Hello Everyone,
Most guitarists when they start out, come
to a stage where they have got themselves a decent guitar, an amp and they feel
that they are ready to show the world their skills (even though they don't have
any.) In order for him to form a band (with a crappy drummer, a bassist who has
his guitar so low that he can't even reach the strings, and a singer who gives
you migraines with his talent less voice) and start touring the world playing
their punk rock power chords and jamming out horrible versions of Smells Like
Teen Spirit, he feels that he needs some effects.
Trust me, I've been there.
Well this article will help you get a decent
array of pedals to begin your world domination... Before you start out, you
should have an idea of what types of effects you are gonna need.
If you want lots of effects to try and
sound like Tom Morello, and you want to buy: flanger, phaser, octave,
distortion, wah wah, whammy, delay, chorus, tremolo pedals (I could go on for
ever,) then I suggest you get a multi effects pedal which will cost you 100 -
600 pounds. These pedals come with all the effects in built. I suggest the
Korg AX10G for beginners which cost 100 pounds and the Boss GT8 for
more advanced players which costs 500 pounds. I am not a big fan of multi
effects pedals because they can be complicated and they may sound a bit too
digital but in this case, it is better than spending thousands of pounds on
single effects and giving your parents heart pains.
If you want a simpler set up (which I
prefer,) then I suggest that you buy individual effects because they have a much
nicer tone and are simpler. I recommend getting a pedal board with 5 to 6
pedals.
Pointers For Buying Single Pedals:
Buy pedals which you will
use a lot rather than a pedal to play just one song because they are quite
expensive.
Buy a certain type of pedal
once. If you decide to buy a distortion pedal, don't buy a crappy one first and
a better one later because it wastes a lot of money which could be used on other
stuff. (I ended up with 3 distortion pedals)
Try and get the power
supplies with the pedals because if your pedal runs out of batteries in the
middle of a gig, you get tomatoes and rotten eggs thrown at you. Not good at
all.
These Are The Pedals That I Recommend:
If you do not have a foot
switch with your amp to change from clean to dirty, get a distortion pedal and
my favorite distortion pedal is the DS-2 by Boss.
If you buy a guitar without
a whammy bar (like a Les Paul or some BC Riches,) then get a
DigiTech Whammy pedal because it is amazing for those whammy bar moments
like Eddie Van Halen does. It is also good if you often have to change
your tuning (1step down or 2steps down) for different songs. It saves a hell
load of time.
Having a Wah pedal in your
set up is always good. I love using the Wah pedal. I recommend using a Cry Baby
Wah pedal for those Kirk Hammett Solos. It is really good.
I also suggest keeping a
Delay pedal. It is used quite a lot. I like the Boss delay pedals.
If you play on full on
distortion most of the time at high volumes, then I suggest a noise reduction
pedal. I is really useful and gets rid of all the buzzing.
This set up is my perfect pedal board. You
may want to add a few pedals (A chorus pedal for example) but these are pedals
that are really useful.
Thanks for taking the time to read this article. I know that many of you would
know this stuff but I am just trying to help the Beginners to save them from
wasting a lot of money.
