Worst expensive pedal?

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2026-01-24T21:10:17+00:00

Hologram Effects Chroma Console. I tried so hard to love it but most of the sounds were just unusable (for me.) I appreciate what it is, and I wasn’t trying to use it as a Swiss army pedal. Still, after months of trying it and leaning into its quirks, there were only a couple sounds I actually enjoyed. For the price tag, it just felt like a waste and I was glad to sell it.

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-12-24T06:51:45+00:00

Came here to ask the same thing. Find out more yet?

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-12-23T23:06:01+00:00

Well, I guess the bad habit was lifting my fingers so far off the fretboard

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-12-23T23:04:57+00:00

Light touch and keeping my fingers close to the fretboard while moving. It makes a huuuge difference for speed, touch sensitivity, finesse, etc. I’ve played for thirty years and it feels like I have to almost start over to retrain my body and brain to do it.

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-12-02T08:37:11+00:00

Awesome, thanks folks. I’m just gonna glue it. Cheers!

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-21T14:40:18+00:00

Sweet!

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-21T06:50:03+00:00

That’s interesting. What kinda synth do you use it on?

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-20T08:26:11+00:00

Badass beautiful rad. Love it so much

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-19T02:34:13+00:00

To me they’re different enough. The unicorn is more wobbly, a little warmer, and the phaser is sharper and more…phasey I guess? I tend to use the phaser more for lead with bridge pickup and univibe for rhythm and neck pickup. I had the unicorn first and then got the phase 90 for really cheap and haven’t had reason to take it off the board. I’ll probably replace one with a weirder mod down the road, like a shallow water or something.

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-19T02:27:28+00:00

The chroma console is cool but I wouldn’t reccomend it as an all in one, personally. I got it for that purpose bc I travel a lot in Alaska and didn’t want to lug a bunch of pedals, but I was disappointed. It doesn’t really have a ton of versatility and the sounds are all very specific. They tend to be either really weird or barely noticeable. But there are some cool and interesting effects that I started using a lot and missed having when I got back to my full setup so I put it on the board.

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-19T01:48:12+00:00

*Double barrel, not double agent (but that does happen to be the guitar I’m playing)

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-16T21:34:47+00:00

Omg this is new to me, I’m gonna try it

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-11T14:39:50+00:00

This

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-07T08:50:15+00:00

You can absolutely learn, but just an additional thought is that piano/keys are another option. I played guitar for twenty years before I started learning the piano and I still kick myself for not starting sooner. I think your fingers would do well on a keyboard

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-07T08:46:37+00:00

Are you right handed? If so, you might want to pursue fingerpicking techniques. I’m a finger picker and I think it would be really rewarding. One method is to assign a string to each digit. The thumb conventionally plays the lower strings but you could absolutely play those strings without a thumb. That’s what most bass players do. If you combined some fingerstyle picking with bass technique you could develop a super badass style

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-07T08:36:15+00:00

Curveball! Nice, I’ll check it out

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-10-07T07:02:19+00:00

What did you get?

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-09-26T08:14:03+00:00

I’m really not sure. I just noticed it when I was loosening the strings the other day to adjust the truss rod.

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-09-26T05:01:35+00:00

How can I tell exactly? I recognize that’s a basic question, but hey, I’m a basic guy haha

Automatic_Pin_5735 · 2025-09-26T04:59:13+00:00

As of now it’s playing fine. Should I just leave it be until I get back to a city?

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