choo-choo-charlie Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I own four acoustic guitars and haven't picked up an electric guitar since I borrowed a Tele for a gig last year. I've found my playing has gotten a lot better when I've focused on working out solo acoustic arrangements of my favorite tunes. But there are those days when I wish I could spend a few hours messing around on a pedal board like Atticus's. In high school I had 3-4 pedals and lusted over many others, but have slowly scaled back to none. :-) Still fun to read this thread and see what everyone else is digging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 This is the only stomp box that I use:For nasty, nasty solos and a few other things, it's dead-perfect. On the higher settings, you can actually hear the signal breaking apart. Damn impressive. Yeah, I know that it's not a "boutique" pedal or anything, but I love it.Although, I have to admit that, for what I am doing these days, it's not so practical. I probably need something more subtle like that Sarno Earth Drive pedal that I posted about on page 1. And, I used to have one of these things, too:Yeah, the original Russian-built model that came in the big, wooden box. A thicker, meatier fuzz/distortion there has never been, I do not believe.Sadly, I lost it when a water line burst in my rehearsal space and have not yet been able to replace it.I think that I paid $50 for it, new. And now I'm seeing them going for close to 10-times that much on eBay! DAMNIT!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Modded Rats (better components) are still hugely popular. My board has some boutique stuff but I've got a $30 joyo and some run of the mill Boss stuff. I don't care what label is on the pedal if it makes the sounds I want Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I own four acoustic guitars and haven't picked up an electric guitar since I borrowed a Tele for a gig last year. I've found my playing has gotten a lot better when I've focused on working out solo acoustic arrangements of my favorite tunes. Until I got my Tele a couple of weeks ago, I wasn't playing anything but acoustic either, for the most part. And I agree: it's made me a better guitar player -- working out solo/acoustic arrangements of my OWN tunes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Until I got my Tele a couple of weeks ago, I wasn't playing anything but acoustic either, for the most part. And I agree: it's made me a better guitar player -- working out solo/acoustic arrangements of my OWN tunes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 i've considered a rat before. What's the difference between a rat and a turbo rat? Todd, what are you playing that beautiful tele through? (i vaguely remember this being discussed, but i'm feeling too lazy to go looking for it) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Turbo Rat has more gain and is a bit nastier.The Tele: I'm playing it through a Peavy Delta Blues 1x15: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I started watching this last night, got about 2/3 through before I had to go to bed. Anyone else see this? It's pretty interesting so far. Good mix of player and designer interviews, along with short snippets of the effects being talked about being used to give context. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Been meaning to watch that and keep forgetting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 ok. no more pedals for awhile I'm such a liar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 and once again the FD2 has gone to the other guitarist...oh, what's a guitarist with GAS supposed to do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Some interesting pedals (and gear) here: otherbandsstuff.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortuneinmyhead Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Just bought a Plimsoul pedal - flippin great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looking to pick up one of these sometime. Could come in handy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 it's worthless without the Analogman mod, FYI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Might check one of these out today: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 I hear nothing but good stuff about Jetter pedals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linclink Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'm sure some folks here have seen this already, but...just in case, & for those who haven't..."Nels Cline’s 5 Essential Effects"http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Nels_Clines_5_Essential_Effects Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 the more things change, the more they change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Saw a blues guitarist named Samantha Fish that had a great tone so I took a picture of her pedals. I figured out the one on the right is a Mojohand FX Rook Overdrive, Texas edition. Middle one obviously a tuner. Any idea what the one on the left is? Edit: She was using Category 5 Amps that looked pretty nice as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 She does a rig rundown in this video. Looks like she's changed her board since then though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Saw a blues guitarist named Samantha Fish that had a great tone so I took a picture of her pedals. I figured out the one on the right is a Mojohand FX Rook Overdrive, Texas edition. Middle one obviously a tuner. Any idea what the one on the left is? Edit: She was using Category 5 Amps that looked pretty nice as well. I'm guessing it's a boost of some kind. I've asked the gurus at TGP. Will report back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 here it is A poster on the gear page found it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 here it is A poster on the gear page found it. Ah, many thanks! So she has an overdrive, a fuzz, a wah, and a tuner. She got some pretty amazing tones, and apparently the clean sound was just her amp. Why can I never get that kind of tone out of a 99 dollar fuzz? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 The tone is in the player. I always refer back to the story of a roadie that got to play Eddie Van Halen's rig on stage one time before a show. He said it sounded/felt terrible. Then Eddie picked it up and made it scream.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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