Enough Pedals!?!

guit30 · June 24th, 2009, 04:48 AM

I like pedals, I only use one at a time, depending on what I want, My Nashville Hot boost is probably my fave, I got one to review last year, and ended up buying it for 50 bucks. I sold it and bought a VooDoo Labs Sparkle Drive which I tired of quickly. The Nashville pedal for me had no bad settings, hard to find as pedal like that. Sold the Sparkle Drive and bought another Nashville Pedal, will not sell it. My Hartman Compressor is similar to the Nashville Hot boost, they both have a 4558 ic, So, I get plenty of compression out of the Nashville pedal.
The Wampler Ross is my Squish pedal, It took me a long time to figure out how to get the circuit to sound good, now I love it, So, I have been swiching back and forth with them, and sometimes I will get out the Hartman (Dan Armstrong, nice pedal with some simple compression). I guess the only other thing I like is Reverb, though my amp reverb is nice, would like to try out something like a Spring Chicken by Malekko.
Jim

imsilly · June 24th, 2009, 07:07 PM

I love reverb too and the problem I have is not all my amps have it.

I have tried a few reverb pedals, nothing really sounded springy enough. I think I'll have to save for an oldskool outboard unit. I really think that is the way to go with reverb. Though pedals are fun they lack that punch and intensity that springs create. It's also nice to have those springs hanging like in an outboard as I do think it gives a different tone to a spring mounted to a amp's cabinet. There is always that new Boss Reverb pedal, should be springy, but will it sound authentic we'll have to wait and see.

chezdeluxe · July 4th, 2009, 05:51 PM

If you have not tried the Lee Jackson Mr Springy pedal then you are in for a treat.It sounds so much like a Fender tank it isn't funny.Check out Lee Jacksons website. Dozens of testimonials and links to youtube demos.I use a Mr Springy with my 63 Brown Deluxe and the reverb is comparable with my 65DRRI.

tweedtone · July 4th, 2009, 07:30 PM

Drooling with anticipation for this:

BOSS '63 Reverb-in-a-pedal

Larry F · July 4th, 2009, 08:52 PM

Reverb is very important to me, but boy is it hard to find something. I have a Fender '63 re-issue that is very good. But I need to try some things like a new pan with more springs, switch out some tubes, and maybe even a capacitor (based on what I have read). Meanwhile, I just got a reverb pedal by Hermida that really makes me think of the Fender. The shape of its decay is very close to the Fender decay. I don't hear much of the attack in the reverb, but that is a good thing for me. Speaking of Hermida, I just got a Zendrive2. Holy, moly. While it gets beautiful distortion sounds, those aren't for me. Play with the knobs (gain, voice, tone) a little, and I get a very wide range of OD sounds. These are highly responsive to pick attack and the individual notes of a chord are the clearist for this level of OD that I have heard. It uses a 12AX7, so experimenting with that sounds like fun.

guit30 · July 5th, 2009, 01:45 AM

Reading and listening to the video is a bit confusing, this guy is a super guitarist, but is he always using 2 pedals or is there times where he is just using the one?
Jim
PS- No, I listened again, when He is playing country, He is using the 59 Bassman with the 63 Spring Reverb,and for surf He uses the other amp model, not a true pic.
-Anyone try Malekko Spring Chicken or Trex Reverb tone bug?

rangercaster · July 5th, 2009, 03:26 AM

as the owner of many, probably too many pedals, i think that the vast majority are one trick ponies... the one's that aren't the keepers that become indispensable ...

Hiker · July 5th, 2009, 04:05 AM

In June, added a BF-3 (Boss) Flanger, for Reverb it's the Digiverb, here!

The unappreciated get listed/sold on feebay.

stxrus · July 6th, 2009, 09:46 AM

+1 on the Mr Springgy

steve

AngryEL34s · July 6th, 2009, 10:36 AM

I'm all about the Dr. Scientist Radical Red Reverberator for reverb. It doesn't have a spring setting, but its plates are amazing!

For OD, I've been sticking with my Fulltone FD-2 for a looooong time now and it's probably going to remain my #1 OD for a lot longer.

For Delay, I can't find anything that can beat my Deluxe Memory Man, though the DM-3 I have is useful sometimes when I can't be bothered lugging the DMM.

