The ugliest pedal(s) ever ?

[LLL]

Re: The ugliest pedal(s) ever ?

Well, ****.

Hate to break the news to y'all, but the contributions so far are ****.

I've found the *****iest, ugliest looking pedal ever, I think (and no, I ain't *****ing ya):

Dr. No Turd Box Fuzz

Dr. No Effects

[80's_Metal]

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Those Ibanez Soundtank pedals sounded just like their metal counterparts. The real weakpoint was not the plastic, but the switch, which almost always failed after a year or so.

That so funny to read that, I've used a sound tank delay for like 10 years and it's always been just perfect. I've even sold off much much "better" delays to keep this plastic ugly thing cuz it sounds right.

[80's_Metal]

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I think the danelectros are in general the ugliest pedals ever...

[Chistopher]

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Simon the Magpie has some pretty ugly units. He's a Swedish fella that spends his days making pedals out of random stuff, from hearing aids to toy microphones. Here are his takes on the MT-2 and DS-1:

[Mincer]

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Not ugly, but a great experiment to see what can be done. Not really my thing, though. I dig the barbed wire right above where you stomp, though.

[Coma]

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I wonder if all those wires actually connect something or if they're just for decoration. Would suck if you disconnect and forget where they're supposed to go.

[justFred]

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Ugly???
https://damacleod.wordpress.com/2011...-pedal-goldie/
but it does sound pretty good...

[Jacew]

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Ugly???
https://damacleod.wordpress.com/2011...-pedal-goldie/
but it does sound pretty good...

Not sure about ugly, but the position of footswitch seems not quite tought out..

[LLL]

Re: The ugliest pedal(s) ever ?

Simon the Magpie has some pretty ugly units. He's a Swedish fella that spends his days making pedals out of random stuff, from hearing aids to toy microphones. Here are his takes on the MT-2 and DS-1:

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I'd be all over those.

But I'd also love a Moog Modular...

[justFred]

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Not sure about ugly, but the position of footswitch seems not quite tought out..

you will need the matching shoes:

[PFDarkside]

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I wonder if all those wires actually connect something or if they're just for decoration. Would suck if you disconnect and forget where they're supposed to go.

Looks like a “circuit bent” version, so all the relevant points are there to probe.

(One of the stupidest terms and activities, IMO... turning engineering back into alchemy)

[chadd]

Re: The ugliest pedal(s) ever ?

I think the danelectros are in general the ugliest pedals ever...

They were going for the retro 50's or early 60's car thing. It's not my bag, but the full size pedals sounded good. I still have an original Cool Cat chorus (18v) and Dan-Echo Delay. I don't use either effect much but those two give me exactly what I want.

[PFDarkside]

Re: The ugliest pedal(s) ever ?

They were going for the retro 50's or early 60's car thing. It's not my bag, but the full size pedals sounded good. I still have an original Cool Cat chorus (18v) and Dan-Echo Delay. I don't use either effect much but those two give me exactly what I want.

Those two sounded pretty good.

[Mincer]

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I have a small Danelectro Surf & Turf which is one of the best compressors I've ever used.