Greatest Pedals of the Century (With Earthquaker Devices, Wampler Pedals and Alexander Pedals)
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2024
- In this week's episode, my friends Jamie Stillman of EarthQuaker Devices, Matthew Farrow of Alexander Pedals & Disaster Area Designs, and Brian Wampler of Wampler Pedals attempt to choose the greatest pedals of the last twenty years - the last millennium, if you want to be a little dramatic- from the year 2000 through 2020.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Choosing The Greatest Pedals Of The Century
1:29 Jamie Stillman's Choices
4:30 "Atomic Jackhammer"
5:56 Matthew Farrow's Choices
10:13 "Planet Funk"
11:25 Brian Wampler's Choices
15:58 "Space Cave Diver"
17:07 "Miku Jazz Club"
17:47 Josh Scott's Choices
19:42 "Teen Rebel Astronaut"
20:59 Cast Your Votes!
21:49 Record Time
23:04 Thanks For Watching!
Gear In This Episode:
Subdecay M3
Keeley C2 2-Knob Compressor
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Timmy Overdrive
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Death By Audio Robot
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Strymon El Capistan
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D.A.M Tone Bender MKII
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
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Boss TE-2 Tera Echo
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Diamond CPR-1 Compressor
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Diamond Bass Compressor
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Alexander Pedals Marshmallow Pitch Shifter
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Panda Audio Future Impact Bass Synth
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WMD Geiger Counter Digital Destruction
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Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
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Strymon Timeline Delay
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Pelican Noiseworks Pelitaur Fuzz
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Pelican Noiseworks Half Horse Fuzz
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Analogman King of Tone
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Eventide H9 Max Harmonizer/Effect Processor
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Korg Miku Stomp
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Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
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ZVex Instant Lo-fi Junky Vexter Chorus/Vibrato
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JHS Morning Glory Overdrive
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Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun
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BilT Relevator
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JHS "Loud Is More Good Amp"
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Record Time:
Beck - Morning Phase
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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Josh's T-Shirt:
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The jams from this episode are on BandLab! Head over to the link below to jam with us, download the stems, and create your own samples from our sounds... or all of those things.
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#jhs #thejhsshow #guitarpedals
Overdrive/Distortion: Metal zone
Fuzz: Metal Zone
Modulation: Metal Zone
Compression: Metal Zone
Time Based: Intermittent Metal Zone
Weird: MCL 1U 19 Inch Rack Mount Blank Plate
overdrive/ distortion: oz noy AC/RC booster Xotic
fuzz: jhs bender
modulation: tc stereo chorus flanger
compression: crazy tube circuits golden ratio
time based: strymon timeline
weird: mad professor snow white
its perfect
@@austincox1709
Not quite yet
For starters: Something is adding noise, I think it's the 19" blank plate
And I'm in the proces of integrating a USB circuit into a Metalzone, so I can use it as Audio interface
This way, I don't have to put a Metal zone in between my Cab Mike and my interface for a better quality signal, though 2 in series might just be even better
Somebody tried to be a smartass and asked me when I'm gonna put a Metalzone into the CPU socket of my PC
..what an idiot!
Everyone knows you can't turn a Metal zone in a CPU
JCM 800? Sure! But not a Metal Zone
@@Nightdare Actually, Metal Zones run fine at the voltages provided by a CPU socket. Plus, you don't need to use a heatsink or fan so your PC will run quieter. I'm not sure if Windows supports Metal Zone architecture so you may need to use a custom Unix build.
Diabolical. ... ... ... ... ... ... I LOVE IT!
Can we take a second to appreciate how well every single jam on this channel is mixed?
I am constantly surprised at how clever and clean each of their tiny tunes are crafted.
Josh has played real gigs with a band before
@@chronicalcultivation absolutely, but even great musicians need to be mixed properly. :)
No. Stay on task.
yws
"When I graduated high school in 2000" Holy Sh*t that just made me feel old.
In the moment of year 2000, I was at an oil refinery trying to make sure their 800 computers did not all turn to shit in an instant.
In the mid year 2000 I was a 1 year old baby
*everyone with a Miku Stomp got so lucky.
