• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

More than one of the exact same pedal?

Do you own more than one of the same brand and model of pedal?

  • No; I don't really have a need for more than one of the same effect at all.

    Votes: 46 29.3%

  • No; while I like multiple options for an effect, I diversify among different brands.

    Votes: 18 11.5%

  • No, for some other reason.

    Votes: 13 8.3%

  • Yes; I really like this pedal in multiple rigs, but it's a pain to move, so now I don't have to.

    Votes: 33 21.0%

  • Yes; I have a vintage version of the pedal that stays home, and a cheaper reissue/clone for gigs.

    Votes: 12 7.6%

  • Yes; I like different sounds I can get from the pedal, so I bought two for easy switching.

    Votes: 19 12.1%

  • Yes; I like the way this effect stacks on itself, and I need more than one to do that.

    Votes: 8 5.1%

  • Yes, for some other reason.

    Votes: 31 19.7%

  • I have only one carrot, it's all I need.

    Votes: 6 3.8%

  • I own a lot of carrots.

    Votes: 18 11.5%
  • Total voters
    157
#21
There are several pedals I have multiples of for various reasons.
EHX NYC & vintage BassBalls my favorite defect I bought an original back in the day and added a few more for backup. When the NYC versions were available I bought two for the better bypass and led and had my repair buddy mod them to make them more reliable. I also have a version that has been nodded with the 3 knob mod making it a different beast all together. I also have a Rocktron Heart Attack and a Mooer Sweeper.

Zoom B2 I have one I use for main tones and another just for 'synth' sounds. I also have a B2.1u

I have two Zoom MS60B one for my recording to bag and the other on a board for my blues prog trio.
 
#22
I have 2 Spark minis. My board has 14 pedals with 5 having buffered bypass. I use one to push my 3 drive pedals and one at the end of my chain to add the sonic goodness of the pedal and to makeup for any undesirable EQ shaping through the whole board. By far the best bang for your buck pedal I've come across (even though the first one I bought was when they were $100...damnit!)
 
  • Like
Reactions: amper
#23
Liko said:
Just as one specific example, one of the most sought-after OD pedals still in current production (Analogman King Of Tone) is two of the exact same circuit stuffed into one box, which speaks volumes about the utility of redundant effects. A
Click to expand...

Not necessarily.

Each channel on the KoT can be independently configured with internal dip switches to either be a boost, an overdrive, or a distortion. I don't know anybody that has both channels set to the same configuration. Most I know have it set up as a clean boost feeding into an overdrive. It can also be ordered with either or both channels configured for higher gain. The most common configuration most people want is the higher gain option on the channel they plan to use for overdrive or distortion. And you can order it as a 4-jack version where each channel has it's own input/output jacks that are normalled if nothing is plugged into them allowing you to use each channel as an independent pedal. So to me that makes it two different pedals in one box. :)

And given that pedal's scarcity and used price (currently around $700 on the 'Verb), I wouldn't be surprised one bit to see someone "slumming it" with two $250 POTs side by side to get similar behavior.
Click to expand...

I personally think you're insane if you're considering paying scalper's prices for a KoT. Sure, it's a nice pedal. One of the best sounding boost/OD pedals I've ever used. But I wouldn't consider it worth the prices some opportunists are asking for it. If you can afford the wait, a KoT from Analogman costs $265 - which is what I paid for mine (plus $10 for the high gain option on one channel) although I did wait for roughly two years to get it.

And yes, two Prince of Tones equals a King of Tone in two boxes. The circuits are identical. So it's not really slumming at all. The PoT goes for $148 and is a lot easier to get your hands on. A friend of mine fell in love with my KoT but only really needed one channel. I suggested he buy the PoT instead. And he was able to get one within about a week.

Analogman puts up a batch of PoTs for sale each Wednesday afternoon. They go fast but there's no waiting list. And one advantage to the PoT over the KoT is the mode switch to select boost, OD, or distortion is on an externally mounted toggle switch. So it's considerably easier to switch among the modes on the Prince than it is on the King. If you're not planning on running one channel into another, or you anticipate constantly changing operating modes, then the PoT makes a lot more sense to own. I would have been just as happy owning the PoT as the KoT.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Liko
#24
Technically yes, although not at the same time. I've gotten rid of a couple and then bought another one later.

Although I might not mind having two Micro Red Dragons or two Bass Soul Foods so I get a neutral, lighter OD from one and a darker, dirtier OD from the second one. It might be tough to find a second Micro Red Dragon, though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: vvvmmm
#27
Liko said:
So far I've avoided buying more than one copy of the same brand and model of pedal. It seems redundant, for the obvious reasons; if you want multiple choruses, or reverbs, or gain pedals, why not branch out a bit and get something at least a little different, that expands your possibilities a bit further?

