MXR Six Band EQ

This time I thought to myself, that I needed an EQ pedal.
So I bought the six band one from MXR.
It's a pretty cool pedal which can cut or boost frequencies from -18 to +18 dB to get to some serious cuts and boosts.
I use it to get a more modern sound out of my vintage amplifier.
For every EQ-range (low, mid and high) there are 2 more specific frequency ranges.
It's used as a tone shaper rather than a replacement for the amp's parameters, just like every EQ pedal.

Brief summary:
-Six EQ bands.
-Boosting and cutting from -18 dB to +18dB per frequency range.
-9v adapter or battery to power it.
-Gives you more in detail control of the amp's EQ.
-One setback though: If you set your EQ, it's hard to make the EQ'ed signal the same volume as the original signal.
Mine is always switched on, though, so that gives me no problem.

How I use it, is -as I said before- create a more modern sound out of my vintage amp.
Because it gives this more in detail EQ range, I can cut the higher frequency mid range, which makes it sound more like a modern amp.
You can also cut away alot of mids, giving it a more metal sound.
Without a doubt, this is one of the largests improvements in my sound I ever had, next to switching to tube amps.

Jim Dunlop Original Cry Baby Wah

Rock, funk and metal, they use some wah-wah pedals, think of the classic 70's car chase music.

Or many instrumental guitar players use it to add a vocal quality to their playing.

Without a doubt the Jim Dunlop Cry Baby series is one of the most sold series of wah pedals.

Mainly because alot of players have their own signature wah, think of Zakk Wylde or Slash.

Now, the signature ones can really eat up your wallet so I decided to get the original one, also the most affordable one.

What I like about this pedal is:

-Very easy to use.

-Good construction.

-Sensitivity of the switch is exactly right, meaning that it won't turn off when it's not supposed to.

-Overall, not a bad sounding wah.

-Great quality for that low price.

-Adds up to your sound.

It's very easy to use because it's just a switch and a foot pad, no hours of dialling in your sound.

Also, the construction is very good, one bad thing about the construction is that my power supply doesn't really sit in the socket very well, causing a loud plopping sound sometimes, but once it's in there, it stays.

The sound is pretty killer, only thing I would've added was a bit more growling mid range frequency, and a wider foot control.

And the one really annoying thing about it, is that it squeeks, but a little oil might help that.

What you get is, a great bang for the buck and some wild improvement of your sound.

TC Electronic Flashback Delay

I bought this cool new pedal recently, the TC Electronic flashback delay.

It's a very cool pedal with all sorts of features including the TC exclusive Toneprint.

What toneprint allows you to do is download a toneprint made by several artists, for example Steve Stevens has made a delay print, you can download this in your pedal and you get the type of sound he created.

What's important to know is that it's not a preset, it's more of a designed pedal, so you can adjust the settings in the toneprint, very cool!

Brief Summary:

-11 delay types including a looper and the toneprints.

-Tap tempo.

-Over 6 seconds of delay-time.

-Stereo input and output.

-True bypass.

-A nifty switch adjusting from regular notes to dotted eight.

- Feedback Level and delay time control.

Sound:

This pedal has got a tremendous sound.

It has all the different kinds of delay: analog, digital, tape etc.

I can go on and on about every different type but the most important is, every one of them is pretty good!

Construction:

This thing is built like a tank, I could easily throw it down my stairs without breaking it.

The bad thing about the construction is the tiny switch, sometimes you miss it which -I guess- can be really bothersome when playing live.

Pretty cool is that it has got stereo in as well as stereo out.

They've taken into account that some players might use more than 1 stereo pedal.

So overall a great pedal, with great features.

The only bad part is that we, consumers, can't create our own toneprints.

Let's just hope the manufacturers are kind enough to let us use this software, someday.