Best Pedals for the $$$$$????

[Lee Bob]

So now that I'm looking at getting a tube amp to replace my modelling amp I am going to need some pedals for my basic effects. What I'm looking at getting is a chorus, delay and perhaps an OD. My question is regarding which pedals are the best quality, both tonally and structurally, for the money?
I see there are several versions of both chorus and delay that BOSS carries. I would like to know which ones are better.
I play hard rock/metal, but a nice clean is important (hence a nice chorus pedal).

 

[Benjy_26]

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I like the Visual Sounds H2O for Chorus and the Vox Valvetone for Boost/OD duties. The Visual Sounds Route 66 is cool too, if you want a compressor with a Tubescreamer clone attached.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

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My favorite all around pedal is a modded TS9 or TS808...

John

 

[Closed Eye]

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I'm a Boss junkie.

Boss [to me] makes great pedals with multiple applications. and if you don't like them you can always get 'em modded.

 

[Metalman_666]

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Another boss advocate... but there are some other companies that make great pedals too

 

[Rich_T]

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another vote for the H2O, best chorus on the market IMO.

 

[Usurper666]

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www.barberelectronics.com

THE best pedals for the money! Amazing tone, built like tanks and priced right.

Cheers,

CJ

 

[aleclee]

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For $166, the Yamaha Magic Stomp is a sonic Swiss Army Knife (delay, reverb, pitch shift, flanging, chorus, ...) that's hard to beat.

 

[Jonny R]

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I'd say for a cost effective great OD - from the opinions of many people on this forum you'd have to check out Stratdeluxer's pedals.

I use a G2D and a Maxon, both of which are reasonably expensive, so not really the best sound for $$$ thing you're after. But all of Stratdeluxers pedals seem to get rave reviews on this forum from guys who have enough money to buy any pedals they want.

 

[Thames]

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Stratdeluxer is fine solution.

I think it these prices all units are really good, it's our ears that are different!

Voodoo Labs, Barber, Visual Sound (cool combos! for rather cheap!) are all great mid-priced manufacturers.

Custom ones like Keeley, AnalogMan and other are pricier, but all good.

And you have the pricier ones, Fulltone, Klon Centaur... which are really great, but a tad too pricey.

 

[mrid]

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Another vote for the H2O. I've tried the CE-2 (modded and unmodded) as well as the NYC Small Clone, and the H2O is better, IMO. Kirk Hammet actually uses one himself.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Best Pedals for the $$$$$????

I'd say for a cost effective great OD - from the opinions of many people on this forum you'd have to check out Stratdeluxer's pedals.

I use a G2D and a Maxon, both of which are reasonably expensive, so not really the best sound for $$$ thing you're after. But all of Stratdeluxers pedals seem to get rave reviews on this forum from guys who have enough money to buy any pedals they want.

Thanks guys...Even though I Like my modded pedals,I'm always looking for something different and I'm no different from everyone else...

I'm leaning towards a Fulltone pedal..Not sure which one? I Liked Lew's "69" Pedal when he played it for me over the phone,though that might be a bit limiting since it's a fuzz box? Maybe something like the "70" pedal or the Tone Bone British seems pretty cool also...

Thanks for the compliments guys..Appreciate that alot..Working hard at it and keeping the prices down low for all of you,my forum brothers.. :dance:

John

 

[Fresh_Start]

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Yet another vote for Visual Sounds' H2O for chorus & echo, but I'm not crazy about the Route 66 anymore. The overdrive side is fine and I really like the bass boost, but the compression side is noisey sometimes (even after sending it back to Bob).

The Boss DS-1 modded by John is the best deal out there IMHO. He also modded a TS-7 Tubescreamer for me - the regular overdrive is a pretty good version of the TS-808 after he tweaked it. The really cool part is that the "Hot" switch brings out a ripping overdrive/distortion that sounds great, especially in front of a solid state amp (sounded like pissed off hornets before).

Chip

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

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Yet another vote for Visual Sounds' H2O for chorus & echo, but I'm not crazy about the Route 66 anymore. The overdrive side is fine and I really like the bass boost, but the compression side is noisey sometimes (even after sending it back to Bob).

