Okay we have two music stores where I live - one charges full list price for everything - and the other has nothing over $99 (kind of cool if you need an entry level guitar)
So I'm driving down to Sacramento, California on Friday on other business and I will have about an hour to kill and I want to go to Guitar Center (near the Interstate and I don't where else to go anyway.) I've never been there before and I don't want to waste time aimlessly wandering around the store drooling.
I have GAS and a little bit of money. What should I buy?
I play rock/alternative (I'm not very good with genres). I have a Crate GFX65T with the onboard DSP effects things - which are good to a limit - but I can't adjust them at all.
I currently have a Dunlop CryBaby and a DOD Flashback Fuzz (it was on sale and I needed it for a song we were doing)
I have room for 3 or 4 more pedals. Cost is an issue so I've been looking at DOD, Digtech, and Boss.
I don't feel I really need any distortion or overdrive pedals because I'm pretty happy with the sound the overdrive channel produces on my Crate.
So I'm thinking of phasers, delays, choruses, or anything along those lines... or even compressors or whatever (I'm open to suggestions - what can you not do without)
I've also looked at the Digitech multi effects pedals... but I have concerns - I guess they only allow one effect at a time - but I'm not sure that is really a problem. I'm concerned that I would have trouble changing effects without either turning the thing off completely or falling over - I don't know, it just seems overly complicated and has a lot more features than I would ever use. But the bang for buck is definetly there.
So - bottom line
1. Should I consider a multi-effects pedal? If so which one?
2. Am I better off with single effects? Suggestions
I'm going to use plastic - so it's not like I'm spending real money or anything - but I'm thinking of staying between $100 and $200.
Of course - if I see my dream guitar there - all bets are off!
Thanks for any suggestions,
Rick
So I'm driving down to Sacramento, California on Friday on other business and I will have about an hour to kill and I want to go to Guitar Center (near the Interstate and I don't where else to go anyway.) I've never been there before and I don't want to waste time aimlessly wandering around the store drooling.
I have GAS and a little bit of money. What should I buy?
I play rock/alternative (I'm not very good with genres). I have a Crate GFX65T with the onboard DSP effects things - which are good to a limit - but I can't adjust them at all.
I currently have a Dunlop CryBaby and a DOD Flashback Fuzz (it was on sale and I needed it for a song we were doing)
I have room for 3 or 4 more pedals. Cost is an issue so I've been looking at DOD, Digtech, and Boss.
I don't feel I really need any distortion or overdrive pedals because I'm pretty happy with the sound the overdrive channel produces on my Crate.
So I'm thinking of phasers, delays, choruses, or anything along those lines... or even compressors or whatever (I'm open to suggestions - what can you not do without)
I've also looked at the Digitech multi effects pedals... but I have concerns - I guess they only allow one effect at a time - but I'm not sure that is really a problem. I'm concerned that I would have trouble changing effects without either turning the thing off completely or falling over - I don't know, it just seems overly complicated and has a lot more features than I would ever use. But the bang for buck is definetly there.
So - bottom line
1. Should I consider a multi-effects pedal? If so which one?
2. Am I better off with single effects? Suggestions
I'm going to use plastic - so it's not like I'm spending real money or anything - but I'm thinking of staying between $100 and $200.
Of course - if I see my dream guitar there - all bets are off!
Thanks for any suggestions,
Rick
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