Hey peoples, I'm looking for an effect pedal as my amp has a very muddy overdrive on the lower pitched strings despite tinkering with all the settings(its a Yamaha Ga-10).
I'm wondering if I should get the Boss OD-3 or DS-1 or the Os-2. Can anyone tell me the prices and where to get the best deal? any other suggestions are appreciated. I'll be focusing on playing punk rock btw. Thanks.

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HAHA! Same amp as my old one. Dude, it's not even OVERDRIVE! It's only drive.
It doesn't even have a gain dial!

For ur punk rock, I recommend a DS-1.

Hmm..The Ds-1 is around rm170 from what they say. What abt the Od-3 and Os-2? I'm beginning to think all i need is a distortion pedal though... and did i just get whackerized? haha. thanks for the input so far anyway.

mwthemovie : with your small amp, don't expect much from any pedal. I never tried Od and Os pedals, but i own a DS1 and i find it pretty cool when it comes to give a wide range of classic rock tones, from high-octane crunch to "light" metal. It can simulate convingcingly an overdrive if you put the gain knob at zero.

Of course I'm biased, but it's a good do-it-all pedal. And it's cold, so you might find your tone to be a bit "cleaner" in the low pitched strings (can't be sure about this though..)

Yeah..thats a concern - with the pedal not solving the tone problem. But Is there a 15 watt amp worth purchasing? I guess the practice amps dont really differ much in terms of quality...

definitely.

only two choices:
Roland Cube 15 or the Vox AD15VT. VERY VERY VERY worth it.

if you have already a 10w, you should get at least a 30w... otherwise it's like buying a kancil because you're tired of your kelisa

Aha..but I spose I wont be able to afford a 30 watt one. Hmmm.... I wont be gig worthy anytime soon so i guess a 15 watt would suffice for the next 12 months. haha. I should be checking the prices now

it's about a few hundreds bucks more... rather than wasting 400 bucks for nothing.

you don't buy a 15w if you already own a 10w. no difference. same speaker size, same non-existant headroom...
you'd better off with a pedal, that you will be able to reuse with your next amps.

I have the OD3 and I dare say this is BOSS best pedal. Like the name implies, it is only an overdrive but the amount of gain for this pedal is quite generous.

Depending on the amp your are using, this pedal can actually go to distortion territory. But on a more general level, it has enough gain for Stones, Aerosmith, GN'R rhythm, ACDC, the usual hardrock and classic rock stuff.

This is one of the very few overdrive pedals that actually works very well with SS amps. Into a tube amp however, it is a great booster for gain and solo.

The best thing about this overdrive is that it doesn't cut the bass unlike the tube screamer and SD1. It is also very dynamic pedal, allowing you to clean up your sound with your guitar's volume. Another plus is that the OD3 doesn't eat batteries for breakfast, lunch, and dinner unlike the Metal Zone. Also, it doesn't coloured your tone, allowing your guitar's natural sound to come through.

It is a highly recommended pedal if you aim to recreate the classic sounds of the 60s, 70s, and even some 80s sounds. Only drawback is that it is also one of boss most expensive pedal, retailing at around rm340, that is the price of a Metal Zone.

I got it new when Bentley had a sale for less than RM280 and it is worth every cent.

it's more like double the price la pix. so really have to think carefully..

I do agree...10w to 15w are like minor SURBO implemention on a car
Having a bigger amp is not the case of gig worthy or not. It's for the tone.

Of course, not those half/full stack thingie.

argh....Pedal or Amp? If any pedal can clean up my tone I'd happily go for it. but on the other hand, the Cube 30 looks pretty damn tempting. Any ideas on the price of the Cube>? The Star printed rm1050..which is well...not very encouraging to say the least...

"After some playing, here's my review of the VOX AD30VT!

But be warned, this review is coming from a relatively new guitar player, around 1 year old or so, who hasn't been exposed to as much music as the experienced members here, and isn't as skilled as them either.

