pictures of your gear here

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:18 am

The BD-2 is so trebly it's ridiculous. Ice pick city but it sounds so good at low volume. Odd.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:24 am

which is my main annoyance with it. mainly why i change my pedals around so much. the only things that really change is my dirt pedals and sometimes i'm sad enough to use a wah lol. i'm gonna sell the bd-2.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:25 am

Have you tried a Marshall BB-2 Bluesbreaker? Simple and cheap and good sounding

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:27 am

Mike wrote:Have you tried a Marshall BB-2 Bluesbreaker? Simple and cheap and good sounding

i have one, had it for a while. there really good, though it doesn't clean up as well with volume pot. i'm gonna sell it too i think.

Post by **dots** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:59 pm

so while my marshall is out of commission, here's the pedal board i'm using now:

signal goes:

jag >> strobe-o-stomp tuner >> fish & chips eq >> modded muff fuzz >> saltbooster (set for overdrive) >> fat booster (set for healthy boost w/ a skosh of gain) >> fender starcaster chorus >> boss dd-6 delay >> super deluxe reverb.

sounded really good at last rehearsal using my stock avri jag. the cleans were, of course, to die for, but i really liked the way this combination of dirt pedals reacted with each other. i never felt like i was lacking lows or highs, and even though the modded muff isn't my usual poison for intense overdrive, i definitely had a presence in the mix at rehearsal on tuesday. as always, aen's fat booster (later dubbed the plane ticket i think) was able to push me above the mix for any solo action i tried. who'da thunk? the anti pedal geek guy is rockin three boutique stomp boxes for his main tonal shape. wild.

i might try the hh jag again with its p90 setup next week and report back.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:05 pm

Happy vibes to see some shortscale crafted boxes on the board there. I know you're not a fuzz guy, but I was hoping the changes I made to the Muff would make it more to your liking than a scooped saturated standard Muff.

Post by **dots** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:09 am

Mike wrote:Happy vibes to see some shortscale crafted boxes on the board there. I know you're not a fuzz guy, but I was hoping the changes I made to the Muff would make it more to your liking than a scooped saturated standard Muff.

oh, absolutely. that switch makes all the difference, and i'm cool with jamming as long as it takes with this setup. . . maybe even thereafter!

Will · Post by **Will** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:58 am

U1 = fingerpicking
Mustang = strumming
v
The wah is from Target. True bypass, modded to Clyde McCoy schematic. The knob on the left controls midrange, the switch disconnects the battery so I can leave it plugged in.
v
Ampeg Jet II (Reverbojet) w/ new Alnico speaker.

Bring on the WAH HAET.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:33 am

me like white matching knobs. slap some more on your amp

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:27 am

DuoSonicBoy wrote:

U1 = fingerpicking
Mustang = strumming
v
The wah is from Target. True bypass, modded to Clyde McCoy schematic. The knob on the left controls midrange, the switch disconnects the battery so I can leave it plugged in.
v
Ampeg Jet II (Reverbojet) w/ new Alnico speaker.

Bring on the WAH HAET.

that wah cracks my shit up
srslykewl

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:03 am

dude, people don't realize the fucking awesome potential of wah pedals. just 'cause so many wankers use them to get cheesy sounds. other than distortion nothing else can give you so many intense sounds. you know how dudes like j mascis and brad laner got those wild fucking sounds? fucking VOX WAHWAH.

tombo · Post by **tombo** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:22 pm

Hooray for messyness & apologies for pic quality. l to r: squier tele custom 2, EH stereo memory man with hazarai, digitech ex-7, laney vc 15, laney footswitch, zoom g2. I have a double muff somewhere, but its broke'd so i havent got it out in a while

BONUS

found some chocolate from xmas in my draw while looking for camera usb cable

it looks a bit dodgy in the pic but it was niiice

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:34 pm

mage wrote:dude, people don't realize the fucking awesome potential of wah pedals. just 'cause so many wankers use them to get cheesy sounds. other than distortion nothing else can give you so many intense sounds. you know how dudes like j mascis and brad laner got those wild fucking sounds? fucking VOX WAHWAH.

It's true. Any effect sounds wank if you sweep the control from 0 to 10 on every down beat.

tmotomm · Post by **tmotomm** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:00 pm

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:53 pm

hey socal 50!

Played one at a gutar shop a while back and was thorougly impressed.
Great little amps.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:52 pm

DuoSonicBoy wrote:Any effect sounds wank if you sweep the control from 0 to 10 on every down beat.

haha, good point

Z*Z*Z · Post by **Z*Z*Z** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:54 pm

After the absence, no pics just GG...

Ty · Post by Ty » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:55 pm

Sorry I only have live pictures of my setup.

My pedals (l2r) Marshall digi effect box, Proco Rat 2 Distortion, DOD (pos) Ice box Chorus with stereo output, Dunlop Standard Crybaby Wah.

Amps(not all mine) (l2r) A Behringer (that belongs to Slade and the big nothing) a random Peavey amp (belongs to Glutton Mouth) and my Marshall MGHDFX100 (not in picture but I also have a 35 watt pos vox that was found in a garage.)

markleton · Post by **markleton** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:16 pm

My pedals! mostly home made with a little help from Boss and Mike.

Boss tuner > salt booster > BYOC rat clone > vintage muff clone/delay in the same box (both BYOC boards) > BYOC phaser > Tiny Terror and orange 1x12 cab.

One day i'll paint them and maybe split up the muff and delay. Delay gets used a lot with the band, but muff is useless live. Oh and it has a creamy dreamer switch, boosts and turns it into a corgan fan's wet dream.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:30 pm

Even though Corgan only used it like once apparently and never live or on record...

Compare this bollocks the kid wrote

"Listen closely to the forthcoming Smashing Pumpkins record and you'll notice a new guitar sound, thanks to a Pembroke, Ontario, teenager. Jeff Doucette, 19, developed "The Creamy Dreamer" effect pedal in his electronics class when he was only a ninth grader, according to Monday's Toronto Sun. The enterprising teen subsequently started up his own Smashing Pumpkins-themed web site, offering pedal modifications and custom guitar electronics, and eventually found a business partner with whom he introduced his own line of guitar pedals. When the Creamy Dreamer was ready, Doucette sent one off to Billy Corgan and James Iha. Within a week of receiving it, they emailed him back, asking to work out both an endorsement and a signature series . . ."

to what Corgan has said:

Billy Corgan wrote:"This is a perfect example of someone exploiting a situation. What happened was some kid came up and told me he had this pedal. So being polite, I sent him an email saying, you know, 'sounds nice...good job' ...and next thing you know it's as if it's the official pedal of the Pumpkins. He's an asshole"

I know Corgan is a dick, but I'm inclined to believe him.