I am a delay freak who somehow never had an original Timeline, decided to just go for this now instead of getting one eventually after buying and selling six other pedals...Holy shit guys. It's the only delay you'll ever need, that's for sure. Plus chorus, flange, some nice reverb taken from the Flint, etc etc etc. I'm in awe.

I'm probably not the first to comment on this. But all over reverb, I see people selling used pedals with inflated shipping costs, where the total price is nearly that of a new pedal. Here's just one example:

https://reverb.com/item/102550923-templodevices-reel-deal

This pedal is $144 with free shipping direct from Templodevices. Including shipping cost the used listing offers a discount of...about $3 lol. Why would anyone buy at this price? I made an offer which was about 20% less than the new price -- they quickly declined. Had they countered somewhere in the middle there's a good chance I'd have accepted.

Am I crazy to expect SOME kind of discernable discount on a used pedal, even if it's in "like new" condition? It was still purchased and opened and presumably used a little bit by someone else, and that depreciates the value.

As well, it doesn't cost $15-20 to ship a guitar pedal. I shipped one recently and using Pirateship it was like $8.60

EDIT: multiple posts advising "forget about it and move on." Yeah, I did lol. This is more about the overall phenomena and insight people might have

A while ago I posted in this sub and someone suggested me to try the black fountain. Today I went to the guitar shop to buy some strings, but then a hiccup happened, and ended up buying it.

Guys, what a joy (not for my wallet).

I have the Nucleo too, which is an amazing pedal, but after a while I understood I have a preference for more subtle reverbs. I decided in the end to use the reverb from my Waza TAE, and keep the black fountain on the pedal board.

Any cool settings you’d suggest to check? If you can, give it a try, it sounds great!

Does anyone know if any of these can run on 12v? I have a free connection and hate it’s just sitting there unused.

Or at least the compact pedals I care about. I started playing guitar in 2008 and the metal master was my first pedal. I always wanted to collect them but I had other priorities. Then... Josh Scott made that video on the Bad Monkey right after I started collecting them. Which convinced a lot of people to sell.

Recently had a my birthday and decided to grab the Hot Rod, Bass Driver and Bass Synth when they were available and priced well. Before they went away and I have to spend another 6 months waiting for the right price with the box.

Got the hyper phase at the guitar center by my work before I decided to also collect the boxes. Started collecting in 2022. Not counting shipping average cost was $40 to $100 per pedal. Both synths and the expression factory were $150 before shipping.

I've also been collecting in production and discontinued Boss pedals. But of course I wait until the price is right.

I guess I need to start collecting the Hardwire series now. Since that came out at the end of high school. I already have the Super Natural pedal. Between the expression factory and having a Line 6 pod hd500x I'm not sure if adding the Whammy 4 to the collection is valuable to me.

I had never heard of this before until it popped on my feed on Vinted for only £70! There is very little online documentation on it and it’s everything i want in an overdrive, 3 band EQ, and two stages. It can go from transparent bluesbreaker style, through TS sounds, and all the way to cranked Marshall amp tones. This is 100% staying on my board for a while and has finally replaced my loyal TS9!

NPD - This thing is amazing, going to take a bit of time to get my head around it. From what I understand not many have made it to the UK yet so I'm feeling pretty lucky.

Thoughts below, as always.

Hi! I’m a big enthusiast for nux pedals, I like their sound but they don’t have (at least as far as I know) any fuzz pedal, so which one is the best option for you?

Also I wanted to buy the metal core pedal from nux but the metal zone from boss sounds pretty nice too so, which one do you think would sound best?

…don’t mind the cheap chorus pedal, it was a present from my mother and i still keep it cause it’s pretty solid for a 10 dollar pedal.

Recently acquired a rhythm section in my band and have another guitarist who basically does ambient synth like tones with his guitar so I need to simplify. These were all my greatest hits for the last six years, tried so many and always came back to them. Holding onto the tuner, delay, and the stupid loop junky that I’ve bought and sold three times. Not again. Going back to tuner, wah, homemade gain/boost pedal, delay. Mostly just playing straight into my 1966 Ampeg reverbrocket with my 1979 Electra (Gibson ll jr copy). My guitar sounds so good with no treatment, just have to go back to square one with the full band and maybe just stay there, have some cool versatile pedals if I need though.

I've been playing for about 10 years, and I've mostly used Neural DSP and other plugins on my PC and Mac. They sounded good enough, but I always felt like I wanted to use actual pedals and an amp for that feel everyone talks about.

During COVID, I almost bought my first set of pedals, but I figured the plugins were good enough, so why bother?

I do agree that plugins make recording way easier, but man, it's just fun playing with pedals.

Anyway, here's the first set of pedals I've put together.

Rig:

• Amp: Katana 100 Gen 3
• Guitars: Ibanez RG652AHM, HSS Strat clone

1. Hammeron: I mostly use this to down-tune my E standard RG (with an Original Edge tremolo) to Eb or D standard. Anyone who's tried down-tuning a Floyd knows what a pain it is.

2. NUX Steel Singer: I watched a few YouTube reviews and was pretty meh about it, but decided to get it anyway. I run it with the gain almost at zero and the tone almost dimed. Somehow, this just breathes new life into the rather sterile clean channel of my Katana. It sounds amazing! I mostly use it for light blues.

3. MXR Sugar Drive: A nice-sounding Klon clone. Steel Singer into sugar drive gave me a very faithful John Mayer new light solo tone.