Price: RM850 from RM1000
From: CK Music, Kuala Lumpur"

you can have a 30watts amp for 850W. I'm sure can get same discount on cube 30.

huhu Pix.. Which country uses W for the currency

sorry for spamming

Yup, u definately can bring down the price of the Cube. It's damn powerful i tell u
You got to set some priority, if u want to continue the quest of the tweaking your tone, pedals might be better option since u alrdy have an amp.

To me i would rather get an amp rather than getting pedals to boost the GA-10.

been there done that, most if not all of the people I asked said it's not worth to splurge to improve on the GA-10. so, I saved up to get the Vox AD30VT. if you wanna get the cube 30, it's up to you. I saw it for RM990 at Rhapsody Midvalley earlier this year. Sure can get discount. Especially now that the year end sales are going on.

chapree, buying a new better amp can aid you in tweaking your tone also what.. but of course pedals are a more wallet friendly way.

my verdict is: save up for a new 30W amp, the wait is worth it.

This post has been edited by nerd: Dec 16 2005, 02:48 PM

guys, you can't just postpone a GAS attack... you buy now AND save up for later at the same time. It's weird logic but that's the way it works

any more opinions about those BOSS pedals ?

plankton : hehe, making fun of me ?

i'm with him on this 100%.

ooo tumpang thread plz im planning to get an ad30vt amp and getting the digitech bad monkey.. wondering wat u think of the bad monkey?

HEh. Everyone's opinions have very well been appreciated. This board rocks, I wonder why I havent been here sooner. I guess I can take it from here and go for the best deal on the amp. IF anyone finds an interesting price, do post. Now we can all resume helping XCcude over here. =)

@XCrude: no idea about the bad monkey, sorry. heard that digitech products are hard to find here. where r u planning to get ur bad monkey?

@mwthemovie: indeed this board rocks. what amp are u planning to get? CK Music is now offering a 20% discount on the Vox AD30VT. So now it's RM800. Roland Cube 30 should be priced around the same, give or take a few dollars.

cube got the JC120 modeller
but the cube aint got a TUBE XD

Oh, if the reason for the pedals are to boost the GA-10, then no way man. You not gonna bring that 10w amp to gig in the first place. Pedals meant to shape your tone...booster pedals were meant to boost your shaped tone, not the amp hehehe

Personally for me, i'll buy a bigger, gig-worthy amp to have my signature tone to bring everywhere. But of course, it's always worthy to buy a new amp when u get tired of the old one

starting Jan 2006, Bentley will bring Digitech stuff to our shores.

This post has been edited by chapree: Dec 16 2005, 08:24 PM

XCude, don't be shy : create a NEW thread, if you want to be taken seriously

I think heading to KL might pose a problem to me lah. Since I take public transportation. Difficult to walk around with such an amount of money. Somehow I never felt safe in the streets of KL. Haha. I shall be checking out the music outlets at One U, Ikano, and MidValley first. See which got the best deal on either the Cube or the AD30VT....if no choice I ask ppl teman me go kL..hehe..

hahah thx mwthemovie, pix im scared to get whackerised =P hey mw could u change the title of thread to digitech effects? and im planning to get it in sweelee in singapore for $94.. hmm

xcude, there's no issue with opening a new thread to talk about something related to music... what's wrong with you ??

Yeah..this thread is about me..lets keep it that way..haha..
aiyah..just create a topic...everyone can talk about ur problem without interference there..

Yalor .... this thread is about him.

but do a search first before openning a new thread. No point having 4 threads talking about the same topic.

Coz, if you don't, poor Admins have to buy new hard disks ....

Ahh..Rhapsody Valley has the Cube 30 at rm943..needless to say I'll need to head over to Bentley's now. Sigh.

no discount? should have what.

The lady at the counter discounted it from rm990 to rm943 provided its a cash payment. So much for a discount. Haha.

if its the malay girl, dun buy from her. Wait for the uncle with glasses (forgot the name), or the guy with the long hair they usually giv me nice discounts.

Aijor...but the price can lawan Bentley's or not? I rather buy from MV if its not too far away from rm792(as stated in the other thread). Very ma fan go to KL. And yeah, its the malay girl...just my luck..And I checked with Technics at OneU as well, they dont even stock the cube30 but they told me its rm990(well, duh).

