Your First Effects pedal ?

[George]

white crybaby

first dirt was a boss os2 overdrive/distortion

[Freddy V-C]

One of these bad boys. I think I must have bought it in 2006. Sold it to my bandmate in 2010. No idea if he still has it.



Not a good 'metal' distortion in the slightest, but it could do some pretty nasty velcro fuzz sounds if you set it right.

[NickS]

Like Andi, not really a pedal, but my first effect;

I built it as a fuzz originally then rebuilt it as a treble boost.

[NickD]

DOD FX52, then a Crybaby, an Arion Phaser, then I picked up a vintage script MXR D+ and a grey MXR modulation pedal (phaser perhaps?) for a tenner each. THis was all between 89-93. I still have the Distortion +, the rest are long gone.

[johnnyseven]

Mine was an Ibanez Slam Punk, which I have found is listed in PGS's worst pedals of the 80's/90's thread.

Worst Effects of the 80's/90's

I think after that it was a DS1 and a Black Russian Muff. Modulation wise, a Boss PH2 and DD3.

[Reece]

zoom powerdrive, directly as a result of mike's demo video.

i can't remember if that pedal was any good but at that point my only overdrive was from the built in one on the 10 watt marshall i was borrowing so it was wonderful.

e: blimey these pedals have shot up in price on ebay. i'm pretty sure mine went to danheron at some point.

[luciguci]

My first was a DS-1, but it broke somehow (seriously no clue, i probably could have saved it if I knew any basic soldering a few years ago) so i got a Turbo RAT to replace it. God damn, I love the Turbo RAT.

[Josh]

my first was a dimebag darrel wah wah pedal. sold that to get my first big muff which I still have/use.

that wah was AWESOME. except for the camo.

[jagsonic]

my first pedal was an ibanez distortion charger. great 80s sound.

[plaidbeer]

I think it was either a Behringer VP1 (Small Stone clone) or a VD400 to use with my synths before playing guitar. After I started playing guitar, it was either a home-brew OD/distortion my friend made or a TC Nova Repeater.

[JordanD]

A Danelectro Daddy-o given to me by a friend, still have it!

[dezb1]

This is it...



Got it back from a mate earlier this year after many years... It's actually quite good.

[Addam]

DOD FX85B stereo flanger. (pic from google images, I'm a lazy bastard)

Still have it, still works, though the bypass switch doesn't.

[Nick]

[laterallateral]

I can't quite remember which one I got first but it was either one of these:







The xtortion was xtra xturdy so i xtraded it for an Ibanez LF7, which was equally turdy.
I still have the Grunge because it sounds good and still manages to piss people off when they see it next to other effects that are more universally approved of.

[sholkham]

Like Andi, not really a pedal, but my first effect;

I built it as a fuzz originally then rebuilt it as a treble boost.

this is giving me ideas, no knob though?

[olin]

Dwarfcraft Great Destroyer, still the pedal I spend the most time with.

[theshadowofseattle]

Like Andi, not really a pedal, but my first effect;

I built it as a fuzz originally then rebuilt it as a treble boost.

this is giving me ideas, no knob though?

It's got a switch, what more do ya need?

[Gavin]

Marshall Shredmaster. Got it second hand for £25.

[riotshield]

My first effects unit was a Zoom GFX-8


I sold it to a friend from uni many years ago.

The first actual pedal I got was a NYC big muff.