June 24th, 2009, 04:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 746	Enough Pedals!?! I like pedals, I only use one at a time, depending on what I want, My Nashville Hot boost is probably my fave, I got one to review last year, and ended up buying it for 50 bucks. I sold it and bought a VooDoo Labs Sparkle Drive which I tired of quickly. The Nashville pedal for me had no bad settings, hard to find as pedal like that. Sold the Sparkle Drive and bought another Nashville Pedal, will not sell it. My Hartman Compressor is similar to the Nashville Hot boost, they both have a 4558 ic, So, I get plenty of compression out of the Nashville pedal. The Wampler Ross is my Squish pedal, It took me a long time to figure out how to get the circuit to sound good, now I love it, So, I have been swiching back and forth with them, and sometimes I will get out the Hartman (Dan Armstrong, nice pedal with some simple compression). I guess the only other thing I like is Reverb, though my amp reverb is nice, would like to try out something like a Spring Chicken by Malekko. Jim __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

July 4th, 2009, 08:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Larry F Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA Age: 56 Posts: 3,413	Reverb is very important to me, but boy is it hard to find something. I have a Fender '63 re-issue that is very good. But I need to try some things like a new pan with more springs, switch out some tubes, and maybe even a capacitor (based on what I have read). Meanwhile, I just got a reverb pedal by Hermida that really makes me think of the Fender. The shape of its decay is very close to the Fender decay. I don't hear much of the attack in the reverb, but that is a good thing for me. Speaking of Hermida, I just got a Zendrive2. Holy, moly. While it gets beautiful distortion sounds, those aren't for me. Play with the knobs (gain, voice, tone) a little, and I get a very wide range of OD sounds. These are highly responsive to pick attack and the individual notes of a chord are the clearist for this level of OD that I have heard. It uses a 12AX7, so experimenting with that sounds like fun. __________________ larry

July 5th, 2009, 01:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
guit30 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abington Age: 56 Posts: 746	Reading and listening to the video is a bit confusing, this guy is a super guitarist, but is he always using 2 pedals or is there times where he is just using the one? Jim PS- No, I listened again, when He is playing country, He is using the 59 Bassman with the 63 Spring Reverb,and for surf He uses the other amp model, not a true pic. -Anyone try Malekko Spring Chicken or Trex Reverb tone bug? __________________ Wampler Ego Compressor Edan Analog Nashville Hot Boost Jim's Country Reviews www.geocities.com/guit30

July 5th, 2009, 03:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
rangercaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2008 Location: portland, or Age: 52 Posts: 1,528	as the owner of many, probably too many pedals, i think that the vast majority are one trick ponies... the one's that aren't the keepers that become indispensable ... __________________ "Work is the curse of the drinking classes." Oscar Wilde

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June 24th, 2009, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
imsilly Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Age: 29 Posts: 580	I love reverb too and the problem I have is not all my amps have it. I have tried a few reverb pedals, nothing really sounded springy enough. I think I'll have to save for an oldskool outboard unit. I really think that is the way to go with reverb. Though pedals are fun they lack that punch and intensity that springs create. It's also nice to have those springs hanging like in an outboard as I do think it gives a different tone to a spring mounted to a amp's cabinet. There is always that new Boss Reverb pedal, should be springy, but will it sound authentic we'll have to wait and see.

July 4th, 2009, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
chezdeluxe Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: brisbane australia Posts: 189	If you have not tried the Lee Jackson Mr Springy pedal then you are in for a treat.It sounds so much like a Fender tank it isn't funny.Check out Lee Jacksons website. Dozens of testimonials and links to youtube demos.I use a Mr Springy with my 63 Brown Deluxe and the reverb is comparable with my 65DRRI.

July 4th, 2009, 07:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
tweedtone Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Age: 43 Posts: 770	Drooling with anticipation for this: BOSS '63 Reverb-in-a-pedal

July 5th, 2009, 04:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hiker Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 680 4 Photos	In June, added a BF-3 (Boss) Flanger, for Reverb it's the Digiverb, here! The unappreciated get listed/sold on feebay.

July 6th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
stxrus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Croix, USVI Age: 57 Posts: 1,039	+1 on the Mr Springgy steve

July 6th, 2009, 10:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
AngryEL34s Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 29 Posts: 180	I'm all about the Dr. Scientist Radical Red Reverberator for reverb. It doesn't have a spring setting, but its plates are amazing! For OD, I've been sticking with my Fulltone FD-2 for a looooong time now and it's probably going to remain my #1 OD for a lot longer. For Delay, I can't find anything that can beat my Deluxe Memory Man, though the DM-3 I have is useful sometimes when I can't be bothered lugging the DMM.

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