The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

mwalluk

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If you could narrow it down to one pedal per category, what is the best stomp box pedal (within reason - what one would expect to pay for a pedal) in each category.



1. Distortion

2. OD

3. Chorus

4. Reverb

5. Flanger

6. Phaser

7. Delay

8. Tremolo

9. EQ

10. Wah

11. Tuner

12. Volume Pedal

13. Compressor

14. Fuzz

15. Boost (clean/gain/volume/treble)

16. Other
 
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I'll play, using budget friendly devices...

1. Distortion: Digitech Bad Monkey

2. OD: Boss BD2 Blues Driver

3. Chorus: EHX Small Clone

4. Reverb: (I use amp reverb)

5. Flanger: EHX Electric Mistress

6. Phaser: MXR EVH Phase 90

7. Delay: MXR Carbon Copy

8. Tremolo: Boss TR2

9. EQ: Boss EQ7

10. Wah: Dunlop Crybaby

11. Tuner: Boss TU2 or TU3

12. Volume Pedal: Ernie Ball

13. Other: Octave: Digitech Whammy

14. Other: Noise Gate: ISP Decimator

Edit: Compressor: Keeley Comp

Although I do have a DoubleBack Comp on the way. I'm dyin' to try that! If it sounds right, it will be replacing the Keeley Comp.
 
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I am by no means a boutique kind of guy so take this list for what you want. This is what I either use or would use

1. Distortion - Don't use one, have no opinion on them. If I had to have one I would use a G2D Morpheus
2. OD - Voodoo labs Sparkle Drive
3. Chorus - EH Small Clone ... if I had to replace I'd go for a Retro Sonic copy of the CE-1
4. Reverb - EH Holy Grail
5. Flanger - Don't use one but if I did it'd be the ADA
6. Phaser - MXR Phase 90
7. Delay - I use the Carbon Copy and it works really well. If it broke and I had to get a new Delay pedal it'd probably be the TC Electronic Nova Repeater
8. Tremolo - Don't use. Own a Voodoo Labs though
9. EQ - Don't use ... don't care.
10. Wah - I'm actually really happy with the CAE. I'm not a huge fan of the Reese and Clyde's based off the guys I've seen using them.
11. Tuner - Never needed one. Someone insisted to tune my guitars after hearing this. Was subsequently surprised that all my guitars were accurately tuned to E. If I'm out I'll tune to the band.
12. Volume Pedal - Ernie Ball
13. Octave - This is a shock for some people but I really prefer the Boss OC-3 and it's an integral part of my sound. The smoothness of the tracking is what I like.
13. Other - MXR Blue Box and the Boss PH-3 for noise.
 
Re: The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

mwalluk said:
If you could narrow it down to one pedal per category, what is the best stomp box pedal (within reason - what one would expect to pay for a pedal) in each category.



1. Distortion BOSS DS-1

2. OD Digitech Bad Monkey

3. Chorus

4. Reverb

5. Flanger

6. Phaser

7. Delay Line 6 Echo Park

8. Tremolo

9. EQ

10. Wah

11. Tuner

12. Volume Pedal

13. Other.
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Add a Compressor category!
 
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Octave Catagory
 
Re: The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

OD: bad monkey
WAH: classic dunlop
TUNER: behringer

no other effects needed
 
Re: The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

from what I have owned so far
the Boss BD2 and the TC Flashback stand out
 
Re: The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

I left out categories I had no real experience with.

