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I have a question. I already have a dunlop crybaby wah-wah pedal, and I'm looking for some more effects pedals. What manufacturer makes the sturdiest, best sounding pedals? Thanks.

boss distortion isnt bad

the brian may guitar effects pedal is meant to be good, that is if you want to sound like brian may

You can also use pods, you can load guitar effects into them downloaded from the net

You can also get AC30 pedals, they give you the sound of an AC30 vox amp or something like that, the sound from them is rich, deep kinda like Santana

I have a zoom which is a digital effects pedal, not sturdy mind, but in terms of recording it gets the job done...somewhat, digital effects tend to give a choked processed sound, whereas analogues have a freer less compressed? sound and work muchly better for gigs.

Get an MXR Distortion + pedal. You won't regret it.

I use Boss and Digitech X-Series. Boss are the most reliable in my opinion.

I cannot understand a word you people say. :p

Depends.

What are you looking to do with it? What do you want to play? Any particular guitar tones that you like, or any effects that make you go "wow, how does he do that?"

If you want distortion, do you want something with a lot of gain, or a nice crisp sound? Fuzzy, maybe? A mix?

Or do you just want to make a bunch of weird noises?

Just remember that they aren't crucial and you can end up spending a *lot* on the bastards. My pedal rig is probably worth more than my guitar (not that my guitar is much good anyway, mind).

A hotplate. Look it up if you don't know what it is. Believe me it will make your guitar sound much better to 90% of the people that hear it.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/DigiTech-Scott-Ian-Black13-Artist-Series-Modeler-Pedal?sku=156602

Buy that, sound like Scott Ian, get sex from girls who normally wouldn't look at you (because they're stuck-up bitches), feel good about yourself.

A hotplate. Look it up if you don't know what it is. Believe me it will make your guitar sound much better to 90% of the people that hear it.

Oooh, that's exactly what I need next, since I can't always crank up my tube amp to volumes where it sounds nice.

Zoom make really good low-cost milti-effects pedals. I suggest the G2 or the 505II

I own/have owned and recommend the following pedals:

-Boss BD-2
-Ibanez TS-9
-Boss DS-1
-MXR Phase Shifter
-Boss DD-2, DD-3, DD-6 Delay

Also, for a multieffects pedal- look into a Korg AX1500. I'm not much for MFX, but I bought one of these and was pretty impressed.

On a last note, look up Robert Keeley (http://www.robertkeeley.com/home.php) pedals... he both makes his own and modifies other models. Pay special attention to his Boss BD-2 ans DS-1 mods. I have sent both pedals to him for modification, and the difference was absolutely amazing. Well worth $100, IMO.

How about a Digiteech Crossroads? Everyone loves Cream... and if they say they don't, they're a filthy liar. ;)

Boss and crybaby pedals are all you need, too much effects are cheesie. You should rely more on the guitar and amp to really enhance the sound and give it any sort of reverb. I even prefere there to be a footswitch controlling the amps distortion rather then a external distortion. Unless you really specifaclly need a certain effect it's not worth dishing out loads of money. If you just want to mess about, buy a cheap multi effects pedal. When i'm gigging, I usually never use pedals, which is bizarre since im in a jazz-funk band where you would be expected to have at least one song with wah wah.

I cannot understand a word you people say. :p
Seconded:(

Boss and crybaby pedals are all you need, too much effects are cheesie. You should rely more on the guitar and amp to really enhance the sound and give it any sort of reverb. I even prefere there to be a footswitch controlling the amps distortion rather then a external distortion. Unless you really specifaclly need a certain effect it's not worth dishing out loads of money. If you just want to mess about, buy a cheap multi effects pedal. When i'm gigging, I usually never use pedals, which is bizarre since im in a jazz-funk band where you would be expected to have at least one song with wah wah.

A lot of effects can be cheesy... That's not to say that a shitload of effects can kick total ass. Take Bob Mould, for example.

He ran his Flying V (sometimes a cherry red Explorer) through an MXR Distortion + (one used by Jimi Hendrix back in the 1960's) which passed through a noisegate, which passed through an octave pedal, which in turn passed through a digital chorus and effects board, which then passed through a preamplifier, which finally passed to two amplifiers.

This setup makes for a very open, metallic sound.

A lot of effects can be cheesy... That's not to say that a shitload of effects can kick total ass. Take Bob Mould, for example.

He ran his Flying V (sometimes a cherry red Explorer) through an MXR Distortion + (one used by Jimi Hendrix back in the 1960's) which passed through a noisegate, which passed through an octave pedal, which in turn passed through a digital chorus and effects board, which then passed through a preamplifier, which finally passed to two amplifiers.

This setup makes for a very open, metallic sound.

Yeah but unless you are a fantastic guitar player (like Bob Mould), I wouldn't risk it. You may just look pretentious.

Yeah but unless you are a fantastic guitar player (like Bob Mould), I wouldn't risk it. You may just look pretentious.

Yeah, that's true. You should only start experimenting with effects once you're good enough, really.

Imo pedals are useful for giving the guitar a beefy sound. If you plug it straight into the amp, I find anyway with my marshall, it just doesnt have the same beefiness/rich texture or growl of a full on distortion lead

A hotplate. Look it up if you don't know what it is. Believe me it will make your guitar sound much better to 90% of the people that hear it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_plate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_plate) :confused: