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What's MIA on my pedalboard? Tell me what to buy next.

allen st. john
March 10th, 2007, 09:53 AM
My pedal board is as follows:

Keeley TS-9
E-H Big Muff
Danelectro Dan Echo
E-H Small Stone (phaser)
E-H Small Clone (chorus)
Vox 847 wah

Okay, what am I missing? Or at the very least, what would be a good addition/complement to what's there.
I stay more to the rootsy side of the spectrum, blues, alt country, straight ahead rock/a little funk and soul. No metal. I don't gig or play covers, so that's not an issue.

Tell me what you'd add to my board, and *why*
thanks
Allen

marc sosnoff
March 10th, 2007, 11:13 AM
a guitar tuner

toadman
March 10th, 2007, 11:30 AM
i play a couple rooms on a regular basis that have ancient wiring. like the neon bar lights are in the same circuit as the ONE 4 ganger outlet on the TINY stage. it make a real bad buz that won't go away so i found that a noise supressor is handy in that situation. i have a boss NS-2. i only use it when i realy need to fix the symptom. but i know that these club owners are NEVER going to part with the cash to fix the actual problem. a shame really, because they are both really funky rooms.

bobthecanadian
March 10th, 2007, 12:54 PM
a tuner would be an excellent idea. Why? Because you will always sound better if you are in tune.

compressor - It can really help to punch up the sound.

EQ - because sometimes ya just gotta! EQ as an effect is great. When not using it as an EQ, then it makes a great clean boost, too.

Reverb - richer sound

SixStringSlinger
March 10th, 2007, 03:13 PM
+1 on the tuner suggestion. You could go for a tremolo pedal. A Whammy pedal would be cool too, but those are for special kids like me :mrgreen:

morroben
March 10th, 2007, 03:24 PM
A trem pedal would be cool. I like the Voodoo Lab model.
Depending on how you feel about the reverb of your amps, a Holy Grail is never a bad option.

David Barnett
March 10th, 2007, 03:27 PM
A germanium fuzz. Fuzz Face, Tone Bender, that sort of thing.

KRZ4TELE
March 10th, 2007, 03:36 PM
Envelope filter for the funky stuff...

Guitar Louie
March 10th, 2007, 04:05 PM
While the muff resembles more of a fuzzy tone, a cheap Boss DS 1 with your keely if dialed in right can give you some incredible color. I use a stock Ts 9 dialed mainly for boost and then add some warmth from the Boss. The tone i'm getting coupled with a little delay at certains times is total nirvana. I discovered the DS 1 buy reading posts on this forum and by talking to other guitarists. I was reluctant to purcase anything that said distortion on it because I pictured a metal or high gain sound. I figured that the pedal was cheap and I could always throw it in a drawer if I didn't like it. So I took a chance and it worked out for me.
Also the suggestion for a tuner is a great one since you already own some killer pedals.

allen st. john
March 10th, 2007, 05:26 PM
Thanks for the suggestions.
FWIW, I couldn't agree more about the tuner. I just didn't think to list it. I've already got two tuners, a Boss TU-12 and an Intellitouch, and I'm debating between a Peterson Strobostomp 2 and a Stroboflip.

best
Allen