Silenced Fred Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Just curious, anyone have any pedal secrets? Pedals that when used not for their intended purpose, actually do a pretty good job? I was playing with my MXR Distortion+ and when I cranked the output and put the distortion at around 1 o'clock, I started getting some almost deep saturated fuzz tones, so I'm keeping that as a back up in case one of my fuzz pedals goes on the fritz. Or when I leave my pedalboard at my practice space like an idiot Any gear secrets you got?
Andre S Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Just curious, anyone have any pedal secrets? Pedals that when used not for their intended purpose, actually do a pretty good job? I was playing with my MXR Distortion+ and when I cranked the output and put the distortion at around 1 o'clock, I started getting some almost deep saturated fuzz tones, so I'm keeping that as a back up in case one of my fuzz pedals goes on the fritz. Or when I leave my pedalboard at my practice space like an idiot Any gear secrets you got? The Bad Monkey Overdrive is a super overdrive for the price. Not really a secret but whatever.
Andy R Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 A graphic EQ pedal is good for adding a little gain and adding some punch to a solo to cut through... You can also use them to prop doors open when your loading in and out....
Jon S. Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 A graphic EQ pedal is good for adding a little gain and adding some punch to a solo to cut through... You can also use them to prop doors open when your loading in and out.... +1. I've got a Boss GE-7 that's quickly becoming one of my "go to" pedals. They're perfect for a solo boost.
Kimbabig Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 A compressor pedal once blew up a house on walker texas ranger.
Mr. Natural Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 ...Chuck Norris was not injured in the explosion....
Jon S. Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 ....However, the explosion was injured by Chuck Norris...
Dub-T-123 Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 My favorite trick that I've discovered is putting my SHO on a low setting in front of fuzz or dirt to clean it up. It makes fuzz a little brighter and less compressed. It's pretty sweet.
Californiaman Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 When used correctly, a good fuzz before the wah pedal in your signal chain, will cause some women to want to strip necked and dance around the room. Unfortunately, it's the Russian Women's Olympic Shot-put Team.
dem00n Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 A bass pedeal for a guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RP6K3QeQKE
charlie brown Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Maybe it's just me, but I've found, that with my compressor pedal, and EQ pedal, set properly, together, I can get really decent "tube" like tones, from an otherwise kind of sterile souding Solid State amp. In my case, it's been used with my old (Japanese)Fender Sidekick 35 Reverb...which is actually Not a bad amp, all things considered. CB
Silenced Fred Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Maybe it's just me, but I've found, that with my compressor pedal, and EQ pedal, set properly, together, I can get really decent "tube" like tones, from an otherwise kind of sterile souding Solid State amp. In my case, it's been used with my old (Japanese)Fender Sidekick 35 Reverb...which is actually Not a bad amp, all things considered. CB With my cheapo MXR Classic Overdrive, I found I can get a type of almost tube amp sound with the gain at about 9 o'clock and just playing with the output knob til I get it right on my Line 6 Spider. Thanks for all the cool info guys, never thought of trying to get the russian women's shot put team naked though...
surfpup Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I was playing with my MXR Distortion+ and when I cranked the output and put the distortion at around 1 o'clock, I had an old Distortion+ years ago, and I can tell you it definitely had a sweet spot. Though I seem to remember mine was closer to 4 o'clock. If I dimed the gain it was not as sweet as if I backed off a bit.
Silenced Fred Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 I had an old Distortion+ years ago, and I can tell you it definitely had a sweet spot. Though I seem to remember mine was closer to 4 o'clock. If I dimed the gain it was not as sweet as if I backed off a bit. Oh for distortion, mine is about 3 o'clock. But if I go about 1, I can almost get a fuzz. I gotta start writing all of this down somewhere...
krock Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Oh for distortion, mine is about 3 o'clock. But if I go about 1, I can almost get a fuzz. I gotta start writing all of this down somewhere... Fuzzy's lil book o' fun
Kimbabig Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Thanks for all the cool info guys, never thought of trying to get the russian women's shot put team naked though... This one is a real looker [love] [love]
LPguitarman Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I have an old MXR 6-band EQ that is in my pedal train. Never touch it, leave it set where it is. It is the root of my tone. Use my Stereo Chorus almost 90% of the time.
Californiaman Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 This one is a real looker [love] [love] Oh yeah... that's the one. Olga Yournotgoodenough.
Kimbabig Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Don't get me wrong, the Russians have some hot chicks.
krock Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Don't get me wrong, the Russians have some hot chicks. Amen to that
46 and 2 Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Don't know if its a secret but sometimes during the last song of our shows I will crank the regen on my MXR Carbon Copy and on the last big chord I hit it on and its on constant repeat, kinda gives this weird "the machine is broken" vibe. After several seconds I roll the volume pedal off. I saw Slash do something similar and I nicked it from him.
FirstMeasure Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 ....However, the explosion was injured by Chuck Norris... [lol]
charlie brown Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Don't get me wrong, the Russians have some hot chicks. Yeah, but Ronnie Wood tries to bed them all, first! ;>) CB
FirstMeasure Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Now that I'm done laughing (those Chuck Norris jokes get me every time). When it's time to cover a Keyboard Part (particularly an 80's Synth) I'll set my Flanger for a pretty long wave like Van Halen "Cradle Will Rock", then I'll set my Chorus Pedal Wave to be 3 to 1. That is 3 Chorus Waves to 1 Flanger Wave, then crank 'em to where they saturate your signal. Then add Overdive or reverb as desired.
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