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17!!!!!!! 17!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!? Do we really need 17 pedals on our individual boards? Of course we can argue about that ad infinitum. And if we come to some sort of agreement we don't need 17, how many pedals do we need? Which ones? If I recall Steve's video on this, there are 4 essential pedals: chorus, overdrive, delay and compressor? I'm not sure on Steve's 4th. I think it was a compressor. But here is an interesting article on what they consider the 17 Must Have Guitar Pedals. If you agree these are 17 must have or not, it is an interesting discussion about the different pedals available. It may at least spark some thoughts on trying some other pedals. And, of course, that isn't necessarily a good thing!!! 😮😄
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I purchased 3 pedals in the last year. I have a Flashback Delay, Boss CE-5 Chorus, and East River Drive overdrive. I have enjoyed playing with them, but I wanted more. I was looking at pedal boards. Even with these few items the cost keeps building. The few pedals I have also created a cable nightmare. I started thinking about multi-effects pedals again. I can't afford the Helix, or Headrush, or high end Boss pedals. I read reviews about the Boss GT-1 which were pretty positive. It isn't fancy like the more expensive models, but it packs massive power in a small case. The little guy is pretty heavy, and the design feels solid. It has a small screen which allows you to setup amp and effect combos like a virtual pedal board. Operation is pretty simple. There are 3 large easy to use buttons to control moving through different setups, tuner, looper, etc. There are 99 presets, and 99 which I can edit the way I want. There is also a huge online library of patches (presets) to download so support is strong. If you don't have just the right sound then you may be able to download it. I spent the first night going through all 99 presets. Whew! I really was a little disappointed, and I even thought maybe I would return it. The second night I played only about 35 presets. I had a blast! I spent more time trying to ring some sound out of it. I mostly play clean, but I am a delay fan so all these choices are a little overwhelming. There really is a huge sound pallet in this little pedal. I haven't found a really good sound setup for a nice warm acoustic, but I read it is in there maybe with some adjustment. There is a some fine hippy-dippy effects in here, and I had some of the most fun with them. I also played what I believe is a Van Halen tribute which actually sounded better when I wasn't playing because the wonderful distorted swirling sounds as the note faded away. It also has a volume/expression pedal which I really wanted. I think it's a keeper! Boss GT-1