I bought an Akai Deep Impact for $99 several years ago, back when Zzounds was blowing them out. Sold it for $500, bought a Demeter optical compressor and a few other misc things. Best purchase ever.
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Best Pedal(s) Purchase You Ever Made?
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I bought an Akai Deep Impact for $99 several years ago, back when Zzounds was blowing them out. Sold it for $500, bought a Demeter optical compressor and a few other misc things. Best purchase ever.
bongomania
Commercial User
I misunderstood you (and still do, going back and re-reading your post). The X-Blender can switch between blended and 100% wet with one loop, which is what I thought you were saying. You want two loops, each 100% wet, with the ability to blend between them? That would be cool- I don't know of a pre-made device that does that short of a mixer with two aux loops.No it doesn'tIt can't blend two loops.
The LS-2 does it.
What it doesn't do is footswitching between one loop alone and 2 loops blended.
You have to use the manual switch to do it.
What it doesn't do is footswitching between one loop alone and 2 loops blended.
You have to use the manual switch to do it.
It's not too exciting, but I picked up a used BOSS NS-2 about a year and a half ago, and it is probably the most useful pedal I own. I play in a post hardcore band with a lot of hardcore-style breakdowns where I need to chop notes short and clean, and the NS-2 does that perfectly, and it takes care of all that annoying hum from single coil pickups.
Edit: It was only 50 bucks, too.
Edit: It was only 50 bucks, too.
Sorry, it's confusing talking about loops and blends and stuff when you're as whacked on decongestants as I am.
That's what I was getting at. I have two pedals (pulse synth, OC-2) that complement eachother well when blended but both need a clean signal to track, so I stick them in either side of an LS-2, but it would be nice to be able to switch between both of them blended and one of them soloed (rather than blended with 50% clean signal).
I'm not a big effects fanatic, but my Zoom B2.1u was a good investment. Does well with the sounds I lean toward (typically choruses/reverbs) and the DI, built in tuner and drum machine give it added value.
Craig
Craig
bongomania
Commercial User
Not yet, I'm still using the non-stomp one, but I plan to get the pedal soon.
I would say, Woolly Mammoth combined with the X-Blender. Both became an integral part of my sound and style.
My wife bought my TRex Squeezer for our anniversary last year. Love the pedal, her, and the cost to me. Besides that, it's a tough call, I do loves my pedals, but as for newer and still shiny, Barber Linden is fantastic, and my EBS Valve Drive is unlike any other gain pedal I have, in a good way. But that leaves out my filters. Oh well.
I found a Digitech Bass Whammy in a musicstore in Korea NEW for 200 US dollars and I snatched that up immediately
BJF Blueberry or Green sovtek muff. Im yet to find a fuzz or OD that compares IMO.
My Green muff doesn't get much use though as its massive and power is an issue. I absolutely love its fuzziness though when I do pull it out.
My Green muff doesn't get much use though as its massive and power is an issue. I absolutely love its fuzziness though when I do pull it out.