Saying Brian of Wampler makes him sound like a knight. 😊
Sir Brian of the Knights of Wah
Icky icky icky fazoot wazoing
Christopher Lewis we are but simple travelers who seek the pedal builder who lives beyond these chords
He is Brian and so is his wife
Sir Wamplerlot
I love the way Nick is trying not to laugh when the Miku is being played.
Haha I caught that too
I love the way Nick looks like he wandered off the set of Life Aquatic.
Pahh made Josh sound like he was playing a chicken.
As hilarious as that was, Josh somehow took that stupid novelty pedal and made something musical with it. I think that's the first time I've seen it used where it didn't come off as terrible and out of place. He made it work
@@ideitbawxproductions1880Too each their own, but I thought it still sounded terrible and out of place.
I just have to say that I really find myself watching more and more content from this channel and I have realized why; You are genuine. It's something that is growing increasingly difficult to find and I think most people would be surprised that this is not at all a channel where the Owner and Creator constantly shills their own product. You are honest and make killer pedals.
Exactly! I often forget that Josh actually owns a company that sells pedals he designs, and I feel like they are more often than not left out of whatever the episode is about because he’s pushing someone else’s pedals on us lol. Thanks genuine. Maybe it’s that Midwestern thing everyone talks about. Either way Josh is a great guy and I’d love to spend a Sunday afternoon just hanging out, drinking a few beers and jamming. Or watching the home shopping network. Either one would be a great time.
I started watching this channel like a couple days ago and I've already watched so many of their videos. They're one of my favorite guitar channels (I know I know. They're technically pedals but those jams are killer)
I can't imagine using any setting other than the "Random" setting on the Miku, pure bliss
„I don‘t have this pedal am I gonna survive?“ is the OST to my life. Need that as ringtone!
Favorite/best record: In Rainbows, Radiohead
Agree
That's correct
yup
Same
Radiohead is the best band ever
Overdrive- Wampler Tumnus Deluxe
Fuzz- JHS Muffeletta
Time- mxr carbon copy
Modulation- tc electronic 3rd dimension
Compression-either keeley compressor or the fender bends
Other-boss ge-7. That is the only guitar pedal that Has stayed on my board since I started playing electric guitar. It’s always been there.
The drummer's looks during the "Miku" section is priceless!!!
Album; Mars Volta "Deloused In The Comatorium"
Nice choice. It's the kind of album music snobs like to sneer at for its pretentious proggy concept but the music rocks harder than almost any other album I've heard.
The craziest part of this is that the DL4 is more than 20 years old.
I saw Bill Frisell live a couple of years ago, and he used it heavily in his set.
Still the best looper ever made
recently dug out mine and started tinkering with it due to recent videos mentioning it
@@llObscurell surely not (check Boomerang, Pigtronix Infinity, the larger EHX and Boss devices ... even the Line6 M9/M13 looper is better). But still a very good one. And still a delay ahead of time in many ways, capable of some sounds that a Strymon Timeline cannot replicate; like, stereo Ping Pong delay, Auto Volume Echo with swell for the dry part of the signal, or Tube Tape delay.
Excellent utilization of the pedals in show and awesome drum grooves. This is certainly one of my favorite episodes so far. Thanks for what you guys do.
Another fun show. I recently upgraded my tv speakers and it’s so nice to hear your jams sounding as they should. You guys get great sounds.
Od/ Distortion - Morning Glory
Fuzz- hoof reaper v2
Modulation - Julia
Time - lucky cat
Weird- tuner
Weird-tuner???? NAILED IT 😂 I don't even put them on my boards
Yessss hoof Reaper is killer
Favourite Record: We Like It Here - Snarky Puppy
Overdrive: BMW Auto 6-speed
Delay: British Airways - Never on time.
Compressor: Kaeser M27 92 CFM - Noisy as hell.
Modulation: Anderton & Rowland's Waltzer One - complete with screams
Weird: Bottled Farts - complete with 110v ignition set.
Album: 'Circus Money' by Walter Becker.
One of the things I love about this channel are the jams! You guys are always jamming out!
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire is my favourite record of the last twenty years.
1. OD: Morning Glory V4
2. Fuzz: Beetronics Octahive
3. Time: Mad Prof. Deep Blue Delay
4. Modulation: Jam Pedals WaterFall
5. Comp: Cali 76
6. Other: Keeley Dark Side V2
Favorite record 2000-2020: The Beautiful Letdown / Switchfoot. This album was the inflection point on the musical journey of my youth. It was my stepping stone into rock music and my biggest inspiration to start playing guitar.
