Hey guys! So I've been running my AxeFX rig for a while now and love it to death, but with all the pedals I still owned (let's just say it's more than a few...) and my Blackstar HT-20 head, I wanted a cab. That way I can have a classic amp/cab/pedals setup at home. Anyways, I want to design a new pedalboard. I've got some pedals I'll be keeping, but mostly looking to buy new ones.
What I Have:
PolyTune, ISP Decimator G String, Visual Sound Double Trouble Overdrive, Boss SD-1, TC Electronic Nova Delay.
What I Need:
Compressor (Keeley?), Chorus, Reverb (Neunaber WET probably, want something very ambient and textural. Maybe a Line 6 Echo Park for shimmer too?), Boost, another Noise Gate.
What should I look for? I play a lot of progressive metal/hard rock/punk, but for hard rock and punk I've pretty much got the sounds I need. I just want to focus on the progressive metal/djent sounds, and my clean tones. Thanks for your help! P.S. Feel free to toss out any other ideas for effects, I'm always up for trying something new.
You don't really need the compressor or second noise gate. You can djent without them.
If you want a decent general-use pedal that'll do everything from compression to chorus to shimmer reverb, check out the Line 6 M5 I just posted in the FS section.
Other cool options are these Mooer pedals, which are miniature clones of a lot of popular ones.
You'll see the Tube Screamer, OCD, Phase 90, CE-2, and AD9 clones, as well as a RAT, PS-2, Blues Driver, and many others. I have a Big Muff clone by them and it's pretty authentic. I want to grab the CE-2 clone too.
Had the Maxon modded by Joe Bodenhammer, but he's long since disappeared. I think he switched out a few caps (went to larger values IIRC) to get a deeper response. Sounds fuller than most OD's I've heard. Stock was great, modded is greater.
The NS-2, so far, is pretty solid. Much better than the Rocktron Hush pedal it replaced!
Josh: Yeah I've been checking out the Chappers demo of the Mooer stuff and am really impressed with the phaser and delay especially, but their whole lineup is great. I can already djent without those things, but I just want to refine that tone more, to make it just a tad closer to what I hear with my AxeFX II (just a bit tighter and more compressed so the notes "pop" more). That Organizer is WICKED too!!
Leon: Thanks man, will check out the Morley stuff.
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