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Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:21 pm
by soggy mittens
Some people have obviously never listened to Cocteau Twins.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:31 pm
by jorri
yeh i thought post-punk and shoegaze were popular one this board hm. tons of chorus.
rustywire wrote:
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.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:15 pm
by ralfcaetano
tremolo... don't hate it but it has no use for me
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:28 am
by Nick and the Noise
soggy mittens wrote:Some people have obviously never listened to Cocteau Twins.
Or the Smiths... Or the Cure... or lots of good bands?
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:01 am
by 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.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:11 am
by 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.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:12 pm
by ECHO
Aeon wrote: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.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:44 pm
by jorri
i hate analog pedals.
i only use analogue pedals.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:17 am
by Aeon
ECHO wrote:Aeon wrote: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.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:48 am
by Stratelejazzuar
Ring Modulation. lol
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:26 pm
by noisepunk
jorri wrote:i hate analog pedals.
i only use analogue pedals.
hehe, Anal log.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:31 pm
by Telliot
jorri wrote:i hate analog pedals.
i only use analogue pedals.
You guys and all your extra letters.
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:58 am
by dthodtho
You're all forgetting #1 current offender!
"Shimmer Reverb"
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:05 am
by FightingPlankton
just to piss everyone off...
PROCO RAT!!!
Re: Pedals that you wish other people would never turn on
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:24 am
by s_mcsleazy
FightingPlankton wrote:just to piss everyone off...
PROCO RAT!!!
dems fighting words