Re: Time for another Show Your Pedal Board thread!
I just realised that my previous post might be a bit sparse on details, given the techincal nature of this forum. I'll try to fill in some of the gaps for you.
I went to a big music store in the city, and after spending a couple of hours in the drum section, someone pointed me towards the guitar section. After i'd told the chap at the counter the best way to clear up his acne, he asked me what I wanted, and I told him i'd been feeling some pressure to buy a guitar pedal. He asked me what type of pedal i wanted, so i asked him to show me the range of colours available. Some of the red ones were really lovely.
But i noticed that they all had different amounts of knobs, even the ones that were the same colour. Some had only one knob, some had two or three, and some had lots. Some even had little screens, but i figured i could just take my tv with me because it's screen is much bigger. I decided to get one with more than one knob, because otherwise later i might have to get another pedal if i needed another knob. But i didn't want too many knobs, because it could get confusing. So i figured two or three knobs would be okay, i could learn just one to start with, and then later i could learn another one if i got that advanced.
The music shop person asked if i wanted to hear the pedal, but i said "no thank you". I wanted a quiet one that didn't interfere with my sound. Then he asked me if i wanted a power supply, but i said no to that because my amp plugs straight into the wall. Then he said something about power for the pedal, so i told him i'd plug that straight into the wall too. So then he told me i'd need a battery, and he showed me a very clever secret compartment on the pedal where the battery goes. (later, at home, i had trouble getting the battery in there because of the cardboard and plastic parts of the battery, and i didn't want to break it). Eventually i got it in there, although the cardboard part got a bit bent up.
I learnt a lot that day. I don't think i'll go to a music store again though because it's just too confusing.