The Boss DS-1 modded by John is the best deal out there IMHO. He also modded a TS-7 Tubescreamer for me - the regular overdrive is a pretty good version of the TS-808 after he tweaked it. The really cool part is that the "Hot" switch brings out a ripping overdrive/distortion that sounds great, especially in front of a solid state amp (sounded like pissed off hornets before).

Chip

Hello Chip....Man,how the heck are you buddy? It's been too long since we spoke together! Thanks for the compliments on the modded pedals..Hope all is well my friend.. :wink:

John

 

[BlueSnMettle]

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Thanks guys...Even though I Like my modded pedals,I'm always looking for something different and I'm no different from everyone else...

I'm leaning towards a Fulltone pedal..Not sure which one? I Liked Lew's "69" Pedal when he played it for me over the phone,though that might be a bit limiting since it's a fuzz box? Maybe something like the "70" pedal or the Tone Bone British seems pretty cool also...

Thanks for the compliments guys..Appreciate that alot..Working hard at it and keeping the prices down low for all of you,my forum brothers.. :dance:

John

Yeah, the ToneBone British is a pretty wicked and versatile pedal. I agree, John, I love mine, but they are pricey. The TS9 you modded for me gives me that classic rock tone I love. I've played it with many combos & it delivers consistently, but I guess overall I like the Boss line for quality, price & "modability". BTW, I have a Boss Super Chorus & I love it. Well there ya go, my 78 words of wisdom. :9:

Peace,

Darrin

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

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Yeah, the ToneBone British is a pretty wicked and versatile pedal. I agree, John, I love mine, but they are pricey. The TS9 you modded for me gives me that classic rock tone I love. I've played it with many combos & it delivers consistently, but I guess overall I like the Boss line for quality, price & "modability". BTW, I have a Boss Super Chorus & I love it. Well there ya go, my 78 words of wisdom. :9:

Peace,

Darrin

Hi Darrin...The Tone Bone British clips I've heard on Musician's Friend sound pretty good and yeah it is pricey @ $229...A Tube Screamer is pretty hard to beat,but it's also pretty limited...I'd like something close to my DS-1 but not quite as "boxey" sounding in the mids...Either that or I need to retweak the tone circuit in my own DS-1 and scoop the mids out a bit? Just don't have the time lately to do that...LOL

John

 

[some_dude]

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Chorus
- EHX Small Clone - Very deep and full sounding. It's like you're swimming in chrous.
- Visual Sounds H2O - Not my bag (not enough depth). If was looking for a good quality, more standard sounding chrous (as compared to the Small Clone) this would be it. A buddy of mine is selling his after I lent him my Small Clone for a week.

Delay
- Boss DD series - Pretty much the industry standard. Very good quality, can be sterile to some. I use a DD-20 and love it.
- DigiTech DigiDelay - For a digital delay, it's oddly warm sounding. Very good unit for the price.

 

[BlueSnMettle]

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Hi Darrin...The Tone Bone British clips I've heard on Musician's Friend sound pretty good and yeah it is pricey @ $229...A Tube Screamer is pretty hard to beat,but it's also pretty limited...I'd like something close to my DS-1 but not quite as "boxey" sounding in the mids...Either that or I need to retweak the tone circuit in my own DS-1 and scoop the mids out a bit? Just don't have the time lately to do that...LOL

John

Hey John,

You wanna try the ToneBone? I'll ship it off for you to try, buddy. Maybe it'll give you some tweek idears. Pm your address again, I deleted the PM from our previous conversations. Just say the word & it's on the way!

Peace,

Darrin

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

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Hey John,

You wanna try the ToneBone? I'll ship it off for you to try, buddy. Maybe it'll give you some tweek idears. Pm your address again, I deleted the PM from our previous conversations. Just say the word & it's on the way!

Peace,

Darrin

Thanks Darrin...I'll shoot you another IM buddy....

John

 

[drew_half_empty]

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a boss super overdrive is A LOT like a ts-9, you can tell if you look at schematics for them, but i doubt you want a tubescreamer

I really like the sound of proco rats in certain setups

a big muff mixed with a ds-1 or zakk wylde could have good results

modded boss os-2, well, depening on the mod it could be perfect or not hard enough

marshall guv'nor maybe