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Getting rid of a pedal, then purchasing it again?

willsellout

willsellout

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Have any of you ever done this? I find myself doing it from time to time. Right now Im considering another Darkglass B7K (Ultra or the V2 version of the B7K). I have owned an Ultra in the past and got rid of it, but I can't really remember why and my past posts on here are all positive. I think before I didn't dig the clank that came with the B7K Ultra, but now that I've settled on a Thunderbird as my main bass I think that I might really enjoy that since it's so dark, especially running with my MBD-1.

But yeah, I've bought pedals over and over a couple times and rarely does it work out. Sometimes I buy pedals that I bought previously but didn't realize I'd owned it before until after it got to me and I was like "Oh Yeah, I remember why I didn't like this one" LOL.

Im an idiot, I think.
 
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Look at it this way: pedals tend to be a lot less expensive that amps and instruments. ;)

Of course regret over selling/re-buying applies to all gear, not just pedals. I cringe when I think of all the times I sold perfectly good gear in favor of something newer/shinier/trendier, and later regretted it. Maybe the new thing wasn't as good, or maybe it was just different and not better.

On the flip side, there were the occasions when I was happier with the newer/shinier/trendier thing and never looked back. Shouldn't overlook these, either.

Overall, gear swapping and trying stuff first-hand is a great way to learn what's best for you, assuming it stays within $budget. Online research can be great, but... f'r instance, as I've said before I love MrExcane's demos, but he usually plays pickstyle on modern-sounding basses, and I'm mostly a fingerstyle/P-bass guy, so my results can be wildly different than his.


2010P said:
Not that you think there is, but there is no shame in this. I think part of it is our tastes getting more refined and mature and part of that is realizing what we let go. Happens all the time in life really.
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^^^This guy said it more succinctly than I did.
 
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I've done this a LOT of times, usually because I'm wondering if "something better" is out there, only to realize that there isn't and needing to reacquire the same pedal I flipped. Then there are situations like pedals that just have a certain magic to them, so much so that I needed to get the EXACT pedal back, I've had that too.

To be honest, I'd love to reacquire the vast majority of pedals I've ever flipped/sold. If I had more monies, I'd never sell anything. :)
 
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LOL, well at least Im not the only one! I think sometimes it has something to do with seeing things through rose tinted lenses. I've bought pedals again that I thought were amazing only to find out they weren't, I was just remembering it wrong. Then there are times when your tastes change or gear changes and what you used to not like might be exactly what you want now. Or maybe not, who knows...
 
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Three pedals in particular come to mind (and I still/only have ONE of them now!)

1. Sans Amp GT-2 (2 times. Got out of that sound, then missed it. Bought another one, then sold it later, so will probably want another in a year)...

2. Bocc OC-2 (Traded it off at a local music store. Weeks later, heard it was being discontinued for the OC-3, so I ended up buying it back the very same one!).

3. Digitech RDS-1000 delay rack (2 times. Bought one new. Sold it. Bought another one used 10 years later during a "who's rack gear of doom is bigger?" phase with/against my lead guitarist. Sold it. No regrets).

Speaking of regrets, how about asking about the gear I/WE REGRET SELLING? :bored:
 
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willsellout said:
LOL, well at least Im not the only one! I think sometimes it has something to do with seeing things through rose tinted lenses. I've bought pedals again that I thought were amazing only to find out they weren't, I was just remembering it wrong. Then there are times when your tastes change or gear changes and what you used to not like might be exactly what you want now. Or maybe not, who knows...
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Lie down on the couch, make yourself comfortable... please, if you will, tell Uncle Siggy when you first felt the urge to recycle your life, specifically in the form of electronic devices...

(sharpening pencil for crossword)... ok, then, please... go ahead...

(9 letter word for 'buy me, again'... darkglass, yes)
 
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willsellout said:
Have any of you ever done this? I find myself doing it from time to time. Right now Im considering another Darkglass B7K (Ultra or the V2 version of the B7K). I have owned an Ultra in the past and got rid of it, but I can't really remember why and my past posts on here are all positive. I think before I didn't dig the clank that came with the B7K Ultra, but now that I've settled on a Thunderbird as my main bass I think that I might really enjoy that since it's so dark, especially running with my MBD-1.
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I recently picked up a B7K for the third time (this time got the V2). I've wanted it to work in the past but just wan't able to vibe with it. Then V2 came out and I found myself ordering one without hesitation (I've got a little impulse buying problem...lol). I liked it much better and was planning to keep it anyway but then I picked up an MBD-1 and the two of them together sealed the deal.

Overall, I've re-bought a ton of pedals over the years. I feel like as I've gotten more experienced, my ability to understand how effects work together has greatly improved. Also, in years past I was far too quick to judge an effect. I would play with something for a few hours and decide it wasn't working and flip it the next day. These days, I really take my time to properly demo an effect, including re-ordering my board to make sure to use things in different combinations.
 
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Out of fear of rebuying, I lean towards hoarding. My pedal collection is now around two dozen: all dirt, except for 2 compressors. It includes some redundancy: f'r instance I have Ultra versions of two Darkglass pedals I already owned, and still own. 2 dozen pedals is tiny compared to some I know, but for me it's overkill. Probably... maybe....

At least I was able to sell off all my rack gear. It had become unneeded, but there was still sentimental attachment, so I give myself half a brownie point for letting it go. :D
 
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I have owned and then sold my Boss MT-2 Metal Zone pedal, which also happens to be my first pedal ever, a lot of times.

Now finally deciding to keep it since I found, believe it or not, that it sounds amazing for guitar stacked in front of my EHX Tube Zipper pedal used as fuzz.

Gives me this really thick and lush wall of doom fuzz for chord work, incredible rich of amazing sounding distorted harmonics, and for single string solo work it has this totally over the top and out of control sick distorted flute on psychedelic drugs effect.
 
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