Crap pedals you'd never want?

[CBGB]

Pretty much every thread in the Gear forum is majorly GAS-inducing. This is the anti-thread!


What are the pedals you really don't want to own?


Or do we just want everything?! My go: Danelectro pedals, not that they're crap but for political reasons. I didn't like the EH Soul Preacher, I'd have to say. Hmm, there must be more, right?

[less_cunning]

all Boss pedals. & those cheap Chinese knock-offs that they sell on ebay.

there are some EHX pedals where i'm just like, "WTF?" like the Wiggler & all those other ones with those weird-ass things on them.

[Blurillaz]

Behringer Pedals
Danelectro Pedals
Boss PS-5
Boss Metal Zone
Boss Metal Core
Boss Hyper Metal
Modtone Pedals
Line 6 Flanger
Line 6 Uber Metal
Line 6 Dr. Distortion
Line 6 Consrictor
Line 6 Space Chorus
Line 6 Filter (Not the FM4, the little one)
Keeley Metal Zone
Keeley DS-1
Klon
Daphon Pedals
Starcaster Pedals
Artec Pedals
Digitech Death Metal
Digitech Hothead
Digitech Grunge
Digitech Bad Monkey
Digitech Flanger
Digitech Phaser
DOD Grunge

Lots more....

[Nychthemeron]

As cool as the M13 is, I probably would never use it. It seems like something great, but after using a line-6 spider amp at my high school I can't think of the effects being that great. Oh well, people will just make great sounds with it and rub it in my face.

Also, the Boss RE-20 just doesn't appeal to me at all. I love the Space Echo, but the RE-20 just doesn't sound good to my ears. I do like some of the Boss lineup like the PS-3 and the DF-2, but they could've done better with the RE-20.

[less_cunning]

Eventide Timefactor. Timmy. Empress Delay. & all other pedals that commonly populate HCFX pedal boards.

Line 6 DL4.

every Zvex pedal expect maybe the Fuzz Factory & the Box of Metal.

every Digitech Distortion pedal.

the Grunge & the Death Metal. (DOD or Digitech)

okay maybe not crap pedals but these are pedals i will NEVER want to own.

crap pedals i would like to own: DOD Gonkulator and the Dano Sitar Swami.

[Ghost Hip]

Usually pedals with the word metal in title. However the Boss HM-2 has always tempted me. Although I'm totally open to trying a pedal if its within my grasp.

Those Ibanez sound tanks, they're just ugly. And I'll never own a compressor.

[veteransdaypoppy]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm feeeeeeeeeeeeeeedback.

[less_cunning]

i am actually kind of into "crap" pedals like Arion, Behringer, Dano... et cetera...or pedals that people say are crap. or pedals people don't want. i am kind of a contrarian but when i usually get these so-called crap pedals they aren't as bad as people make them out to be. i'm not a tonehunter though...

[Blurillaz]

And I'll never own a compressor.

But... Why?

[Ghost Hip]

And I'll never own a compressor.

But... Why?

I can't see myself using one... I don't get why people use them. I'm all about picking dynamics, and if I'm not mistaken a compressor makes you playing the same volume no matter how hard or soft you pick. It sounds too predictable and boring.

[Nychthemeron]

Compressors take away all the lovely dynamic range. I know that it's great for mixing and mastering and can really help out in live situations at times, but they just make everything sound "squashed" IMO.

[Ghost Hip]

Yeah I have songs where I just have an overdriven amp all the way through, and the dynamics are decided by picking. Clean light picking for verses and when the chorus comes I just strum harder.

I use compression on vocals sometimes though during recording, but as far as guitar I don't.

[Ironbird13]

Behringer
Line6
most Boss
DOD
Digitech
Belcat


i actually like the Danelectro pedals

[Blurillaz]

And I'll never own a compressor.

But... Why?

I can't see myself using one... I don't get why people use them. I'm all about picking dynamics, and if I'm not mistaken a compressor makes you playing the same volume no matter how hard or soft you pick. It sounds too predictable and boring.

I only use my dynacomp when I fingerpick songs like Snow (Hey Oh) and History Song because I'm not too good at keeping the volume consistent then. :/ I use it on bass every once in a while for really long sustained lines.

[smile_man]

I can't see myself using one... I don't get why people use them. I'm all about picking dynamics, and if I'm not mistaken a compressor makes you playing the same volume no matter how hard or soft you pick. It sounds too predictable and boring.

I agree with you wholeheartedly.

I'll try any pedal, regardless of their status. Except multifx, no mojo. I hate the fact that the danelectro guy is such a douchebag, I love those pedals.