Re: What one pedal do you think is the most important to you.
For me it's the channel switching pedal on my Mesa amps. They have good clean tones, good reverb, and to-die-for drive tones...better than any transistor pedal.
Having some kind of tuning reference is a must...piano, tuning fork, pitch pipe, or a tuner like a Boss TU-12 or a Snark headstock tuner, but doesn't have to be in pedal form.
When I go to a jam, I will often leave my full pedalboard at home, but I have an accessories bag with a Crybaby Classic, a Boss DD-3 delay and a Boss CE-3. I will pick ONE to use for that particular jam so it depends on my mood, what songs I want to play, and what's going on with the other players. And it actually comes out pretty evenly between the three.
Good question. Thanks!
Bill