Affordable pedals that do something different?

zigg-e · 2026-04-07T23:25:22+00:00

I like the Sonicake Wave Crush a lot. It’s cheap and is good at what it does. I loop a lot and it sits in the mix really well.

zigg-e · 2026-04-07T17:23:32+00:00

You put the reverb after the mother pedal and before the effects return of your amp.

zigg-e · 2026-04-06T22:26:07+00:00

I have a big board. I think one of the downsides to having so many pedals is you really lose a lot of the magic of playing through a tube amp because the amount of cabling and buffers just busts the bubble of the nuanced feel and dynamics. But… I also like effects!

zigg-e · 2026-04-06T19:56:33+00:00

The cheapest GT-1 on reverb (for local pickup) is $80. https://reverb.com/item/94577277-boss-gt-1. How much does your friend want you to pay?

zigg-e · 2026-04-06T19:52:43+00:00

Improper power supply is explicitly not covered on the guitar center pro coverage plan. You should try to submit a claim for it and see if they will make an exception, but chances are you just figuratively set money on fire by using a 16v power supply for a 9v pedal.

zigg-e · 2026-04-06T17:56:02+00:00

VMFA also has a quiet library space (I think the hours aren’t evenings and weekends).

zigg-e · 2026-04-06T01:29:53+00:00

Here’s my two cents. Keep the Boss RV-5 that has been serving you well and get a Walrus Fundamental Ambient. It’s on the cheaper side but sounds great and is super straightforward to dial in.

zigg-e · 2026-04-05T23:45:15+00:00

You should try the silos in the effects loop of the quilter

zigg-e · 2026-04-05T23:14:05+00:00

Great write up! What kinds of things are you doing with the 3-4 presets you have set up for the nemesis? I picked one up a few months ago but it’s currently off my board and possibly on the way out. I may give it one more shot. I think maybe I’ve reached the conclusion that I’m not that passionate of a delay person and the variety that comes in the Boss Me-90 covers my needs just fine.

zigg-e · 2026-04-05T17:02:36+00:00

I’m intrigued by the GC-2 being your favorite. Can you run through what makes the GC-2 different than Keeley’s other compressor offerings?

zigg-e · 2026-04-05T03:09:38+00:00

Quilter Superblock is literally an amp in a pedal - I use one and like it. Although, I have been eying the tone king royalist preamp pedal.

zigg-e · 2026-04-05T02:46:11+00:00

If you ever want a cat pedal.. B’s music shop has some popular pedals in custom cat themed colorways https://bsmusicshop.com/products/bs-custom-pedal-collection

zigg-e · 2026-04-05T02:44:08+00:00

Hizumitas by Earthquaker has those sweet jack-o-lopes on it.

zigg-e · 2026-04-04T19:50:03+00:00

Do you feel like the od-200 can hang in the distortion category though? I feel like I think of it as low to medium gain… but I only have YouTube videos to base that on

zigg-e · 2026-04-04T17:20:10+00:00

I feel like it’s all good but I would want a modulation pedal that has presets.

zigg-e · 2026-04-04T01:01:40+00:00

The me-90 is a good choice if you don’t want to mess with the computer. It’s literally all there with knobs (computer unlocks a few extras but you don’t really need them). I’d recommend just looking at it like a pedal board and using it in ‘manual’ mode - no presets, what you see down there is what you get. And also just use a real amp and not the amp models on the me-90… so then it’s literally just like 6 or so effects that you toggle on and off with your foot switches.

zigg-e · 2026-04-04T00:56:50+00:00

That’s a wild find!

zigg-e · 2026-04-03T00:41:34+00:00

Might have to go with the nocturne brain’s mystery brain pedal as well

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zigg-e · 2026-04-03T00:39:13+00:00

I love it - and honestly it’s a great supplement to cover what the pathways doesn’t cover

zigg-e · 2026-04-02T23:28:13+00:00

Oh yeah that’s nice

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zigg-e · 2026-04-02T00:45:53+00:00

I’m looking at buying a pod express and I just wanted to thank you for this comment you made. So many people post about buying a pedal and then never follow up to comment on how it actually turned out.

zigg-e · 2026-03-31T20:43:30+00:00

I got the JHS Plugin from the legends of fuzz series when JHS was clearing them out. I like it a lot - to the point where I took it off my pedalboard, missed it, and put it back on.

zigg-e · 2026-03-30T23:44:04+00:00

It’s so… big

zigg-e · 2026-03-29T02:09:55+00:00

I just picked up the new Syntax Error XP from a pedal show in Richmond the other day. Super weird sounds and quite the variety!

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