Guilty Pleasure Pedals

zslane · 10-25-2009, 05:31 PM

Here is my list of "guilty pleasure" pedals. Pedals which a lot of reasonable folks think are cheesy, or overused, or stuck in some embarrassing era of rock, but which I am having a ton of fun with anyway:

1. Zoom G1J John5 Signature
Lots of really fun preset effects combinations, and one of them (setting "C4") has become a real favorite. I have it hooked up to a little Marshall MG15CDR and it is such a blast!

2. Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
Man, I just love this one to death. Scoop the mids out of it and my DSL-100 becomes a Dual-Rec killer!

3. Boss CE-3 Chorus
I don't care if everyone thinks it has a distinctively 80's sound to it. For my money it is my favorite chorus pedal of all time.

4. Boss XT-2 Xtortion
Obscure distortion pedal unlike any other. I just love the way you can dial in a subtle wah flavor which gives it a truly tasty texture.

jimmypagekills · 10-25-2009, 05:55 PM

Digitech BM-2: Brian May sig pedal that has a lot of cool settings, and it has good tone. Still can sound harsh with the wah though.

xsouldriverx · 10-25-2009, 06:50 PM

i think wahs are guilty pleasure pedals. they can even make my bad playing seem nice and funky.

RichCI · 10-26-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by zslane

2. Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
Man, I just love this one to death. Scoop the mids out of it and my DSL-100 becomes a Dual-Rec killer!

That's a good pedal and it's name tells you exactly what it's all about- if you want a death-from-above scooped mids tone, you can't go wrong with a Metal Zone.

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Originally Posted by zslane

3. Boss CE-3 Chorus
I don't care if everyone thinks it has a distinctively 80's sound to it. For my money it is my favorite chorus pedal of all time.

Here I disagree with you. I have an old MIJ CE-3 and I think it sounds pretty flat and one dimensional. Granted, this is apples and oranges, but my Analogman chorus sounds better by miles.

zeppelin101 · 10-26-2009, 07:31 PM

Rock distortion RD 1

guysmiley · 10-26-2009, 10:24 PM

Digitech Bad Monkey. I can't find an overdrive I like better so far.

Boss CH-1. Its simple and can be subtle. Nothing fancy, yet I use it the most.

Danelectro French Toast octave fuzz.

needlespauls · 10-26-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by guysmiley

Digitech Bad Monkey. I can't find an overdrive I like better so far.

Boss CH-1. Its simple and can be subtle. Nothing fancy, yet I use it the most.

Danelectro French Toast octave fuzz.

Absolutely with you on the Bad Monkey!!! That low dial adjustment is also the icing on the cake. Great sounding pedal. I keep trying to find excuses to spend double-triple the money on a high end OD, but I just can't justify it. It sounds damn good!!!

zontar · 10-26-2009, 11:35 PM

I don't use my Boss PH1 Phaser too often--it does sound dated--but it's fun.

The Boss AW-3 I don't sue a lot either--but it's a ton of fun--especially on bass--if I played bass more often, I would use it a lot more.

It's greta for certain settings though--so it sticks around.

whateverlikesgadge · 10-27-2009, 11:58 AM

I gotta say I really want one of these! Death N Roll at its finest.

st.bede · 10-27-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zslane

2. Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

I played one once and I thought it was cool although maybe not the most organic sounding pedal it could do a lot of strange things and I always like that.....

snaredrum · 10-27-2009, 12:44 PM

i think my guilty pleasure is either my wah (a boss pw10 at the moment) or possibly my whammy...

Pwozzie · 10-27-2009, 02:05 PM

I really want a Mid-Fi Glitch Computer...

xsouldriverx · 10-27-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pwozzie

I really want a Mid-Fi Glitch Computer...

me too but its too much money for me just to use to fool around and try to get a good 8 bit sound to replicate NES games with.

Pwozzie · 10-27-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by xsouldriverx

me too but its too much money for me just to use to fool around and try to get a good 8 bit sound to replicate NES games with.

