I'm not entirely sure this is the correct place to post it, But can i ask for everyone's opinion:

WHICH IS RECOMMENDED AS THE BEST FIRST PEDAL I SHOULD BUY?

hey... u gotta tell us ur budget.. what kind of music u play.. help us.. help you =)

Preapre to get Whackerized man...... you should post it on the Pedal Board.....

first depend on ur budget, second on ur musical style, and finally what's ur expectation from this pedal...

generally i would recommend Boss Super OverDrive (SD1) as a beginner/first pedal (coz i'm using one ) ... coz it produce a more versatile tone compare to other pedal (neither too hard nor too soft) ... or if u are looking for one pedal to rule them all, why not try multi effect like Zoom ... altho it's not really popular in here ...

let's see what other got to say ...

sorrie, sorrie...
but anywayz, lets say budget under rm500.
what is the best for beginner? OVerdrive, effects, anything. What is your recommendation?

It sounds as though you're buying a pedal because you need it to qualify for something! What I'm trying to say is that you don't buy a pedal just to have a pedal, you buy a pedal to help your tone. The best first pedal for you is one that does what you want it to. If you want a distortion pedal, go get one. Booster? Can also. Noise Gate? Yep. Chorus? Wah? Reverb? Flanger? They all do different things - you need to decide which one you want before you buy your first one.

anyway, here is the rule of thumb : the more pedal you'll have, the more talented you are, as a guitarist.
steve vai as 57 fx pedals, so he's the best player so far.
jimi used barely 23 pedals, not even simultaneously : that was the stone age of good guitarists.
angus young uses 0 pedal, and clearly, he sucks big time.

wow.. thanks.
Well, i'd say that i'm going for distortion for now. So wat model/brand do u guys recommend as a first one?

a talent boost pedal would be great for a 1st

How about multi-FX pedals Pix??? One of those thing holds about 30 different kinds of effects.... does that count??

[Wah-Wah] Effects Pedals, Opinions/Advice

I think all of us have answered this kind of question like 10 times already ....

multifx ??? it's like you're saying you're a great car pilot and all, you're the best in rally, in go-kart, etc... but you're actually driving a truck in everyday's life.
how lame is that.

and yes, thewhacker is right, as usual , this topic has been brought up so many times : hi, i'm a newbie, i don't know ANYTHING about guitar, but i want the best pedal in the world, so i can finally have MY sound, to reflect MY soul.

That's insulting...
I only wanted to ask for opinions, because i really want to buy a pedal to try out some new sounds. I've been using my guitar and the amp's regular distortion for a long while already, so wanna improve. Since people don't know much, at least i asked so i can learn.

Weren't you a newbie once, and how would you feel if people flamed your question? Simple question, give a simple answer.

learn from ur mistakes.. thewhacker told me off many times before too.. close this thread and just post up in the other existing thread

This post has been edited by XCcude: Mar 11 2006, 04:40 PM

hey hey, no hard feeling dude ... forgot about Pix, he's the wHacky (no pun intended ) moderator here .... that's our way of communicating here .... you may receive some nasty remarks here and there ...but it's all good dude.... cheers

no worries. so wat u recommend

I recommend that you close this thread and post your question on the thread that Whacker recommends.....

Newbie or not ... even if you go to a shop and telling them "I want pedal, very cun pedal" ... you think you're going to get an answer ?

You said you have a budget of Rm500 .... that's a good amount to start with.

Now the question at hand. What kind of music are you playing ?

Bluez ? Jazz ? Hip-Hop ? Rock ? Metal ? Ska ? Punk ? classical ? Soul ? Rap ? or you dunno ?



This post has been edited by TheWhacker: Mar 11 2006, 07:06 PM

heh, this is blardy insulting for a person with an empty wallet and an empty pedal board... like me

shhh shhh shhhh! don't say it whacker! let me say it...

help us, help you



IMO, i won't rush to get any sort of pedal first, and instead focus on my skills. after all skills are what that reflects a guitarist, not equipment.

This post has been edited by nerd: Mar 11 2006, 07:31 PM

okok... i get your point.
thanks.
Ermm.. mostly metal and rock, and some punk, i guess. definitely not jazz/classical/soul/rap.
And umm.. sorrie for not being specific. I don wan a 'cun' pedal, just something for me to start out with more sounds within metal/rock/punk genre.

thanks-