leftyguitarman wrote:I was gonna say... Boss pedals aren't the greatest pedals out there.
well... maybe not, but I've learnt that paying 3 times or more for a " (semi-)boutique" pedal may be paying a lot more for just a little bit better tone...
I've had my SD-1 since 1983 or 1984 and in the mean time numerous "better" pedals have graced my pedalboard(s) only to be sold after a while, because after the initial "WOW"-experience, I always realised "hey I can do that with that old yellow pedal as well" ... "I might as well sell that one and use the money for something else..."
so OUT went T-Rex Alberta, T-Rex Mudhoney, T-Rex Dr Swamp (ok, I needed 2 pedals to replace that one), RAT, Maxon, TubeWorks,...
Fullertone, Radialbone and some others didn't even make it past the 'test it at rehearsal tonight and bring it back or come pay for it tomorrow'-phase (I got smarter with time, and was good friends with the music store owner)
and these are only the ones I remember in a hurry and there I was rummaging through the drawer to find back "old yellow"...
since I have my own music store, I tried out even more expensive toys, but none of them made it home with me...
I DO have
- a second SD-1 (just in case the old one dies on me)- bought used for €20
- a VoodooLab Sparkle Drive (because it has the 'clean boost' option)- bought used paid €35
- a TS808 (for the rare occasion I want a different "color") - bought used paid €25
and (don't laugh)
- a Behringer PB100 Preamp Booster (this is about the cheapest pedal I have, but it does a 'clean boost' without any problem) - bought new €23
all these together cost me probably almost as much as a Fulldrive, but if I put them all at once on my board I have more tone options than I could ever use during one gig
