Anyone use just one brand for whatever reason? All MXR for example.

Only reason I can think of why I would do that is if I was in an emergency "gear-stolen" situation and had to build a board for a gig at one big-box music store, using only what was readily available. But even then I'd probably mix brands. Would look something like MXR Comp -> BOSS OC-5 -> Aguilar Agro -> EHX Muff -> MXR Envelope Filter -> BOSS Chorus -> BOSS DD-8...

 

Not me personally. I think people who do that are really OCD. Or they just think that one brand makes the best of every type of effect. I don't think that's true, so I have multiple brands.

 

I bet there are all Broughton boards. I have a no Broughton board.

 

I think someone here has an all-Aguilar board. Main reason was that the pedals are all the same size and have top jacks so he was able to cram a bunch of 'em into a small board... and it was quite tidy-looking, as I recall.



My ears like variety, so I swap out my dirt pedals frequently from one brand to another, and never hesitate to use heterogeneous stacking combos. Whatever works!

 

This is precisely what I was thinking all the way down to the brand.

 

Almost entirely.

 

You sound like someone who would be happy with a multi effect. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

 

Not at all. Love my pedals, love obsessing over gear, love diving into recordings, etc. Not trying to harsh on your thing. I'm into music and effects because they make me happy and feel good. If someone else picks up on the nuances, incredible.

Based on my experience, people who do not play music don't listen to music the same way someone who does might. Show a friend a song with some bass phaser, lets say Stranglehold, ask them if they ever noticed the effect. In a live setting most folks might hear something going on but I don't think they'll be able to tell the difference between some boutique muff clone and any old overdrive.

 

There are brands I'm loyal to, but I don't go crazy. I have pedals by MXR, Cusack, TC, Broughton, Malaise Forever, SushiBox FX (on order), Seymour Duncan...love those pedals, but won't restrict myself to certain brands.

I am a Genzler and Reverend fan boy, and don't see the need for other heads.

I buy what works for me. Cameras are a different story, and I'm Canon for life.

 

Through no fault of my own I'm at 75% TC.

 

Steve Vai reportedly uses all Boss pedals - reason being that, if he get somewhere and his gear didn't get there, or something breaks, a replacement is easy to find.

 

Yeah - I had an all Markbass pedal board for awhile (except for the tuner).

 

Not unless an endorsement gave it all to me for free...

I pick gear the same way I pick cars and politicians. One at a time, regardless of affiliation.

 

I'm sure an endorsement didn't play into the decision at all...

 

Tons of people have all Boss pedal boards. I think it has to do with them being easily available used, so bang for the buck. Robert Smith and Prince famously used only Boss so anyone who idolizes them might go that route.

 

I wish top loading jacks were standard.

 

Prince used mostly Boss, not only...
From: The secrets behind Prince's tone on Let's Go Crazy | Guitar World

EFFECTS: Colorsound Wah, Boss DS-1 (Tone: 6, Level: 7, Distortion: 9), Boss OC-2 Octaver (Oct 2: 10, Direct Level: 7, Oct 1: 6.5), Boss BF-2 Flanger (Manual: 9, Depth: 9, Rate: 3, Res: 10)

 

I'm not a pedal guy in general, but my doubling rig includes a little Boss board with 3 Boss pedals. I suppose if I were a tone-chasing pedal connoisseur I'd want different brands for different things, but for my purposes Boss "just works" and the the little compact pedal board/case is just right.