Imagine the worst pedal ever

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I think the worst would be a pedal that put that mastering sound they use on smooth jazz and adult contemporary music> So, a digital modeling pedal that compresses, adds a boxy reverb that has all highs and lows rolled off, limits, rolls of more highs and lows, and then compresses it again giving you a sound void of all color and dynamics, the controls to this must be easy to understand to it would have a very small screen with one knob to scroll that you then push to select your settings that don't really change the sound at all, but give you the same kind of feeling of accomplishment as popping bubble wrap. The pedal would have to be made out of plastic and colored in 80's computer off white. The on/off switch would HAVE to be a buffered momentary because you would never ever not want your signal going through the pedal, and, it would have LARGE rubber feet that cannot be removed without a saw that are an inch tall so velcro being applied is pointless.
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tuffteef wrote:one that you get and plug it in and it doesnt work
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Line 6 Red Insane Mode from the Spider amps, but in a pedal.
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I thought that was the Digitech Death Metal
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A very overpriced boutique clone of a cheap analog delay, with the same cheap chinese components and shitty graphic with a panther painted on. I don't know if this actually exists. :lol:
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Sardocasm wrote:
bob the r0bot wrote:Bass DS-1 with graphics done by Metasonix
I bought buy one of those immediately.

To me the worst pedal of all time would be an incredibly complex, unique circuit that cost $400 and gained huge buzz among the forums. Then when someone finally opened one up they saw that the whole circuit was bypassed and just went straight from input to output completely unaltered.
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Blackened Soul wrote:I think the worst would be a pedal that put that mastering sound they use on smooth jazz and adult contemporary music> So, a digital modeling pedal that compresses, adds a boxy reverb that has all highs and lows rolled off, limits, rolls of more highs and lows, and then compresses it again giving you a sound void of all color and dynamics, the controls to this must be easy to understand to it would have a very small screen with one knob to scroll that you then push to select your settings that don't really change the sound at all, but give you the same kind of feeling of accomplishment as popping bubble wrap. The pedal would have to be made out of plastic and colored in 80's computer off white. The on/off switch would HAVE to be a buffered momentary because you would never ever not want your signal going through the pedal, and, it would have LARGE rubber feet that cannot be removed without a saw that are an inch tall so velcro being applied is pointless.
This makes me sad just thinking about it. I can't think of a worse thing to do to sound.

Also, a vocal harmony pedal that generates Michael Bublé's voice on top of your guitar playing.
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backwardsvoyager wrote:
Also, a vocal harmony pedal that generates Michael Bublé's voice on top of your guitar playing.
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patrick wrote:Line 6 Red Insane Mode from the Spider amps, but in a pedal.
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That's pretty red-light insane in my book.
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bigchiefbc wrote:...A clean blend and buffer.
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A pedal that mojoes up your playing by having mojo components next to the wire that passes the signal. Deluxe version with an UV lamp to warm up the tone.
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backwardsvoyager wrote:
EvilCatBucky wrote:Or a pedal that does nothing but make your amp make that weird noise it makes before your cellphone goes off at random intervals. Quite a few murderous rampages would be caused by that one.
Not gonna lie. I would probably buy that. :idk:
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backwardsvoyager wrote:
Achtane wrote:GRAPHICS BY TORTUGA EFFECTS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY JHS
JACK PLACEMENT BY PIGTRONIX
WIRING BY RECOVERY EFFECTS
KICKSTARTER BY DEVI EVER
Dude? This's the format. Reminds me of this joke:

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Chankgeez wrote:Dude? This's the format. Reminds me of this joke:

Heaven's where the police are British, the lovers French, the mechanics German, the chefs Italian and it's all organized by the Swiss.

Hell's where the police are German, the lovers Swiss, the mechanics French, the chefs British and it is all organized by the Italians.
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