4. Ibanez TS Mini: It's a Tube Screamer...

5. NUX XTC OD: I got this after listening to online demos, and I can say it sounds much better in person. It's helped me get a pretty wide variety of tones, from rock to almost metal when paired with the TS Mini. I also managed to get an Eric Johnson-style tone by putting the Katana's Centa OD after it. I'd still love to get a JHS @+ someday, though.

6. Zoom MS-70CDR+ (in the effects loop): This thing is a beast. The reverbs, delays, and chorus sound amazing, and it does a ton of other stuff too, including phaser, noise gate, and more. Right now, I'm mainly using it for a freeze/drone patch, and honestly, that alone justifies the price of this pedal for me.

7. Sonicake Pocket Master: I use this to run NAM profiles through my Katana. Right now, I'm mainly using a 5150 NAM profile, and it sounds so much meaner and angrier than the Katana's built-in high-gain channels. It's just perfect when paired with the TS Mini. Great for metal tones!

Overall, I'd say the younger me would absolutely lose his mind if he knew I had all this gear now. I love playing through it and switching pedals on and off with my foot. Might sound childish, but stomping on pedals is fun!

I also have a Blackstar Beam Mini on my desk, which I absolutely love playing through. I can do a separate review of that if anyone's interested. It supports NAM profiles too, and the built-in amp models sound really good.

The funny thing is that since getting all this, I haven't even touched my plugins. Just turning on an amp and playing is so frictionless that I've actually been playing even more.

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for my setup

Planning to add a compressor and a looper next.

I hate pedal boards. This is the wood from one side of a box that once held a bottle of Chivas Regal whiskey. It’s light and I carry it in a tote bag.

Order:

Mooer Blues Mood (sometime I use a BD-2 or Angry Driver - sometimes a Fuzz War or Plums before it.)

Bananana Mandela (super fun glitchy delay thingy)

Boss DD-7 (Reverse Mode, minimum time, medium feedback, full effect)

Hotone Wally+ Looper (for prerecorded electronica bits and samplers)

It's been a long time since I've had a ring modulator on my pedalboard. I used to have a Boss GT-3 multi effects and the ring mod on that was used so heavily in my old band.

This is a totally different beast, though. The frequency range is enormous. I've only had a quick shot so far, but it's a ring mod, loads love them and everyone else absolutely hates them.

Origin Effects Deluxe 55. From clean to apocalyptic, all with the turn of a guitar’s volume knob. This pedal is unreal.

More high gain than fuzz. Currently writing some post-rock riffs on a humbucker Tokai Strat. Looking for suggestions and recommendations because obviously I have a list longer than my arm.

These guys did me such a nice solid that I wanted to shout it out beyond a google review. I bought this Space Force broken for 20 CAD on marketplace. I'm getting into soldering and was hoping it was just a fried protection diode.

After realising the repair would require micro-soldering and some pretty specific chips, I shot them an email. I'd heard they were pretty accommodating, and looking at the value of the pedal it seemed worth sending it in, despite living in western Canada. I included my amateur diagnosis and explained the actual situation (ie that I bought it broken on purpose).

Anyway they fixed the pedal on warranty and even covered return shipping. I was beyond impressed by this. Sometimes when a company goes this outside their customer obligations I hesitate to write the details, worrying that they might be expected to do this every time. However, I figure they wouldn't have done this if it weren't their style, and I'm looking forward to a future order with them.

I just did a road trip in the south and regretfully missed the Carolinas. This makes me want to shake a hand so hopefully one day there's a chance. It also makes me keen to buy more small shop US made pedals. These guys really know the way to a broke musician's heart.

I've barely had the chance to actually play this thing, but I can tell it's going to alleviate any phobia I had about digital gear. Which is convenient because I've been dragging my heels on the cool-but-cumbersome SurfyBear-style tank driver.

Thanks for reading and hello to my American friends.

hey there, i'm looking for a Keeley Caverns style delay/reverb combo, but really want one with tap tempo. any recommendations? thanks in advance!

I brought my Echoplex EP-3 to Trevor in August 2025 for repairs, and as of October 2026, I still have not received it back.

We initially agreed that I could pick it up in October 2025 while I was in Portland for a wedding. After keeping me waiting for several hours, Trevor eventually told me it was not ready. Since then, I have made numerous attempts to retrieve my equipment, including another trip to Portland, without success.

In addition to the extended delay, Trevor has accepted a deposit and a substantial additional payment to continue the repairs. Communication has been extremely frustrating. Calls and text messages frequently go unanswered. When I have managed to reach him by phone, he has provided detailed explanations of the work he supposedly completed, but he has still not returned my equipment.

After more than a year, I am left without my gear despite paying for repairs and making repeated efforts to resolve the situation.

Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this shop. If you value your equipment, your time, and clear communication, I would strongly advise looking elsewhere.

This thing is fantastic for just the slightest bit of breakup when I hit the strings a little harder. Tough call between this and the Broadcast for me, which is why they're both on the board. I think the blend knob is what i've been needing all this time.

I mean while playing. I want to play using a given effect and solo over it using a different effect. Couldn't verify whether that's possible.

Or would I need a separate looper?

If it is possible could you point me to a video that shows this is indeed possible?

Hi all,

I really like the distortion sound of a low wattage combo amp with a small speaker, cranked to the point that it’s begging for mercy, and mic’ed up. That slightly fizzy distortion, without a lot of bass boom.

I’m looking for pedal options that do that thing.

I know a Blues Driver does with the gain turned past 3 o clock, and the Supro Drive is designed to sound just like their small combo amps that will distort that way.

What other pedals should I check out? I’m specifically looking for a distortion sound, what we would usually call hard clipping.