Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on

[soggy mittens]

Some people have obviously never listened to Cocteau Twins.

[jorri]

yeh i thought post-punk and shoegaze were popular one this board hm. tons of chorus.

Andy Summers in The Police. His "iconic chorus" sound was actually from an EHX Electric Mistress.

But the electric mistress is capable of chorus its even advertised as a chorus/flanger, chorus and flange are produced in such a similar way that they are the same effect with different delay time and feedback amounts, though the sonic result is vastly different.

[ralfcaetano]

tremolo... don't hate it but it has no use for me

[Nick and the Noise]

Some people have obviously never listened to Cocteau Twins.

Or the Smiths... Or the Cure... or lots of good bands?

[vunko]

This question is probably a matter of taste.

I don't have anything against any effect, but it's their inadequate, inappropriate, half-assed or tasteless use that grinds my gears. Certain pedals and whole categories of them can be notorious (like choruses and flangers here) because they're reminiscent of a style that's not to one's liking. Sometimes, the player is the one to blame, IMHO. I've been turned off from many a pedal because all the demos I could find were used in one of the aforementioned mannners. I have an 80s Ibanez Twin Cam chorus and a Joyo Classic Flanger and they can really add to the brew of a shoegazy sound I'm after. It's all about what you do with it.

On another note, you could tell when someone's plaing a Metal Zone Although Scott McCloud from Girls Against Boys uses one, and it ain't half bad, but I guess it's the noble exception.

[Jaguar018]

No no no. I'm sure that every guitarist is really great with ultra sweet tones until they engage the particular pedal one doesn't like-- then they suddenly suck-- and when they turn the pedal off they are great again.

[ECHO]

Fender Hotrod/Deville series amps. Bright, piercing, unpleasant tone that is made even worse since they usually get cranked up too much since they are naturally mid-scooped and would otherwise get completely lost in the mix. Made worse by the fact many people are playing bright single coil guitars through them, like Telecasters. I wish people would look around a bit and buy old Silverface Fenders instead, better quality and sound.

oh come on.

Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie used a 2x12 hot rod deville for the entire Transatlanticism tour and it sounded fantastic.

[jorri]

i hate analog pedals.

i only use analogue pedals.

[Aeon]

Fender Hotrod/Deville series amps. Bright, piercing, unpleasant tone that is made even worse since they usually get cranked up too much since they are naturally mid-scooped and would otherwise get completely lost in the mix. Made worse by the fact many people are playing bright single coil guitars through them, like Telecasters. I wish people would look around a bit and buy old Silverface Fenders instead, better quality and sound.

oh come on.

Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie used a 2x12 hot rod deville for the entire Transatlanticism tour and it sounded fantastic.

It largely depends on how the player EQs them. I'd say about 9/10 times the person cranks the treble and bass and cuts the midrange, making for an awful shrill tone. I'm guessing Chris Walla knows better.

[Stratelejazzuar]

Ring Modulation. lol

[noisepunk]

i hate analog pedals.

i only use analogue pedals.

hehe, Anal log.

[Telliot]

i hate analog pedals.

i only use analogue pedals.

You guys and all your extra letters.

[dthodtho]

You're all forgetting #1 current offender!

"Shimmer Reverb"

[FightingPlankton]

just to piss everyone off...

PROCO RAT!!!

[s_mcsleazy]

just to piss everyone off...

PROCO RAT!!!

dems fighting words