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[bodia]

Kemper Stage

 

[László]

Don't make me choose!

 

[Texsunburst59]

Always on pedal

EP Booster

 

[Rhythmisking]

Fromel Shape EQ. Treble boost or cut, bass boost or cut, and a parametric mid. Must have.

If the tone is wrong it messes with my head.

Now that being said, I always have reverb and some delay in my sound, because that's what I like, but the delay isn't essential and while I MUST have reverb, that could be from the amp, so that doesn't count.

 

[veinbuster]

I like the right pedal most. I always press it first when I go on a bike ride.

 

[Lewguitar]

Fromel Shape EQ. Treble boost or cut, bass boost or cut, and a parametric mid. Must have.

If the tone is wrong it messes with my head.

Now that being said, I always have reverb and some delay in my sound, because that's what I like, but the delay isn't essential and while I MUST have reverb, that could be from the amp, so that doesn't count.

Are those still being made? They were the talk of GearPage a few years ago. All good talk too!

 

[WA Paul]

H9, but I’m stuck in the last decade

 

[Rod/]

Lovepedal Burst Eternity or Tone City Model S (Soldano) pedal into Amp1 & Scumback M55

 

[Tony M.]

My pedals are nice and all but I don't NEED any of them.

A good guitar plugged into a good amplifier is just fine.

 

[Longneck Tenon]

I haven't touched an electric in months...but, when I did (and when I inevitably return) my always on, must have pedal is a Timmy.

Because both of my amps are mostly clean I need a little grit from a full frequency pedal that doesn’t color the sound. My MXR Timmy does this perfectly. I know most people like the middle diode selected but I prefer the grittier, more compressed sound of the right side diode instead.

 

[RickP]

RJM Mastermind GT/22

 

[Sybo]

If I could only have one pedal it’d be a Zoom MS50g.

I don’t care what people think, our love is for real.

I am not familiar but longing to learn!!

 

[theDeepender]

Besides the obvious tuner
What is one pedal that you have at all times. You simply can't imagine plugging in without.
I know this gets brought up now and again, but I feel like it's always good to re-discuss, especially as new tones and so many new models are hitting the market.
For me it's the Morley Bad Horsie.
I'm mostly a plug into the amp guy. I've had a lot of dirt pedals. Had a few chorus pedals. But gotta have a wah.

A clean overdrive.
Mine is either the Way Huge Green Rhino Mark IV or Darkglass VMT, depending on the flavor of overdrive I want.

 

[Rhythmisking]

Are those still being made? They were the talk of GearPage a few years ago. All good talk too!

Don't think so...I got mine a long time ago.

 

[Aahzz]

Because both of my amps are mostly clean I need a little grit from a full frequency pedal that doesn’t color the sound. My MXR Timmy does this perfectly. I know most people like the middle diode selected but I prefer the grittier, more compressed sound of the right side diode instead.

That's exactly how I use the Timmy as well - just add a little sparkle round the edges, I don't like a completely clean tone.

 

[phillybri]

EHX OD Glove

 

[markd21]

Helix Control - though I only use it live.

 

[Monahan]

Only one pedal for all three situations?

It would have to be a good EQ. Boss GE-7, or something of the like. Just learned of a programable EQ pedal by Source Audio "EQ2"... that looks interesting.

I know it's not as exciting as those others have mentioned, but a good EQ is worth its weight in gold IMO

 

[Bogner]

ISP Decimator

 

[Longneck Tenon]

That's exactly how I use the Timmy as well - just add a little sparkle round the edges, I don't like a completely clean tone.

“Sparkle” is the perfect way to describe it. If I need more I can boost an Archer Ikon into it. But the Timmy is almost always on.