Your first ever pedal ?

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:38 pm

(not my pic, just random image search)

My Mum bought it for me for birthday/xmas, can't remember. I wanted the flanger! I still have it all boxed and "like new"

James · Post by **James** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:40 pm

Noirie. wrote:

Park me here. Absolutely hate them now, though.

Fran wrote:I expect a lot of DS-1 posts here as y'all fucking KurdtZ kids.

Oddly enough I was a Kurtz at the time I got mine, but I picked it out by going to a guitar store and buying the one that said 'distortion' on it in big clear lettering. I had no idea the Kurtz himself used one. I just wanted any pedal that could do that because I didn't want to have to bend down and press the overdrive switch on my crappy Squier 10w amp (also quickly turn the volume down to match the previous level as the OD channel was over double the clean in volume) mid-strum.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:19 pm

A Jackhammer, now in the capable hands/under the capable feet of Doog.

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:22 am

James wrote:I just wanted any pedal that could do that because I didn't want to have to bend down and press the overdrive switch on my crappy Squier 10w amp (also quickly turn the volume down to match the previous level as the OD channel was over double the clean in volume) mid-strum.

Stupid confession time: waaay back in the day, I got in the habit of practicing barefoot so I could just hit the overdrive switch with my big toe and not have to stop playing.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:32 am

mixtape wrote:
James wrote:I just wanted any pedal that could do that because I didn't want to have to bend down and press the overdrive switch on my crappy Squier 10w amp (also quickly turn the volume down to match the previous level as the OD channel was over double the clean in volume) mid-strum.
Stupid confession time: waaay back in the day, I got in the habit of practicing barefoot so I could just hit the overdrive switch with my big toe and not have to stop playing.

That's impressive coordination.

gatz · Post by **gatz** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:03 pm

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:02 pm

Sloan wrote:loved it.

This was mine too. Probably would have sounded even better if I was even half able to play my guitar at the time. Not sure what happened to it, I don't remember selling it but I've not seen it in years.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:54 pm

I can't really remember. My first effect wasn't a pedal, it was a Fuzz Face circuit in an old Strepsils tin that plugged straight into the guitar jack socket. The components got recycled into an on-board fuzz and the tin was re-used for a treble boost

The first pedal I actually bought was probably the Carlsbro (Colorsound) wah

George · Post by **George** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:56 pm

^ Now that's amazing.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:09 pm

Nick was in Wishbone Ash, all they had in them days were Flying V's, treble boosters and some shit Hendrix used called a Wah and Fuzz Face.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:31 pm

Fran wrote:Nick was into Wishbone Ash

That's true enough.

I did build a manual phase pedal with only two stages using a dual pot, as featured in Practical Electronics magazine. It sounded pathetic. I think that pedal is currently a volume pedal, though I have the original (potted) wah circuit board somewhere. Could be worth restoring as I've never seen another, I think it was made by a local builder in Devon.

Post by **dots** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:34 pm

timhulio wrote:This green-labelled fella. I've never owned a Tube Screamer since.

same here on both accounts.

oh and this

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JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:59 am

Cripes..My first was a Hendrix inspired purchase back in 1991...one of these shitters...

It lasted all of 5 minutes before the switch packed in, and due to my student budget i couldnt afford to upgrade it...
So...the shop swapped it for one of these...

Back then JHS rooled!...

I have to thank Kurdtz for the desire to play power chords...Teen spirit was the first thing i ever learnt to play...

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:29 am

JohnnyTheBoy wrote:Cripes..My first was a Hendrix inspired purchase back in 1991...one of these shitters...

Total rip-off of the Colorsound, mechanically.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:45 am

JohnnyTheBoy wrote:

staff announcement: benecol to thread, etc.

moogmusic · Post by **moogmusic** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:48 am

Mine was a

It was good.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:52 am

stewart wrote:staff announcement: benecol to thread, etc.

You appear to have missed my eureka moment on page two of this very thread, Stewpot.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:56 am

shit, so i did.

S. Thompson · Post by **S. Thompson** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:39 pm

The digitech bad monkey...

- Steve

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:48 pm

turbo rat. sold it a year ago for an old big box rat