1. Fulltone OCD
2. Skreddy Lunar Module
3. Electro-Harmonix DMMTT
4. Neo Instruments Vent
5. Origin Cali76
6. TC Electronic Ditto
No other channel makes me smile as much as this one :) Great stuff.
Favourite Rock Album of the century: Crack the Skye - Mastodon / Nonagon Infinity - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
I honestly feel like the Darkglass B7K should be one of the important pedals of the 21th century. It not only give raise to what is now a giant company but also created a whole new era for bass tone.
Yup
Darkglass literally made any other bass preamp/drive obsolete in my eyes. I've never had a band situation where it didn't make my tone cut right through. Also it isn't based on any existing distortion circuit, its a completely original design
Solid! That's the damn truth, the B7K was a huge game changer
Love my original B7K! Staple for bass pedalboards.
three chilean guys making pedals on a finish basement to get money to eat and pay rent
the story behind the pedal is so epic
Cool to see you guys out here being the very definition of "friendly competition." 2021 is gonna be a good year for pedals!
I gotta tell ya, I'm impressed with this guy's creativity. I have 1 guitar, 1 amp, 1 distortion and 1 delay and I still don't know WTF to do with everything. It took forever just to make everything not suck, now I'm afraid to breath on a knob.
Usually cant go wrong with using the amp completely clean then using the pedals to color the tones
That’s where the fun begins!
Try every combination and TWEAK. Thank me later 🎃
my favourite record of the last 20 years has to be Tool - Lateralus
It’s easily the best thing they’ve put out in the 21st century.
OD: Looking Glass
Fuzz: Hoof Reaper
Time: Black Foutain v3
Modulation: Julia
Weird: Boss SY1
omg the looking glass!!! awesome pedal
@@joaquin8637 I just bought one and I'm blown away. It's such a tasteful drive sound but the eq coming before the circuit so you can boost the circuit if you want and then buffer knob just take it to the next level. It's so versatile.
Modulation: julianna**
@@KuhKronus I agree the julianna is a better pedal but I chose the julia over it because of its impact/influence. I'm excited for the new cheaper options like the ehx eddy.
I think Reverb deserves it's own category... I'd select the Mercury 7.
I like that all these guys, while running their own companies, for the most part, picked pedals they don’t make. I can appreciate the honesty and it makes me want to do business with them.
Exellent jams guys !! 🙌🏼
Can’t think of anything more ubiquitous than the Strymon Timeline and Bigsky combo for time based effects, especially in the P&W world. Still rocking mine.
I use the timeline and blue sky. I almost had bought the big sky but for me it seemed like overkill. Strymon are so clean and great if your running in stereo there is no other choice. My favorite effect of all is just a good amp and your fingers!
This was indeed a phenomenal show, Josh. You entertained the hell out of me.
This is easily the best gear related youtube content available...by far. Love the brand and style that Josh and team bring along with extensive knowledge and musicianship. Super funny and informative. Thanks for hours of entertainment and learning!
1. overdrive/distortion: Smallsound/Bigsound Mini
2. fuzz: Wren and Cuff White Elk
3. time: Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude
4. modulation: Lastgasp Art Laboratories Transroom
5. compression: Moog MF Boost (alter-compression for people who don't like compression)
6. other/weird: Montreal Assembly Count To Five
Korg Miku Stomp... Nuff said
'Weee ohhhh doooo paaaa!'
Thank you Josh for the constant inspiration, and for keeping us entertained in this strange times.
overdrive/distortion: Free The Tone Gigs Boson
modulation: Boss CE-2 Waza Craft
fuzz: Vemuram Myriad Fuzz
time: MXR Carbon Copy
compressor: Keeley Compressor +
weird: Earthquaker Devices Rainbow Machine
Great songs and playing from Nick and Josh!
Damn what a sound around the 5min mark.
This is insane. (Guitar looks and sound killer)
Great great Guitar playing as well.
The Knowledge , the love for Music, the humor and the playing is what makes this channel outstanding.
Better than almost all the other guitar besed channels.
Please never change anything.
Subscribed !!
