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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?

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.

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....

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.

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.

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.

mmmmmmmmmmmmm feeeeeeeeeeeeeeedback.

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...

PumpkinPieces wrote:And I'll never own a compressor.

But... Why?

Blurillaz wrote:

PumpkinPieces wrote: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.

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.

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.

Behringer
Line6
most Boss
DOD
Digitech
Belcat


i actually like the Danelectro pedals

PumpkinPieces wrote:

Blurillaz wrote:

PumpkinPieces wrote: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.

PumpkinPieces wrote:
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.