I played for about an hour last night, and the only pedal I used was my tuner. I thought it sounded the best it has in a long time, and I enjoyed playing more than I had recently as well. It might be time to slim down.
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I use a small pedal board (4-7 pedals max -and that includes tuner and EQ pedal) -so I can get the same sounds from any backline amp when traveling to a gig - it also has redundant power underneath.
I was against any board for years until I had a couple of gigs in the 90s where I had pedal issues that had to be diagnosed onstage mid gig.
Then I realized the critical nature of the reliability inherit in a fixed and tight small board with a great power supply..
For recording, I only use the pedal or 2 that are a must for the song -I never run through a bunch of pedals or switching that are not part of the song.
Here's an example of my little guy for gigging.
it's typically a pedal or two smaller than this
Last edited by NegativeEase; 06-18-2019, 04:37 PM.“For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard
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With the proper rig I got to the realization I don't need an overdrive or distortion pedal at all. When playing in mono the FX come in only in cameos like solos or enhancing a clean sound but you loose a bit of the definition of the note attack, after that FX are off. My always on pedal is my ISP Decimator GString ii, I just crank the gain and use the guitar volume knob.Last edited by IMENATOR; 06-18-2019, 06:25 PM.Who took my guitar?
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I play without pedals probably 90% of the time and love the sound of my amp . . . but that 10% there's just nothing else that will do.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
Originally posted by Douglas AdamsThis planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
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Pedals are fun at home but I never use them on stage. I had not played out in several years when one of my old bands had two "reunion" shows in a row. Friday night I had my eq pedal for solo gain boosting. Halfway through the show I regretted it and Saturday night I ran straight into the amp. It just sounds better to me that way.
That Saturday the guitar player in the opening band sounded great running through a small pedalboard (5 pedals, I think). There is no right or wrong, only "sounds good."
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Originally posted by misterwhizzy View PostI played for about an hour last night, and the only pedal I used was my tuner. I thought it sounded the best it has in a long time, and I enjoyed playing more than I had recently as well. It might be time to slim down.
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Originally posted by Gtrjunior View PostAs long as that tuner is not clipped to the headstock when playing live.....I HATE that.
It just looks unprofessional to me. JMO
Like chewing gum on stage.
:PJoin me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
Originally posted by Douglas AdamsThis planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
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I am kind of a beginner and play using vsts right now, but using logic yeah, less cables+less buffering gives you a purer tone. You can do the reverse as I've seen some pros doing, use a long cable on purpose to shave some highs... I'd personally use a eq pedal for that."Eventually there will be a beautiful statue there, I just have to chip away" -Satriani
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Originally posted by GuitarStv View PostCan't clip the tuner to my headstock. There's no more room up there. That's the spot for the fatfinger (https://www.musiciansfriend.com/acce...stain-enhancer) and capo.
:P
I know that extra mass on the head stock is supposed to add sustain...does it really work or is it just a gimmick?
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I was just joking, don't actually own one . . . but have played around with strapping heavy stuff to the head stock just to see what would happen (hell, it's free right?). It does make a small change in how the guitar sounds. Maybe a touch more sustain if you use something that's pretty heavy.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
Originally posted by Douglas AdamsThis planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
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Originally posted by BlueStrings View PostI am kind of a beginner and play using vsts right now, but using logic yeah, less cables+less buffering gives you a purer tone. You can do the reverse as I've seen some pros doing, use a long cable on purpose to shave some highs... I'd personally use a eq pedal for that.
-but a better Signal to Noise Ratio or avoiding distortion/artifacts created by more circuitry in the chain DOES NOT EQUAL "Purer Tone" on it's own -unless you can audibly hear the difference. -and a properly set up pedal chain WILL NOT be heard in the path by most if not all listeners unless a desired effect is engaged on purpose.
So really to me, it's about a good pedal selection, pedal power and cable setup and if you like how your pickups and guitar gain structure acts direct to Guitar amp preamp or not or prefer how the other pedal buffers interact.
And I think most people who laud over they way their guitar sounds direct into their amp are ACTUALLY enjoying how the impedance matching between their pickup and the preamp circuit are working because it can be very nice at times with the right combo -AND NOT how their various pedals are interfering tonally as often communicatedLast edited by NegativeEase; 06-19-2019, 01:06 PM.“For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard
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