days?

I don't do modern high-gain so i'm pretty happy running a Rangemaster type boost into a Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret

I've come to the conclusion I'm a fuzz guy not a distortion guy.

i'm enjoying the stone deaf pdf-2 at the moment

goes all the way from a nice light overdrive to dooooooom but i think you really need the accompanying expression pedal (which i don't have) to get the most out of it

I am still using a 25-year-old hot pink DOD Thrash Master and a Sovtek Big Muff so I could probably do with something a bit more modern.

pdf-2 with expression pedal is actually one of the few things on my current temptation list. that and believe it or not the strymon DIG delay

Before I get into this, I want to say that I don't really care much for so-called "transparent" drive pedals. I want tone coloration. I want the pedal to be noticed when it's engaged. If I want a clean boost, I'll either turn my amp or my guitar up.

In the past little while, I've been really into two absolutely classic drive pedals: the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer and the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver.

The Tube Screamer was picked up because I found that many of the drive boxes I've liked in the past have been labeled as either Tube Screamer clones, or Tube Screamer-inspired pedals. And that thing is just super dope. I guess there are variations within each generation of the pedal, but I'm totally fine with how this one sounds.

The BD-2 is actually a reacquisition for me, as it's the Waza version. When I first bought a Waza Blues Driver a couple years ago, I did so simply based on the fact that I knew Robert Smith used one of the originals frequently throughout the 90s and I was chasing his tone. At that point, the only other drive pedal I'd ever owned was an MXR Prime Distortion, which I did not like (it's essentially MXR's version of the DS-1). I knew absolutely dick about drive pedals and was playing through a bass practice amp, so no amount of awesome pedals would really do much for how mushy that amp made me sound. Fast forward to now and I've got a better understanding of what my needs and expectations for drive boxes are and an amp that I very much love and the Blues Driver came back onto my radar as an article of interest. Saw the Waza one in the used case at Guitar Center and didn't even think twice. I remember, in my initial experience with the pedal, I did not find the difference between the "Standard" and "Custom" modes offered by the Waza version to be that distinct from each other. Again, running into a crap amp, I have no idea what I expected. Now, the difference between them is clear as day (and the "Custom" mode is the money one). Overall, it's a much more diverse pedal than I remember. It can do everything from a clean, transparent boost, to a totally dynamic crunch. I can honestly say now that it's one of my favorite drive pedals.

All that, and I'm still super into that MXR Custom Shop Shin-Juku Drive. That thing is kind of my ideal type of drive pedal. Super dark, super smooth. Just lovely.

My two favorite distortions (excluding od/Fuzz/amp sims despite the deeeeeply blurry lines there) at the moment are the Caroline Wave Cannon MK II and the criminally under praised DOD Gunslinger.

Oh shit, and the Greenhouse Nobrainer. And the Greer Southland (yeah they call it an overdrive, whatever). And the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault.

That's it. For now. Probably.

I love a Blues Driver. Been using it a lot for evil mandolin.

But must reapectfully quibble on this:

I don't really care much for so-called "transparent" drive pedals. I want tone coloration. I want the pedal to be noticed when it's engaged. If I want a clean boost, I'll either turn my amp or my guitar up.

For me the point of clean boost - I generally use an EH LPB-1 - is that I can do it with my feet. I am a live performance guy. I can't very well walk over to the amp midsong, turn it up to play a solo, then walk back and turn it back down when the solo is over. And yes I know the knob is there on the guitar but I lack the coordination to turn it up exactly the right amount, then turn it down exactly the right amount, all while still playing.

Overdrives add distortion when they add volume - I need the aviliry to turn a clean sound up, but have it remain clean.

avirly = ability

Though it might mean something like partying with Avril Lavigne.

Plus clean boosts can drive pedals like fuzzes and muffs into very cool sonic territory. Gotta have that boost!

I like a comp for that too. boost + sustaiiiiiiiiin

this looks sweet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i3UzU-4PGc

Hologram Dream Sequence sequencer/arpeggiator/pitch shifter/etc

― na (NA), Monday, October 17, 2016 5:33 PM

what do ppl make of these? was just looking at an infinite jets on cl. weird pedals are good but i can't fully get on board w/ these for some reason. maybe just the results don't justify the price but lets slap some retro grafx on it the kids love that nowadays