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asking for GAS

heavyfunkmachin

heavyfunkmachin

Jan 21, 2005
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#1
I might be crazy for doing this but... here I go!

I'm planning a new pedalboard buy, since my old one is to small for my actual real state. But, afraid of falling short again, I want to forsight future adquisitions... so the question is, with my actual gear setup what effects am I missing that could gas me in the future?

(Oh! I play in 2 originals bands: kraut/space rock themed & modern massive attack/radioheadish themed and I am happy with my PF-500 and GK MBE 212)

Current setup:

Wolly mammoth-type fuzz
Bazz Fuss
Ibanez Phat distortion
VT Bass Deluxe
[I believe this covers my needs for dirt]

Line 6 M9+2 exp pedals
[Modulation, reverbs, looper and other freaky sounds covered by this]

EHX Freeze pedal [for drones]
DIY signal looper/feedback loop [for direct sound + craziness]

Vox Snake Charmer Compressor [effecty compression]
Boss Limiter Enhacer [dynamics control]
Boss Bass EQ [final touches on the sound post VT bass since I play trough many different power amps/cabinets]

Should I foresee some other buy in the near future or get a pedalboard according to this as I'm set..

Thanks for the input!
 
#3
Tim_Mofunk said:
Fredric Effects Unpleasant Companion
EHX Bass Micro Synth
3Leaf Wonderlove
Dr Scientist Tremollesence
Iron Ether Polytope
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Thanks for the input... but checking them up...

Fredric Effects Unpleasant Companion - Radioheadish fuzz, I feel fuzz covered right now...
EHX Bass Micro Synth - tempting but I can meet the price with actual Synth players in both bands and some Line 6 M9 patches
3Leaf Wonderlove - cool pedal, but i feel covered by M9
Dr Scientist Tremollesence - cool pedal, but i feel covered by M9 (plus tapping a master tempo for all FXs is really usefull)
Iron Ether Polytope - now this one is tempting...;)
 
#7
na4ito said:
One of the worst features of GAS - you just never know - when, what and sometimes even why. So get a slightly bigger board just in case.
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+1!

I bought a board to house up to 8 pedals thinking that would be enough for me. Well, 2 months later I built my own board that can house up to 18 roughly, only have 16 on it at the moment, and I still cant fit all my pedals on it. I have about 24 pedals in total. So yeah, always make room for more GAS. You never know. I thought I was set but I keep wanting to replace/add pedals. Especially if youre in a band that allows for a lot of experimentation. You will probably need more room. Even if you dont its alwys safe to go a tad bigger than you think you should go. Again, because it looks like youre in a band that will keep those doors open. My $.02
 
#8
heavyfunkmachin said:
Thanks for the input... but checking them up...

Fredric Effects Unpleasant Companion - Radioheadish fuzz, I feel fuzz covered right now...
EHX Bass Micro Synth - tempting but I can meet the price with actual Synth players in both bands and some Line 6 M9 patches
3Leaf Wonderlove - cool pedal, but i feel covered by M9
Dr Scientist Tremollesence - cool pedal, but i feel covered by M9 (plus tapping a master tempo for all FXs is really usefull)
Iron Ether Polytope - now this one is tempting...;)
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You can never have enough fuzz. Listen to exit music for a film.
 

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