1. DRV, 1981 Inventions
2. Muffuletta, JHS
3. Volante, Strymon
4. Waterfall, JAM Pedals
5. Cali 76 Stacked, Origin Effects
6. Enzo, Meris
That miku pedal sound in the final jam was... amazing!!
Possibly the funnest guitar-based video I've watched this century. Bravo!
This was a truly great episode. Clear, informative, concise, funny. Streets ahead of all the waffle out there. The jams were excellent - get a singer and some words and you have instant albums. Thanks!
I think I need to slightly tweak my 2020 practice routine of messing with my pedal board for 2 hours and practicing for 5 minutes.
this times a million.
Josh, This was my first introduction to Death By Audio. I’d love to see you do a whole episode on their pedals... such a cool company and unusual products. I love it
Excellent episode
Loved the latter part of Jack Hammer. The tone you got with that Tone Bender fuzz/tape delay combination transported me back to the late '60s psychedelia heyday. Listen to that whilst sitting in a darkened room filled with the scent of joss sticks and watching a lava lamp and you're teleported back to the Fillmore West in 1968.
I think 'EHX Freeze' is the most used pedal for experimental sounds.
I don’t have much pedal so these are just out of the ones that I own
Overdrive: Jhs Morning Glory
Fuzz: Jhs Crayon
Time: Fender reflecting pool
Modulation: Jam Ripply fall
Other: Digitech whammy V5
And favourite album is probably In Rainbows
My favorite record of the last 20 years is, by far, "Everything All The Time" by Band of Horses ..... and thanks for another awesome video ... which of course leaves me wanting/needing several of the pedals mentioned.
this channel has opened my ears to so much cool stuff. introduced me to new brands and awesome people who make cool stuff but i've gotta say, it's a tie between jhs and boss on my board. 3 of each. a strymon, a walrus, and my volume pedal.
Lots of amazing choices!! Really hard to choose favorites, but here's today's list:
1. Overdrive: Earthquaker Devices Monarch. I love FET drives! This one is fantastic!
2. Fuzz: So many good ones to choose from!! I have to say the EQD Hoof Fuzz. Simultaneously classic and modern, with tons of tweakability. At the opposite end of the spectrum is the Dedalo O68 Oscillator octave fuzz. Incredibly versatile and very tweakable! It gets real dirty.
3. Time-based: Red Panda Tensor Tape Delay or Red Panda Particle V2 granular delay. Red Panda 's pedals have some of the cleanest tone out there, and the uniqueness and usefulness of their stuff is impressive! Both are far too diversely functional to describe. Just watch the videos.
4. Comp: Dedalo Gorila bass compressor. Dedalo Effects out of Argentina makes some really great pedals, many of which are a little outside the box!! I'm primarily a bassist. The Gorila is a tastefully colored bass comp with a lot of tweakability. It adds a lot of clarity, and it's great at pretty much every setting!
5. Modulation: Too many good ones to choose from. I'll go with the Walrus Audio Julia Chorus/Vibrato. Clean, crisp, modern-yet-warm chorus with optional vibrato.
6. Weirdo noise pedal: EQD Rainbow Machine and/or Red Panda Raster arpeggiating delay. Technically the Raster is a time-based pedal, yes... But those arpeggios!
Weird pedal fro me is the Mel 9. I had to put a doggy shock collar on it so I didn't use it on everything.
Mel9 is the next pedal I'm buying. Heard some great sounds with it on Acoustic recently that shot it up to the top of my list.
Great pedal, certainly one of the best of the last 20 years. I feel like there should be an expanded version of this list. Maybe2 or 3 more categories and several choices for each. Mel9 would certainly make the cut.
Great episode! Intrigued by the death by audio fuzz, which apparently Edge from U2 uses. Anyway, my belated pick for favorite album since 2000 is a toss up between: Kurt Vile 'smoke ring for my halo', Engineers 'engineers', and Kilbey/Kennedy 'glow & fade'. All three have an impeccable flow.
What a video. Beautiful
out of topic, but your snare sound is pretty cool, I love it
Favourite Record of the last 20 years = 'A Deeper Understanding' by The War on Drugs
Interesting snare drum mic technique! Sounds great!
Thank you for making me aware of the WMD Geiger counter. Awesome.
