Monday, March 16, 2009

Two new additions to the pedal board


So I bought two new guitar pedals. I'm updating my rig and i decided that i needed a tremolo pedal and i overdrive (not a distortion pedal) pedal. First the tremolo pedal, i wanted to stay away from boss pedals because i need to try something different and those pedals sound like everyone else. I choose the electro harmonix Stereo Pulsar, although i don't use the stereo out, it gives me similar trem sounds as the tremolo on a fender amp. The controls are easy and the casing fits perfect on my pedal board. There's a Rate Knob, Depth Knob, Shape knob, and a Switch that lets you select between square and triangle waveforms. You can get some really cool surf trem out of this pedal. Watch out for junk tones though, which can happen when you set the parameters very extreme. Not much else to say, but i do give it 9/10. I did try to find the original Pulsar pedal which only had one output and was incased in a housing similar to the Big Muff pedal. If anyone can know where to get an original Electro Harmonix Pulsar, email me at nikyambao@yahoo.com. I really want to add the original to my collection.

Second I've added an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Pedal. The thing about this pedal I like is that it isn't a screamer. It gives me a very warm, subtle, and genuine break up though my amp. I like putting my guitar through the tube screamer first and then through the Pulsar tremolo with the tube screamer set at 9 o'clock on the drive knob. The tone i get is super 50's vintage. Another thing about this pedal that is pretty bad ass, is the construction. This pedal is built like a tank. If you are looking for a distortion pedal, you're better off with a boss DS 1 or Big Muff, but those looking for a versatile overdrive check the Ibanez TS9.
9/10.

So I got the Tremolo and TS9 pedal, next on the list is a Reverb Pedal and either a EchoPlex or a Rolnad Space Echo.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

try a holy grail, alhough they are known to diminish volume slightly a times..

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