Samba Pa Ti Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 (edited) thought i would see what everyones favourite effects were, if you have a specific brand/model of one of these effects post it and tell us Edit, Made it multiple choice, you can select more than 1 type. Edited May 10, 2007 by Samba Pa Ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 the t.c stereo chorus is great no noise and has a vary cool stereo sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertbart Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 T C electronics +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 (edited) i always use a very slight and i do mean slight pitch shift to fatten things up a bit on Edited May 10, 2007 by spazzyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I have a real relic that I like but it has other issues that I don't like. The original Rockman X100 designed and produced by Tom Scholtz of the band "Boston" has one of the best chorus effects I've ever heard. Its been modified so I can cycle thru the 4 channels with a footswitch. Unfortunately, its a power sucking monster, you basically have to crank the amp twice as much to get the same volume when plugged in, also mucho background noise, static and hissing. I have a BOSS OD pedal and recently traded it with a friend's BOSS Heavy Metal (HM-2) for a short period of time. Ya know what? I can't tell the difference between the two. I'm not big on distortion pedals anymore, they all seem to sound the same to me. I have a wah that my father built from the shell of a volume pedal. He constructed a crybaby circuit and modified it with low, med. and high ranges and it works very well, but there is a place for everything, I don't use it all the time. I like using "on board" effects, ie. guitars with pickups wired in series to give that flanger effect and also have a guitar with the Black Ice cap installed that I got to work VERY well. No fuss, no muss, no dead batteries and extra patch cords, just plug in the guitar and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desopolis Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 my favorite so far has been the Boss overdrive/distortion of mine.. I can tune it how crunchy I want it, and so far it has been the most versatile.. also, I am using a loop pedal, and the things it can do are AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Digitech Wammy ZVex Fuzz Factory ZVex Ooh Wah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davee5 Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 3 Pedals: Vox Wah Ernie Ball Volume Boss TU-2 Tuner The rest is in the notes, fingers, and koa/mahogany semi-hollow specifically tap tuned to get rich harmonics on flat fifths and sevenths when played in an environment with over 22% humidity but under 2,300 ft using strings dipped in WD-400 for 3 seconds and then put in the freezer under tri-tip for 2 weeks before being placed under photos of Hendrix with Miles Davis' Bitches Brew playing at 73 decibels for about 2 hours and 5 minutes. Really brings out the sound of those clams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I'm an effects freak...I've always really loved slapping on as much signal processing as possible & playing funky synth-bass lines or super heavy octave, fuzz riffs. On a day to day basis I'll just plug into my Pod Pro through the PC & use a warm hendrixy sound but when I'm feeling frisky or when I'm jamming with others I'll whip out my home-made pedal case & create something nasty My current pedal line-up is: Boss TU2 tuner, Digitech synth-wah, Digitech Whammy, Morley bad horsie, Zoom hyper lead, Zoom fuzz, Boss super chorus, Boss tremolo, Guyatone mini delay, EHX smallstone. also, in a box: Vox swell pedal, home-made fuzz, some double-tracker thingy, DOD od250. The zoom distortion/overdrive pedals are awesome, by far the best pedals I've ever used. The hyper lead is like a Boss HM2 with tighter eq & more grunt...superb! Another toy I had when I used a rack was a Novation A-Station synth module. It's designed for keyboards but had inputs so that you could stick anything through it...hooked up to some expression pedals through MIDI & it was instant Prodigy via anologue guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 im after a super chorus pedal (or clone) to try and get stereo using 2 amps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I have to have my Ibanez AD100 analogue delay on for ambience and gives the guitar a little buffering....really nice subtle natural sound... Also, works nicely in stereo. I once had a set up with a valve amp running a 15" box and a Roland tranny amp with a chrome 12" running in stereo with an EH clone theory...amazingly big sound, warm bass, cutting highs and supper phat and gangly...oh, the 70's... pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 omg i thought you would have voted for sustainer! loll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 omg i thought you would have voted for sustainer! loll The sustainer is no more an effect than a guitar pick...it becomes a part of the instrument, not simply an effect...plus it isn't a "pedal" as such!!! That said, I completely forgot it was there ...it's a part of that guitar now... I have always used delay, more than reverb...it seems a bit clearer and gives the guitar more depth...the AD100 is quite a big thing that sits on top of the amp and gives a fantastic natural sound to any guitar... pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I used to have an Ibanez AD9, the "holy grail" delay in the early 90's. It was great looking back but, being eager to buy something new & techy & not really knowing what I had, I sold it for £10. Well actually I sold 8 pedals for £80 including the AD9 & a brand new Boss Super Chorus...which has been easier to replace. The Guyatone delay sounds very close to that box but it isn't the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezFreak666 Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 i LOVE my line 6 uber metal, because it has LOADS of distortion, and a really adjustable tone, and although it doesnt have much crunch it is still amazing for modern metal. if i want a really crunchy tone i just use amp distortion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysum Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Difficult question, you really need to experience all of them before making a realistic judgement. People usually tend to vote for what they have ! I guess a distorsion is usually the first and 'compulsory' effect. But I now have a Vox AD30VT with lots of effects integrated so that will help me know what I like right now I'm enjoying the flanger, crazy sound. But when I can't wait to try out the whammy too... I had a delay pedal but sold it as I found it too hard to use, could never find the right setting and was wasting too much time on it instead of practising ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Summer Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 i love chorus and reverb, but reverb is already on my amp. i had an amp a while back that was called the ultimate/ultra chorus from fender, and that chorus on that amp was perfect. i like wah, but i never wiggle it. i just set it all the way up and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joobsauce Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 The right amount of chorus, and a nice bit of overdrive will make any strat SING baby SING! Reverb is great for clean settings, and the flanger is great for funky stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I have an Vox AD50VT and use mainly chorus, reverb for clean and compression for distortion to make the guitar really sustain for ages. Occasionally use delay, flanger and rotary but usually only at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Electro-Harmonix Black Finger for my bass rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I love my Damage Control Demonizer Tube Distortion. It's got a lovely Mesa Boogie-ish grain, also has a boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The royal consort Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 In my life a gentle touch of chorus goes on everything.... But there is somthing about my ProCo Ratt that I truly love And a friend of mine has a Colorsound tone bender that has a sound thats bigger than a house... But that thing costs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I love my T-rex Mudhoney through the AC30. And of course my TS replica that I built myself...My parents live in australia, so I got my mother to order a kit from Perry for my birthday and send to Sweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 A touch of chorus and a little less delay for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 For real amps, a touch of compression and that's all. My bass amp runs an Electro-Harmonix Black Finger which is plenty cool, but I worry when you have hot tubes and beer in the same vicinity. For recording using my Toneport - a smidge of compression, verb and perhaps stereo slapback to widen a guitar up. Backing off the drive helps, but that's not an effect as such...just sense... I think a nice distortion for bass grind would be nice :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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