The Miku pedal is just a Klon for people with ADHD
😂
Anybody wanna build a MiKlon? 😂
PAHH is the sound your butt makes after a night of chili, nachos, and bud light.
Hilarious! That’s why I want one
I didn’t know the Miku pedal existed, but after @Mountain Highs comment, I must own one.
Thanks for the DAWES tip JHS team!
Thanks for recommending Morning Phase by Beck. It has something for everyone. Initial stand out tracks were "Morning" and "Unforgiven" but every song is fantastic. It's in heavy listening rotation and love it more and more every time I listen to it.
Record: Lightning at the Door by All Them Witches
Drive: JHS Morning Glory
Fuzz: DBA Apocalypse
Comp: Origin Effects Cali76
Mod: OBN Visitor
Time: Bondi Art Van Delay
Weird: Meris Hedra
The Cali76, surely the greatest comp.
Awesome idea. Would love more insights from other builders.
I totally agree with Josh.. the DD20 is my all time favorite delay pedal. I like the sound of Boss Digital delays. It may not be as powerful as the timeline, but it is just right for me
1. Overdrive/Distortion: EarthQuaker Devices Plumes
2. Fuzz: JHS Bender
3. Time: Catalinbread Echorec
4. Modulation: DigiTech Ventura Vibe
5. Compression: MXR Dyna Comp
6. Other/Weird: VOX Wah
Did not expect Morning Phase. What an amazing album. Literally changed my life.
Same! One of my all-time favorites
Fantastic to hear the Korg Miku pedal...I have three of them and play them in parallel...and of course with other effects...great to hear this pedal and not as just a joke!!!...They sound incredible with fuzz/pitch shifters...A fabbo vid!!!
Once again another great video. I am really not qualified to vote, but that hasn’t ever stopped me before. Overdrive/Distortion: I just got a Morning Glory v4, and I have to say it is pretty amazing. That gets my vote. Fuzz: of the few fuzzes that I have tried, I have really liked the Bogner Oxford Fuzz, it is very versatile, from a distortion to a full on dirty feedback monster. It is also a fuzz that doesn’t poop itself when there are pedals before it, which I like. Time: I have a bunch of delay pedals, but I don’t know what one is my favorite. I have a strymon Volante, and it is amazing and versatile, and I think we are putting reverb into that same category, in which case the Cusco Music Resound Reverb is awesome. I’ll go with the Resound Reverb. Modulation: I really like chorus, and my Strymon Ola is pretty sweet. I think that is in the last 20 years. Compression, I have only one compressor, the Keely Compressor Plus, but I don’t like it, but it is all I have. Other, weird, I only have one is the Earthquaker Devices Organizer, is a really cool / weird effect. It is like an octave, but modulates so that you literally sound like an organ.
Last part of this comment, your record time inspired me to pull out Morning Phase and give it a spin myself. Amazing album. Thanks JHS crew.
Boss E.Q. Is maybe the best “Push the amp” pedal I have. Opinion of course, but throwing that out there.
That's the way dimebag pushed his amps!
MXR 6 Band is my EQ of choice but you’re right that its extremely useful!
I had more luck pushing amps with an old Boss GE-7 than any drive pedal
Best record: The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
Drum tones are f!@#$%g stellar!
Just bought a used Keeley C4 compressor. Love it. My Fulltone PlimSoul overdrive beats out my very new ZVex Box of Rock for the time being.
Albim: Them Crooked Vultures
Oh, favorite record:
Elephant by The White Stripes
Excellent choice!
great episode...you got some cool friends Josh
awesome video. Subscribed.
Best record of past 20 years. .. .The Empyrean, John Frusciante
OD: king of tone
fuzz: fuzz war
time: aqua-puss
modulation: the chemist
compression: orange squeezer
other: minibar liquid analyser
Brother bought me the Tumnus Deluxe for xmas. Totally blown away. Has me looking at some other pedals that are just dying to be replaced
Morning Phase! I bought that as the label stated it had won a Grammy for engineering. It did not disappoint! The soundstage is huge and deep. I'm gonna put it on right now . . .
Overdrive/ Dist:
EQD Plumes
Fuzz:
Keeley Fuzz Bender
Time:
EHX Canyon/ Grand Canyon
Mod:
JHS Emperor V2
Comp:
Walrus Audio Deep Six
Other/ Weird:
Keeley Synth-1
Pigtronix Mothership for me, never has a guitar pedal so radically changed the way I view an instrument.
