Pedal geeks i need u (help jjjusten make decisions about awesome pedals for his store)

and not just because i've just bought a sweet shoreline gold fender jaguar, honest

drool.

I have nothing so exotic but this is my wall o' gear recently

http://imgur.com/a/sAylB

I live in Huntington Beach. Work in Lake Forest. Very close to a Guitar Center in both instances.

that gold jaguar in full btw (neither pic nor amp is mine but i'll have my hands on the guitar tomorrow)

https://photos-3.dropbox.com/t/2/AABaMM7WhN9GGOc4votNob64uN2hnbKr9_ZmOwospFIT-A/12/42384070/jpeg/1024x768/3/1491512400/0/2/File%2006-04-2017%2C%2017%2020%2004.jpeg/EK2zsSAYhA0gAigC/TLQYd9k-876INcw3JkTmw6LO9h1Oqkxh5HLB_vUizUY?size=1024x768&size_mode=3

I almost splurged with my tax return and bought a Jaguar, but enh. Would rather explore more pedals.

TOAN IS IN THE FINGERZ MAAAAAAN

it really is but pedals are fun

damn right they are, i just couldn't pass up an opportunity to write 'toan' cuz it makes me lol

I've...added more pedal lines again.

I think I'll repost the whole list but new stuff is at the top

Audiotec Guitar Products
Mojo Hand
Greer Amplification
Catalinbread
Alexander Pedals
Devi Ever Fx
Caroline Guitar Company
Center Street Electronics
Black Cat Pedals
Dr. Scientist
Lotus Pedal Designs
Stomp Under Foot
Mr. Black
Chase Bliss Audio
Wren and Cuff
Cusack Music
Dr. No Effects
Idiotbox
Henretta Engineering
Greenhouse Effects
Function FX
Ramble FX
Tech 21
Lehle
L0/Rez
Vick Audio
Old School FX
Hammond/Leslie
Dwarfcraft Devices
Z.Vex Effects
Big Joe Stompboxes
Stalefish Effects
Vox
Dragon Dog
Skreddy Pedals
TC Electronic
BBE
MXR
Mooer
VHT
Earthquaker
Way Huge
Electro Harmonix
DOD Reissues
Noisemaker Effects
Budda
Ibanez
Valco
Digitech
Visual Sound
Danelectro
Dunlop
NE Cable Company
Lava Cables and Pedalboard Kits
Diago Pedalboards and accessories
Aclam Pedalboards and accessories​

So if you've got any questions about mojo hand or Greer, fire away. Or anything else really. Also, I'm finalizing an exclusive circuit with Stomp Under Foot, and it's going to rule. Version 2 Black Russian muff with an added mid control.

any word when catalinbread are going to be releasing the belle epoch deluxe jjj?

Should be any day now, but no firm info

psyched tbh

You and me both

Dudes, any thoughts on EQD's Avalanche Run? It looks like an absolute beast of a delay/reverb pedal, but I haven't talked with anyone who has played one.

had one, liked it a lot, sold it to buy a timeline and i miss it :(

I bought a soldering gun to work my way up to building an amp - anyone built any of the BYOC pedal kits and have a recommendation?

I've built a mouse and an overdrive 2, the former was simpler with fewer parts but the latter was easier because I knew what not to do the second time. Both were super fun and I know I'll eventually build more at some point.

I've built a mouse and an overdrive 2, the former was simpler with fewer parts but the latter was easier because I knew what not to do the second time. Both were super fun and I know I'll eventually build more at some point.

I've built a mouse and an overdrive 2, the former was simpler with fewer parts but the latter was easier because I knew what not to do the second time. Both were super fun and I know I'll eventually build more at some point.

Apologies for the triple zing post there

Thanks, the mouse looks perfect for me.

I think they still throw in a free confidence boost on your first order if you ask for it? Might be a checkout code?

Oh also Digitech Freqout has arrived and holy shit is it fun.

These are ridiculous but awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlS-gFE9CyQ

or w/ built-in fuzz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb78D3WLgns

Was checking out H9 demo videos when I ran across this beast: The Hoxton OWL http://hoxtonowl.com

I'm digging this current wave of open-source sound-wibbling. The patch library (and demo videos) are damn impressive. I can't fund $400 on another sound-masher and I certainly can't take on another new programming language when I'm already dealing with three. I hope someone in these parts gets some face time with one.

Follow-up: I got one and it's spectacular!

I had a feeling you'd end up getting it. Glad it's as cool as it looked.

Here we are again:
http://i.imgur.com/ItRbfi3.jpg

From left to right:
Boss RV-6 Digital Reverb
MXR M300 Digital Reverb
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Mini Digital Reverb
Jim Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay ——> MXR M199 Tap
MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay
MXR M269SE Carbon Copy Bright Analog Delay
Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
(in front) Boss RC-1 Loop Station
TC Electronic Flashback Digital Delay
Moog MF Minifooger Analog Delay
Boss CE-2w Analog Waza Craft Chorus
Boss BF-2 Analog Flanger
Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Mosfet Overdrive
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver Overdrive
Fulltone OCD Overdrive/Distortion
ZVex Distortron Distortion
Bogner laGrange Overdrive
Bogner Wessex Overdrive
Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner

Also, as you can see, I traded in my butterscotch blonde Tele some time in mid February for a super classy white one.

