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matonanjin2
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matonanjin2
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02/13/2020 3:13 pm
Originally Posted by: hsnoeckx

I've been reading your posts again and honestly, these machines we were talking about have quit a steep learning curve, not ideal if you have only worked with one pedal so far. Maybe you should get some more pedals and look to some of the lessons in Rock 2 I think from Anders about what all these pedals do.

This is really a great point and I am completely rethinking my advice thus far. Ignore what I have said. Which is what you should do normally! But thinking back when I started working with my POD I already had a half a dozen pedals and had some concept or their intended use. I had also worked with a different modeller for a while, a Fender Mustang. To the OP, you already have an overdrive. There are a few pedals that are in the basic food groups you should learn/try. I would say that perhaps one of your next pedals should be a delay. And then a chorus.

There are lots of books on this subject that may help. One that I used, that helped explain the diffent food groups and what they do is Introduction to Guitar Tone and Effects by David Brewster:

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Guitar-Tone-Effects-Amplifiers/dp/0634060465

I'm going to shut up now.


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