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Right now, I play electric guitar at my church for youth, sometimes on Sunday night. I've been playing guitar for about 3 years now, and have a decent skill and understanding of music. I play mostly lead when there's another guitarist, and rythem elect. when it's just me. At my church we play modern worship, and rock out frequently, ex. a lot of Hillsong (like a butt load), Chris Tomlin, and more recently Desperation Band. I play a Gibson SG through my powered furman floor board into a fender hot rod delux tube amp. My floor board is a set up as follows: Boss TU-2 => Ernie Ball volume pedal => Dunlop cry baby => Boss DS-1 => Visual Sound jekell and hyde => Ibanez TS-9 => MXR Super comp => Line 6 DL-4. Pretty nice, eh?
I have a good base of distortions and a kick butt delay unit, but was thinking of adding some effects like tremolo or chorus or something like that. I was wondering (1) what type of effects are more essential or that i'll use more often (2) if i really "need" effects pedals (3) are there anyother pedals out there that i should also consider? and (4) what the heck do i do with the MXR super comp? (it was a gift).
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1) You really have all of the "essentials" covered. Ultimately, an effect is an effect, and whether or not you need them or not if really subjective. Some players uses lots of effects for P&W...otherwise go guitar-->amp
2) see number 1
3) If you're looking for a tremolo on a budget, the Danelectro Tuna Melt is a secret weapon.
4) read the manual? it's a compressor. You might not need it at all, or you might find it to be indispensable.
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compressions effect is real suddle...umm get a tremelo, and maybe a reverb, or maybe get another kind of distortion or overdrive to mix up your sound on stage...just some sugestions..
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With all that you have, you really have no need for that unless you just want to get really into the effects part of it. I would go for a Phaser or Flange. MXR Phase 90 or MXR Flanger, is really nice.
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Originally Posted by thesteve 3) If you're looking for a tremolo on a budget, the Danelectro Tuna Melt is a secret weapon.
After reading all that he has, I don't think he is on a budget.
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Originally Posted by TimGuitar05 After reading all that he has, I don't think he is on a budget. How do you even come to that conclusion? Just because he has nice effects? He could've done the same thing I've done and built up his effects repetoire over time.
That being said, I mention the Tuna Melt because most people over look it because when they set their budget they automatically skip anything drastically under their budget. The reality is that the TM is one of the higher regarded trems on the market. Some players consider them to be one of the best sub-$100 trems on the market.
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For choruses, the Dano Cool Cat is also a cheap and pretty nice chorus, along the lines of the Tuna Melt.
That said, you really don't "need" any effects. If you're palying a bunch and you find that often, you're craving, say, a chorus, or perhaps a tremolo, then get one. But I'd avoid getting effects just for the sake of getting effects.
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I know one of my fave effects is my Ibanez CS-9 Chorus. It really adds mood for softer songs such as Lord You Are, etc...I would reccomend it to anyone who wants to add ambience....other than that.....I think u've pretty much got it covered.
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Playing in church and playing rhythym from time to time I can't believe you don't have a good chorus sound. That would definately be my next investment. There are a lot of good ones out there, the Electro Harmonix, Boss CE, Cool Cat, ...
Remember a chorus alone is great for rhythym, but used with overdrive can really make your sound fuller and fatter...
Hope this helps...
Jay
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Originally Posted by jmpeter316 Playing in church and playing rhythym from time to time I can't believe you don't have a good chorus sound. That would definately be my next investment. There are a lot of good ones out there, the Electro Harmonix, Boss CE, Cool Cat, ...
Remember a chorus alone is great for rhythym, but used with overdrive can really make your sound fuller and fatter...
Hope this helps...
Jay Honestly, even when I had a decent chorus, I very rarely used it. It's okay for somethings, but it's definitely not for everyone.
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Yeah, out of all the effects I use, chorus is definitely one of the lesser ued effects. It just depends on the player.
I'd say for me, I most often use overdrives, delays, wah, and reverb, and occasionally tremolo.
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Originally Posted by Rainer. Yeah, out of all the effects I use, chorus is definitely one of the lesser used effects. It just depends on the player.
i'll agree that it depends on the player, and i happen to be one that uses it alot i have a visual sound chorus/echo, and it is one of the best analog chorus/echo pedals around.
i'd recommend it to any one that can afford it!
but seriously, chorus is great for worship. takes some of the bite off.
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If you really want other effects get a Yamaha magicstomp. Its a multi effects with a bunch of stuff and free downloads from yamaha website to add to it, and it only takes up about the space of a bigger pedal. Costs about the same as a nicer single pedal.
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I would actually recommend checking out the eBow. $80, pretty easy to use (takes some getting used to though) but once learned, it can add a lot of really cool sounds to your arsenal. I find it to be one of my best options for slower/quieter songs.
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Originally Posted by PianoMan I would actually recommend checking out the eBow. $80, pretty easy to use (takes some getting used to though) but once learned, it can add a lot of really cool sounds to your arsenal. I find it to be one of my best options for slower/quieter songs.
yeah, those things look awesome. deffinately my next buy after a cell phone