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lynch1 Gold Member
Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 458 Location: hollidaysburg
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Posted: Thursday Nov 13, 2014 |
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Jasoake....I agree, you get too many effects at one time, yeah its gonna sound like crap....I use mine like stomp box....one preset for my distortion tone, one for my lead tone, one for a clean tone, one for a clean tone with chorus, another for clean with lots of delay for a U2 song we do. but anyway. _________________ S.S.D.D. |
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StumbleFingers Gold Member
Joined: 26 Apr 2012 Posts: 311 Location: Altoona
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Posted: Thursday Nov 13, 2014 |
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Jasaoke wrote: |
I don't like the idea of relying too heavily on pedals to produce the sound you're looking for, as opposed to using the amp. If you put a $75 dollar pedal in front of a $2500 amp, you're going to sound closer to 75 bucks than anything else.
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It's not the price of the pedal that matters, it's how you use it. If you rely on the pedal for 90% of your tone, then yeah it's probably not a great idea. But a cheap pedal in front of a fire-breathing amp just works. Is it logical? No. But it works.
The craziest example I can think of is Robben Ford, who's been rocking godly tone from a $25k Dumble for 30 years. Yet at some point recently he added a Zendrive in front of it... a $200 pedal designed to mimic the sound of Robben Ford playing a $25k Dumble. WTF? He still sounds godly, though. _________________ Back in black, I need a snack... |
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The Shadow Gold Member
Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 463
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Posted: Thursday Nov 13, 2014 |
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I run a pedal that cost me $40.00 into the front of my SLO and it sounds completely amazing. |
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old Skool Gold Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 489 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Friday Nov 14, 2014 |
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Thanks for the mention Mel. Love that 5150 iii! So easy to dial in and sits great in the mix. Like it best with the Nova System, can change the 5150 with midi. Those iStomps aren't too bad. At $39 brand new I couldn't pass them up. Four of them on a Pedaltrain Nano makes a nice little grab & go board. _________________ old sKool was here...
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bassist_25 Senior Member
Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 6815 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Friday Nov 14, 2014 |
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StumbleFingers wrote: |
The craziest example I can think of is Robben Ford, who's been rocking godly tone from a $25k Dumble for 30 years. Yet at some point recently he added a Zendrive in front of it... a $200 pedal designed to mimic the sound of Robben Ford playing a $25k Dumble. WTF? He still sounds godly, though. |
Check out this rig rundown of Ford.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-QZNeIBYU
Monster player, monster tone, and an all around cool guy. _________________ "He's the electric horseman, you better back off!" - old sKool making a reference to the culturally relevant 1979 film. |
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StumbleFingers Gold Member
Joined: 26 Apr 2012 Posts: 311 Location: Altoona
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Posted: Friday Nov 14, 2014 |
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With excellent hair.
Also, thanks for the shoutout, Mel. I don't deserve to be included in such lofty company. You must have had a blank space to fill because you're too humble to list yourself. _________________ Back in black, I need a snack... |
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lynch1 Gold Member
Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 458 Location: hollidaysburg
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Posted: Friday Nov 14, 2014 |
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Yes, Mel give yourself some credit here...that's why I usually ask you about this kind of stuff...you are the tone guru _________________ S.S.D.D. |
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The Shadow Gold Member
Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 463
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Posted: Friday Nov 14, 2014 |
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You gentlemen are far too kind. |
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