which pedals fitting for wide range of sounding

ali_ki · 3rd September 2008

which pedals fitting for wide range of sounding?
i play different styles ,from satriani and malmsteen to david gilmour and S.R.V
and want to know which pedals (especially OD/distortions) are suitable for that stuff?
what about compressors.boosters,flangers,phasers,EQ,chorus,wah and volume pedals.
is booster necessery or its optional?

octatonic · 4th September 2008

You're asking a lot of very broad and yet personal questions.

There is no definitive 'truth' when it comes to guitars tones- all you will get is a bunch of conjecture from a bunch of internet audio-geeks.
Try different pedals & make up your own mind.
It is 90% YOU- the things you plug into matter a lot less than you do.

I'd avoid pedals that cover a lot of bases, as a rule- single function boxes tend to do the business better.

That said, Fulltone Fulldrive is excellent, as is the Keeley Rat.
Check them out.

chrispick · 4th September 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali_ki

i play different styles ,from satriani and malmsteen to david gilmour and S.R.V
and want to know which pedals (especially OD/distortions) are suitable for that stuff?

I'm having a hard times understanding how someone who plays all those styles can ask that question.

If you're looking to cop a style by using some of the same pedals as those guys, here's a place to start, I guess:

guitargeek | the guitar rig database

davet · 12th September 2008

I use an Analogman TS9 Turbo Tube Screamer. A buddy of mine uses a DS-1 into an Tube Screamer for those Gilmore type sounds. I'm going to do the same thing.

The idea behind the DS-1 into the Tube Screamer is you have hard distortion (the DS-1) into the soft distortion (Tube Screamer). I was very suspicious of this setup until I tried it a few weeks ago. I was blown away, it really does work!! Great sustain/tone at very low volumes.

Gilmore does something similar with Butler Tube Drivers and such along with his Cornish pedal boards.

cornish = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

DaveT

theGeek · 13th September 2008

A good starting point is anything with a TS808 chip in it (tube screamer, jekyll & hyde, etc) and go from there. A modded boss ds-1 also sounds great.

Also.. get a wah. I like Dunlop and Vox wahs myself but the Fulltone wah is also very nice.

guitardom · 13th September 2008

research the fulltone full drive 2 mosfet. i was blown away how versatile and tonal range it is capable of.

woomanmoomin · 13th September 2008

IMO, the sort of unit typified by the Dunlop Uni-Vibe, with or without the control pedal, is hard to beat in terms of vibrato for any kind of 60s or 70s tone you might hear from Hendrix or Gilmour. (Think Hendrix at Woodstock.) It has a very warm analogue feel (i.e. does not rob your guitar of all its tone and sound like diluted p*ss like a lot of digital stuff). There are a lot of similar products and many of them are probably great. Hendrix was also a fan of germanium and silicon transistor fuzz pedals like the Fuzzface. I am too (though not of the silicon ones so much).

On the other hand, also IMO, you pretty much need to get everything right from the plectrum up. Right thickness and feel of plectrum, right strings, right bridge, right action, right pick-ups, right guitar electrics in general, right guitar body, right settings, right neck, right neck joint, right fingerboard wood, right fret wire, right lead (maybe), right pedals, right amp, right settings on the amp, right speakers... That's not to say that there is any correct way to do any of this but... just for instance... SRV used incredibly thick strings and his action was high. Buddy Guy said playing Stevie's guitar (or trying to) was like playing barbed wire. Sometimes the skin on Stevie's fingertips would get sliced right off (and sometimes he would glue it back on and keep playing). Now, Hendrix, on the other hand... Much lighter strings, a lower action, dirtier-sounding Marshall amps a lot of the time (as opposed to SRV's clean Fenders)... Even though Stevie was clearly influenced by both Buddy and Jimi...

Unclenny · 13th September 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by woomanmoomin

On the other hand, also IMO, you pretty much need to get everything right from the plectrum up.

Hey...where you been man?

I'm a finger picker on my SG and I agree that you can get your tone right up front in how you hit the strings.

woomanmoomin · 14th September 2008

Yeah, when I got my SG, it took me a few weeks to adjust the intonation and find the strings I liked best and blah blah blah. It made all the difference. (And I won't often touch a plectrum under .60 or something. The thicker I can play with, the better. I like the thick little stubby types.) Then my feeling about the strings changed a little and I had to go through the whole thing again.

