Gear Slut’s ahoy – pedals

I’ve recently picked up some new bits of kit.

The first interesting purchase are 3 new guitar effects pedals.

My first is the Boss CE2. This is a chorus effects pedal, mass production – nothing special at al. The fact is this is a good pedal even now, however this one is special. This is one of the orignial made pedals from Japan. The Japanese pedals have much high quality components than the current production models, this makes it a little more expensive than the current production models but well worth it. Yes it’s a little battered but the look of it doesn’t really matter, it’s a great bit of kit. I’ve not been a chorus fan for a long time, but as I’ve been playing with sounds for a while now I’ve manged to find a few bits of music I’m writing. I don’t think I’ll ever be a real chorus fan but I am enjoying playing with a few more modern sounds than the classic clean sounds I’ve been using (I’m also enjoying a few of the driven sounds).

 

I’ve also taken ownership of a Metatone “Howie” pedal. This pedal is fantastic, it is a Dumble amp simulator. I’f you don’t know what a Dumble amp is, it’s a very hard to get hold of guitar amplifier made by a famous amp builder called Dr Alexander “Howard” Dumble (hence the name of the pedal is “Howie”. Alexander Dumble puts very strict rules in place about people owning his amps and there are supposed to be only 300 amplifiers made. For mortals like me, this is a great alternative. It simulates the clean sound and light break up of a Dumble amp while also providing a second foot switch which activates the second channel of the virtual Dumble amp making the overdrive channel active.  This pedal provides a great approxmiation of the Dumble sound and really blends in well with my amps natural sound. Very pleased with it. I’ve also noticed this pedal is also quite hard to find, so I think I’ll be keeping hold of it. It’s not made it onto my pedal board yet for live use.