True, but I tend to sell x amount of pedals to buy new ones. I should get back to making stompboxes and selling.. decent $ that way.

zslane · 10-27-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by whateverlikesgadge

I gotta say I really want one of these! Death N Roll at its finest.

I had one of these in the mid/late-80s and I find I like the MT-2 MetalZone far more. Just personal preference.

Goldtop75 · 10-27-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RichCI

That's a good pedal and it's name tells you exactly what it's all about- if you want a death-from-above scooped mids tone, you can't go wrong with a Metal Zone.

Actually, I was a user until Digitech released the Hardwire Metal Distortion. It beats the hell out of the MT2 by copying what it does best, and gets rid of what it sucks at. Digitech improved heavily on the MT2 for the TL2.

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3. Boss CE-3 Chorus
I don't care if everyone thinks it has a distinctively 80's sound to it. For my money it is my favorite chorus pedal of all time.

I had one. Totally LOVED it!

Black label MIJ piece. The only reason I got rid of it is because I replaced it with the Hardwire Chorus, that could deliver what the CE3 could do and much much more!

Dragonsoni · 10-28-2009, 04:15 PM

BBE Freq Boost (treble booster) - Makes my OCD and Crunch Box more alive sounding and great used alone into my Marshall Bluesbreaker.

Liam · 10-28-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by guysmiley

Danelectro French Toast octave fuzz.

I got one of those a couple of weeks back. Talk about guilty pleasures on a low budget. Proper cheesy fuzz octave for $20.55 brand new, and yep, it's a keeper.

I've also got a couple of HM-2s that I still use (evidently David Gilmour likes them too) and this weird old JHS Fuzz that sounds good and lame. They are out there!

Liam

RichCI · 10-28-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldtop75

I had one. Totally LOVED it!

Black label MIJ piece. The only reason I got rid of it is because I replaced it with the Hardwire Chorus, that could deliver what the CE3 could do and much much more!

To each his own. I'm thinking of selling my MIJ CE-3 just to get some collector bucks for it since it's just been sitting in a box.

Deftone · 10-29-2009, 07:33 AM

My Visual Sound H20 is cool. I consider the Echo porion of the pedal a necessity and the Chorus a luxury.

onedaycloser · 10-29-2009, 07:47 PM

I recently traded a DS-1 (bland) that was stock for a Digitech Grunge. The Grunge is much more fun, it's just crazy distorted fizz with loads of sustain. I don't use it all the time but when I want to "pretend" I can play Metal it's what I go for.

It's a lot like the Danelectro Fabtone Distortion that I used to have, but with a little more range in the distorted tone. It also seems to take a higher bass setting better than the Dano.

GNR'Goldtop · 10-30-2009, 12:10 PM

i have to go with my wah...have to say its my favorite effect no matter what anyone says

BoxyBrown22 · 10-30-2009, 12:21 PM

I have my Electro-Harmonix Soul Preacher Compressor going all the time when I'm live, jamming, or rehearsing with a band. It brings out the nuances I like and makes my guitars seem more articulate, it also pushes my other pedals which makes them sound better to my ears.

My Devi Ever Karaoke Party is fun too! It sounds just like sh*t! It's pretty bad, but when used with my RAT through a tube amp that's on the verge of over driving it just works...

Gibsonblues · 10-31-2009, 07:14 AM

Okay, it's not a vintage analog or high dollar pedal, but I'm having fun with this one at the moment. I get huge sound out of this one!

R8R6Ben · 11-04-2009, 08:59 AM

A danelectro pb&j delay.... It's one of those mini pedals theymade. Still haven't found a better delay lol.

analogsystem · 11-04-2009, 01:00 PM

Boss Metal zone pedal straight into the board......so weird and fake sounding, but strangely satisfying for death metal scooped chugga chuggas.

This pedal is lots of fun at practice volumes. It is completely useless in a band situation.
"FOOOOOSH"

5F6-A · 11-04-2009, 01:28 PM

Gonkulator

U2-ish weird old tune o'mine...

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Originally Posted by analogsystem

It is completely useless in a band situation.

so true!!

Deftone · 11-09-2009, 12:20 PM

The BBE Stinger and Sonic Stomp.

