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Started by Hemisaurus, September 12, 2011, 08:25:04 PM

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Hemisaurus

Just curious, how many people have pedals that they keep on all the time whilst they play? How many pedals do you keep on all the time?

stentorianeffects

The bands I was in where i used a RAT it was on permanently. when i needed to clean up a little i just eased back on my volume pedal. I rarely use a "clean" clean for anything.
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justinhedrick

i don't have one. my eq comes close. it is on about 75% of the time.

Instant Dan

RAT2 was probably on most of the time. Besides the tuner... ;)

bitter

Depends on my setup as I don't run a board, just a couple pedals at a time. In the past, I would always keep an OD-9 on for boosting clean and lead tones. Lately, I run into an ISP noise gate then into the Manx fuzz or Supercollider. 
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bass sic

MXR M80 is on all the time whilst I play bass, for the EQ and the gain.

spookstrickland

Lately I've been leaving my Dynacomp on all the time.  It really brings out the chewyness of my fuzz and then keeps the cleans from being to sensitive.
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johnny problem

It depends on what I'm playing.  But if I'm playing dirty, my super duper awesome Boss DS-1 is on all the time.

bloodofkings

Depends on the band. The hardcore band I'm playing in. I use a Metal Muff on and never shut it off. Other band I'm in I bounce between a Green Rhino and a Supercollider. Third band I keep a Green Rhino on 90% of the time. I seldom have a clean tone on bass. I usually keep some sort of dirt box on or I'm pushing an amp hard.
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Ranbat

Last band I had, none. I liked the gain on my VTM and the wah and delay I only used for solos. I had a DOD Stereo Flanger I used for this and that.

I'm trying to put together a surf instrumental band now, so the amp's reverb will probably be on all the time.
Meh :/

dogfood

I'm not that kind of guitar player...though if my meathead drummer had his way I'd have a Rat dimed 100%-o-the-time. ;D
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Soul Preacher Compressor, and my Cathedral reverb.
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db3jed

My Trick Pro 1-V Bigfoot.
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Pundan

There's no pedal that I keep on at all times, but I have my Dynacomp on very often.

Instant Dan

#15
Can anyone explain why I should own a compressor pedal? Notice a bunch of guys saying they keep it on. I feel like it wouldn't be useful with my 50 watt Marshall as it would a 100 watter.

justJon

Our Octabass has a defective switch, so it's always on by default. That's OK, though, it's dedicated through the bass rig.
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Quote from: dogfood on September 12, 2011, 11:15:48 PM
I'm not that kind of guitar player...though if my meathead drummer had his way I'd have a Rat dimed 100%-o-the-time. ;D
Your meathead drummer is right.  ;)
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Lumpy

Quote from: Instant Dan on September 13, 2011, 12:27:06 PM
Can anyone explain why I should own a compressor pedal? Notice a bunch of guys saying they keep it on. I feel like it wouldn't be useful with my 50 watt Marshall as it would a 100 watter.

A tube amp has some natural compression. You might not need it.
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Hemisaurus

especially, as he observes, on his 50W. ;D

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Quote from: Lumpy on September 13, 2011, 03:07:14 PM
Quote from: Instant Dan on September 13, 2011, 12:27:06 PM
Can anyone explain why I should own a compressor pedal? Notice a bunch of guys saying they keep it on. I feel like it wouldn't be useful with my 50 watt Marshall as it would a 100 watter.

A tube amp has some natural compression. You might not need it.

Not those heads, haha. Mine is dry, and snappy.

I run my compressor first in the chain, post- tuner.

Tuner > Compressor > Pharaoh > AC Booster (soon to be another Pharaoh,)> EHX POG > Cathedral Reverb > Ibanez DML10 > Ibanez AD-80 > Boss RC-2 - out.

I usually use my compressor as a slight input boost into all of my other shit. Definitely evens everything out for me.
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Chovie D

I dont understand how people use compressors with guitars eiether..

I use it with clean country telecaster. I use it AFTER a cocked wah when i want to sound Brian May-ish..but it abvoslutey kills any dynamics in my distortions, fuzzes, phasers ..unless your just using for a boost with no actual compression??

Instant Dan

I think the key is using a loud open head. I always thought a compressor was the secret to YOB guitar tone. Mike turns on the compressor with that Matamp, or now Superbass head, and would run gobs of distortion.

RacerX

The only pedal I have on at all times is the suck pedal. I run it dimed.
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Chovie D

Quote from: Instant Dan on September 13, 2011, 06:26:22 PM
I think the key is using a loud open head. I always thought a compressor was the secret to YOB guitar tone. Mike turns on the compressor with that Matamp, or now Superbass head, and would run gobs of distortion.

what does the word "open" mean in this context?