Better pedal to buy

metalhead384 · Post by **metalhead384** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:35 pm

My birthday is coming up next saturday and i want to buy another pedal for a stragne sound on my guitar. By strange i mean id need a pedal to get that sound. Ive narrowed it down to....
The MXR Carbon Copy with some free cables
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MXR-M169-Carbon ... 3a6f0a0689

or

The Boss AC 3 Acoustic Simulator

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boss-AC-3-Acous ... 4ab2ad5223
any help on which would be better would be good and appreciated

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:37 pm

What kind of 'strange sound' are you after?

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:37 pm

Go for the Carbon Copy!
Have for at least 2 years and always loved it!

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:40 pm

if you want weird...

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but it's spendy.

between the 2 you're looking at, i'd go for the delay, but really, that's just cause i prefer delay.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:42 pm

DO NOT BUY AN ACOUSTIC SIMULATOR.

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:53 pm

benecol wrote:DO NOT BUY AN ACOUSTIC SIMULATOR.

+1

And if you really want a strange sound, go for this one:

metalhead384 · Post by **metalhead384** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:00 pm

well it has to be good for alternative and indie sounds, since im in an alternative indie band. But Why should i not get the Acoustic Simulator, please explain

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:03 pm

Because they're dreadful. Get the delay, it'll be fun and do lots. No one's ever regretted getting a delay pedal.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:05 pm

gaybear wrote:if you want weird...

[youtube][/youtube]

but it's spendy.

between the 2 you're looking at, i'd go for the delay, but really, that's just cause i prefer delay.

Shit that's rather neat actually. Like 2ci in the form of a pedal.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:09 pm

benecol wrote:Because they're dreadful. Get the delay, it'll be fun and do lots. No one's ever regretted getting a delay pedal.

+1

Although, the acoustic simulator may make such a uniquely horrible racket you start to love it.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:23 pm

Acoustic Simulator does get a lot of flack.... I kinda think it's ok, but it's kinda outdated really... and was never really that cool.

Rightly so.... you should definitely invest in a delay and the Carbon Copy is a great choice.

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metalhead384 · Post by **metalhead384** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:30 pm

I always thought that the acoustic simulator would be a cool buy, but a delay pedal will go farther

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:05 am

metalhead384 wrote:I always thought that the acoustic simulator would be a cool buy, but a delay pedal will go farther

Acoustic simulators are awful, sound like a cheap piezo pickup at their very best. Seriously don't bother.

The Carbon Copy on the other hand is great.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:14 am

just watch a few utube vids and you'll see that the carbon copy will offer so much more, especially if your in an indie band.

Ben79 · Post by **Ben79** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:26 am

The delay will give you an echo and therefore an illusionary space to your sound, plus the CC has the subtle modulation to detune very slightly which sweetens it. I wouldn't say it was strange though. Never used an acoustic simulator but I can imagine it sounding pretty awful....strange, yes, but probably also hard and brittle. I find interesting 'strangeness' comes about much more through the music itself and the way it's played rather than a particular effect. I would recommend the CC though, I've got one and though it doesn't sound quite as mushy as I'd like my analogue delay to, it is a good pedal- does the old self oscillation sound nicely though I've heard better from the Memory Man in that department.