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Offline skunkyfunk

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Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« on: December 12, 2011, 09:59:58 PM »
MI Audio Crunch Box - Some say it is one of the best Marshall in a box pedals.  I tried it personally, and found it very fuzzy and quite frankly, it did not cut very well the way Marshalls are supposed to. 

Vox Pathfinder - Very coveted, at least in the GC and B&S forums, but I don't know... they sound tinny to my ears.  maybe they work very neutral with pedals but not my cup of tea...
 
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Offline r_chino18

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2011, 10:22:18 PM »
Lovepedal Eternity Burst - a lot of people like it both as a stand alone OD or booster, etc. Known to have that "woody" tone (which I really like..but then..), actually, it's the woodiest among the Eternities. I didn't like it. Feels really cheap, too. I'd take a Digitech Hardwire CM-2 or Visual Sound Route 808 any day.

Seymour Duncan JB-Jazz - heard and read great things about them popular set.. the go-to set when changing or upgrading pickups.. only had them for a while though, instantly realized that my previous Dimarzio PAF36s would be better in every way, at least for me.

Offline Chizdawg

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2011, 10:39:53 PM »
boss metal zone: love the tone at first pero a few minutes sawa na ako
Korg Pitchblack: uhmm takes up space sa board..mas ok na ako sa clip on tuner.

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« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2011, 11:33:47 PM »
Lovepedal Eternity Burst - not my thing, I guess.

RC Booster - again, not my thing.

Boss TU2/3 - There are better out there at the same price range.

SD1 - Boss has made better things than that..

Offline acidtest

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2011, 11:37:54 PM »
boss metal zone: love the tone at first pero a few minutes sawa na ako
Korg Pitchblack: uhmm takes up space sa board..mas ok na ako sa clip on tuner.

agree! I never liked the MT2 even back when i was younger and angrier...
I use a clip on tuner as well. mas magaan  :-D
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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2011, 11:43:12 PM »
Openhaus - tested it once, hindi ko nagustuhan. /hides

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2011, 11:53:10 PM »
Lovepedal E burst - nakukulangan ako sa gain. pricey as a booster. not really a stand alone drive for mem
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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2011, 02:08:18 AM »
tube amps?  :eek:


I dislike the hassle of changing tubes, I dislike that it's fragile(tubes), I dislike how you have to crank it to defeaning volumes to get "the sound"

which is why I'd take an axe fx over any tube amp any day of the week  ^-^

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2011, 05:07:57 AM »
Guitars:
Gibson Les Paul DC Pro – It sounded good but its neck design just wasn't for me. I suffered from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome symptoms for almost two months because of it. Sold it to Louis Isok (WilaBaliW).

Pedals:
Empress Multidrive – Overhyped, in my opinion. It's versatile but doesn't have a particularly great sounding OD, distortion or fuzz.
Bixonic Expandora – Again, overhyped. Average-sounding settings.

What's the moral lesson of the story? All-in-one drive pedals may offer more tones but tend to sound only mediocre to average. Application-specific drive pedals sound the best to me.
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Offline teleclem

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2011, 07:44:15 AM »
Openhaus - tested it once, hindi ko nagustuhan. /hides

I wasn't floored as well.. Given the price rin.

Offline dark_minister

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2011, 07:46:10 AM »
METAL ZONE! had one for just a month... it just didn't give me the extra "oomph" that i was expecting... had it swapped to a Digitech Double Play PDS 2700 (but sold it here in PhilMusic after 2 years, but it was very worth it)
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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2011, 08:12:53 AM »
Lp type guitars-i dont know why,i didnt like the feel. another one PRS GUITARS. Ill choose a squire instead of it.
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Offline stringman

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2011, 12:13:42 PM »
I'm intrigued with the LovePedal Woodrow
I have stated that there are more bad sounding suhrs then there are good ones.

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2011, 12:17:24 PM »
Squiers (guitars and basses), can't get the action low enough without em' buzzing all over the neck especially the higher frets.
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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2011, 12:17:50 PM »
jimi hendrix crybaby wah - bitin sa wah. and the unit i had was hard to switch on/off

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2011, 12:25:00 PM »
Fulltone OCD - It sounded fizzy to me. The Barber Direct Drive was much much more amp-like.

Sansamp GT2 - I have to admit this one is really handy, but I just didn't like the sound I was getting from it.

Vox Satchurator - Fizzy. Top endy, but with a nice vocal tone to it. Pretty much nailed Satch's tone recorded with a cellphone.  :-o

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2011, 02:13:11 PM »
TS808 -- sounds "ngo ngo" to me.

Offline FollowTheReaper

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2011, 02:37:10 PM »
Toneczar Openhaus - It sounds too 'open'. I love tight sounds better

Fender amplifiers - They sound pretty decent but every time I plug into one, I get insane (more or less, crappy) feedback. Fender amps sound thin for me also
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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2011, 02:51:48 PM »

Fender amplifiers - They sound pretty decent but every time I plug into one, I get insane (more or less, crappy) feedback. Fender amps sound thin for me also

^^ same reason
By trying to look unique, everyone ends up looking the same.
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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2011, 03:31:37 PM »
The new line of tiny and compact EHX pedals. They break easily.

Shreadhead - Cos i can't play like all those people that demoed it. lol

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #20 on: December 13, 2011, 03:51:15 PM »
Marshall amps.

Offline stompmoko

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2011, 03:59:54 PM »
Digitech Bad Monkey
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Offline Bolt Thrower

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2011, 05:57:39 PM »
Telecasters
Boss GE7
Metal Muff

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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #23 on: December 13, 2011, 05:58:47 PM »
Superstrats: i dunno why but i just really don't like them. haha

Shreadhead - Cos i can't play like all those people that demoed it. lol

hahaha I can't seem to make my guitar sound the same, or anywhere near those demos :))
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Re: Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you...
« Reply #24 on: December 13, 2011, 06:29:46 PM »
uhhh, who loves the metal zone anyway?  :razz: