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allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:24 pm
by spacefuzz
Don't get me wrong. I love all the crazy pedals with awesome graphics that are shiny and new and supporting diy builders etc etc. But in saying that, I have noticed by watching live videos on youtube etc that most of my fave musicians use boss, ehx, line 6 loopers etc etc. So to all you peeps on here that cant afford a $250 fuzz, $350 robot, $200 reverb etc etc, do the best with what you've got. Look on ebay, craigslist and even on here and you can find some great cheap pedals. Here are a couple of examples of amazing shit going down with cheap pedals.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdCrGJAqbE[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1PuWrE9nKY[/youtube]
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:26 pm
by spacefuzz
Plus , I just wanted a place where I can put my favorite youtube videos together so that I can watch them whenever I want.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:01 pm
by Casavettes
spacefuzz wrote:Plus , I just wanted a place where I can put my favorite youtube videos together so that I can watch them whenever I want.
Isn't that the purpose of a youtube channel?
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:04 pm
by Chankgeez
Casavettes wrote:spacefuzz wrote:Plus , I just wanted a place where I can put my favorite youtube videos together so that I can watch them whenever I want.
Isn't that the purpose of a youtube channel?
That'd be too obvious.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:07 pm
by colossus
Reliability? Ease of replacement? Easy to find on the road? I imagine those play a part.
Psyched to watch this DMST video...haven't seen this one.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:45 pm
by Krosis
The bigger companies have more $ to offer free gear/reduced price gear for bigger name bands as endorsements. I don't use Boss pedals, but if they wanted to give me free stuff because I'm in a touring act, I'd at least listen to what they have to offer.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:47 pm
by D.o.S.
DMST is awesome.
But what's the best cheap fuzz for doom?
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:50 pm
by zeravla
I've been shocked more than once to find some of my favorite bands using those cheapo danelectro mini food pedals.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:50 pm
by Jero
That guy in the second video is just good at writing in general. A little after the halfway point, when he kicks on the octron>ds1
D.o.S. wrote:DMST is awesome.
But what's the best cheap fuzz for doom?
The byang fuzzstar maybe or the dano french toast, etc
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:26 pm
by Krosis
D.o.S. wrote:DMST is awesome.
But what's the best cheap fuzz for doom?
I guess a Big Muff. I prefer the Way Huge Swollen Pickle which is pretty cheap on the used market.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:26 pm
by Baxandall
Casavettes wrote:spacefuzz wrote:Plus , I just wanted a place where I can put my favorite youtube videos together so that I can watch them whenever I want.
Isn't that the purpose of a youtube channel?
Doesn't want Mom to find out.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:27 pm
by Baxandall
I remember Buzzo talking about using Boss because he could be anywhere on tour and replace it.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:33 pm
by Chankgeez
Central Asian masters of the dôtar have a saying: it's not the instrument, it's what you do with it.
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:34 pm
by retinal orbita
Shocking that one doesn't need 2000k in boutique pedals to do interesting things anymore....
I saw this picture of Hendrix, all he used was a wah.... And not even the Jim Dunlop Jimi Hedrix wah, just some old thing.....
Re: allot of touring musicians use cheap pedals
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:45 pm
by O Drones
retinal orbita wrote:Shocking that one doesn't need 2000k in boutique pedals to do interesting things anymore....
I saw this picture of Hendrix, all he used was a wah.... And not even the Jim Dunlop Jimi Hedrix wah, just some old thing.....
Jimi didn't realise the horrible tone suck we had to listen to every time he used that wah.