The Essentials/Elementals............. What are yours *_*

[The~Kid]

Aside from a decent tuner pedal and something like an SD1/OD808/TS9 ...... Noise Gates/Clamps..... Reverb or delay...... Compressors.....


I really feel the EQ gets overlooked...... And especially as simple as this one that is so basic yet so effective and full of good stuff.



Ima put down EQ and especially the MXR 6 Band.....


What do you consider an overlooked essential/element for your gear/rig?

 

[7704A]

Proper use of whitespace.

 

[Techdeth]

I swear by this

 

[Motorboat McCooter]

Some kind of capo pedal as I call them now. I have to be able to switch tunings up and down. I'm trying out the new Boss stuff now. The XS-1 and the XS-100.

 

[Rackman]

I don't know that any elements are "overlooked" but basically what I want for a typical gig:
- guitar with both humbucker and single coil sounds & Floyd (country gigs this is usually Certano benders)
- backup guitar
- wireless
- headstock tuner
- amps and/or pedals with 4 sounds: Fender clean, pushed Fender, distorted rhythm, distorted lead
- a compressor (Keely etc.)
- a wah
- a low 300ms slapback delay
- reverb
- a post-everything volume pedal/MIDI device and a way to get signal to/from and control it
- a power section/amp capable of 50w+
- a 1x12 or 2x12 cab with 100dB+ efficiency speakers with a mid-notch, with casters depending on weight

If I was going to say something's "overlooked", I'd say the volume pedal. Amp knobs are a horrible way to control volume, and volumes set at soundcheck rarely reflect what actually happens with bodies in the room and people playing for real.

 

[BeZo]

A compressor. I always seem to have one running. Maybe this is a bassist thing, but it evens out dynamics and spank on cleans and makes them sparkle. You don't really need it at high gain, because distortion is compression for the most part, but I leave it on anyways. Bonus points if the compressor has enough headroom to boost a bunch. Then it's a clean boost too.

 

[anomaly]

My V30 loaded Avatar vintage 4x12 cab. That cab is like 80% of my tone.

 

[anomaly]

A compressor. I always seem to have one running. Maybe this is a bassist thing, but it evens out dynamics and spank on cleans and makes them sparkle. You don't really need it at high gain, because distortion is compression for the most part, but I leave it on anyways. Bonus points if the compressor has enough headroom to boost a bunch. Then it's a clean boost too.

They really are helpful when playing cleans.

 

[Brain Becker]

Gotta have a boost with the 2203 if I'm going to play metal.

 

[cobrahead1030]

A cab built like brick house & the right speakers (whatever they happen to be for your particular taste)

Seriously, it makes it so much easier to EQ any amp & actually enjoy the flexibility of playing different guitars.

 

[Exo-metal]

 

[rstites]

I'm a simple metal player. Essentials are a good, cooking bass amp with some crunch, a boost to kick it in the balls, and a good guitar with dual humbuckers. I always enjoy a good wah and a volume pedal out front to manage things, and something swirly for those occasional times I need it.

Everything else is just a flavor here and there, and in practice never gets used. (I used to love building complicated rigs - even got paid for doing it for others at one point - but at the end of the day, I just want to play pretty stripped back.)

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

For cleans tape echo, tremolo, and spring reverb.

For dirt Keeley Java, and Game Changer Plasma Pedal, or both stacked.

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

Mesa Marks have all the EQ I need, and Mark cabs move the air.

I feel naked without this however, The King of Picks:

 

[IHateRap]

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Hell Yea!

 

[The~Kid]

Mesa Marks have all the EQ I need, and Mark cabs move the air.

I feel naked without this however, The King of Picks:

Need to get some more of those and love them too.


Currently just using a Jazz lll in .73.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

My Boss GT-1000. I can use it to add effects, switch channels and use the built in graphic and parametric EQ to dial in any amp. Amp modeling is pretty crap in it though but I never use it for that. Also Jazz III picks.

 

[ZEEGLER]

I was gonna say my trusty old SD-1, but it occurred to me that I've actually been using a TS-9 for 3 or 4 years now on my board. This just kinda happened and I didn't even really notice.

 

[DanTravis62]

Jazz III XL and black Dunlop nylon 1.0s

A high quality boost

A noise gate

Free the Tone Flight Time

50-100 watts of marshall flavored gain

A nice Les Paul of some description - gibson, ESP, heritage, something decent

Celestion speakers -v30 or greenback flavored preferred

With these 6-7 things I can make any rig work for me quite well

 

[The~Kid]

Jazz III XL and black Dunlop nylon 1.0s

A high quality boost

A noise gate

Free the Tone Flight Time

50-100 watts of marshall flavored gain

A nice Les Paul of some description - gibson, ESP, heritage, something decent

Celestion speakers -v30 or greenback flavored preferred

With these 6-7 things I can make any rig work for me quite well

Honestly may have to bump the 6 band EQ for noise gate and an essential now or at least tied ImO for sure.


Check on the V30s too come to think of it or well a Greenback type speaker like a Boss Waza Craft or the G12M Reissues...... 70th Anniversary G12H30s aren't bad either



But yeah something about V30s/Greenback type speakers and higher gain