First effect?

[Greg Jones]

OTHER THAN A COMPRESSOR ....

What should my first effect pedal be? I'm playing mostly a Fender P through a Mesa WD-800 ... I have a tuner pedal already. ... I'm pondering hard on a chorus or flanger ... if anyone can recommend a distortion pedal that plays nice with Mesa stuff I'd be interested in that as well. Cheers!

 

[BrentSimons]

Back in the day my first effect was a DOD Bass Flanger pedal. Inspired by Billy Gould of Faith No More.

 

[Greg Jones]

Back in the day my first effect was a DOD Bass Flanger pedal. Inspired by Billy Gould of Faith No More.

Mine was a Boss Flanger ... don't think it was the bass specific one either.

 

[Wasnex]

OTHER THAN A COMPRESSOR ....

What should my first effect pedal be? I'm playing mostly a Fender P through a Mesa WD-800 ... I have a tuner pedal already. ... I'm pondering hard on a chorus or flanger ... if anyone can recommend a distortion pedal that plays nice with Mesa stuff I'd be interested in that as well. Cheers!

It should be whatever you are interested in. Since you are interested in a chorus and flanger, do some reading and listening, and then make a decision on where your hard earned dollars will go.

The idea is you and I may have totally different ideas of what sounds good, so it's best if you do the research and choose what you like.

Now if you have specific objective needs and can express them, it may be useful to ask for a recommendation.

 

[alack]

Octave!

Boss OC-2, OC-3 or the new OC-5. There are several good examples in the POG line from EHX. MXR has two excellent octave pedals. Maybe try the TC Sub n’ Up.

 

[TOOL460002]

Flanger is the modulation that I most prefer, since you hinted at that. More specifically, the Empress Nebulus would be my favorite.

 

[And I]

What styles of music do you play most?

 

[NoiseNinja]

My very first pedal was a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone.

Yours should of course be too.

 

[C Stone]

Mine was a DOD FX75-B Stereo Flanger, still in use today but more for presence nowadays...

 

[catcauphonic]

What styles of music do you play most?

^ this is the crux of the biscuit.

If it's just for s and giggles, delays can be a lot of fun.

 

[Bass4Brkfast]

Multi FX or multi-modulation can be a good way to sample different effects without dropping too much cash into a dedicated pedal before you know what you like (Zoom and Boss offer plenty of bass multis held in high regard in this forum).
If you plan to use fx in a band context, you would do well to listen carefully at the genres you play and pick from what is most commonly used.
If you just want to fool around at home then, you really can't go wrong.

 

[220_Hz]

If it’s in your budget, ZOIA. it’ll do every type of effect under the sun & it’ll also allow you to build your own sounds & effect chains from scratch.

if you want my lighthearted answer, M U F F

 

[Mechanical]

I'm going to be different and say a Noise Suppressor. All those pedals that you are going to buy are going to be noisy. No one runs one and everyone should.

 

[OldSchoolFlats]

Limiter? Sorry, couldn’t resist...
...but seriously, I like my Boss GT-1B multi-effects. Lots of usable effects.

Not the easiest to select patches live, but I sit it on my amp and turn the dial to select the patch.

 

[Dave W]

What kind of music do you play?
What effects are you interested in?
There is no one size fits all answer here, it’s all about what you want effects to do for you.
I’d say a good overdrive pedal. They fit into a lot of musical styles and do wonders in the mix if you gig.

I'm going to be different and say a Noise Suppressor. All those pedals that you are going to buy are going to be noisy. No one runs one and everyone should.

I have zero noise in my effects.

 

[Thumpin6string]

An HPF?

 

[singlemalt]

A Zoom B3 or B3n, used, should be under $200, maybe less.

Line 6 Pod HD 500x are going for $300 used.

A decent multi will keep you busy for years. Amp modeling, FX, looping, interface, some even have a drum machine... aux in, di...

Usually 3-5 compressor models...

Get one with a software editor, so you can do all your settings, patches and stuff on your computer.

 

[Bass4Brkfast]

Honorable mention: get an EQ pedal!
It will teach you a lot about tone and how to sit in a mix; you will reap benefits long term from that learning.
A parametric or 10-band graphic EQ is a great way to add more versatility to the tonal footprint you can cover.

 

[Killing Floor]

Depends. How much do you want your way of life to be impacted? Are you single? Just saying.
Follow filter with fuzz.

 

[iamoldschool]