Getting specific effects

Geist · #1 10-03-2007, 08:37 PM

How do you decide which effects to buy. I voted as a combination of 2 and 3

bongomania · #2 10-03-2007, 09:48 PM

I buy whatever looks good to me, at whatever time I can afford it. Sometimes I follow the advice of others, but only if I trust their opinion. Sometimes not even then, as there are lots of people here in the FX forum whose opinions I trust, but whose tastes differ from mine.

I buy, try, and resell if I don't like it. If I buy used in the first place, I don't lose much money in the process.

niftydog · #3 10-04-2007, 12:58 AM

Where's the "Ask talkbass.com what the best <insert effect type here> in the world is and then buy that" option in the poll?

KeithBMI · #4 10-04-2007, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by niftydog

Where's the "Ask talkbass.com what the best <insert effect type here> in the world is and then buy that" option in the poll?

I vote for that one. My purchases are guided by our resident effects gurus.

sk8 · #5 10-04-2007, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by niftydog

Where's the "Ask talkbass.com what the best <insert effect type here> in the world is and then buy that" option in the poll?

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Originally Posted by KeithBMI

I vote for that one. My purchases are guided by our resident effects gurus.

What they said

Ian Perge · #6 10-04-2007, 01:56 AM

I buy whatever I'm able to try and take an interest in, but second to that I listen closely to an extremely good friend of mine who is a "Pro" in every sense of the word (right now he's on tour with a major label artist 95% of TBers would recognize

) and who has turned me on to my preamp and 3 of my pedals - his word goes a long way.

...and +1 to the ""Ask talkbass.com what the best <insert effect type here> in the world is and then buy that" option: people here have been greatly helpful as well and I've purchased both effects as well as other gear. Thanks for the thumbs-up on the Tech-21 XXL, everybody!

fuNKmaster83 · #7 10-04-2007, 03:07 AM

i try what i get a chance to... and there aren't lots here in my country... so i go what looks good to me... and i am surten that you can get anything from anything only if you have a lot of imagination and skils...

**TheMutt** · #8 10-04-2007, 05:37 AM

My usual method is to check out any pedals that I am interested in via local shops. But for those hard to find pedals (or the ones that the stores never like to keep around

) I have to go by what other people have already said about the pedals, get them in, and find out if I actually like them or not. Kind of a long and slightly annoying process. But definitely +1 to asking/looking for information here on TB. This place is awesome!

Swift713 · #9 10-04-2007, 05:43 AM

I try to audition equipment in a shop if possible. Otherwise I read reviews, read TB, and order, hopefully with a return policy. Sure, I'm curios about what some of my favorite pro bass players use but that doesn't mean I'd like it or be able to afford it.

bassgod0dmw · #10 10-04-2007, 06:10 AM

I read everything I can about this stuff, and if something sparks my interest, I'll go and try it out. I've bought a few things because other players use them, but I don;t do that solely based on trying to get their sound. If I hear a sound in my head, I'll think about how I can get that sound...and then go from there. If another player is already doing what I want to do, then that helps...

Unrepresented · #11 10-04-2007, 08:42 AM

I decide what's most painfully lacking in my effects situation -- i.e. my next effects purchase will probably be a standalone envelope filter. I then spend time on the interweb including TB listening to samples, reading reviews, and if I'm lucky I'll be able to find at least a couple of the high ranking contenders available for me to try out in town.

So, yeah. One at a time based on what area's most lacking. Internet reviews and samples weigh really heavily.

EricF · #12 10-04-2007, 09:50 AM

I put myself into a deep meditative state and let the Gods of GAS speak to my soul. I only buy what they tell me to buy. I am their servant.

Or...

What bongo said.

tycobb73 · #13 10-04-2007, 10:05 AM

I have never tried to emulate somone else's sound.

I post here. Say what I want in the application, what I've done in the past and whiat I've like or dislike about it. Then I buy that pedal used (new if I have to in the case of the new BassDrive) and try it out. If I don't like it, I look for something else and when that comes, sell the pedal its replacing.

magneezius · #14 10-04-2007, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by EricF

I put myself into a deep meditative state and let the Gods of GAS speak to my soul. I only buy what they tell me to buy. I am their servant.

Or...

What bongo said.

Haha.....Thats a good way to go about it. But what i've always done is just check harmony central for User reviews to get a good idea what people think about it. It helps guide me somewhat, I understand nothing replaces firsthand experience but at least it gives me some direction.

Then afterwards i trip balls on acid have hallucinations of pedals

JanusZarate · #15 10-04-2007, 10:57 AM

I prefer being the effects pedal pioneer.

Westward Ho! Yah!

[rides away in his carriage]

EricF · #16 10-04-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by magneezius

...what i've always done is just check harmony central for User reviews to get a good idea what people think about it.

I trust the reviews and experience of TB'ers a LOT more than HC.

Just sayin'...

assboglin · #17 10-04-2007, 12:02 PM

I do as much research as I can and try everything I can. I mainly look at overdrives. I haven't found one that is "my" sound yet, but the more I try different pedals and the more I learn about them the closer I can get with what I have.

Unrepresented · #18 10-04-2007, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by EricF

I trust the reviews and experience of TB'ers a LOT more than HC.

Just sayin'...

Definitely. I know more about the posters at TB than the HC ones. I know what else they've endorsed, what their background is, what their experience levels are, etc.

Plus, everyone on HC with only a few exceptions is in a honeymoon period and swears by their selection. It seems you'll hear more balanced reviews here if you get enough responses.

magneezius · #19 10-04-2007, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EricF

I trust the reviews and experience of TB'ers a LOT more than HC.

Just sayin'...

Wow...you actually Trust people

I trust TB'ers just as much as i Trust people on HC or anywhere else on the internet for that matter....
NO offense but i really don't "know" anyone just over the internet.

But Trust who you may.... I still question everyones Opinion

hey.....Just sayin'

Sir Edward V · #20 10-04-2007, 01:05 PM

I read reviews, get interested, listen to sound clips, buy and try, sell if I don't like.