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llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:BobSimms wrote:Can anyone recommend a distortion pedal that has a 5-band EQ, like the Guyatone Distortion-H PS-024? It s the perfect tool for what I m looking for (the ability to smash some distortion and change the mid tones in the same instant). The only other one I can seem to find is a Joemeek GBQ, which looks like a beauty but is also a bit hefty.Check out the EHX Graphic Fuzz, that might do it for you.I have one of the old big box ones and it really isn't much of a fuzz. It is a pretty cool overdrive/distortion with lots of eq control. I dig it but rarely use it. I mostly used it with keyboard and synth, especially in eq/boost mode. I only keep it because a real cool dude gave it to me, it's beat up, and not worth much. Do give one a try though.

^Thank you!Ended up going for a used BED. At the very least, I think it'll let me cut down to one delay pedal on my board instead of having the Minifooger for expression pedal wooshing noises and the DE7 for slow oscillating builds.

tallchris wrote:I'm thinking the Belle Epoch Deluxe might be my jam. I like that you can switch to a DMM style delay on it with darker decays than the EP3 mode.Delay nut here, and I went through several big boxes (Brigadier, DIG, Nemesis) before arriving at the BED, and for me it's just perfect. Love the preamp/buffer, and the other modes are all very usable. The dark DM2-style mode is nice, and the DMM Vibrato/Chorus modes are definitely good enough for me (hardcore DMM fans get a bit sniffy about them, but hey ho). The internal trimmer for oscillation mode is actually just another feedback/repeats dial, so you could set your regular top-mounted feedback to float on the edge of oscillation and the internal one dialed back or killed altogether, to make the oscillation behavior the reverse of how it's normally set up. Neat. I use an expression pedal to set the delay time, but you can also set it to control the wet/dry mix.A good budget tape echo type delay is the NuX Tape Core Deluxe. It's aiming for Space Echo sounds, so has multi-head delay modes too. Expression pedal input can control delay time (the main foot switch also has hold to tap on it), but it does have a lag that you can't bypass. They're shooting for that tape slowing-down/speeding-up thing, and it does capture that, but it might not be what you're looking for. I have it on a mini board, and it sounds great. One thing...it has a Mac/PC-based editor which lets you tweak some hidden parameters on all the modes. Some cool extra stuff (reverb, saturation, wow/flutter, etc.), but there was some combination of parameters which tended to introduce random (and very loud) crashing noises into the delay line. I ended up doing a factory reset and not fiddling with these options, and it's been fine ever since. I've been meaning to go in and experiment a bit to try and eliminate which option was the noise bringer, but haven't got around to it yet. For the money, the NuX is amazing, and I liked the delay sound a bit better than the Digitech Obscura, which does a similar thing for similar money.Sorry for the mind splurge. I must've gone through a dozen delays over the last few years, and these are by far my favorite tape-ish ones.

Thank you all for your responses. Very thoughtful and helpful as expected. I think the J Rocketts might be the ticket. Will investigate the Graphic Fuzz and Talons as well.

BobSimms wrote:Can anyone recommend a distortion pedal that has a 5-band EQ, like the Guyatone Distortion-H PS-024? It s the perfect tool for what I m looking for (the ability to smash some distortion and change the mid tones in the same instant). The only other one I can seem to find is a Joemeek GBQ, which looks like a beauty but is also a bit hefty.I was going to suggest the two J. Rockett offerings. Probably exactly up your alley as long as you don't want a ton of distortion.

tallchris wrote:^Thank you!Ended up going for a used BED. At the very least, I think it'll let me cut down to one delay pedal on my board instead of having the Minifooger for expression pedal wooshing noises and the DE7 for slow oscillating builds.If this doesn't end up being for you, I might be interested. Hit me up when you're unloading it.

Definitely go for the J. Rockett!!!

Cheap replacement pickguard for a three pickup les paul custom. I only see ones for the two pickup model. I just don't want to go hunting in storage for my old dremel tool nor do I want to pay a ton for such a little bit of plastic.

VaticanShotglass wrote:Cheap replacement pickguard for a three pickup les paul custom. I only see ones for the two pickup model. I just don't want to go hunting in storage for my old dremel tool nor do I want to pay a ton for such a little bit of plastic.What's cheap? Pickguardian makes them for $20 if you can't find one.https://www.pickguardian.com/product/gibson-pickguards/

Tommy wrote:VaticanShotglass wrote:Cheap replacement pickguard for a three pickup les paul custom. I only see ones for the two pickup model. I just don't want to go hunting in storage for my old dremel tool nor do I want to pay a ton for such a little bit of plastic.What's cheap? Pickguardian makes them for $20 if you can't find one.https://www.pickguardian.com/product/gibson-pickguards/Thanks. I missed that one. StewMac and the like only had the 2 pickup models last I checked. $20 is fine. Some places were $40 and up. Case closed.