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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Ian Price on April 26, 2009, 08:57:23 PM

Title: Pedal money
Post by: Ian Price on April 26, 2009, 08:57:23 PM
Evening everyone. It's my birthday today and I have been given some money - this will be spent on a pedal. Basically will either be a fuzz or a chorus to move me more towards a Frusciante type sound. I have about £100 to spend. Any suggestions?

I've thought about the catalin bread V8 fuzz but am not sure their pedals are normally like. Similarly I've thought about the digitech hardwire chorus but again don't know what they are like.

Good news is that I am off to the natural history museum tomorrow and V&R is not too far from it! My partner thinks I've set up the visit to the nhm just so I can visit V&R!
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: dave_mc on April 26, 2009, 08:58:40 PM
V&R isn't that close to the natural history museum... is it?

what type of chorus do you want? analogue? digital?
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Ian Price on April 26, 2009, 09:01:31 PM
V&R isn't that close to the natural history museum... is it?

what type of chorus do you want? analogue? digital?

According to multimap it's 2.93 miles - unless I've made a schoolboy error  :o

Looking for analog if within budget.
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: roland_rat on April 26, 2009, 09:05:45 PM
Happy Birthday!

Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: tomjackson on April 26, 2009, 09:40:27 PM
Ian, happy birthday!

John's setup on Stadium Arcadiom

Guitars ’55 and ’62 Fender Stratocasters; ’69 Les Paul Custom; Martin 0-15.
Amps Marshall Major and Silver Jubilee heads. Marshall 4x12 cabinets with stock Celestions.
Effects Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, DS-1 Distortion, DS-2 Turbo Distortion; Electro-Harmonix English Muff’n fuzz, Holy Grail Reverb, Big Muff Pi fuzz, POG Polyphonic Octave Generator, Electric Mistress Flanger; DOD 680 Analog Delay; Moog MF-105 MuRF, MF-105B Bass MuRF, MF-101 Low-Pass Filter, MF-103 Phaser; Ibanez WH-10 Wah; Dunlop DB-02 Dime Custom CryBaby.
Strings D’Addario .010-.046.

BYOC would be a good port of call...
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Twinfan on April 26, 2009, 10:53:00 PM
Happy Birthday!

This is a brilliant chorus - I have one on my board.  VERY similar (if not identical) to the much loved Boss CE-1 but with true bypass  :D

http://www.tonerider.com/effects/superlushchorus.html

http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/Tonerider_Pedals_Tonerider_Effects_Pedal_Tonerider_Superlush_Ch-pr-5564.html

(http://www.tonerider.com/images/SC1/sc1_splash.jpg)
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Jonny on April 26, 2009, 10:58:54 PM
Birthday? Why didn't you say anything!

Happy birthday Ian! Best wishes!
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Ian Price on April 26, 2009, 11:42:27 PM
Ian, happy birthday!

John's setup on Stadium Arcadiom

Guitars ’55 and ’62 Fender Stratocasters; ’69 Les Paul Custom; Martin 0-15.
Amps Marshall Major and Silver Jubilee heads. Marshall 4x12 cabinets with stock Celestions.
Effects Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, DS-1 Distortion, DS-2 Turbo Distortion; Electro-Harmonix English Muff’n fuzz, Holy Grail Reverb, Big Muff Pi fuzz, POG Polyphonic Octave Generator, Electric Mistress Flanger; DOD 680 Analog Delay; Moog MF-105 MuRF, MF-105B Bass MuRF, MF-101 Low-Pass Filter, MF-103 Phaser; Ibanez WH-10 Wah; Dunlop DB-02 Dime Custom CryBaby.
Strings D’Addario .010-.046.

BYOC would be a good port of call...

That's outrageous! I always knew he had a big, ahem, rig. That little set up would cost a few pounds!
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Ian Price on April 26, 2009, 11:51:05 PM
Cheers Dave - I knew the tonerider was going to come out! I'm not a fan of buying without trying usually - I'll see how risk averse I am feeling tomorrow!
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Philly Q on April 27, 2009, 01:29:06 AM
No suggestions, Ian, but happy birthday!  Though I'm a couple of hours late.
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: viking on April 27, 2009, 02:53:04 AM
Happy birthday  :)!  I would love this for my birthday: "Moog MF-105 MuRF, MF-105B Bass MuRF, MF-101 Low-Pass Filter, MF-103 Phaser; "That would be fun  8)! And...a real Rhodes Fender Piano is on my wishing list like for ever  :? About your wishes,i would look at the AnalogMan FuzzFace.I was about to trade my S&D TweakFuzz but it didn't happend..
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: gingataff on April 27, 2009, 04:42:24 AM
V&R isn't that close to the natural history museum... is it?

Not really, but the V&A is ;)

Happy Birthday Ian!
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: MrBump on April 27, 2009, 06:45:33 AM
Happy birthday, dude.

I like getting BYOC pedals for my birthday, as you seem to get more bang for your buck, as it were - no only do you get the pleasure of receiving it, you also get to extend the just over several week while you f*ck up building it!!!

 Mark
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Bradock PI on April 27, 2009, 02:10:43 PM
There is no issue over buying mail order or online you have a right to have your money back if you don't like it under consumer protection legislation. You may have to pay delivery to send it back but that is rarely more than the cost of going to the shop twice.

http://www.oft.gov.uk/advice_and_resources/resource_base/legal/distance-selling-regulations/cancellation-periods

Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: Twinfan on April 27, 2009, 02:31:17 PM
Cheers Dave - I knew the tonerider was going to come out! I'm not a fan of buying without trying usually - I'll see how risk averse I am feeling tomorrow!

There's a link somewhere to a couple of YouTube clips of me playing the Chorus.  Give me a shout if you can't find it and I'll send it to you...
Title: Re: Pedal money
Post by: dave_mc on April 27, 2009, 05:11:11 PM

According to multimap it's 2.93 miles - unless I've made a schoolboy error  :o

Looking for analog if within budget.

oh, ok, close to me is about 15 feet... :lol:

+1 on the tonerider, it's very nice. i also picked up a daphon analogue delay recently (like, last few days), and if its (as far as i'm aware, analogue) chorus pedal is as nice as the delay, it's bound to be worth a look, too- you can pick them up, new, on ebay for around £20-£25. I've ordered the flanger too, which should come in a day or two, if you're willing to wait, I'll let you know how it is, too. They're not true bypass, but the buffered bypass (on the delay, anyway) is pretty good. Sounds as good (if not better) to me than the true bypass on the tonerider, with the leads I'm using, anyway (cleartones)- but the true bypass "feels" a bit more transparent, if that makes sense. I suspect the tonerider might be higher quality, but the daphon is really ridiculously good for the price (this is the delay i'm talking about, not the chorus), especially if you're willing to stick to the settings where it sounds at its best (some settings get a bit noisy).

i think carl martin makes an analog chorus under budget too, but i haven't tried it.

oh yeah, happy birthday :)

V&R isn't that close to the natural history museum... is it?

Not really, but the V&A is ;)

touche! :lol: