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I'm a casual player and am looking for a pedal to add to my "collection" (of 2) :-)

Equipment I have is:

- LP Standard (1988?),

- Roland MicroCube (my Peavy Triumph 60 sits idle at the moment......too much power)

- Boss Blues Driver 2

- CryBaby Wah

 

Looking for suggestions for another pedal that would give me a good bang for my buck. Styles I play lean towards blues/rock so no need for anything with "Metal" in the name. My first thought is EQ, but I'm not set on that.

 

Just looking for suggestions from more experienced players. Thanks!

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A lot depends on what you like/play etc. So, I'll tell you what I like, and you can take it for whatever it's worth to you.

 

I have a fair number of pedals (around 20 or so, not counting identical duplicates). I'll list my top 3. I love my Tube Screamers (I have a TS9, and a TS 808- actually, I have two of each, because I've got two pedal boards set up). But with your set up, I'd probably get a delay first (you've already got your Blues Driver which is a very competent Overdrive, so the Tube Screamer would be redundant). The DD7 mentioned above is a great pedal (I do have one), but it is a digital delay.

 

I am more oriented towards analog pedals, and have very few digital (this is where personal taste comes into it a bit). I have the MXR Carbon Copy analog delay, and I think it's fantastic. In fact (you guessed it), I recently got a second one for my new more compact pedal board. That would be my top suggestion. Bought both of mine on eBay, one new and one like new. Around $100 (I think $108 delivered for new IIRC, and $80+ used like new)

 

A phase shifter is a good thing to have. I wouldn't think you'd use it as much as a delay or an overdrive, but it is cool. I prefer the MXR line (I like most of their pedals, and the compact ones suit me nicely). I have the Script Phase 90, the reissue '74 reissue Script Phase 90 (hand wired) and the '75 reissue Script Phase 45 (also hand wired). All of these are Custom Shop models, and all can be had new on eBay for at or under $100.

 

Fond of the MXR Micro Chorus also, got it new for $70 shipped on eBay. It goes great with the vibe pedals listed in the next paragraph (the UniVibe has a Chorus of it's own).

 

Another worth considering is the BBE Soul Vibe. A cool sound, helps with Robin Trower/Hendrix and others (Cream Badge and other songs). I have this on my small board, and the Dunlop Univibe on the bigger board. Another cool vibe option is the Fulltone Deja Vibe (don't have that one, but I know some guys who do, I've heard it and it's great). All are great pedals, the last two are pretty pricey, the Soul Vibe can be had around (just under, if you shop well) $100 shipped on eBay.

 

 

Those would be my top picks for fun and sounds. But one thing you didn't mention that's pretty basic, is a tuner. I have a TU2 on one of my boards. On the newer one, I went with the Poly Tune and am really liking it. Another advantage of either of these is that they'll power several other pedals in a daisy chain with one normal power supply and the daisy chain cable (the more pedals you have, the less you will like batteries!).

 

So those are my pics. There will probably be plenty more suggestions to get you going!

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A chorus will add a spacious feel to Your sound! I have an old Ibanez Twin-Cam Chorus (very cheap vintage pedal). It allows You to wire up two amps in stereo. It's always on, whether I play clean or with distortion. I can highly recommend it. As for second: as You increase the number of pedals in Your chain, - sooner or later - You'll need a good noise gate too. Happy experimenting! Bence

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Szia Bence. Akkor nem vagyok egyedül Magyarországon! Boldog uj évet.

 

A chorus will add a spacious feel to Your sound! I have an old Ibanez Twin-Cam Chorus (very cheap vintage pedal). It allows You to wire up two amps in stereo. It's always on, whether I play clean or with distortion. I can highly recommend it. As for second: as You increase the number of pedals in Your chain, - sooner or later - You'll need a good noise gate too. Happy experimenting! Bence

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Szia Bence. Akkor nem vagyok egyedül Magyarországon! Boldog uj évet.

Szia! Boldog, gitárokban (lehetőleg Gibsonokban) gazdag új évet kívánok! Öröm számomra olyan honfitársakra akadni, akik értékelik a szép és jó dolgokat, főleg a mai szomorú körülmények közt! Szia! Bence [smile]

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Szia! Boldog, gitárokban (lehetőleg Gibsonokban) gazdag új évet kívánok! Öröm számomra olyan honfitársakra akadni, akik értékelik a szép és jó dolgokat, főleg a mai szomorú körülmények közt! Szia! Bence [smile]

What he said! [laugh]

 

Seriously, good suggestions here so far. +1 on a delay pedal, and a tuner pedal. A looper is good fun too.

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What he said! [laugh]

 

Seriously, good suggestions here so far. +1 on a delay pedal, and a tuner pedal. A looper is good fun too.

Hello Dennis G! Sorry! We just realized that we're fellow countrymen with Mojorule. We just greeted each other in hungarian and wished a happy new year to each other.

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Well your Roland microcube has many onboard effects and amp models for you to play with So, I would recommend spending the money on a low wattage valve amp instead. That would really add to your tonal spectrum at lower volumes. I have a Peavey Royal 8 valve King and I think it's a great amp.......you can get them for around 100 Euros from Thomann.de. It takes pedals really well too.

 

Although it's better to be pushing the power tubes with more master volume, I bet you could still get a reasonable tone with pedals at lower volumes using your 60W Peavey valve amp. How is your overdrive pedal with that Peavey? If you don't like it you could perhaps try some different overdrives by taking your amp to a store.....I love my Digitech Bad Monkey as a cheaper version of the tubescreamer.

 

You're idea of an EQ pedal is a good one but you'd benefit most by using it with a valve amp rather than the microcube.

 

May I also recommend the Marshall Regenerator pedal which is basically chorus, flange and phaser combined.

 

Also, have a look at Artec pedals......they make plenty of analog pedals with tone bypass for great prices and they're very robust. I've got one of their EQs and I've just put an order in for an ADL2 analog delay pedal to replace my old digital delay.

 

Alan

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Hello! This is the setup I use most of the time:

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Vox Wah (the cheapest, most basic one - sounds great!) - Ibanez Tube Screamer (add sweetness to tone and sustain) - Ibanez Metal Charger (adds distortion) - Ibanez Graphic EQ (hiding behind the guitar on this picture) - Ibanez Swell Flanger (behind the guitar too - adds the illusion of speed for shredding parts, also boosts the midrange a bit) - Ibanez Noise Buster (removes all the hum generated by the distortion pedals and by the flanger) - Ibanez Twin-Cam Chorus (adds space to sound and splits the signal: one output goes to amp on the right via Ibanez Delay, the other output, which is inverted by 90 degrees goes to left amp).

The amps are completely overhauled, late 60s full-tube 12 watt Böhm-Regent 15 combos.

Hope this helps somehow...I wanted to show with this, how can You make incredible tone with - yet unexpensive - vintage equipments Cheers! Bence

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