At what point do you say -- enough is enough..

[dronerstone]

Nice selection! I notice neither one of us share the same pedal except a DS-1 (doesn't count lol). We have more work to do.

Heh, good thing I've bought an Eisenhower since, among others. Wasn't it you I recommended that to? My brain is getting foggy.

 

[Frodebro]

I get that. Amp gain is cool, and maybe it's why I'm more drawn to the tube gain pedals in general. I've just always been more of a clean base tone/pedal guy since I started. I've grown more into liking eob base tones though, and just taking it further with a pedal. Fuzz is a different beast entirely. It's that thing... and you can only get that thing from a pedal (or a vintage amp that's about to explode lol).

That’s where I have landed as well. I picked up a Friedman Twin Sister about a month ago, and even though it has more than enough gain to handle anything I would do it just LOVES drive pedals. My base tone is essentially AC/DC, which is what the Friedman was made to do.

 

[FuzzyAce]

That’s where I have landed as well. I picked up a Friedman Twin Sister about a month ago, and even though it has more than enough gain to handle anything I would do it just LOVES drive pedals. My base tone is essentially AC/DC, which is what the Friedman was made to do.

I need to fire up my Runt 20, it's been a minute!
Yep, the perfect breakup tone to me is like a BF Bassman or tweed Bassman/JTM45 thing. They love pedals too.

 

[Frodebro]

I need to fire up my Runt 20, it's been a minute!
Yep, the perfect breakup tone to me is like a BF Bassman or tweed Bassman/JTM45 thing. They love pedals too.

That sound has been buried deep in my DNA since the sixth grade, when I convinced my mom to buy me Back In Black. As such, I have a pair of Studio JTMs and the Twin Sister.

 

[RGB]

Leaving this thread open on the computer for my wife to "find"...this'll learn her what the real gear brain damage looks like!

I'm merely an amateur...and only slightly damaged

 

[TSJMajesty]

How many doubles of tools do you have?

 

[Stone]

...of drive/distortion/boost pedals? Not counting ones in my hardware modelers.
I'm doing a bit of organizing in my music space, and seems I have enough of these contraptions. Not sure.

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What type pedals are you hoarding?

Well, Fuzz if you need help and need someone to talk about this you can always count on me.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Heh, good thing I've bought an Eisenhower since, among others. Wasn't it you I recommended that to? My brain is getting foggy.

Oh yeah.

 

[FuzzyAce]

How many doubles of tools do you have?

 

[Orvillain]

I have gotten over my anti-distortion/boost pedal thing. I used to be a proper amp-only purist, but honestly the right boost, overdrive, or distortion, can completely bring a lifeless amp into its own. So I say, really you need one or two flavours of each family group. A TS, a Klon, an SD1, and maybe a RAT .... although I'm still heavily mired in anti-RAT prejudice!

 

[laxu]

For drive/fuzz pedals, I own:

• DIY Browne Protein. It's actually two pedals - the ODR-1 and Bluesbreaker sides as separate boxes.
• DIY Hudson Broadcast.
• Bozz FZ-1W fuzz.
• Strymon Compadre (boost/overdrive + compressor)
• Strymon Riverside

The Strymons are actually what's on my board. The Riverside does so much alone that I could use that as my one and only drive pedal for pretty much anything.

I find that I'm pretty much an amp gain guy. All my amps do a lot without any pedal. It's still fun to sometimes explore those pedal sounds.

Delay and reverb are the only other effects that I own in multiples. Strymon El Cap V2, Volante, Flint V2, and Source Audio Collider.

I feel like every year my "I really need this" selection grows smaller.

 

[Stone]

Out of all the drives in the FM9 i still only use just a few Mostly classics like SD1, TS, Rat, OCD and Klon, plenty for me

 

[Progressive_disclosure]

I have gotten over my anti-distortion/boost pedal thing. I used to be a proper amp-only purist, but honestly the right boost, overdrive, or distortion, can completely bring a lifeless amp into its own. So I say, really you need one or two flavours of each family group. A TS, a Klon, an SD1, and maybe a RAT .... although I'm still heavily mired in anti-RAT prejudice!

How does actual Klon clones work with downtuned or seven stringed guitar? Keen on getting one but I get stuck if I need one with EQ controls to reduce bass or not.

I just have a Precision Drive and a Wampler Euphoria as ODs. I kinda want to be a just amp gain-kind of guy but I really like a boost in front on subtle settings.

 

[gearJunkie]

My pedalboard build and rework station ...

 

[FuzzyAce]

plenty for me

 

[Richard_G]

At what point do I say enough is enough with drive/distortion/boost pedals?

I don’t, apparently.