That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
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That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
I've been a little board with guitar the past few months... I'd play everyday but nothing really inspiring came out, tried new chord shapes, techniques and what not. Neat, but no cigar. So I focused my energy on rehearsing songs for a few solo shows.
BUT THEN.
I received the Hardwire Supernatural reverb... I am finally back to wanting to play guitar again. The reverb on my Classic 50 blows and the spring mode on the Supernatural fits like a glove. It really brought out a new set of ideas and inspiration in my playing.
So to get this thread rolling, what pedals have you had that instantly revived your enthusiasm for your instrument?
EDIT: Some people might have misinterpreted what I mean about getting excited. I was in a slump in my playing where everything sounded the same, over and over again I was playing the same chords/progressions. The Supernatural broke that slump and got me playing fresh and new ideas.
BUT THEN.
I received the Hardwire Supernatural reverb... I am finally back to wanting to play guitar again. The reverb on my Classic 50 blows and the spring mode on the Supernatural fits like a glove. It really brought out a new set of ideas and inspiration in my playing.
So to get this thread rolling, what pedals have you had that instantly revived your enthusiasm for your instrument?
EDIT: Some people might have misinterpreted what I mean about getting excited. I was in a slump in my playing where everything sounded the same, over and over again I was playing the same chords/progressions. The Supernatural broke that slump and got me playing fresh and new ideas.
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
Well, it wasn't mine, but I had proroby's Jerms Italian Tone Bender on temp. trade.
It was one of those pedals that makes you sound a thousand times better than you actually are. Makes you wanna keep playing and playing.
It was one of those pedals that makes you sound a thousand times better than you actually are. Makes you wanna keep playing and playing.
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
The Algal Bloom...
After years of too much Synth Lovin and Guitar Neglectin the Algal really nailed a Sound I'd been looking for and didn't even know... I almost ALWAYS have it on and try to find a way to stack it with everything, which it does nicely... The El Cap is really tits too and I've been doing new stuff with it lately... Thanks to Toms Awesome Bloom I play guitar more than ever and am all the better for it...
After years of too much Synth Lovin and Guitar Neglectin the Algal really nailed a Sound I'd been looking for and didn't even know... I almost ALWAYS have it on and try to find a way to stack it with everything, which it does nicely... The El Cap is really tits too and I've been doing new stuff with it lately... Thanks to Toms Awesome Bloom I play guitar more than ever and am all the better for it...
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
Just gonna rattle a few off without deep thought, hard to decide. In no particular order:
AB Synth 5K
Clari(not)
Second Voice
Basically anything that brings interesting new sounds/noises I guess. If it sounds cool plus forces me to get creative in order to utilize that coolness, I can usually break out of those goddamn playing ruts.
AB Synth 5K
Clari(not)
Second Voice
Basically anything that brings interesting new sounds/noises I guess. If it sounds cool plus forces me to get creative in order to utilize that coolness, I can usually break out of those goddamn playing ruts.
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
Algal Bloom and Micro Pog
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
Sounds boring, but an Optical Compressor. It just makes all the little details come out. Also the DL4, because you can halfspeed loops and its half the size of the old Boomerang+ I had. I think Clari(not) as well, I fucking loved that pedal
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
Randy's Revenge
Surrender Dorothy
Hawk
Don't own the first two, but I was really inspired once I started messing around with them on my board.
Surrender Dorothy
Hawk
Don't own the first two, but I was really inspired once I started messing around with them on my board.
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
AB-Synth 5k
Proteus
Hydra
MF-104M
Superdelay
Randy's Revenge
Hawk
fuzzy one?
Proteus
Hydra
MF-104M
Superdelay
Randy's Revenge
Hawk
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fuzzy one?
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
Both of them for me. The fuzz is nice and thick and the warble makes it sound so good. On the other hand, the clean warbles are sooooooo good. Better than the Snazzy FX Wow & Flutter
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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
Some dude's demo of the Verellen Big Spider blew me away at the time 'cause that was THE sound in my head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Louy7zH9guw


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Re: That pedal that made you excited about playing again.
I was in a terrible fucking lull with my originals writing until I got my XP-1000. The Space Station mode is just so incredibly awesome, it's literally hard to play something that DOESN'T sound good.
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When I got my Cave Dweller from Skullservant, it instantly solved the riddle of a song that had been stalled for months. That was gratifying.
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I don't know about you guys, but every new pedal gets me excited about playing again. Every single one.
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Time Bender YO!!!!
I didn't understand the awesomeness of Looping or octave up echo or nuthin till I got that pedal, really expanded the way I play
Looping makes you think about every note differently
Monarch as well
Just makes you want to be a heavy dude
I didn't understand the awesomeness of Looping or octave up echo or nuthin till I got that pedal, really expanded the way I play
Looping makes you think about every note differently
Monarch as well
Just makes you want to be a heavy dude
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