GuitarFanatic
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I dig a lot of my gear, which is mostly all of it. But my first pedal sucked. it was a Behringer Octave that died...
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The worst pedal you've ever owned?
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DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
RockTek Distortion. Saying it was weak and farty is being kind.
Worst one I ever saw in person at a local shop was some kind of Japanese wah-type that did a "siren" effect - heel down sounded like a firetruck on the freeway. Toe-down sounded like a spastic underwater cop in hot pursuit, or a cheesy 1950s ray gun. We thought it was a broken wah, but that's what it was supposed to sound like.
RockTek Distortion. Saying it was weak and farty is being kind.
Worst one I ever saw in person at a local shop was some kind of Japanese wah-type that did a "siren" effect - heel down sounded like a firetruck on the freeway. Toe-down sounded like a spastic underwater cop in hot pursuit, or a cheesy 1950s ray gun. We thought it was a broken wah, but that's what it was supposed to sound like.
Phantasmagoria
watch where you point that sabre
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
This one?
I agree ...it was my first/worst distortion pedal ever..
This one?
I agree ...it was my first/worst distortion pedal ever..
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
Boss HM-2
Boss HM-2
treyhaislip
Well-known member
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
Well, I never really had any that sucked, but the one I could not dial in for the life of me was an EHX Classics Small Clone Analog Chorus Pedal...did not play nice with my Hot Rod Deluxe. Sold it and got a MXR Analog Chorus that sounded much better and later sold that to a forum bro...chorus is not a necessity for me. lol
Well, I never really had any that sucked, but the one I could not dial in for the life of me was an EHX Classics Small Clone Analog Chorus Pedal...did not play nice with my Hot Rod Deluxe. Sold it and got a MXR Analog Chorus that sounded much better and later sold that to a forum bro...chorus is not a necessity for me. lol
Edgecrusher
New member
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
DOD FX55C... thin and raspy
DOD FX55C... thin and raspy
Zeuss
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Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
I had a beherenger noise reducer, it was the same thing. Did absolutely nothing, HUGE waste of money.
I had a beherenger noise reducer, it was the same thing. Did absolutely nothing, HUGE waste of money.
Shooter.556
New member
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
Too many to count.. I learned thru the years, you really get what you pay for with pedals.
Too many to count.. I learned thru the years, you really get what you pay for with pedals.
Rex_Rocker
Well-known member
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
Boss MT-2.
Thing about absolutely almost every Boss distortion pedal is that it takes either a very specific type of amp setup, guitar, or style of playing, or all of the above for it not to sound like a toy. Someone mentioned the HM-2 as the worst pedal he's owned. That pedal is the perfect example. If you're not going for an Entombed-esque kind of sound, that pedal is pretty useless.
Boss MT-2.
Thing about absolutely almost every Boss distortion pedal is that it takes either a very specific type of amp setup, guitar, or style of playing, or all of the above for it not to sound like a toy. Someone mentioned the HM-2 as the worst pedal he's owned. That pedal is the perfect example. If you're not going for an Entombed-esque kind of sound, that pedal is pretty useless.
Rand-O-Monium
New member
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
Behringer "Dimebag" Wah copy...
Behringer "Dimebag" Wah copy...
Lucy Diamond
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Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
At the time, it was the MXR Blue Box.
I was new to buying gear and the internet was all about "write-ups". There were no you-tube videos or sound clips and all the write ups talked about how legendary this pedal was and how you could do anything with it.
So...I got it...it sucked for me. I had NOOOOOO idea what to do with it at the time. Noise makers were wasted on me.
Now, I would put it on a momentary switch and use it as an abrasive accent but then...I was sad.
Ha ha...I even called MXR because I thought mine was broken.
That was a looooooooong time ago.
At the time, it was the MXR Blue Box.
I was new to buying gear and the internet was all about "write-ups". There were no you-tube videos or sound clips and all the write ups talked about how legendary this pedal was and how you could do anything with it.
So...I got it...it sucked for me. I had NOOOOOO idea what to do with it at the time. Noise makers were wasted on me.
Now, I would put it on a momentary switch and use it as an abrasive accent but then...I was sad.
Ha ha...I even called MXR because I thought mine was broken.
That was a looooooooong time ago.
PFDarkside
of the Forum
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
I really disliked the Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion. Granted, that was through a smaller practice amp, but instead of getting both Overdrive AND Distortion (!!!) I should have just bought an SD-1 and DS-1. I ended up trading it for a Boss SD-2(?) Dual Overdrive. A bit better...
Actually, I feel the same about the Vox 847 wah, the Crybaby I bought (used) a few years later sounded much better to my ear.
In fact, look at this signal chain early on:
Ibanez RX40 -> Vox 847 -> Boss OS-2 -> Zoom 505 -> Peavey Rage
That's a recipe for tone...
I really disliked the Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion. Granted, that was through a smaller practice amp, but instead of getting both Overdrive AND Distortion (!!!) I should have just bought an SD-1 and DS-1. I ended up trading it for a Boss SD-2(?) Dual Overdrive. A bit better...
Actually, I feel the same about the Vox 847 wah, the Crybaby I bought (used) a few years later sounded much better to my ear.
In fact, look at this signal chain early on:
Ibanez RX40 -> Vox 847 -> Boss OS-2 -> Zoom 505 -> Peavey Rage
That's a recipe for tone...
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
HYSTERICAL!!!!!! I had (and loathed) that VERY pedal!! Same box and all! Of course being my first distortion pedal, I thought it was pretty cool at the time. Till I heard a real pedal.
Alittle off topic, but the biggest pleasant suprise I ever had in a pedal is an Ibanez soundtank tube screamer. After the Rock Tek, I didnt expect too much from a plastic pedal. The soundtank wasnt too bad.
This one?
I agree ...it was my first/worst distortion pedal ever..
HYSTERICAL!!!!!! I had (and loathed) that VERY pedal!! Same box and all! Of course being my first distortion pedal, I thought it was pretty cool at the time. Till I heard a real pedal.
Alittle off topic, but the biggest pleasant suprise I ever had in a pedal is an Ibanez soundtank tube screamer. After the Rock Tek, I didnt expect too much from a plastic pedal. The soundtank wasnt too bad.
IM4Tone
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Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
How strange. After having no success with the JOYO NR, I bought the Behringer and it worked very well for me? Who knows!
How strange. After having no success with the JOYO NR, I bought the Behringer and it worked very well for me? Who knows!
Phantasmagoria
watch where you point that sabre
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
Wow....they must have sold a TON of those.. :laugh2:
I had an Ibby plastic fuzz-wah...that thing sounded fantastic. The only Soundtank I had was metal..(Thrashmetal) ..loved it at the time. They made them with plastic later..
Wow....they must have sold a TON of those.. :laugh2:
I had an Ibby plastic fuzz-wah...that thing sounded fantastic. The only Soundtank I had was metal..(Thrashmetal) ..loved it at the time. They made them with plastic later..
PFDarkside
of the Forum
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
Supposedly those sound tank Tube Screamers are pretty close to a TS-9.
BloodRose said:
Supposedly those sound tank Tube Screamers are pretty close to a TS-9.
Edgecrusher
New member
Re: The worst pedal you've ever owned?
They are... only tiny differences in the output section... its actually a TS10 in a different housing though the way the boards were done is pretty hinky. But sound wise they are as good as any other tubescreamer
They are... only tiny differences in the output section... its actually a TS10 in a different housing though the way the boards were done is pretty hinky. But sound wise they are as good as any other tubescreamer
