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re: Electric guitar effects 101 - what's a necessity iyo?
Posted on 9/30/19 at 5:23 pm to kingbob
Posted on 9/30/19 at 5:23 pm to kingbob
If Im playing guitar in a band and have to pick 3 essential pedals, wah is not one of them.
That’s all I’m saying. Overdrive, fuzz, and reverb would be the essentials if I had to pick only 3.
Wah is about as essential as chorus. And no one needs chorus.
That’s all I’m saying. Overdrive, fuzz, and reverb would be the essentials if I had to pick only 3.
Wah is about as essential as chorus. And no one needs chorus.
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Posted on 9/30/19 at 5:50 pm to monsterballads
To each their own, man. I’ve Been performing in rock bands for years and can count on one hand the number of non-acoustic performances I’ve done without a wah
Posted on 9/30/19 at 5:51 pm to kingbob
I have to agree here. A wah and a chorus are far from essential. Essential is a delay and an overdrive. Everything else is preference.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 6:02 pm to kingbob
Bob what kind of music do you play?
Posted on 9/30/19 at 6:07 pm to The Mick
Southern rock mostly
A little 80’s metal
A little blues
Some pop punk
A little 80’s metal
A little blues
Some pop punk
Posted on 9/30/19 at 6:14 pm to The Mick
Look into Boss Katana amps. The Katana 100 has over 50 boss effects, boosters, OD's etc built in. They sound great for a solid state amp. The 100 is around 350 new. It also has an power soak section for 50 and 1.5 Watts. Great for playing at home. I own one and for the money they are amazing.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 6:14 pm to kingbob
Nice
Posted on 9/30/19 at 7:44 pm to The Mick
I would also advise a compressor if you like to play country licks.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 8:52 pm to The Mick
quote:
just a cheap squire tele to start with)
If you go with Squire, do your self a favor and stick with the Squire Classic Vibe series. I cant recommend them enough. You would be happy with it for a long time.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 11:32 am to PoppaD
I was going with the affinity series which is about half the price of the classic vibe. How bad is the affinity?
Posted on 10/1/19 at 12:19 pm to The Mick
My main pedals:
Behringer Multi Fx - This thing was dirt cheap, but the delay mode is outstanding and that's what I use it for.
Boss Blues Driver
Boss Distortion
I also have Boss Overdrive, FuzzBox, Boss Chorus, Boss Loop Station
I want to add a Strymon BigSky next.
For you, just get a Blues Driver and you are good.
Behringer Multi Fx - This thing was dirt cheap, but the delay mode is outstanding and that's what I use it for.
Boss Blues Driver
Boss Distortion
I also have Boss Overdrive, FuzzBox, Boss Chorus, Boss Loop Station
I want to add a Strymon BigSky next.
For you, just get a Blues Driver and you are good.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 1:20 pm to The Mick
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I was going with the affinity series which is about half the price of the classic vibe. How bad is the affinity?
Honestly not bad. I've had the affinity Tele. The stock pickups kinda suck. Otherwise it stays in tune well and is a decent guitar. Dont go cheaper then the Affinity. If I'm not mistaken the affinity nut is more narrow then other Squire or Fender teles. You might feel a little cramped on it.
I went Classic Vibe after the affinity and I'm done upgrading. There is no need to move further up in the Fender line if you dont mind the guitar says Squire and is made in China. The classic vibe is really a phenomenal guitar that you wont grow out of. It punches well above is price tag.
If I could only afford a Affinity it would be fine. But if that were the case I would want to try to find a used Classic Vibe first.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 1:55 pm to PoppaD
never was a fan of squiers. why not save just a little more money and get a better quality guitar?
Posted on 10/1/19 at 2:00 pm to monsterballads
One of my favorite guitars was around $350-$400
Ibanez Artcore
Ibanez Artcore
Posted on 10/1/19 at 2:15 pm to monsterballads
quote:
why not save just a little more money and get a better quality guitar?
That's true for every other Squire but the Classic Vibe. That series is great. Modern manufacturing technology has made value guitars much better then they used to be.
The Squire Classic Vibe to me is equal to a MIM Tele. The Mim fender thou is about $200 dollars more. Of course the classic vibe is made in China.
To some people that $200 is a big difference when they are very similar things.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 2:35 pm to The Mick
As far as pedals. I focus mainly on country and chicken pickin tones and will give my opinion. I second other people that said go cheap. Behringer makes decent stuff and they also own Tc electronic. Tc electronic has a series exclusive to Guitar Center that run around $50 each. Those pedals are in metal housings and work better then thier price point.
An essential pedal for Country tone is a compressor. I recommend spending extra money on a Keeley compressor. Good news is that Keeley compressors used to be around $170. They dropped their price and I now I see the Keeley for around $100. That's a good price for one of the better compressors out there.
If your amp doesnt have reverb that is essential.
If your amp doesnt have delay that is essential. (You need a quick delay for slapback echo type stuff)
Otherwise, essential to country tones is a phaser.(think Waylon Jennings) I have a phase 90 but I've heard good things about the cheaper ones.
My last essential pedal is a overdrive. I use a Ibanez Tubescreamer.
The only other pedal I would recommend is a looper. A looper is fun as hell to use for solo practice. I use it all the time.
Like others said multi effects units do a good job with reverb and delay and have tons of other effects.
Based on the music you said you like keep it simple with less effects. All my guitar heros like Don Rich, Luther Perkins, Ray Flacke, etc didnt use many effects.
I listened to an interview the other day with Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakams first guitarist) He used no effects on all those famous Dwight Yoakum licks. Just a tele direct into a Twin reverb.
An essential pedal for Country tone is a compressor. I recommend spending extra money on a Keeley compressor. Good news is that Keeley compressors used to be around $170. They dropped their price and I now I see the Keeley for around $100. That's a good price for one of the better compressors out there.
If your amp doesnt have reverb that is essential.
If your amp doesnt have delay that is essential. (You need a quick delay for slapback echo type stuff)
Otherwise, essential to country tones is a phaser.(think Waylon Jennings) I have a phase 90 but I've heard good things about the cheaper ones.
My last essential pedal is a overdrive. I use a Ibanez Tubescreamer.
The only other pedal I would recommend is a looper. A looper is fun as hell to use for solo practice. I use it all the time.
Like others said multi effects units do a good job with reverb and delay and have tons of other effects.
Based on the music you said you like keep it simple with less effects. All my guitar heros like Don Rich, Luther Perkins, Ray Flacke, etc didnt use many effects.
I listened to an interview the other day with Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakams first guitarist) He used no effects on all those famous Dwight Yoakum licks. Just a tele direct into a Twin reverb.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 3:37 pm to kingbob
Before you go and drop hundreds or thousands on effects pedals that you end up never using, I would suggest you go and spend 70 or 80 bucks on an iRig system. My reasoning is simple. It allows you to plug your guitar directly into your laptop or iPad. This gives you access to tons of digital effects and amps. Play around with those and get familiar with the different tonal possibilities of each and how they work in conjunction with other effects. Hell you might find that the digital effects satisfy whatever sound you’re chasing. 
Posted on 10/1/19 at 3:46 pm to CocoLoco
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Strymon BigSky
want.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 3:52 pm to BayouBlitz
my advice is to youtube demos of pedals you're interested in and look at reverb for used pedals. usually can find some really good deals on there.
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