some_dude
Raging BB Gunologist
I just realized that I'm happiest when all I have is a Les Paul, a cord, and a single channel amp.
Don't get me wrong.... this isn't a pedal hate thread. I actually really like pedals, and I like what other dudes can do with them. For myself however pedals have always been a love/hate thing.
With pedals it's always a fight. Some pedals sound best through a clean amp, others through a dirty amp. Some sound good through a loud amp but suck through a quiet one. Others are the complete reverse. It's such a pain in the ass, particularly when you have your stuff dialed in to where you want it only to find out your settings don't work at a particular live venue and your tone goes to sh*t.
On the other hand between the volume, tone and pickup selector on a Les Paul I can get pretty much everthing I need out of my amplifier. I just dime the gain, set the master volume and forget about the amp for the rest of the gig.
Same goes for multi-channel amps. I generally don't like the change in tone I get when I switch from one channel to another. What I want is two channels that sound the same with different gain levels. I can't seem to get that out of most channel switchers, but my volume knob does just that and more, as does my pickup selector. I also don't like using pedals as 'channels'. I've tried it and I don't like the fact that I generally degrade to an 'all knobs on 10' approach to my guitar's tone/volume. It feels limiting.
Anway, here's to simplicity :beerchug:
Don't get me wrong.... this isn't a pedal hate thread. I actually really like pedals, and I like what other dudes can do with them. For myself however pedals have always been a love/hate thing.
With pedals it's always a fight. Some pedals sound best through a clean amp, others through a dirty amp. Some sound good through a loud amp but suck through a quiet one. Others are the complete reverse. It's such a pain in the ass, particularly when you have your stuff dialed in to where you want it only to find out your settings don't work at a particular live venue and your tone goes to sh*t.
On the other hand between the volume, tone and pickup selector on a Les Paul I can get pretty much everthing I need out of my amplifier. I just dime the gain, set the master volume and forget about the amp for the rest of the gig.
Same goes for multi-channel amps. I generally don't like the change in tone I get when I switch from one channel to another. What I want is two channels that sound the same with different gain levels. I can't seem to get that out of most channel switchers, but my volume knob does just that and more, as does my pickup selector. I also don't like using pedals as 'channels'. I've tried it and I don't like the fact that I generally degrade to an 'all knobs on 10' approach to my guitar's tone/volume. It feels limiting.
Anway, here's to simplicity :beerchug:
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