I definitely prefer a high-ish action and thick-ish strings (I'm a Townshend fan) but SRV's guitar would have killed me. And then my mama.

3rd September 2008	#1
ali_ki Gear interested Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 Thread Starter	which pedals fitting for wide range of sounding which pedals fitting for wide range of sounding? i play different styles ,from satriani and malmsteen to david gilmour and S.R.V and want to know which pedals (especially OD/distortions) are suitable for that stuff? what about compressors.boosters,flangers,phasers,EQ,chorus,wah and volume pedals. is booster necessery or its optional?

4th September 2008	#2
octatonic Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,450	You're asking a lot of very broad and yet personal questions. There is no definitive 'truth' when it comes to guitars tones- all you will get is a bunch of conjecture from a bunch of internet audio-geeks. Try different pedals & make up your own mind. It is 90% YOU- the things you plug into matter a lot less than you do. I'd avoid pedals that cover a lot of bases, as a rule- single function boxes tend to do the business better. That said, Fulltone Fulldrive is excellent, as is the Keeley Rat. Check them out. __________________ Regards, Jim Richmond "I don't go to mythical places with strange men." Douglas Adams

13th September 2008	#5
theGeek Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 809	A good starting point is anything with a TS808 chip in it (tube screamer, jekyll & hyde, etc) and go from there. A modded boss ds-1 also sounds great. Also.. get a wah. I like Dunlop and Vox wahs myself but the Fulltone wah is also very nice. __________________ theGeek Springload - Juice Rock Tremor Christ Pearl Jam Tribute Shouldn't you be practicing?

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12th September 2008	#4
davet Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 548	I use an Analogman TS9 Turbo Tube Screamer. A buddy of mine uses a DS-1 into an Tube Screamer for those Gilmore type sounds. I'm going to do the same thing. The idea behind the DS-1 into the Tube Screamer is you have hard distortion (the DS-1) into the soft distortion (Tube Screamer). I was very suspicious of this setup until I tried it a few weeks ago. I was blown away, it really does work!! Great sustain/tone at very low volumes. Gilmore does something similar with Butler Tube Drivers and such along with his Cornish pedal boards. cornish = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ DaveT

13th September 2008	#6
guitardom Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2006 Location: new mexico Posts: 770	research the fulltone full drive 2 mosfet. i was blown away how versatile and tonal range it is capable of.

13th September 2008	#7
woomanmoomin Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 1,021	IMO, the sort of unit typified by the Dunlop Uni-Vibe, with or without the control pedal, is hard to beat in terms of vibrato for any kind of 60s or 70s tone you might hear from Hendrix or Gilmour. (Think Hendrix at Woodstock.) It has a very warm analogue feel (i.e. does not rob your guitar of all its tone and sound like diluted pss like a lot of digital stuff). There are a lot of similar products and many of them are probably great. Hendrix was also a fan of germanium and silicon transistor fuzz pedals like the Fuzzface. I am too (though not of the silicon ones so much). On the other hand, also IMO, you pretty much need to get everything right from the plectrum up. Right thickness and feel of plectrum, right strings, right bridge, right action, right pick-ups, right guitar electrics in general, right guitar body, right settings, right neck, right neck joint*, right fingerboard wood, right fret wire, right lead (maybe), right pedals, right amp, right settings on the amp, right speakers... That's not to say that there is any correct way to do any of this but... just for instance... SRV used incredibly thick strings and his action was high. Buddy Guy said playing Stevie's guitar (or trying to) was like playing barbed wire. Sometimes the skin on Stevie's fingertips would get sliced right off (and sometimes he would glue it back on and keep playing). Now, Hendrix, on the other hand... Much lighter strings, a lower action, dirtier-sounding Marshall amps a lot of the time (as opposed to SRV's clean Fenders)... Even though Stevie was clearly influenced by both Buddy and Jimi...

14th September 2008	#9
woomanmoomin Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 1,021	Yeah, when I got my SG, it took me a few weeks to adjust the intonation and find the strings I liked best and blah blah blah. It made all the difference. (And I won't often touch a plectrum under .60 or something. The thicker I can play with, the better. I like the thick little stubby types.) Then my feeling about the strings changed a little and I had to go through the whole thing again. I definitely prefer a high-ish action and thick-ish strings (I'm a Townshend fan) but SRV's guitar would have killed me. And then my mama.