Making the switch from analog pedals to multifx. Opinions?

[sleepykitty]

Thanks for all the input. I guess this thread isn't exactly about pedals and multifx. It's about one's approach to playing I guess.

I've decided to sell my whole pedalboard. Bold move? Hmm.. I want to fully explore a new approach to guitar playing. I've always been a closet fan of Preston Reed and Kaki King and Kelli Rudick and Tommy Emmanuel and I've always wanted my playing to emulate these guitar gods. So I'm spending the pedalboard money on an acoustic, which would most probably be an Ovation, since 3 of the 4 people mentioned above use it extensively. Wish me luck

 

[Ized]

well, gear can be a part of one's approach to playing. In this case, me.

Multiefx just dint work for my playing approach. If it works for you, by all means. I've heard players who can tweak a multiefx to sound better than guys who use all-boutique boards

My approach to playing at one point was simply to screw gear altogether and simply work on my chops. That approach worked for me. at least for a while. I just stuck to what i had.

just sharing some thoughts on my approachability journey thus far

 

[sleepykitty]

^I tried the 'screw the gears' approach too. But can't! Once you're in it, you're in it forever!! No matter what style i play, even classical, there's always this lingering feeling in my mind telling me to add a dash of chorus in there, or sprinkle some tremolo over it, or add a little bit of dirt into it. It cannot be helped!!

 

[naviros]

I know what you mean... That hits me when I'm trying to write up something...

Think about this way, record, or at least pen down some of the settings, complicate it, then compare and find a balance ^.^

M-efx... urmmz... in my opinion doesn't quite get it... Sure, you have lotsa stuff to mess with... (urghz, only 1 distort pedal... need... chorus... or... ehx holy grail...) but ultimately you're bound to hit a tone wall that even a tube amp might not fix (unless you got a horribly tweakable EQ thingamigy that does wonders).

 

[jony]

It does take abit of maturity to use what works for the music, rather than to force a pedal into doing something it did not have to.

I find it amusing when people on TGP keep asking what pedals they can put on their acoustic guitars. Its like they're trying to use as many pedals as possible rather than serving the music.

to the OP, try different settings. You'll get some mileage out of it. I find sometimes, turning physically away from the board helps me play better by simply not having the easy way out of hitting another pedal, forcing my hands to make the music

 

[ShredCow]

I've decided to sell my whole pedalboard. Bold move?

No.

You're young.

Go ahead and make the move. If its a bad move, you can always buy back the gear ya? But if its a good move then... you've probably aligned yourself closer to your ideals right? That's a good thing in music.

 

[Ized]

Sometimes i just prefer the clean sound of my guitar plugged in direct to an amp while strumming open and bar chords. sounds so rich and full without any tone suck or loss from my pedalboard. Inspires me to make music.

Effects are just flavours, they wont do anything to make your playing better than it already is so it has gotta begin from just the guitar....a fundamental building block.