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Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced multi pedal for guitar effects?
It's for a friend of mine who starts out and doesn't want to throw bucket loads of money at it.
I have an old BOSS GT-3 eg. where I'm quite happy with, though the wha pedal is crap.
Anything else out there?
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I'm perfectly happy with the pedals I have, although the one in the middle does seem to slow me down a lot every time I use it.
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Take some like these[^] for a spin. Literally.
I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins.
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I have, in a Robinson R22.
Great fun, but an expensive hobby - my instructor described it as "turning money into noise" 
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I would get a license if I had any real justification for it. So, did the little R22 have a gyro to assist you with countering torque or did you have to do it the honest way?
I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins.
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The honest way, with the help of a piece of string to show you which way you were actually flying...
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That's one of the biggest problem with simulators or models. You get no chance to develop a sense of how it is turning. Modern machines have gyro assistance, the 'honest' ones need the string at the beginning.
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At a pinch, I've gigged with one of these bad boys[^]. I much prefer a discrete pedalboard, but this one's serviceable.
This space for rent
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Never seen the use of Pedals (I'm a Bass player) but if you can still get it the Boss unit Pete recommends or a Zoom unit (cool sounds, ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) to work on!)
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Never had one, but I can state that the Crybaby Dunlop wah wah just dies after a year. Dont get one. Ever.
Whatever you do get though, get it from Thoman.de unless you know an even cheaper place, and I dont reckon such a place exists. 
Anyway I have a boss distortion, a fuzz box and chorus from Danelectro, and a broken Crybaby. Danelectro are cheap, but OK.
Main thing is the amp though, has to be valve. I have a Peavey VK 212, pretty sure with a mix of Sovtec and Tungsol valves, but it makes a really chewy sound.
Anyway, didnt really answer your question, but just thought I would throw in my experience in general.
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I got my Chapman from Thomann. Most other stuff from the music-store.
I don't have problems with my cry baby, it's also one of the highest recommended wha pedals. Perhaps you have a "monday morning" model?
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Yeah, the crybaby should be good, it is a very old design, and well used, but mine died and a google search turned up a few more instances of it happening so maybe it isnt as good as it was.
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Keeping in mind that your friend appears to be starting to learn to play I would recommend purchasing a modeling amp with the matching controller pedal.
Tube amps are nicer but why spend a ton of money on something that provides no immediate additional benefit and requires expensive maintenance (Again, your friend is learning to play…)
The modeling amps I have looked at are:
Fender Mustang amps
Boss Katana
Marshall Code50
Line 6 Flextone
What I like is that all the amps provide USB connection so that you can access the effects as virtual pedals with knobs you can turn so that you can make your adjustments and save the settings. Let’s face it, most multi effect pedal presets suck, and tapping at the one or two buttons on multieffect pedals to change the settings can be a rather daunting and frustrating effort. Now your friend can try out any number of effects, play around with them and see which ones they like.
The other advantage I can offer is that the modeling amps are tailored to suit their internal effects to sound the best they can so you don’t have to concern yourself with getting the right amp to make the pedal board sound good.
I ended up getting the Mustang IV, I have my tube amps and love the heck out of them, but for playing out nothing beats the simplicity in setup, set it down plug in and turn it on and it’s very much lighter than hauling around my tube amps. And I don’t need to worry about the cords, batteries and power supplies being bad.
I have never had anyone in the places I performed at tell me they think my amp sounds crappy, usually they ask me what amp I am using because it sounds good. (Other guitar players are always surprised when I tell them I am using a modeling amp)
And when your friend gets better at playing and decides to move up to a tube amp and decent pedals, they will have a good idea of what they are looking for in sound.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I have a Katana . Very nice amp.
He has an amp (don't know which one), but wants some effects to go with it.
I also wanted to advice an emulator (I have amplitube) for his smartphone, but he doesn't have, nor wants a smartphone so my guess is he's best off with a good old fashioned multi pedal.
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V. wrote: He has an amp (don't know which one), but wants some effects to go with it.
Then I would advise that he get a multieffects pedal he can hook up to through USB for the reasons I presented in my original post regarding adjusting the effects.
I have had the dubious distinction of replacing many an up/down switch on more than a few multieffect pedals, that's what makes the USB option is so nice. Although some of the boss pedals do have the analog style knobs which are nice but reasonable pricing goes out the window.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Do novice pirates make terrible singers because they can't hit the high seas?
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Doh! That's awful - you don't have a leg to stand on and should stop parroting from other sources. Time to be jolly, Roger.
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It is due to strong winds at sea (or too much Pascal?) that makes the rope scale wave.
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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You mean, like reckless gamblers do not hit the high ace?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Today's pun really fell flat.
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I thought it is really sharp!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Avast number of replies came to mind - note, however, that after a stern warning I'll just bow out.
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The pirates of Penzance can sing quite well.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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They can still sing like Joakim Broden. That man sings like he's in Hell and trying to buy your soul.
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* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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