The Moog delay is absolute heaven.

i don't regret selling my AC30 but i sure do miss it

The Moog delay is absolute heaven.

Cosigning on this. I've had a M-104Z somewhere on the board for just about ten years now and despite the size I just couldn't find anything that was quite like it until the minifooger version came around.

Work in Lake Forest. Very close to a Guitar Center in both instances.

I still miss the El Toro Tower Records that used to be there before Guitar Center came in.

Not a pedal but this new Greer Mini Chief is the best sounding dirty amp in my store.

jjusten you don't sell on reverb or have your store's offerings listed online do you

^^^Would also like to know that.

I got a Keeley Loomer and a Strymon El Capistan at the Dallas Guitar Show yesterday and promptly discovered that all my 9V power supplies disappeared when I moved. Oops.

I barely do stuff on reverb, but I do have a store there and plan to increase our listings when I have more time which given the 6 month old means in like 25 years or so.

You can always email me at the main address listed on the website (www.eclipsemusic.org)

I'm not sure if this is what this thread is for so let me know if I should move it, but I'm looking for recommendations for a good harmonizer or octave splitter (software or hardware pedal). All I really need for what I'm doing right now is +one octave above and +one octave below but if there's a piece of gear that allows for precise microtonal tunings, I'd consider spending more on that.

I've had a Boss HR-2 for ≈18 years. It's OK but I'm hoping for something with less latency and more accuracy. Does Eventide sell a standalone harmonizer or octave splitter? Their all-in-one deals seem to cost $500 and are more than I really need atm. (Or is someone really happy with the H9?) Has anyone tried the Boss OC-3? The Pitch Bay thing upthread might be what I'm looking for but I don't want automatic overdrive/distortion if that's what 'dirty' means.

I'm very open to plug-ins or Max devices. I tried this but latency is even worse, although Live allows for delay compensation: https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/max-7-pitch-and-time-machines/

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/pitch-delay/pitchfactor

?

How is the latency on that, esp when playing very high harmonics? I was hoping to spend less than that but if it's mindblowingly awesome, I'd consider it.

I've had an on-again/off-again interest in pitch shifters over the last year or so. I wanted something that would do like a mock twelve-string sound, which some of them do pretty well, but alas, will never be the real thing.

In answer to your question, there are three relatively inexpensive stompbox options that I'm aware of (unfortunately, two of them are by Electro Harmonix):

1) Electro-Harmonix Micro POG
Pretty straightforward, with three no-nonsense knobs (Dry, Octave Up, and Octave Down). Just goes one step in both directions. Tracking is excellent. While I like the sound of this one, I do feel it may be a bit overpriced for what it does.

2) Boss PS-6 Harmonist
As usual with Boss stompboxes, they packed so much into this one, it can be overwhelming just how much it does. The only downside to this pedal is that the octave up settings are not polyphonic and will glitch up if you play more than one note at a time (and, even then, it can get a little unreliable). Still, what it lacks in the polyphonic department, it more than makes up for with the variety of the other settings and the two super fun add-on settings "Detune" and "S.Bend." The Detune setting is pretty much like a CE-2 chorus pedal, with a bit less flamboyance — really a great sound, but not anything to do with octaves. The S.Bend mode is just fun to screw around with as it will bend your signal in whatever direction you dial the pedal into. It's almost like an expression pedal the way it reacts, depending on how extreme you dial the knobs. Really fun for wacky sounds, but again kind of off topic.

3) Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork
I liked this pedal alright, just ended up being overwhelmed and intimidated by its possibilities. It also has the "Detune" setting, similar to the Harmonist, but without the amount of customization that the Harmonist offers — still a great sound, though. It is capable of polyphonic tracking at all settings, though like with a lot of other EH stuff, it does not allow for the free reign of customizations offered elsewhere. But still, it definitely covers a hell of a lot ground for such a simple stompbox.

Ultimately, I didn't keep any of these pedals because I found myself not really finding a use for them outside of really silly instances.

#1 looks like what I want but, man, $300 for that. Maybe I should just try to write a Max patch. Afaict, the PS-6 is the updated version of the HR-2 that I have.

What is unfortunate about Electro-Harmonix?

Wait, micro pog is definitely not $300

Also what you really want is the tc electronic sub n' up.

http://www.tcelectronic.com/sub-n-up-octaver/

If that fits the bill, hit me up, I've got a "used" one I could sell you out of the shop for less $$$.

The main thing that's unfortunate about ehx is the fairly unacceptable failure rate and the tendency to cause problems when operated on a daisy chain with other pedals. The Mooer Tender Octaver Pro might also be worth a look.

Oh, it was POG2 that I was looking at that is ≈$300. Micro POG is a little less. I will send you an email, though, thanks.

Sent

My main beef with EH is twofold:

1) Like jjjusten said, their stuff is not built to last.

2) A lot of their pedals sound alright, but they don't allow for much customization. It's like they have a preset with no option to tinker around. One example would be the Small Clone chorus. Totally classic sound, but the ability to only switch between two depth settings feels very cheap.

Besides that the actual aesthetics of their stuff is more often than not pretty damn ugly.

I was really close to ordering a Sub'n'Up, because, in contrast to other TC stuff, the TonePrint thing proposed a bit of a different story in that case. Maybe someday.