RM792 ah? difficult to lawan larr.. Then I think you better go to Bentley laa.. save over RM100 I think its worth the hassle right? went there ytday and they ARE having a SALE! not as big as the Merdeka one, but pretty big diff in prices dude. call them up if ur not confident. numbers in the Shops thread love this forum

oh yea i have this problem with my new guitar and boss pedal.. when i plug it into the amp (dads tv amp) without the pedal.. its clean and when i switch it to rhythm its a lil distorted... then when i plug it with the pedal.. it is distorted even though i havent turned the pedal on.. my guitar is an epip classic and pedal is a boss od/ds

edit : could it be the amp?

This post has been edited by XCcude: Dec 23 2005, 09:59 AM

the pedall is off ?? and it affects the sound ?
try the following :
- if you twist the knobs with the pedal off, any modification of the sound ?
- if you remove the battery from the pedal, is the sound still going thru ?
- are you runniong on battery or on AC adaptor ?

maybe its ur guitar output?? [i really dunno wut im saying lol]
but try turning down ur volume knob for the particular p'up
maybe it'll help

- yeah i tried twisting it when off.. no difference
- i tried to remove the battery, no sound mate
- yeh im 'runniong' on battery jk

xcude / so your pedal is not using a pass-by, and the sound disturbance are not due to the "active" circuit of your pedal. I would recommend you send it back where you bought it and get it fixed / exchanged : there's a defect in the supposedly "silent" circuit IMO...

omg i bought it in sg lar.. how to send it? and can it be the amp? when i direct plug it to amp.. rhythm still a lil distortion..

On a significantly brighter note, I have got my Cube-30 and it sounds like a dream. Hehe. Bought it in Bentley for rm800 inclusive of two picks. haha.

wat i suspect is the amp.. when i turn the volume up it cracks and when i put it soft.. its clean... heh i think i solved my problem yeah im getting the cube-30... neuvas said its RM792? if im not mistaken

you set your amp at level = 3 (let's say) and clean settings, play it w/o pedal, remember the sound.
add the pedal btw the amp and your guitar, don't touch the amp's settings. how's the sound compare to before ? The answer to that question is what matters...

im in ipoh now and all i can remember is.. it just becomes louder... and makes my dad's amp crack

Haha... solution, you need a guitar amp! XD

Like Pix said, it might be because your pedal doesn't have true bypass and even when it's switched 'off', the pedal's still sucking your tone and perhaps adding a little overdrive to it. Have you tried other pedals with the TV amp?
It could be a defect, but it could also be the nature of the pedal circuit.

did you pay a visit to Ebony Guitar Music House...?

i dono where is that lol... and... is a stompbox suppost to work even when u take out batt? i mean the guitar still sound?

xcude, it all depends how it is supposed to work. Boss pedals are usually not using a TRUE by-pass : they still affect the sound. how to know it's true bypass?
1- even when switched off, the sound is different than without the pedal in the chain
2- no battery in the pedal, thus the sound is not going thru (pedal is however switched off)
3- go check the specs on internet

With true bypass (higher end pedals), the sund will go thru without battery.

I'd say your problem is the pedal itself, because even if it does affect your sound, it shouldn't "boost" it. A "fake" bypass will just modifies the tone, not the volume/gain, but that's just what I use to believe. Maybe i'm wrong...

hey pix guess wat.. i bought my roland cube 30 amp.. with or without the pedal.. still same volume and tone didnt affect the sound when off.. now the damn problem is my dad's amp.. made me worried.. phew lucky no problem with the pedal.. cuz i bought it in sg

ok, that's a good thing then ! i'm glad for you.
enjoy your new amp, and try to write a review in few days, once you are getting used to it...

hah im not that good at reviews XD

let us review it for u

xccude, well, do your best... it's not like you're having a choice here

arrgggg can i do it next year? haha cuz im currently at kl now and i think i'll do better when i get back to perth

of course man, that's cool thanks !

anybody got looking micro cube 30x at woh fatt shop?i wanna buying one by this week,where can get a best price?and thinking + one boss pedal MT-2 .. but never try..any comment..?