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Cheap Pedal Board Challenge (Just for Fun)

noveltea93

noveltea93

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#1
There's lots of post about finding the best pedal on a budget. I thought it might be a fun game to see what boards people can come up with for $100 or less. Here's the rules:

- The total value of all pedals must be equal to or less than $100.
- We will assume that you already have something to mount pedals on or just don't care and would be willing to put stuff on the floor or use a 2x4. Same for patch cables.
- You may include any type of pedal you deem necessary and any number of pedals.
- Buying used is allowed so long as the used priced reflects the average going rate and not some spectacular steal.

Have fun!
 
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The DI isn't a pedal, so it doesn't count.
$35 for the Pitchblack
$40 for the LMB-3
$25 for the American Sound

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GMC said:
Assuming $ per £...
Ebay Zoom MS-70CDR £40
Ebay Joyo American Sound OD £25
Ebay Behringer Ultra Octaver U0300 £19
Ebay ENO EX EQ7 (7 band EQ) £21

I'm a little over £100 but it's close enough.
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Works for me! Seems the Joyo "Sound" pedals will be big winners here. Can't go wrong with Zoom stuff either. Thanks for playing!
 
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noveltea93 said:
Nice! How has this setup treated you? I've been curious about the Joyo "Sound" pedals.
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I've said before that they're too cheap to not give one a try. I really dig the American Sound. Great for a cleanish tube warmth, and mild to moderate aggression. I leave it on all the time and can't think of any dirt pedal I'd rather have in its place.
 
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Eh, this ain’t fun. At least give is a budget that would make it fun! $100? If I’m gonna use pedals, I’d be using more than 2 or 3. That’s just me. Not to sound like a jerk. But $100 doesn’t make it fun for someone like me.

There are some great cheapies out there these days that’s for sure. I’d still need more than $100 to make it exciting.
 
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gregmon79 said:
Eh, this ain’t fun. At least give is a budget that would make it fun! $100? If I’m gonna use pedals, I’d be using more than 2 or 3. That’s just me. Not to sound like a jerk. But $100 doesn’t make it fun for someone like me.

There are some great cheapies out there these days that’s for sure. I’d still need more than $100 to make it exciting.
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Thanks for your comment. I picked the number solely out of curiosity and to see what interesting cheap pedals and ideas would be discovered. If I create a similar thread in the future I will be sure to expand the price range such that other people feel they can enjoy the game.
 
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Cutting it close; I’ve got a board with just a Boss Blues driver and a Joyo American Sound currently under construction. It’s essentially my backup in case my amp goes down, or if I don’t want to take an amp to my buddies house.

I’d say I’m over budget in just pedals, even with the Blues driver being bought used. I definitely wouldn’t be able to fit a tuner on there, so I guess my clip on snark is my tuner.
 
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Ronbeast said:
Cutting it close; I’ve got a board with just a Boss Blues driver and a Joyo American Sound currently under construction. It’s essentially my backup in case my amp goes down, or if I don’t want to take an amp to my buddies house.

I’d say I’m over budget in just pedals, even with the Blues driver being bought used. I definitely wouldn’t be able to fit a tuner on there, so I guess my clip on snark is my tuner.
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Thanks for playing! I guess the Joyo American Sound is quickly becoming the frontrunner for best cheap pedal. How do you like the Blues Driver on bass? I actually have never tried one.
 
#13
Alright here's what I came up with:

Behringer BLE400 Compressor ($24.99 on Amazon) > Joyo Ultimate Drive ($24.99 on eBay) > Hotone Octa ($39.99 at Sam Ash) > Behringer Acoustic DI ($9.99 at musicgoround or bass di for $17.99 on Reverb but that's a few dollars over).
 
#14
I don't have a American Sound yet but I do have a California Sound. While the American Sound is supposed to be a sim of Fender's amps, the California Sound is supposed to be a sim of a Mesa Boogie amp. The result is a great pedal that has a sweet distortion and is very well suited for Metal music. However putting the voice knob at 8 O'clock or lower and the drive around 11 O'Clock can give one a nice clean tone with a little grit. I personally love it.

I also have a CoolCat Drive (which I got used for $39 and enjoy) and a Boss CE-5 (which I got from a now closed guitar store for $42). The former is a nice bright drive. The latter is a cold chorus that I absolutely love as a "secret sauce" of sorts and use as my always on pedal. I put the three together and can get cool tones (trying for a Black Metal tone but not quite there yet) out of them.
 
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#15
My pedalboard is as cheap as it gets while still accomplishing everything I need it to do. I went over $100, but not much.

Zoom B1xon as my main effects, with a second Zoom unit (B1on) on a loop via an LS-2 that allows me to blend certain effects. Last in line is a TC Spectracomp (I like the tone better than the Zoom comps) before it heads to the amp.

All told, it’s close to $300, but gives me just about any effect I need.

Most practices lately I’ve just been running straight to the amp. Depends on how lazy I feel that day.
 
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