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Worst pedal you have played?

#82
Nerotic said:
*puts on flame-suit*

Digitech Bad Monkey (stock)

Why this pedal got so many praises on these boards I'll never fully understand.
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Afraid I'm gonna have to agree on that one, went into a small little music store and after reading the rave reviews it got on here I couldn't wait to try it out, and was very disappointed.
It seemed to me to have a really 'muddy' sound, no clarity or definition. I'm sure some of this could be improved with EQing and such, but it was a big disapointment for me.
 
#84
optikhog said:
I don't think you're using it right then - if you spend some time tweaking the B2 it can sound fantastic. Although I will agree that the factory patches will kill your tone for the most part.

I totally disagree with the general statement that multi's are worse that the real thing (I'm a fanboy of the latest-gen Zoom stuff and have also owned many, many standalone effects pedals in the past). Multi's supply you with the tools and it is up to the user to set them up appropriately and sparingly. They are definitely for tweakers and should not be used by those who rely on the factory settings to define their tone for them.
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This.

I don't know if people have had bad experiences with their Zoom pedals or something, or (what seems like the case) the people bashing Zoom have experienced only the earlier (previous generation?) pedals like the GFX/BFX series, which weren't all that great. The recent range of pedals is pretty nice.
 
#87
optikhog said:
I don't think you're using it right then - if you spend some time tweaking the B2 it can sound fantastic. Although I will agree that the factory patches will kill your tone for the most part.

I totally disagree with the general statement that multi's are worse that the real thing (I'm a fanboy of the latest-gen Zoom stuff and have also owned many, many standalone effects pedals in the past). Multi's supply you with the tools and it is up to the user to set them up appropriately and sparingly. They are definitely for tweakers and should not be used by those who rely on the factory settings to define their tone for them.

Anyway, another +1 for the Behringer Bass Synth. Simply awful.
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Nah, I'm using it right. It's crap.

It does have its (limited) uses. I'm not against multi-effects, in fact I use the Zoom A2.1u for my acoustic guitar set-up and my electric guitar set-up is going to be based on the Boss ME 70. But the Zoom B1 is really the worst thing I've bought. But then, what'd you expect for 60 $ ?
 
#88
Bassmike62 said:
Nah, I'm using it right. It's crap.

It does have its (limited) uses. I'm not against multi-effects, in fact I use the Zoom A2.1u for my acoustic guitar set-up and my electric guitar set-up is going to be based on the Boss ME 70. But the Zoom B1 is really the worst thing I've bought. But then, what'd you expect for 60 $ ?
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I will courteously let you hold your opinion while I use my B1 tonight at a show and enjoy the hell out of how great it sounds. Small gig, no need for the bells and whistles of my awesome B9.
 
#93
optikhog said:
Of course, no offense meant to anyone and I was simply stating that we're all rightfully entitled to our opinions. There's already been one poster who loves his Behringer Bass Synth pedal and I applaud him for making it work where I could not. I love my Zoom pedals and Bassmike62 doesn't, no big whoop.
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No offense taken, none intended !

:)
 

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