But, lately it occurs to me that there are totally legitimate reasons to own more than one of the exact same pedal. For instance, having a pedal you really like in two places at once, avoiding the hassle of unmounting and remounting it to different boards or even just schlepping the thing from place to place. Even on the same board, having two copies lets you do two things with the effect, like having an extra preset, with the additional option of using both of them at the same time.

Just as one specific example, one of the most sought-after OD pedals still in current production (Analogman King Of Tone) is two of the exact same circuit stuffed into one box, which speaks volumes about the utility of redundant effects. And given that pedal's scarcity and used price (currently around $700 on the 'Verb), I wouldn't be surprised one bit to see someone "slumming it" with two $250 POTs side by side to get similar behavior.

So, the questions for the thread are:
  1. Do you own more than one copy of the same pedal?
  2. Which pedal(s), and how many?
  3. What benefits do you get?
I was going to limit the discussion to having multiples of the exact same pedal, but if we want to talk about owning vintage vs modern incarnations, or even clones (as long as they're intended as exact repros of the circuit) I'm up for that too, especially if they're used on the same board.
Click to expand...
The knly reason I really see as legitimate, is so that you can have multiple settings set up, ready to go, for different songs. Then you wouldn't be fiddling with your knobs and/settings between songs.
 
#28
I have two Custom Audio Electronics/Custom Audio Japan V-Comp Tube Compressors. They have different finishes but I believe are basically the same. I wanted two of the same because I was going to run my Nord Electro 2 through it in stereo, but never really ended up doing that. Instead, I had one on my pedalboard and one at home for a long time, but put them both on the mini-pedalboard when I was doing a demo of my Rickenbacker 4001 in Ric-O-Sound. Totally overkill, it would probably make sense to have a different compressor for variety, but I'm glad I have both of these - I don't know anyone else who uses it. I use them on synth and even kick drum when I'm recording too.

50067143392_4ab1289322.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: SidNitzerglobin
#29
Liko said:
So far I've avoided buying more than one copy of the same brand and model of pedal. It seems redundant, for the obvious reasons; if you want multiple choruses, or reverbs, or gain pedals, why not branch out a bit and get something at least a little different, that expands your possibilities a bit further?

But, lately it occurs to me that there are totally legitimate reasons to own more than one of the exact same pedal. For instance, having a pedal you really like in two places at once, avoiding the hassle of unmounting and remounting it to different boards or even just schlepping the thing from place to place. Even on the same board, having two copies lets you do two things with the effect, like having an extra preset, with the additional option of using both of them at the same time.

Just as one specific example, one of the most sought-after OD pedals still in current production (Analogman King Of Tone) is two of the exact same circuit stuffed into one box, which speaks volumes about the utility of redundant effects. And given that pedal's scarcity and used price (currently around $700 on the 'Verb), I wouldn't be surprised one bit to see someone "slumming it" with two $250 POTs side by side to get similar behavior.

So, the questions for the thread are:
  1. Do you own more than one copy of the same pedal?
  2. Which pedal(s), and how many?
  3. What benefits do you get?
I was going to limit the discussion to having multiples of the exact same pedal, but if we want to talk about owning vintage vs modern incarnations, or even clones (as long as they're intended as exact repros of the circuit) I'm up for that too, especially if they're used on the same board.
Click to expand...
Not now but If I had extra space On my board I would do it for certain pedals just to avoid messing with pedal setting during gigs. Lot of people like to have an octave with dry and an aloctage without dry for example.
 
#34
Never bought dupes except one...a little $20 Kokko compressor that would have cost more to return than it was worth. I bought two thinking I could use one on upright...big mistake! A little squisherbox is fun on electric, but just makes upright bass howl like the moon. I ended up giving it to a guitarist friend. Still got one, though I never use it except on guitar.
 
  • Like
Reactions: DJ Bebop
#36
I voted No for other reasons, being that I don't gig at this point in my life, and don't have any prospects/intent to anytime soon, so I don't have much use for any duplicate pedals. When I did, and if I do again some day, I'll most certainly own duplicates. Some for backups, some to cascade and stack, so with separate settings for ease of switching.
 
#39
I have 4 DOD Milkboxes...

Seriously, though, I have duplicates for all sorts of reasons. First because I have numerous boards, and want those tones on each board. Some are exactly the same pedal, others are clones or variations of that pedal. It's a mix of a few of the options given. My "vintage" HM-2s, for example, aren't my favorite version of the circuit, so they stay home, but not because they're being protected. I actually have 5ish (or so) various clones of HM-2. Other times I have the same pedal because it's my favorite version of that pedal/tone, it's readily available, and fairly cheap. My Pork Loins cost me about $60 each, and it's my favorite OD. My Pharaoh Supreme is the opposite. It's expensive, but I couldn't find anything else that worked for me, so I have two - one for bass and another for guitar. Same for my Echo Puss. I also have an entire duplicate board of 12 old DOD effects - 24 total pedals on two identical boards - mostly because I love old DOD and they're all cheap.
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back