That first jam is so great!
On the first jam when you went with only the Vox MkII it was an amazing fuzz tone. Adding the Timmy boosted it up.
OD: EQD Plumes - This OD gives a real refreshing take on the TS and brings a more modern sound. Can't get enough of its sound.
Fuzz: Big Muff Pi w/tone wicker - Not a fuzz that does anything crazy, but does exactly what I want out of a fuzz. I'm no fuzz fanatic, but this fuzz is one I look to turn on whenever I get the chance.
Mod: DigiTech Whammy - Do pitch-shifters count? I'll make them count. This pedal has pushed my creative drive to new heights. It's stupid fun to use in a variety of ways.
Comp: Only ever played the Boss CE-3, so that's my pick sorry guys.
Time: Neunaber Immerse Mk. II - This pedal packs a massive punch from a normal-sized enclosure. It may not have the amount of options as a BigSky, but it does everything a reverb will ever need to do. And the reverbs themselves are so customizable with such a small enclosure and minimal knobs. I could never see a BigSky replacing this on my board.
Weird: Walrus Audio Slo - Haven't played many weird pedals, but the Walrus Slo is definitely a weird pedal to me. The mixture of reverb and modulation can craft some very bizarre sounds that I just love.
We demand Nick's Picks (for Pedals of the Century)!
There should be a Nobel prize for this whole pedal thing....this has my vote!
All great choices but Matthew Farrow's were a lot of awesome pedals I've never heard of, so props to him!
Overdrive/distortion: OCD
Fuzz: Ehx green russian Big Muff reissue
Time: Boss dm2-w
Modulation: JHS 3 series chorus
Compression: Keeley compressor
Other/weird: Miku Stomp
Holysmokes! I forgot about the OCD - it's been huge for so long I thought it was from the 80's or 90's. But you're right - released in early 2000's
Overdrive/Distortion : Earthquaker Devices Talons
Fuzz : Cusack Tap-A-Fuzz
Time : T-Rex Reptile 2
Modulation : Wampler Terraform
Compression : Seymour Duncan Vise Grip
Other/Weird : DigiTech FreqOut
Josh: Which of these pedals do you like most?
me: yes.
That last jam was fire 🔥🔥🔥
Omg that Miku Stomp at 20:24! My jaw literally dropped when I heard that, so cool!
OD/Distortion: ZVEX Box of Rock
Fuzz: Champion Leccy the Divvy
Time: Strymon El Capistan
Modulation: SolidGoldFX Oblivion
Compressor: Xotic SP
Other/Weird: Chase Bliss Audio MOOD
EQD Dispatch Master. That’s why there was one on EVERYONE’s board for about five years.
Most of my favourite albums weren't released in the last twenty years, but I consulted analytics and the one I seem to listen to the most is "The Dirty Old One Man Band" by Scott H. Biram, so that has become my choice, it was really popular in one particular building in East Van.
The Source Audio Soundblox2 "Orbital Modulator" is beautifully laid out and enclosed, encompassing the full range of my interest in modulation and supporting the option to assign two presets. It is the only pedal I cannot do without. The BBE "Two Timer" provides the basic answer to the need for two speeds of simple delay corresponding with my minimalist tendencies. The closest thing to a fuzz I could tolerate is any "Rat" pedal. I must have a volume/wah pedal (just got the Joyo multimode wah "Wah-II" to save space)! I got the TC Electronic "HyperGRAVITY" for its TWEAKability. The range of texture, sustain, and natural compression through the application of overdrive/distortion cannot be satisfied with only a single pedal (and, for that mater, must be carefully paired with an amp's interaction). So for this category I cannot select a single "best". Weird or "other" - an EQ pedal. The closest I can come to weird is the "odd"ness an EQ pedal can provide (when used creatively) primarily as a boost/character changer with presets (Source Audio to the rescue again!).
1.Overdrive / Distortion: Walrus Audio Ages
2. Fuzz: Earthquaker Devices Hoof Reaper
3. Time: KMA Audio Machines Cirrus
4. Modulation: Earthquaker Devices Sea Machine
5. Compression: Keeley Compressor
6. Weired: Parasit Studio Into the Unknown