Given $200 for a pedal for my birthday. What should I get right now?

Omniant · #1 02-12-2010, 08:16 PM

I'm on ebay and music sites as we speak. What should I get?

Totally open to suggestions but I have a moogerfooger lowpass filter, oc2, oc3 which are the main part of my setup.

Anyone?

demon666 · #2 02-12-2010, 08:23 PM

I would help if you told us what kind of music you play and what type of effect you want (fuzz,delay,flange,ect..)

**jmattbassplaya** · #3 02-12-2010, 08:26 PM

Used bass big muff pi, used envelope filter, and maybe a used delay.

Omniant · #4 02-12-2010, 08:26 PM

Well I play electronic music, but in truth I didn't want to give too much away. I just wanted to see what kind of random suggestions I'd get. Sometimes I discover the coolest stuff when I'm not necessarily "going for something". I mean the likely scenario is I'm gonna get a brown dog or some fuzz...but again, I don't feel like I absolutely need one.

gjbassist · #5 02-12-2010, 08:27 PM

So many options. I think it is kind of hard for someone else to tell you what you should get. What do you need? What kind of music do you play? Are you wanting a pedal to actually use in a band setting or just to mess around with on your own?
That being said the first ones that come to mind are: VT Bass, Fender Sub-Lime Fuzz, Aphex Bass Exciter, or anything made by Electronix like the Submarine Designer or the Mess Drive Hybrid.

Omniant · #6 02-12-2010, 08:30 PM

I'm thinking of getting the submarine actually, but to tell you the truth I'm not 100% sure that it will make much of a difference with my setup. I've been talking to Os actually and I know that his pedals are really impressive, but he actually kind of let me know that the Submarine is most effective when using a DI and nothing else.

demon666 · #7 02-12-2010, 08:33 PM

EH Bass Micro Synth and a delay.

MNAirHead · #8 02-12-2010, 08:36 PM

Used Line 6 Bass Floor Pod XT

tone Shaping DI

thejohnkim · #9 02-13-2010, 01:52 AM

with tha pedals you have, i think a dirt pedal will go a long way into adding new sounds with the oc and moog, as it will add texture to the synth'ed sounds when you want. perhaps a fuzz like a polish love pedal, mxr blowtorch or chunk systems brown dog would be good since they are more of the smooth fuzzes out there.

personally, i'm a dirt freak, so i would just added one or two dirt pedals (fulltone bassdrive mosfet or fulltone ocd v4) with the money, but i also use a wah (dunlop 105q) and phaser (ehx nano stone) as my #2 and #3 effect types that i goto regularly....flanger is a distant #4

phatbass · #10 02-13-2010, 02:15 AM

If you're into filtery madness, try a Line 6 FM4. I love mine, even though I'm not in any projects at the moment I can use it for.

To me it's a big plus that you can save 4 sounds, and can set it up to use an expression pedal to control filters.

ksandvik · #11 02-13-2010, 02:22 AM

Save the money for a Line 6 M9. That one should keep you busy for years.

PZapdos · #12 02-13-2010, 02:55 AM

get a synth :P

Crystalman85 · #13 02-13-2010, 04:23 AM

Considering that you play electronic music, I think a flanger pedal would be an excellent addition to your pedal board. you can create some crazy cool sounds with it.

rratajski · #14 02-13-2010, 04:31 AM

I would suggest you spend your money on used gear in the TB classifieds.

jetofuj · #15 02-13-2010, 05:10 AM

You've got LPF and OC-2? Then get some nice GATED FUZZ.

cybersnyder · #16 02-13-2010, 08:15 AM

Check the MusicElectronix Gemini. It's a few dollars more, but well worth it. As someone pointed out earlier, save for an M9 and you'll have a wide pallet for electronic music.