I am getting sick of pedals... Is that wrong?

So that's why you added the list to your signature...preparation for your liquidation, huh?
Lo-Fi, Ooh-Wah, and V-Twin for me.

 

i can relate.
i used to be a real effects junky but as of late i have been trying to cut down on the pedals in the setup. At home, or when just screwing around, i still like to plug everything in and go nuts but I have been trying to cut back the gigging board to a minimum (which is still about 8 or so pedals )

 

Personally, I can't get sick of effects, there's still sooo much out there, but I too keep my pedalboard to a minimum: Big Muff, Wah, Volume. I keep other pedals around to add to my board but these are the three that actually see the road. Otherwise, it's buying, tweaking, selling for me.

 

No, I don't think any alternative to effects would work for you...what about your upcoming gig?

 

It a phase... but you don't get over these things, they just morph into new directions as you go.

My experience (several loops through this process/phase) - If you like the sounds you're getting from your current set of pedals, I don't think you'll be happy with something like a G-Force. It won't sound the same. On the other hand it can be fun to try something else, just to verify that what you already have is good. These experiments cost though...

 

I used to get sick of my pedals to, and had evil
thoughts of selling them all to some guy with
one eyebrow who would put them in a glass case
in his sirly pawn shop, where they would sit
forever with some higher that retail price tags
on them. Then I would start to feel guilty.
So I would just plug right into the amp, and play
with no pedals for a while, then when I started
missing them I would hook em back up.

 

put all of your pedals in a box and send them to me......seriously, just put them away for a while. Don't sell them. Trust me on that. You will thank me in a year or two when you get the hankering to use them again.

 

I never get sick of 'em, but I do get sick of schlepping my pedalboard to/from rehearsals.

So I'm always looking for a better pedalboard. I've thought of trying out a bass pod for rehearsal use, with the little four channel switch and expression pedal it might work out.

But then I feel you should really rehearse with what you'll be using live, and I love my individual pedals and can't imagine that the pod would give me as good a sound.

 

i call dibs on the meatball

 

You just haven't found the right one yet...buy more.

 

i'm constantly getting angry with my pedals... screaming at them, pulling various things out of the chain, selling them, buying new ones... it's a cycle... it's an addiction....

actually, i consider it a hobby.
the fun is in the challenge.

in other words, just send me all your pedals, and you can have them all back in a few months when i'm sick of them. deal?

 

I see this as yet one more example extorting the multitude of benefits and value of G.A.S. This fellah needed a focus and has utilized his boxes in a very constructive manner. I mean, w/o this focus, he could be out busdtin' heads , kicking dogs or something. Bravo!

 

Over the years I've gone back and forth from extremes like no efx to stringing up so much stuff it was like a christmas tree. My only regrets are some of the stuff that I sold off for much less than I should have and now I cannot find or afford them due to wanting them again. I am currently gearing up to use more pedals again after using multiefx units for a couple of years.