The Traveller
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Tuner. Everything else is fluff. But really all you need is a good tuner, overdrive, delay and wah. Maybe a noise gate.
maddnotez
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Chester Nimitz":2b1b5jl3 said:
I don't need much more than this ...
I'm not ready for all of that.
Delay seems to be the most popular. I might get something like the Keeley Caverns Reverb/Delay.
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ewill52
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Metal Zone. If you want to get adventurous, two Metal Zones.
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mbman
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Wah, chorus and delay are my essentials. I have more than those three pedals on my board but if I had to strip it down those three would remain.
Martin
Martin
zz666
Active member
A Tuna, overdrive, wah and delay
glassjaw7
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Very dependent on style but a great clean boost or overdrive that is voiced to compliment the amp and delay are essential for me.
mniel8195
Active member
Everyone should own a turbo tuner. I see multi thousand dollar boards with a boss chromatic tuner! I think everyone should own a koko boost to. I really have not found anything better for boosting british style heads. El capistan is probably the best delay every made. And everyone should own a mxr 74 custom shop phase 90.
Riffraff
Active member
For me the minimum requirement is:
OD
Delay
Reverb
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Nilo
New member
Tuner - I use the polytune.
Boost - TS808 or more recently the kokoboost.
Modulation - I like to have some warble availible, I use a Chorus and a phaser currently. But I could do with just one and probably would do fine with only a vibe aswell.
Delay - Some ambience for leads. I like my rythm tone pretty dry, so nothing there, but a guitar hero needs his "top of the mountain"-sound too. I use an El cap and TC Flashback. I have tried a dozen though. El cap, carbon copy, Deep blue delay, Boss DD-2, DD-3, DD-6, T-rex Replica are some others I've tried.
Boost - TS808 or more recently the kokoboost.
Modulation - I like to have some warble availible, I use a Chorus and a phaser currently. But I could do with just one and probably would do fine with only a vibe aswell.
Delay - Some ambience for leads. I like my rythm tone pretty dry, so nothing there, but a guitar hero needs his "top of the mountain"-sound too. I use an El cap and TC Flashback. I have tried a dozen though. El cap, carbon copy, Deep blue delay, Boss DD-2, DD-3, DD-6, T-rex Replica are some others I've tried.
the4thlast1
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Tube-Screamer and Noise Gate are the two must haves for me. I like to have reverb and delay for cleans and leads which is almost a must have depending on the situation .... Detune pedal is also nice for cleans but not a must have.
Viper
Banned
Member
Boost, wah, chorus, delay.
ZL1Hawk
New member
Delay. I gotta have my echoes and all that. I only use a slight amount but occasionally will run a delay hard. I have a MXR Carbon Copy Delay (the bright one) and it is indispensable. I also use a Maxon AD10 Analog Delay because I find those Maxon delay's irresistible and it can be placed in front or in the loop. It does great in both.
My amps don't need a boost for what I'm playing but my Maxon OD820 is useful as a clean boost for solo's just to give them more of an edge to cut through the mix live.
An EQ is a must even if it's just for fine tuning your amp. I have a MXR 10 band EQ like you that I use often but I favor the Maxon GE601 6 band EQ which is a gem. It's very transparent and since you're only fine tuning your amp the 6 bands it gives you are the most important bands that you want to adjust, it also comes with a level control so you can use it to boost and fine tune your solo's instead. It is a simplified well made clear EQ that adds all the right goodies to your rig.
I like to have 1 or 2 FX on hand to play around with. The MXR EVH Phase 90. It will add in a slight bit of crunch for you and it's a wild Phase so take it as far as you like. The other effect I like to keep handy is a MXR Micro Flanger. I'm not a big fan of the Flange but it is fun to play around with. You have to have some fun pedals.
A Wah is good. I prefer optical pedals that allow you to lock the Wah setting in and also allows you to have control with a long or wide sweep in your setting. Morley George Lynch Dragon 2.
The rest that I have I use but they are in and then out of the line-up.
My amps don't need a boost for what I'm playing but my Maxon OD820 is useful as a clean boost for solo's just to give them more of an edge to cut through the mix live.
An EQ is a must even if it's just for fine tuning your amp. I have a MXR 10 band EQ like you that I use often but I favor the Maxon GE601 6 band EQ which is a gem. It's very transparent and since you're only fine tuning your amp the 6 bands it gives you are the most important bands that you want to adjust, it also comes with a level control so you can use it to boost and fine tune your solo's instead. It is a simplified well made clear EQ that adds all the right goodies to your rig.
I like to have 1 or 2 FX on hand to play around with. The MXR EVH Phase 90. It will add in a slight bit of crunch for you and it's a wild Phase so take it as far as you like. The other effect I like to keep handy is a MXR Micro Flanger. I'm not a big fan of the Flange but it is fun to play around with. You have to have some fun pedals.
A Wah is good. I prefer optical pedals that allow you to lock the Wah setting in and also allows you to have control with a long or wide sweep in your setting. Morley George Lynch Dragon 2.
The rest that I have I use but they are in and then out of the line-up.
jkdsteve
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Tuner (Strobostomp), noisegate(Decimator) and OD (Keeley SD-1_....oh, forgot my WAH (Cantrell)
ejecta
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Suhr Koko Boost
maddnotez
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ejecta":mnlgidi9 said:
I've been getting so many people recommending this throughout the different forums. I'm in love with the Maxon but may need to give the Suhr a try.
ejecta
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maddnotez":54gptvih said:
I'll never get rid of mine.... it's the best boost pedal I've ever bought.
Devilinside
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Koko boost is the one pedal I see staying from now on
Purpleibby
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Koko boost, without a doubt!
Knockout
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Axe Fx foot switch
nevusofota
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When you guys talk about the Koko boost are you talking about the smaller reloaded version or the original two switch?
