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Post subject: Pedals
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:16 am
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I want a decent pedal but just for fooloing around with. Not for performance or anything. Any recommendations? It's really hard to discern all the features of the different brands and models.


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Post subject: Re: Pedals
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:37 pm
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What type of pedal?

Fuzz
Overdrive
Distortion
Chorus
Reverb
Delay
Phaser
Tuner
EQ
Clean Boost
Vibrato
Tremolo
Compressor
Volume
Wah
Flanger
Echo
etc.

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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:09 pm
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If I were just starting our and had not had any experience with various pedals I would recomend starting with a multi-effects pedal in order to get some experience learning what the different effects sound like. You could spend a load of money buying pedals one at a time not knowing what sounds you want to wind up with. I have almost quit using pedals aside from a slight distortion and a delay but still from time to time use a Boss ME-50 to sort out certain sounds. Try em at the store and see what you are looking for before you buy. :roll:

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Post subject: Re: Pedals
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:25 pm
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For just playing around, I'd start with a Wa pedal. Lots of things you can do with that. For other effects, a multi-effects pedal as was mentioned earlier is one good way. Another would be an amp like a Mustang Mini - that comes with a ton of effects for playing around.


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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:08 am
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Start with a delay pedal.. For me this is all that I need.

Delay
Chorus
Overdrive
Distortion.

Delay would be my first pedal, and it was.

Multieffects will be a cheaper route as other suggested..


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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:07 am
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The choices for pedals these days are absolutely dizzying. I started playing in the early 1990s and the choices were basically BOSS, Dunlop/MXR, DOD, EHX, and Ibanez. Yes there were others but those were the readily available choices.

Maybe consider a chorus pedal and a wah pedal. The chorus is cool for playing arpeggio style chords, licks, etc. especially on a clean channel. A wah can be frustrating and seem almost useless at first if you're learning how to play, but for me it sort of helped me "dig" into notes and articulate more and also makes you feel compelled to play rhythmically at times which is good for timing.


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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:46 pm
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I play a Tele and use a few effects, but my taste in music maybe different than yours.

If I'm playing blues or rock I use a Zack Wylde Over Drive or a DS-1 Destortion pedal and my Echo Park Delay predal.

If I'm playing The Police or in church, playing modern Christian rock, where most of my playing is used to add flavor and texture I use:

Zack Wylde Over Drive
DS-1 Destortion pedal
Echo Park Delay predal.
Ibanez CS-9 Stereo Chorus

I hope this helps.


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Post subject: Re: Pedals
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:19 am
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I agree with the idea of trying a multi-effects for starting out. I've been playing guitar for quite a long time but electric only the last 5 or 6 years. It wasn't until the past 2 years that I was able to afford to start adding pedals. The first one I had was a multi-effects which if nothing else gave me some ideas on which pedals I might like using. I'm still experimenting and dangerously close to developing a problem habit.


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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:13 am
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I've always found that Telecasters don't lend themselves as well as most other guitars do to pedal use. My ear always prefers a Telecaster to be played with as few F/X as possible, ideally being just the Tele and a great amp. The Tele's raw, edgy, biting sound and dynamic touch sensitivity is almost always emasculated by pedal use, thereby defeating the very reason you chose a Tele in the first place.

For all the money most guys spend on pedals ... if they had just added that dollar amount to their amp budget they could have bought a nice amp instead of an average amp and had a much better sounding Tele rig than they'll ever get with pedals.

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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:32 pm
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BMW-KTM wrote:
I've always found that Telecasters don't lend themselves as well as most other guitars do to pedal use. My ear always prefers a Telecaster to be played with as few F/X as possible, ideally being just the Tele and a great amp. The Tele's raw, edgy, biting sound and dynamic touch sensitivity is almost always emasculated by pedal use, thereby defeating the very reason you chose a Tele in the first place.

For all the money most guys spend on pedals ... if they had just added that dollar amount to their amp budget they could have bought a nice amp instead of an average amp and had a much better sounding Tele rig than they'll ever get with pedals.

My 2 cents.


A good amp is always a good investment. I'm a big fan us using effects with Teles, but I do love the raw sound they make with a little dirt.


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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:57 pm
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BMW-KTM wrote:
I've always found that Telecasters don't lend themselves as well as most other guitars do to pedal use. My ear always prefers a Telecaster to be played with as few F/X as possible, ideally being just the Tele and a great amp.


I wrote in another forum and thread that Joe Walsh said his signature sound from "Funk 49" was just a Fender Telecaster through a Fender Champ, no effects. He also said that he advises younger guitarists to just plug their guitar into an amp, turn it up, and play, and not get bogged down in their "racks of effects".

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:28 pm
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rudorama wrote:
I wrote in another forum and thread that Joe Walsh said his signature sound from "Funk 49" was just a Fender Telecaster through a Fender Champ, no effects. He also said that he advises younger guitarists to just plug their guitar into an amp, turn it up, and play, and not get bogged down in their "racks of effects".


Amen brother. Preach it.

On the subject of small but great amps like say, a tweed Champ or Deluxe, many times if you put a pedal in the mix you just wreck the wonderful tone they make. There are some pedals that are transparent enough that they don't completely ruin everything but not very many. Not when it comes to a truly great little amp singing its guts out for you.

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Post subject: Re: Pedals
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:11 am
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What they said. A tele doesn't need anything to sound good. You can get lots of nice tele burn with a small tube amp (i.e the quote from Joe Walsh). If you use an amp that is bigger (more powerful) and you want a little more sustain, use a compression pedal, but only a little (on a low setting). If that isn't enough for you, add something like a Boss Blues Driver, but again, use it sparingly. Too much and you just lose what the Telecaster is all about. I play mostly at home. For out and out dirty Blues, I use a Marshall Class 5 head through a 2x12 cab. With a little compression, it's killer. It may not be loud enough with a full band but you can always mic it.


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