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You Know You're an FX Junkie When....

#23
Hi. My name is Joe. I am an FX Junkie.

When you go to sell FX, and end up trading for a bigger better stronger faster one.

When you want to go after a certain pedal builder and hold him hostage for info on new pedals.

When the most exiting news you read all day is the release of a new pedal, and then drool over the accompanying gear pron.

When you want to put a pickup on your upright because you want to use a bow witha delay, envelope filter, fuzz, and phaser combo.

When you see nothing wrong with playing a pedal board with a big muff, bassballs, b:assmaster, cream pie, swollen pickle, and a cherry pop in church.

When you try to defend your addiction with stuff like "at least it's not drugs".

When your uncle want's to pay you for staying and helping at his house, and immediately you think of a pedal instead of cash.

When you log on to TB and the first forums you read are Accessories for Sale, and effects.



Yeah.

Oh, and not me, but:

When your country board has more pedals than the rest of your band.

:p
 
#25
When, despite the THOUSANDS of overdrives that are out there, you just can't find one that's good enough for you.

When you can make a pedalboard completely out of pink pedals :D
 
#26
joeinsprings said:
When the most exiting news you read all day is the release of a new pedal, and then drool over the accompanying gear pron.

When you see nothing wrong with playing a pedal board with a big muff, bassballs, b:assmaster, cream pie, swollen pickle, and a cherry pop in church.

When you log on to TB and the first forums you read are Accessories for Sale, and effects.
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Haha! Guilty as charged!
I have a Big Muff, B:Assmaster, and a Bassballs and play for two churches. One on Saturday afternoons, one on Sunday mornings. :hiding:
 
#29
joeinsprings said:
:D

Start em young.


(keep em off drugs, get them interested in pedals):smug:
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When you find yourself shivering on the bathroom floor thinking of your parents stuff you can sell to get one more fuzz.

Ryan's son in 5 years said:
I know I can quit if can just have one more fuzz.

If you loved me dad you'd get me one more fuzz instead of sitting there making me feel this way by letting me go without one more fuzz.

Don't just give me one of your fuzzes!! I've already gone through your fuzzes. I wan't one of Devi's fuzzes.... or Os' fuzzes.

One...... more....... fuzz........ :::twitch:::
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Maybe get him on the drugs.:hiding:
 
#33
Oh man, I'm soooooooo guilty of a LOT of these... lol I'll add one I haven't seen though:

when you just can't bear to part with any pedals, but keep buying more. (example: 7 envelope filters here :D)

when you justify a new pedal by telling yourself "It's a little different than my [pedal], so I need it."

5sg.
 
#40
When you buy an effect that you know full well you probably won't end up using, but you're curious about it anyway.

When, after buying the effect that you have no use for, you keep it around, "just in case."

When the rest of your band starts insinuating that your pedal collection is compensating for something.

When, as soon as you have a few hundred dollars in discretionary funds in your bank account, your heart starts beating faster because you can just about hear all the weird sounds that you would be able to make if you spent it all on new effects.

Guilty as charged on all of those for me...
 

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