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Hi!
I traded my worn-out partscaster and blues deluxe amp for a hardtail strat with HSS pickups and a supro 5 watt amp at a store selling used equipment recently.
I had been using Boss SD-1 in front of my earlier amp. I would dial in some gain on the amp, and use the SD-1 while playing solos. The only other pedal I have is polytune.
My new amp does not have an effects loop. My signal chain is as follows now:
Guitar > Polytune > SD-1 > Amp
I am considering getting a delay pedal. A salesman at the store I visited recommended that I should trade my SD-1 for another overdrive pedal with much more gain.
He said that if I intend to continue using gain from the amp, I should avoid getting a delay pedal as it will not sound good.
I am not experienced with delay pedals. I tried a used digital delay pedal they had in stock first. I am sure that I had not dialled it in correctly, because it sounded unnatural and obtrusive. The repeats sounded pristine though.
I tried an analog delay pedal after that.
I had taken my band mates there with me (bassist and a drummer). The repeats did sit behind the notes naturally as I played, but they were almost inaudible when our band's drummer started playing. The delay was only audible if I was the single person playing.
I don't want to complicate things. Should I get a delay pedal? If yes, which one?
I traded my worn-out partscaster and blues deluxe amp for a hardtail strat with HSS pickups and a supro 5 watt amp at a store selling used equipment recently.
I had been using Boss SD-1 in front of my earlier amp. I would dial in some gain on the amp, and use the SD-1 while playing solos. The only other pedal I have is polytune.
My new amp does not have an effects loop. My signal chain is as follows now:
Guitar > Polytune > SD-1 > Amp
I am considering getting a delay pedal. A salesman at the store I visited recommended that I should trade my SD-1 for another overdrive pedal with much more gain.
He said that if I intend to continue using gain from the amp, I should avoid getting a delay pedal as it will not sound good.
I am not experienced with delay pedals. I tried a used digital delay pedal they had in stock first. I am sure that I had not dialled it in correctly, because it sounded unnatural and obtrusive. The repeats sounded pristine though.
I tried an analog delay pedal after that.
I had taken my band mates there with me (bassist and a drummer). The repeats did sit behind the notes naturally as I played, but they were almost inaudible when our band's drummer started playing. The delay was only audible if I was the single person playing.
I don't want to complicate things. Should I get a delay pedal? If yes, which one?