Your top five - High Fidelity Anyone?

[Mingus Addict]

For those of you who have seen High Fidelity, you should get this thread. I'm asking for your top five pedals in a given category. You pick the category. Some of us are fuzz heads, some of us are filter heads, some are compression heads... The point is, I figure why ask for your top five in a specific category when we have experts in so many different areas.

Anyone want to play?

[IPS]

top 5 Fuzz
1) Tentacle love superfuzz
2)Supercollider
3)Electronix messdrive hybrid+
4)Colorsound tonebender
5)B:assmaster

[bongomania]

Top five compressor pedals (not in any order, and subject to frequent changes of my opinions):

-Demeter
-EBS
-Maxon CP9Pro+
-Frantone Sandwich
-TRex Comp Nova

The BJFE Pine Green, CAE V-Comp, and Retrospec Squeezebox might be better than some of those, but they are such rare birds that I decided counting them may not be useful.

[Mingus Addict]

Originally Posted by bongomania

The BJFE Pine Green, CAE V-Comp, and Retrospec Squeezebox might be better than some of those, but they are such rare birds that I decided counting them may not be useful.

haha, Bongo, I can tell you are very used to trying to prudently guide people on their compressor search (which is awesome by the way!).

I was hoping you'd submit a compressor list but I am very surprised to not see the A-Designs in your list. I'm guessing maybe that's because I specified pedal in the OP?

BTW, I love reading your reviews. I don't use compression, I just read them for fun

[bongomania]

Yeah I took the 'pedal' thing literally. I actually wouldn't have posted a list if you were including all formats, because there would be too many good arguments for greater than five of them.

I actually haven't tried any lunchbox-format comps yet (like the A-Designs), not unless you count the rack units which are also available in an equivalent lunchbox package like certain dbx or Valley units. Someday, when I'm not desperately in debt.

I generally hope that the tone of my reviews is "good reading". Thx!

[Jared Lash]

My top 5 phasers (just in terms of sound):

1. MuTron Phasor II
2. Roland AP-2
3. Prophecy Sound Infinitphase
4. Maxon PH-350
5. Toadworks Phantasm

Just missing the cut: EHX Nano Small Stone, DOD 595.

It's actually hard to place the Infinitphase. There are others with a better basic phaser sound, but it is just so tweakable and is capable of such a range of phase tones as well as craziness.

[grygrx]

My top 5 Fuzz Pedals (no order):

• Barker ASSMASTER double germanium
• D*A*M Ram Head
• Tentacle Love Super Fuzz
• 3XFX Fatman
• smallsound/bigsound team_awesome fuzz machine

Honorable Mention: EHX Bass Muff, Devi Ever Bass Fuzz

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by bongomania

I generally hope that the tone of my reviews is "good reading".

Dude, I aspire to your attention to detail.

[eshears]

Originally Posted by grygrx

My top 5 Fuzz Pedals (no order):

• Barker ASSMASTER double germanium
• D*A*M Ram Head
• Tentacle Love Super Fuzz
• 3XFX Fatman
• smallsound/bigsound team_awesome fuzz machine

Honorable Mention: EHX Bass Muff, Devi Ever Bass Fuzz

I thought the AudioMonk Fuzzpotion would make your list?

[RCCollins]

my top 5 compact format analog delay pedals

Malekko Echo 600 Bright
MXR Carbon Copy (preferably Mk2, but with or without the modulation)
Ibanez AD-9 (vintage)
Maxon AD-80
Bos DM-2

[RCCollins]

Originally Posted by eshears

I thought the AudioMonk Fuzzpotion would make your list?

It inspired the TLSF.

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by eshears

I thought the AudioMonk Fuzzpotion would make your list?

Yep, RCollins nailed it. The TLSF is just another rung up the ladder of the same fuzz family.

Superfuzz < Audio Monk Fuzz Potion < TLSF

[whoatherechunk]

Grygrx.......I would have thought that the supercollider would have been up there or at least would have gotten a honorable mention.

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by RCCollins

my top 5 compact format analog delay pedals

Malekko Echo 600 Bright
MXR Carbon Copy (preferably Mk2, but with or without the modulation)
Ibanez AD-9 (vintage)
Maxon AD-80
Boss DM-2

Nice list. I agree, at least with the ones I've tried. Even the CC that I returned sounded fantastic.

[katri]

See I've always seen grygrx as 'the fuzz guy' bongo is definately 'the comp guy' and IMO the BigO is 'the phaser guy' so right there you have 5 highly reccomended fuzzes, comps and phasers, pay attention kids, I know I am

[katri]

Originally Posted by grygrx

Yep, RCollins nailed it. The TLSF is just another rung up the ladder of the same fuzz family.

Superfuzz < Audio Monk Fuzz Potion < TLSF

Is there a reason behind calling it the tentacle love??

[beggar98]

My top 5 filters, in no order:

1. DOD FX25
2. EHX Q-Tron+
3. Moog MF-101
4. Maxon AF9
5. EBS BassIQ

The 3Leaf Groove Regulator sounds like it might have a home in this top 5, but I haven't had the chance to play one yet.

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by whoatherechunk

Grygrx.......I would have thought that the supercollider would have been up there or at least would have gotten a honorable mention.

It's a quality pedal no doubt. It's still a muffish pedal and I decided I like my Ram Head better in that category and the bass big muff as well.

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by katri

Is there a reason behind calling it the tentacle love??

Yes

[katri]

Originally Posted by grygrx

Yes

Care to share ?