What Effect Pedals Should I Buy? |
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Aug 23 2009, 01:22 PM
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Do you have a budget, because generally it is cheaper to buy a multi-fx than all the individual pedals, although it may not be quite as good.
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Aug 23 2009, 01:38 PM
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Hmm effects pedals won't make your amp sound better. When it comes to stomp boxes vs multieffects I always go for individual high quality pedals. Now the question is what kind of effect you need? Wah wah, delay , chorus, overdrive etc?
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Aug 23 2009, 02:02 PM
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I allready have i Cry Baby. What I'm looking for is some overdrive, reverb, and delay !
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Aug 23 2009, 02:25 PM
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QUOTE (Frej10 @ Aug 23 2009, 02:02 PM)  I allready have i Cry Baby. What I'm looking for is some overdrive, reverb, and delay ! Some Boss overdrive used to do a great job for me. I don't remember but I think it was OD-2 or 1. Now I use plugins for that. -------------------- Check out my <a href="https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Emir-Hot" target="_blank">Instructor profile</a>
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Aug 23 2009, 05:39 PM
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With that budget you can get a couple nice stomp boxes, like a delay & distortion.
Or you can get a Boss ME-70 for justa bit more, and it has a lot of effects plus patches etc. As our members already stated if your amp is not good a ME unit or stomps won't work magic, it probably won't sound too good. another option would be to get a line 6 POD, and hook that up to your computer, then play through some decent 2.1 multimedia speakers. That sounds really good and will give you recording options too. To sum up: - Amp + Effects: You probably should get a better amp before getting stomp boxes. Either a low wattage valve amp (5 Watts or less), or a Solid State 50Watts (they sound good no matter the volume). 12'' speaker if possible. Individual stomps sound better but are expensive Multieffect units are also nice & versatile (but tone isn't as good as with individual stomps) - POD There are versions that need a computer (Pod Studios, which are cheap and have great tone), and Pod Xt/X3 which work standalone too. Both can be used to record through a computer. Pods can be heard through an amp, but they sound better through regular speakers, like a Hi-Fi, or some decent computer speakers (2.1 system for example). Studio monitors would be the best choice but those are pricey too. Hope that helps! 
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Aug 23 2009, 06:54 PM
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QUOTE (Frej10 @ Aug 23 2009, 07:33 PM) Speaking of my amplifier, it's a 38W Fender Frontman. Does that kind of amplifier work with the Boss ME-70 ? Yes, it should work fine. But the better the amp, the better the multi effect unit will sound trough it! -------------------- Guitars:
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Aug 23 2009, 07:39 PM
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Sure it does, it's an amp with a nice clean sound so it will handle effects pretty nicely. If you are first timer with effects, buying a multiFX unit is not such a bad investment. This will enable you to experiment with effects and see how they react and enrich the sound. When you find your sound, then you can look out more quality effects.
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Aug 23 2009, 08:01 PM
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Thought about buying a line 6 spider III 15 watt? its not loud enough to annoy any one, it has quite a few effects and is 65 pound ish i have the 125 watt version and i quite like mine.
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Aug 23 2009, 10:36 PM
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QUOTE (Frej10 @ Aug 23 2009, 08:51 PM) I checked out the Boss ME-70 and it looks really nice ! I'll go to a musicstore tomorrow and try it, thanks for your great advices !  Let us know how it went man. Cheers -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Aug 26 2009, 02:50 PM
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Unless you need the cash from selling it, I would keep the crybaby in case you want its effect while using the expression pedal on the Boss device for something else (volume, or pitch bend, whatever). Further, a crybaby without extra overdrive will be fine to put on the signal BEFORE the ME-70.
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