Coolest Usable Effect Pedal for under $200

[b to g is yummy]

A fun little post to help us widen our effects horizens. What, in your opinion, is the coolest useable effect pedal (<$200) for a live rock band setting? And if you have some obscure pedal in mind with a name like Crippled Geese...please let us know what the pedal does...ie delay..etc. Thanks, go nuts!

[Bassenstien]

I would prolly say any good FUZZ or OD. I can't go without.

EDIT: Ill say two, Polish Love OD and GGG tuned muff. Under $200 for both.

[perk45]

Based on what I have experience using, I'd go with the Q-Tron+. I love envelope filters and this one is extremely versatile and has an effects loop for more possibilities. The only problem with it is that I have to keep my Bad Monkey in its FX loop to tame its volume spike and boost the lows a little while cutting some treble. So it might be a little more the $200 if you buy both those new. But a Carbon Copy delay is a single pedal that I think is my second coolest effect. It's like $140 new.

[BassMonstrum]

Originally Posted by Bassenstien

I would prolly say any good FUZZ or OD. I can't go without.

Agree! Or maybe a pre-amp/EQ, like the Sansamp BDDI or MXR M-80. Though, they cost a bit more than 200, but you can always find a used one.

[Gashaponcito]

Originally Posted by perk45

Based on what I have experience using, I'd go with the Q-Tron+. I love envelope filters and this one is extremely versatile and has an effects loop for more possibilities. The only problem with it is that I have to keep my Bad Monkey in its FX loop to tame its volume spike and boost the lows a little while cutting some treble. So it might be a little more the $200 if you buy both those new. But a Carbon Copy delay is a single pedal that I think is my second coolest effect. It's like $140 new.

+1

[Joe Gress]

SABDDI

[tapp01]

Used sansamp programmable bass driver

[RCCollins]

ehx stereo polyphase. you get an awesome-sounding, exceptionally bass-friendly phaser with tons of flexibility for subtle tone-sculpting, an envelope mode that is nearly replacing the q-tron for my applications, and a square wave mode for extra weird grooviness. And that's if you don't even have an expression pedal lying around ...

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by b to g is yummy

A fun little post to help us widen our effects horizens. What, in your opinion, is the coolest useable effect pedal (<$200) for a live rock band setting? And if you have some obscure pedal in mind with a name like Crippled Geese...please let us know what the pedal does...ie delay..etc. Thanks, go nuts!

There is a bit of contradiction in the request though. Coolest and usable aren't mutually exclusive but I wouldn't necessarily look for both in the same pedal.

For instance, the Echo Park is among the more fun budget pedals out there but it wouldn't be my first choice for a "live rock band setting." For that I'd be looking for a solid overdrive or maybe even a wah. Same with the Subdecay Noise Box. Fun? Absolutely. Cool? Yep. Useful in a live rock context? Maybe. (nad seems to think so).

With a little more clarification on what you want I could recommend something either way.

[K2000]

The Crippled Geese is cool, but it's just not worth the money IMO.

[kevteop]

Originally Posted by K2000

The Crippled Geese is cool, but it's just not worth the money IMO.

The question you should really be asking is which pedal crippled the geese in the first place? That's the one you want.

[P_HAT]

MXR M80 and Fuzz.
Or Fuzz and Filter <3
Or Overdrive+Booster (hematoma <3) and Fuzz

For 200$ you can get 2 great pedal.

Or BASS POD if you like ****** sound

[RickenBoogie]

I'll put in a vote for a Barber Linden Eq pedal. It's under 200, and very useful if you enjoy a bit of tone enhancement. Even with a good bass and top notch amp, it'll add a little more sweetness to the overall tone.

[newbold]

Get an EHX bassballs twin dynamic filter and an EHX worm XO - Phase, Trem, Vibrato, Mod.Wah.

It has an expression pedal in to either have a foot controlled phase or wah pedal.

So with the 2 you'd have an envelope - with distortion built in - and an LFO.

The expression pedal would put you over $200 but you can always save up. I found the phase notched at one position was an amazing tool.

[grygrx]

Bassballs are pretty cool, and decently usable. The low price of a nano would allow you to get something else too. Not sure how I avoided try one for so long

Subdecay Noisebox might qualify. It's a cool freaky little guy, with some odd sounds but doesn't manage to be unusable (well, blues and country need not apply).

[CatfishStudios]

DOD fx/25 auto wah/synth ?

[selfblessed]

Originally Posted by RCCollins

ehx stereo polyphase. you get an awesome-sounding, exceptionally bass-friendly phaser with tons of flexibility for subtle tone-sculpting, an envelope mode that is nearly replacing the q-tron for my applications, and a square wave mode for extra weird grooviness. And that's if you don't even have an expression pedal lying around ...

So you approve of this pedal?

[newbold]

or an EHX Graphic Fuzz.

[RCCollins]

Originally Posted by selfblessed

So you approve of this pedal?

indubitably.

in combination with various dirt, it has become an integral part of my sound. Sometimes subtle, sometimes not. Not quite "always on" but it's my go-to phaser/envelope effect

[The Owl]

Boss DD7 digital delay, at about $160, it's a no-brainer, also does 20 second looping in stereo, 40 seconds in mono

The short slapback echo sounds really cool on fretless, really brings out the overtones.