1. Distortion - Carl Martin Plexitone

2. OD - Fulltone Fulldrive 2

3. Chorus - Ibanez RC-99

7. Delay - Strymon El Capistan

8. Tremolo - Voodoo Lab Tremolo (4 knob)

10. Wah - Tied between Fulltone Clyde and RMC Wizard

11. Tuner - Boss TU-2 (it's a standard for a reason)

12. Volume Pedal - Ernie Ball VP Jr.

13. Compressor - Keeley 4-knob compressor

15. Boost (clean/gain/volume/treble)

16. Other - Fulltone Deja Vibe
 
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1. Distortion: BOSS DS-1

2. OD: BOSS SD-1

3. Chorus: BOSS C-something

4. Reverb: EHX Holy Grail

5. Flanger: EHX Electric Mistress

6. Phaser: MXR Phase90

7. Delay: BOSS DD series

8. Tremolo: the built-in trem in VOX AC30 :)

9. EQ: BOSS GE-7

10. Wah: Dunlop Cry Baby

11. Tuner: KORG Pitchblack

12. Volume Pedal: not for me

13. Compressor: TLAudio C1

14. Fuzz: not for me

15. Boost (clean/gain/volume/treble): never needed that, no info

16. Other: EHX 44Magnum, AMT Legend preamps
 
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I get the distinct impression that some people have different ideas of the word "common" than I do, especially when I see names like Strymon and Empress on the lists.
 
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misterwhizzy said:
I get the distinct impression that some people have different ideas of the word "common" than I do, especially when I see names like Strymon and Empress on the lists.
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I don't see how Strymon isn't common enough. I'm of pretty average income and I wanted a Strymon so I saved up and bought one. I didn't do anything that any common person couldn't do. I put money aside for a couple of months and made a purchase.

They're readily available, in stock just about everywhere they're sold and plentiful on ebay. Sounds common to me.
 
Re: The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

1. Distortion: Marshall Jackhammer in OD mode. Rocks.

2. OD: Boss Blues Driver.

3. Chorus: Digitech Chorus Factory.

4. Reverb: EHX Holy Grail.

5. Flanger: No clue.

6. Phaser: Phase 90.

7. Delay: EHX Memory Boy.

8. Tremolo: Boss TR-2.

9. EQ: Boss GE-7.

10. Wah: Vox V847.

11. Tuner: Korg Pitchblack

12. Volume Pedal: No idea.

13. Compressor: No idea.

14. Fuzz: EHX Double Muff.

15. Boost (clean/gain/volume/treble): EHX LPB-1 or Boss Blues Driver. Yeah, it does that too.

16. Other: Boss PS-6 Harmonist!!
 
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1. Distortion - Way huge Fat Sandwich

2. OD - Way huge Green Rhino

3. Chorus - Boss CE-2 or DC-2

4. Reverb - Built in Fender amp verb

5. Flanger - Boss HF-2 (Hi-Band Flanger) or Ibanez FL-9

6. Phaser - EHX Small Stone

7. Delay - Boss DD-20, EHX Deluxe Memory man

8. Tremolo - Built in Fender Amp Trem

9. EQ - meh

10. Wah - no opinion

11. Tuner - Korg Pitch Black

12. Volume Pedal - no opinion

13. Compressor - no opinion

14. Fuzz - Way Huge Swollen Pickle, EHX Big Muff, Fuzz Face, TONS of Devi Ever pedals, etc...way to many to name

15. Boost (clean/gain/volume/treble) - no opinion
 
Re: The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

mwalluk said:
If you could narrow it down to one pedal per category, what is the best stomp box pedal (within reason - what one would expect to pay for a pedal) in each category.



1. Distortion - rat

2. OD - rat

3. Chorus - danelectro chorus is nice

4. Reverb - amp only

5. Flanger - electric mistress

6. Phaser - electric mistress

7. Delay - carbon copy? or the dd-3

8. Tremolo - boss tr-2

9. EQ

10. Wah - vox v847

11. Tuner

12. Volume Pedal - eb vp jr.

13. Compressor

14. Fuzz - voodoo labs superfuzz

15. Boost (clean/gain/volume/treble) - lpb-1 ($40) or sho ($170 hehe)

16. Other
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Re: The Best common Stompbox pedal list/survey

1. Dist - Wampler Pinnacle

2. OD - Modded SD-1

3. Chorus - BOSS CE-2

4. Reverb - Verbzilla

5. Flanger - MXR

6. Phaser - Subdecay Quaser Deluxe

7. Delay - Strymon Brigadier

8. Tremolo - VOX amps

9. EQ - GE-7 or MXR ten band

10. Wah - Wilson or Area 51

11. Tuner - Pitchblack

12. Volume Pedal - Ernie Ball i guess

13. Compressor - Janglebox

14. Fuzz - BOSS FZ-2

15. Boost (clean/gain/volume/treble) - Micro Amp

16. Other - BOSS OC-2
 
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