Pwozzie · 11-09-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by analogsystem

Boss Metal zone pedal straight into the board......so weird and fake sounding, but strangely satisfying for death metal scooped chugga chuggas.

This pedal is lots of fun at practice volumes. It is completely useless in a band situation.
"FOOOOOSH"

I've found that the Metal Muff sounds just fine in a band situation. The Uber Metal was a little better than the Metal Zone, and I'm sure the Guyatone Metal Monster (MM-X) will blow them all away... if I ever get a chance to score one!

zslane · 11-10-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pwozzie

I'm sure the Guyatone Metal Monster (MM-X) will blow them all away...

Why?

10-25-2009, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
zslane Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,013 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Guilty Pleasure Pedals Here is my list of "guilty pleasure" pedals. Pedals which a lot of reasonable folks think are cheesy, or overused, or stuck in some embarrassing era of rock, but which I am having a ton of fun with anyway: 1. Zoom G1J John5 Signature Lots of really fun preset effects combinations, and one of them (setting "C4") has become a real favorite. I have it hooked up to a little Marshall MG15CDR and it is such a blast! 2. Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Man, I just love this one to death. Scoop the mids out of it and my DSL-100 becomes a Dual-Rec killer! 3. Boss CE-3 Chorus I don't care if everyone thinks it has a distinctively 80's sound to it. For my money it is my favorite chorus pedal of all time. 4. Boss XT-2 Xtortion Obscure distortion pedal unlike any other. I just love the way you can dial in a subtle wah flavor which gives it a truly tasty texture. __________________ Les Paul Standards: ('96 Goldtop, '99 Ebony, '03 Honeyburst) Les Paul Supreme: ('07 Trans Black) Les Paul Custom: ('04 Alpine White) Other Gibsons: ('01 Tony Iommi signature SG) Click here for the full-size group photo.

10-25-2009, 05:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
jimmypagekills Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 316 Thanks: 36 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals Digitech BM-2: Brian May sig pedal that has a lot of cool settings, and it has good tone. Still can sound harsh with the wah though. __________________ “Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.”-John Stossel "I have busted more hippies' noses than all the narcs in the free world."-Ted Nugent

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xsouldriverx Disciple-of-RobotOverlord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NY Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 51 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals i think wahs are guilty pleasure pedals. they can even make my bad playing seem nice and funky. __________________ 2005 Ibanez H.R. Giger Iceman

10-26-2009, 10:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
guysmiley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PDX Posts: 121 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals Digitech Bad Monkey. I can't find an overdrive I like better so far. Boss CH-1. Its simple and can be subtle. Nothing fancy, yet I use it the most. Danelectro French Toast octave fuzz.

10-26-2009, 11:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
zontar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In a people house Posts: 1,756 Thanks: 17 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals I don't use my Boss PH1 Phaser too often--it does sound dated--but it's fun. The Boss AW-3 I don't sue a lot either--but it's a ton of fun--especially on bass--if I played bass more often, I would use it a lot more. It's greta for certain settings though--so it sticks around. __________________ I've been a pilgrim on this earth since the day of my birth, I'm a long way from my home.

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10-27-2009, 11:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
whateverlikesgadge Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 724 Thanks: 6 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals I gotta say I really want one of these! Death N Roll at its finest. __________________

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snaredrum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 3,919 Thanks: 39 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals i think my guilty pleasure is either my wah (a boss pw10 at the moment) or possibly my whammy... __________________ "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

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Pwozzie Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 6,511 Thanks: 160 Thanked 68 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals I really want a Mid-Fi Glitch Computer... __________________

10-28-2009, 04:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
Dragonsoni Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals BBE Freq Boost (treble booster) - Makes my OCD and Crunch Box more alive sounding and great used alone into my Marshall Bluesbreaker. __________________ 2007 Historic R8 8.75 lbs VOS Plain Top Faded Tobacco Burst 2007 Historic R7 9.00 lbs +/- Popular Demand Series In one of Gibson’s classic moments of waste-not-want-not, Les Paul Custom pickguards and pickup rings were used on a few 1957 Goldtops. The result is an elegant and very rare touch on a classic Les Paul.

