Your favorite effects/pedals?

[lennon211]

I have a Boss BF-2 flanger that I rather like.

JimK

That's interesting, I never figured you as a flang kinda guy.

I bought it years ago just to see if I could get a spacy effect by plugging a mic into it, and micking my banjo. I liked it, but the rest of the band didn't. I got the idea from bluegrass banjo picker Pete Wernick.

I've often wondered what Eight Miles High would sound like if there were a little flanging on the 12 string guitar.

I have a JangleBox, haven't had a chance to use it, yet. I'd like to experiment with a delay (either digital or analog), because I like rockabilly. And just to see whether or not I like it, try out a stereo chorus. As far as overdrive, I think I'd be in favor of letting the amp do that for me rather than an outboard pedal.

JimK

If you like the rockabilly sound, check out the Danelectro Reel Echo. The slapback echo and delay are highly recommended.

[jimk]

You got 'er, Matthew. I love rockabilly. So I will certainly look into the Danelectro unit.

JimK

[kiramdear]

I pretty much play the Rick straight...

this must be a typo, wait, lemme get my specs ...

Jim, I have the DanEcho unit which offers some nice tape-y effects from Danelectro, too. You might compare prices and features to choose one of the two echo units from them. Mine sounds great and you can manipulate the "tape head" on the fly too for some convincing tape mischief.

[wayang]

this must be a typo, wait, lemme get my specs ..

Ooooh, ya got me! I mean, yeah, it was a typo...

[goofyfoot]

*JangleBox (more recent)
*Cesar Diaz Texas Ranger (treble/gain boost ~ more recent)
*Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (25 year-old Japanese make)
*Roger Mayer Fuzz Face Classic (23 year-old English make)

[whojamfan]

Pretty much feel the same, Brian. Get loaded down with a slew of effects and you have to wonder if under all of that if there is a guitar in there somewhere.

Funny, that reminds me of being in the studio and having the producer connect a couple of effects pedals together with the output going to the board, and the input being left on the floor. It created quite a nice moving background effect that was used on 1 track and faded in and out in different parts of the song. Trippy.

The Dan-Echo and the Reel Echo are 2 different animals, both of which I own. I used to have a real Echoplex, and wanted something to play out with that wasn't fussy. For the most part, the Dan-Echo fit the bill. The Reel Echo looked really cool, so I got it, and found the features a bit misleading, as moving the slide doesn't change pitch and speed like the tape machines do. Other than that, the Reel Echo sounds great, (even though it takes up a ton of real estate)and looks very cool.

The new Boss Space Echo pedal really does it for me. You can make it sound like a flying saucer, Rockabilly King, Pink Floyd, U2, and such. It also has a foot controll that allows you to assign different functions when you step on it, to get real time control over over a choice of parameters. You can also hook up an external foot pedal to control further parameters. All this flexability, lots of controls, and a great sound make this the one for me.

Distortion/overdrive pedals are too many and too subjective too list as a favorite. It just depends on what you want for the moment, and what you're plugging it in to. At the moment I'm quite smitten with my Tech 21 Liverpool pedal, but really only with my 330. That's why I have no favorite, and makes things like my POD XT Live attractive when faced with unsure playing situations.

Fuzz, hands down for me, is the Ashbrite Fuzzrite. It is an exact clone of the 60s Mosrite Fuzzrite pedal used by many 60s artists. The thing I really love about this pedal is can get really chainsaw, but not get lost in itself. Everything from the Del Vets "Last time around" to Blitz "Razors in the night", this puppy kills. Surprisingly, it can also get very smooth and musical. Again though, as with distortion, my Big Muff PI and other fuzzboxes have their places.

Chorus, have and have had many. Bottom line, if anybody finds one that sounds as nice as my JC-120s Chorus, please let me know.

Phase-MXR Phase 100 script logo, sounds great, wish it had a light and a power supply jack, so that's why I bought a newer Phase 90. Not quite as good, but in the audience, who can really tell the extreme subtle difference anyways?

Tremolo, amp is preffered, but my Boss TR-2 has always worked great. I don't want a soft buttery Tremolo(it can be), I want the effect to be heard and chop like a helicopter.

Compression-The Janglebox(big surprise), yet not for everything. It does do wonders for my 360/12.

Reverb-EH Holy Grail-A great reverb that will actually splatter when you run a good fuzzy signal in to it. Cheap, durable, and the Flerb setting makes some great "The Wall" album by Pink Floyd type sounds. Who knew?

Probably leaving a bunch out, but it's 3AM and I'm outta here.