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Pedals That SUCK!

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beyondthe48

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Apr 29, 2007
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let's list the duds that no one needs to waste time on!

i wouldn't waste time with:

BBE Opto Stomp
Boss CEB-3
USA bass balls
EHX small stone
morley dual bass wah
ernie ball vp jr active volume <--- avoid
boss DS 1
visual sound visual volume 10th anny
boss ODB-3
digitech digiverb
boss overdrive/distortion
boss super overdrive
danelectro french toast
danelectro chilli dog <--- terrible
 
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This thread won't last long :D

I'll tell you that many of us, and many pros, have had great results from some of the pedals you've listed- the Ernie Ball 25k volume and the EHX Small Stone in particular (that phaser has been on more albums than most others out there).
 
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beyondthe48 said:
let's list the duds that no one needs to waste time on!

i wouldn't waste time with:

BBE Opto Stomp
Boss CEB-3
USA bass balls
EHX small stone
morley dual bass wah
ernie ball vp jr active volume <--- avoid
boss DS 1
visual sound visual volume 10th anny
boss ODB-3
digitech digiverb
boss overdrive/distortion
boss super overdrive
danelectro french toast
danelectro chilli dog <--- terrible
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I actually liked the OptoStomp better than the multicomp you are trying to buy. To each his own but I'm curious why you don't like the BBE
 
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beyondthe48 said:
i wouldn't waste time with:

BBE Opto Stomp
Boss CEB-3
USA bass balls
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K. Well there's 3 pedals I'm happy to have onboard.

beyondthe48 said:
EHX small stone
morley dual bass wah
ernie ball vp jr active volume <--- avoid
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boss ODB-3
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Plenty of fans of those here (I'd have a Small Stone myself if I had room for two chorus pedals).

Please do let us know which pedals you rate. :)
 
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beyondthe48 said:
let's list the duds that no one needs to waste time on!

i wouldn't waste time with:

BBE Opto Stomp
Boss CEB-3
USA bass balls
EHX small stone
morley dual bass wah
ernie ball vp jr active volume <--- avoid
boss DS 1
visual sound visual volume 10th anny
boss ODB-3
digitech digiverb
boss overdrive/distortion
boss super overdrive
danelectro french toast
danelectro chilli dog <--- terrible
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Whether or not you like any of these doesn't change that they all will cut a gig just fine.

I find a lot of pedal complaints come more from personal taste and improper use then anything else, take the chilli dog, I like that pedal, for what it is, a cheap OC-2 sound-a-like, I mean sure it is the color of Barney and the switch sucks and it is plastic but it does do a better take on the Boss OC-2 sound then the OC-2 setting on the OC-3, and you can usually get it for under $30 so if you break it who cares. I chould go on like this on most of what is listed
 
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