10-29-2009, 07:33 AM	#20 (permalink)
Deftone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 3,773 Thanks: 257 Thanked 70 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals My Visual Sound H20 is cool. I consider the Echo porion of the pedal a necessity and the Chorus a luxury. __________________ -Mark You go where you look, so look where you want to go.

10-29-2009, 07:47 PM	#21 (permalink)
onedaycloser Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WNC Posts: 347 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals I recently traded a DS-1 (bland) that was stock for a Digitech Grunge. The Grunge is much more fun, it's just crazy distorted fizz with loads of sustain. I don't use it all the time but when I want to "pretend" I can play Metal it's what I go for. It's a lot like the Danelectro Fabtone Distortion that I used to have, but with a little more range in the distorted tone. It also seems to take a higher bass setting better than the Dano.

10-30-2009, 12:10 PM	#22 (permalink)
GNR'Goldtop Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 68 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals i have to go with my wah...have to say its my favorite effect no matter what anyone says

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BoxyBrown22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 402 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals I have my Electro-Harmonix Soul Preacher Compressor going all the time when I'm live, jamming, or rehearsing with a band. It brings out the nuances I like and makes my guitars seem more articulate, it also pushes my other pedals which makes them sound better to my ears. My Devi Ever Karaoke Party is fun too! It sounds just like sh*t! It's pretty bad, but when used with my RAT through a tube amp that's on the verge of over driving it just works...

10-31-2009, 07:14 AM	#24 (permalink)
Gibsonblues Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 679 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals Okay, it's not a vintage analog or high dollar pedal, but I'm having fun with this one at the moment. I get huge sound out of this one! __________________ Play them blues boy.... 65 Gibson SG Jr., Gibson Les Paul Jr, 06 American Deluxe Telecaster, 86 G&L Invader 65 Deluxe Reverb RI, Peavey Classic 50 2X12, Blues Junior NOS w/Eminence Private Jack, Gibson GA-5, Hot Rod Deluxe OCD V4, Fulltone Fat Boost, Monte Allums DS-1, Boss SD-1, CE-2, TU-2, CMAT Brownie EHX LBM Pi, Way Huge Aqua Puss, Modtone MT-AD, Hardwire TL-2, T-Rex Fuel Tank Jr. 02 Gallagher Doc Watson, 72 Alvarez Yairi 12 st, 07 Collings MT, Kentucky KM-350

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R8R6Ben Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Matsumoto, Japan Posts: 386 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals A danelectro pb&j delay.... It's one of those mini pedals theymade. Still haven't found a better delay lol. __________________ 2007 Gibson Les Paul R8 "Jamie Leigh" 2001 Gibson Les Paul R6 "Aimi" 2000 Fender Am Stand Telecaster "Jezebel" Lovepedal Eternity Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Analogman Beano Boost Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue

11-04-2009, 01:00 PM	#26 (permalink)
analogsystem Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 521 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals Boss Metal zone pedal straight into the board......so weird and fake sounding, but strangely satisfying for death metal scooped chugga chuggas. This pedal is lots of fun at practice volumes. It is completely useless in a band situation. "FOOOOOSH" __________________ www.myspace.com/wahwahexitwound Guitars: 2007 Gibson Firebird V, 1994 Hamer Studio Archtop, 1974 Fender Musicmaster neck on Mustang Body, 1988 Hamer Californian Elite Amps: 1982 JCM800 2203 (on a 1960a), 1966 Sunn 100s (on an Avatar 2x12), 1960s Magnatone M2, 79 Princeton Reverb (blackfaced) Main Pedalboard: Morley Wah, MJM Blues Devil, Prescription Experience, Fulltone '69, Russian Green Big Muff, SPF Ego Booster, Digidelay, Voodoo Pedal Power 2

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Deftone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 3,773 Thanks: 257 Thanked 70 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Guilty Pleasure Pedals The BBE Stinger and Sonic Stomp. __________________ -Mark You go where you look, so look where you want to go.

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