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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 06/15/2005 : 08:58:21
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Well, this is like saying FUCK in a church...
Of the ones I have I must say LM-2, just bought it tried it and put it on the shelf (for good).
If I had GE-6 I suppose that would be the one, even if it´s highly collectible. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 10:53:28
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It's difficult to say. The LM-2 is good for bass guitar and the GE-6 would be perfectly alright if there wasn't a GE-7.
The NS-2 does everything the PSM-5 does plus it has a noise killer that is better than the NF-1. Still the PSM-5 and NF-1 aren't useless.
So I would say...
CH-1, I just don't like the sound of that chorus. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 11:12:51
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| Hard to choose a bad apple in the Boss bunch, but I guess if I *had* to choose one, it would be one of the mega-over-the-top-metal-destructo-doom-laden distortions like the MD2. I don't think it's necessary to have that much gain, etc. - at least for the kind of music I play. If I did play music where that sort of crunch was called for, I'd probably have an amp that could do it for me like a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier or the like. |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 13:25:53
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| Bossarea you´re right, CH-1 is not a good chorus. |
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cimed8085
Bronze Member
Australia
78 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 14:52:05
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| wow, a useless boss pedal? hope i don't go to hell for mentioning the pedal. I have to say that it's the PQ-4. my friend had it and it's not versatile as the GE-7 or even GE-6... but they're rare today, if i could get hold of one, it will be only be displayed in my home |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 15:50:59
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cimed8085, I sure don't want this forum to escalate into a World Wrestling Federation-esque kind of dialogue (let's leave that to the pros), but the PQ-4 is my 2nd favorite guitar pedal (after the SD-1). it can turn any guitar into one with active electronics (and make a bridge pickup sound like a neck pickup, even if it has only one pickup), and allow one to pre-set their EQ settings for lead guitar work. I don't have a GE-7 (yet), so I'm not knocking your choice, but please give the PQ-4 a chance if you see one.
as for my least favorite/most useless Boss pedal, of the 27 different ones that I now have, it might be the BF-3. my Taiwan-made BF-2 sounds so much better; only the utility of its bass guitar input keeps my BF-3 from being sold. (maybe I just need to spend more time with its 'mode' knob.)
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 20:42:03
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| I have found the MD-2 to be compleatly useless, i had one, played with it for about a month, couldn't find a good setting with it and sold it. it was way too muddy and the distortion was way too thick. |
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cimed8085
Bronze Member
Australia
78 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 02:55:48
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| my apologies :) |
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stinkfoot
Silver Member
Sweden
181 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 10:25:20
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"Useless" is a pretty subjective term...  For me, I'd have to say the SP-1 Spectrum - I had one back in the mid '80s, and could never really figure out what it was meant to do. It didn't really strike me as a pedal I could use - although it has to be said that at the time I frequently used a Rockman, so my preferences might have been slightly off... 
/Andreas |
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GOB
Bronze Member
Philippines
101 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2005 : 00:44:06
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| I also have SP-1 and I can't figure it out.. .... |
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MERCYFULFATE
Copper Member
USA
45 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2005 : 17:45:29
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the md-2 is an awesome pedal! i am a former touring musician and have played in a lot of the metal clubs for years. i use the md-2 a lot in "one" of my boss pedalboards. my mt-2 metal zone is modded by my friend robert keeley. awesome to say the least.
my vote goes for the ch-1 as well. the chorus ensemble is an awesome chorus. |
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idoru
Copper Member
Australia
38 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2005 : 01:58:26
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Originally posted by boss freak
Hard to choose a bad apple in the Boss bunch, but I guess if I *had* to choose one, it would be one of the mega-over-the-top-metal-destructo-doom-laden distortions like the MD2. I don't think it's necessary to have that much gain, etc. - at least for the kind of music I play. If I did play music where that sort of crunch was called for, I'd probably have an amp that could do it for me like a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier or the like.
The only problem there is the difference in price - I would guess the MD-2 is targeted at young'ns like myself with little cash but the desire to make lots of noise ;) |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2005 : 04:13:41
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| It all depends on what tuning your using. If your in standard tuning or drop-D tuning then the MD-2 is an awesome pedal. But if you tune down to D, or Drop C then it's too much, no clarity, the MT-2 is much better for that kind of style of over the top distortion. I've found that using a good overdrive works best with lower tunings. The DS-1 is a really good distortion for guitars tuned down to B (or Bass guitars). |
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Jp.
Bronze Member
65 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 12:45:07
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I popped up with something similar to this in another thread
But I'll have to say the OC-2.
It might have a use but so far I cant find it.
Its only good for bringing a grin to your face for the first 15 minutes of ownership and the....n
Its a door stop. A metallic brown door stop. |
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mikejmeehan
Copper Member
Australia
19 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2005 : 05:01:51
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I love my CH-1, so I'm going to disagree with some of you.
Having to choose one...I'd go AW-2. Too shrill, no guts. But I still use it. Worst of a great bunch... |
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maniacally_cool
Silver Member
Philippines
212 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2005 : 10:11:17
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| i think the most useless boss pedal for me is the PSm5. just a waste of space. imho |
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The most useless Boss-pedal
