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08-01-2009, 06:56 AM
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I was thinkin of buying one but i want to know which pedals are best for lots of different genres of music |
08-01-2009, 07:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | This is not my regular job, but someone's gotta do it. Please use the "search" function. Thank you.
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08-01-2009, 07:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jacksonville and Pensacola, FL | | | The correct answer is a tuner.
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08-01-2009, 08:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My Old Kentucky Home.... | | | "Best" and "most versatile" are pretty much mutually exclusive. And first you have to answer "The best at what?"
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08-01-2009, 08:34 AM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | What is the best & most versatile dead-horse thread?
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08-01-2009, 09:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK, Essex | | | If you mean to cover a wide range of fundamentally different tones, in say a versatile covers band, then I would suggest a large multi-fx unit.
We really need more info to give you a better answer. What genre's, what tones are you looking for, vintage and modern? Funk and rock? Special fx?
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08-01-2009, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by wdinc01 The correct answer is a tuner. | D'OH! Dammit, you beat me to it! lol
Okay, #2 then... Compressor.
Also, +1 to ga_edwards.
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08-01-2009, 09:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leeds, UK | | | Are you after a multi FX unit that has all different types of effects, or are you after one particular type?
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08-01-2009, 09:58 AM
|  | I hate. | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The state of denial. | | | You need a Pigtronix Mothership. Perfect for any application of bass.
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08-01-2009, 11:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leeds, UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Smurf-o-Deth You need a Pigtronix Mothership. Perfect for any application of bass. | I was thinking about suggesting the Akai Deep Impact or the Human Gear Animato.
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08-14-2009, 02:17 AM
| | | | I am looking for a hard rock sound and sorry for taking ages to reply i was on holiday |
08-14-2009, 02:33 AM
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Accessories Sales Associate, Guitar Center Rancho Cucamonga, CA | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upland, California | | Nah! The most versatile effect is a volume pedal. 
As far as hard rock sounds. Do a search for "overdrive", "distortion", "Bass Driver", and "VT Bass". |
08-14-2009, 02:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fargo, ND | | | Try to be a little more specific. Give us some soundclips/youtube links to the tone you're after so we can tell you to use the search function some more... I mean... try to help you.
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08-14-2009, 04:59 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Down in the middle somewhere. | | | It should have a blue LED, they always work better than red ones. |
08-14-2009, 05:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Santa Cruz CA | | chunk system octavius squeezer. fuzz and envelope section (neither of which im a huge fan of). i does octaves too... oh, and then theres the mountain moving synth sounds. it does more than any one pedal ive ever owned. Quote:
Originally Posted by Happynoj I was thinking about suggesting the Akai Deep Impact or the Human Gear Animato. | ...muse...?
any of the eventide units would be a good choice as far as range goes too.' |
08-14-2009, 05:28 AM
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owner Procables N Sound | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Metro Detroit | | pedals are all verstatile, they are so versatile that when you get tired of the one you have you can just swap it out for a different one. It only requires cash.
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08-14-2009, 06:00 AM
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Atypical, not a typical... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Carlisle, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Happynoj I was thinking about suggesting the Akai Deep Impact or the Human Gear Animato. | I detect a hint of sarcasm....
Both are equally the best at being expensive... |
08-14-2009, 06:20 AM
| | | | Nothing... strait into the amp with flat eq settings. |
08-14-2009, 06:44 AM
| | | | muli effects
like boss me-50b |
08-14-2009, 07:05 AM
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