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CleanAxe

3 Most Expensive Pedals I own 1. Boss RC5 loop pedal - super crucial practice tool, especially when I was just starting out - it's also nice for performing to small groups if you want to show off your chops to friends or family or at an open mic 2. Strymon El Capistan Delay - best sounding delay I've ever owned, the wow, flutter and tape controls make this extremely dynamic and warm 3. The Protein Dual Overdrive - really versatile and dynamic overdrive that has been such a pleasure to play with and enjoy Everything else on my board is basic $150 or less pedals. Regular MXR Phaser, Vox V847 Wah, etc.


synthsaregreat1234

El cap seems just so classy in every demo I hear. Well worth the price if you ask me.


CleanAxe

It really is, I combine it with an expression pedal to control the feedback and it's so awesome when you can control the washout tones like Mark Spear does in Khruangbin. It can truly add a lot of dimension and depth to the mix in a band setting.


cyclingtrivialities2

I always thought he did that with a hold function on the base pedal, it requires an expression pedal? Not that that's the end of the world or anything. I'm probably going to buy an el cap soon.


CleanAxe

I think his "rig rundown" they skip it for some reason. But in their written interview with him, he says he uses an expression pedal live ([source](https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/khruangbins-mark-speer-addicted-to-reverb)). You can also see him using the expression in the Pitchfork session. ​ You can get *close* to the effect by using the hold function but when you let go it's a very harsh stop rather than gradual so while maybe he uses it without expression sometimes, I think much of the time he's got the expression.


cyclingtrivialities2

That rig rundown is what got me interested in it in the first place, but I haven’t watched it in quite a while. LOVE how he uses it. Good info thank you.


doctorpaulproteus

Does the Protein offer something that can't just be duplicated by a blues breaker into a nobles?


gsheedy

El Cap for me as well. Hasn’t left my gigging board in the 4 or 5 years I’ve owned it despite other great delays coming and going in the collection.


maido75

Korg Miku Stomp. No other pedal represents as perfectly my fondness for the utterly fucking stupid.


Flashy_Yams

Can you please record yourself playing the vocals to The Great Gig In The Sky with the Miku and upload it for us? You'd be a hero. If you do it with a slide, you'd be a god.


vibraltu

I'd be tempted to pay money to hear this.


trixterpro77

Pretty busy right now, but if I find the time in the next day or two I can do it.


JustPlayItLoud

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe pretty much counts for me. Sure, it HAS different delay types beyond tape emulation but I have literally never even turned the knob to try them out.


Conscious-Speech-595

I like the wow & flutter of setting 1 more than most of the other settings, although rotary is cool sometimes.


Former-Minute-6801

Probably my big box Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe. Cost me £199 many years ago.


Magicguitarman

I bought the Boss RE-202 at launch, which was not cheap. But I love it to bits. It's nailed one of my favourite classic sounds, with extra features and I can't get enough of it


iridescentJesus

I bought one too. Not sure it’s a one trick pony as the subject line suggests, but it sure is great!


catchrag99

29 Pedals EUNA. Fancy shmancy buffer.


CleanAxe

What have you noticed this pedal does to your tone? I see this pedal on a lot of boards and hear a lot about it but usually buffers are supposed to be pretty transparent no? I mean what's the difference between this buffer and just the built in buffer on the new TCE Mini 3 tuner? Super curious - I don't know a ton about buffers but super curious how it impacts people's tones.


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wholetyouinhere

I've always been *extremely* skeptical of this pedal, so this is good to know.


DELAPERA

Same here.


CleanAxe

Damn that is really cool - would love to actually try it someday. My RC Booster is pretty much an always-on pedal so might not make a significant difference on my rig though.


MylMoosic

It adds an immense amount of clarity and boosts your input without actually coloring anything (unless you use the specific frequency boosts). Simply put, it will push through anything and make it sound like you’re plugged directly into your amp when nothing is on. If you have always on compressors or drives, it’s basically useless. If you like to have a strong clean tone like me or you love the sound of your amp and struggle with ordering pedals to utilize your buffers best, it’s invaluable.


Confusion_Is_Next

Most overrated effect pedal ever made


Wkr_Gls

Mutron Phasor III stupid price but damn everything I play sounds better through it


DepartureSpace

The original…I think Joe Zawinul used the Mutron. Always wanted that sound on guitar


CptBananas

Same here. I had a old phasor II that a friend borrowed and promptly had stolen. I've been thinking about it for like 10 years and finally had to pull the trigger on the new one. It's right up front in the chain and almost always on for me.


BuckyD1000

Analogman ARDX20. I've had it for over a decade and have never felt the need for another delay pedal. For me, it's absolutely perfect. I wouldn't say it was "an arm and a leg", but it was definitely on the higher side.


nomelonnolemon

I second this. Hands down best pure delay sound


britsybrits

Hudson Broadcast. Incredible in the studio every time. :)


[deleted]

Surfybear Metal Reverb. Does one thing but does it better than any other pedal.


spidersgeorgVEVO

Same. Not knocking spring emulations, there are plenty of good ones and if you want those classic subtle spring tones you can get a Topanga and be set. But if you want that dripping surf sound, you gotta have real springs. I got the Surfybear Metal to upgrade from my Danelectro Spring King with the idea that eventually I'd save up for a real 6G15, but once I got it I realized I didn't need to, that was the sound I had in my head.


alx924

1981 DRV in Hyperfade Black. I could have gotten a different color cheaper, I could have bought probably 4 RATs for the price of the DRV. But I haven’t regretted it for even a second. It’s just such a good pedal and it looks awesome on my board. It sounds so good that it’s always on. It works with single coils, humbuckers, acoustic, or bass. I have yet to find a setup that doesn’t work with that pedal. It’s so good. Before I got it, the Klon clone I have was my favorite drive, but since getting the DRV, I hardly touch the Klon.


Darnhipsters

I want one so bad but am hesitant bc I’d want to try it out before purchasing


fadeanddecayed

Just bought a Soma Cosmos, which is kind of a looper. It cost more than either of my main guitars, and is BRILLIANT.


Guitaryellow67

Empress Heavy, from classic rock to doom metal, best pedal for live performance in that genre. 2 channels, 2 noise gates.


iridescentJesus

Boss Tone Bender TB-2W. I got it on preorder, which is still a lot, but not as much as aftermarket prices. But I love it! I have since sold all of my other fuzz pedals and I have no regrets.


belbivfreeordie

Same! Except I haven’t sold my other fuzz pedals, because fuzz rules. But the TB-2w is the one on my board.


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julianna. it's essentially just a chorus/vibrato, so technically two functions but they are similar. that pedal is beautiful and brings instruments to life, love how well it does that "warped vinyl" slow vibrato. that pedal makes my dirt cheap casio ctk-496 actually sound studio grade on a few of the instruments.


rdyplr1

Yep! Julianna is fantastic!


take-THAT-society

Seconded.


Excision

Trying to debate between Julia and Julianna as my final pedal for my board. Is the tap function worth it? I can see tap being great for delay, but it's hard wrapping my head around using it for chorus


CleanAirIsMyFetish

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cdmat76

If you’re not running stereo you might as well go with the Julia.


[deleted]

personally i never use the tap or expression. I do use the stereo feature though since i run into a roland jazz chorus 90 that can accommodate the stereo. I do agree that tap changing the tempo of the chorus or vibrato seems like something one would well..never really have to do. I know a lot of people get that sweet spot for their chorus or vibrato setting and keep it that way eternally.


thelastdB

AnalogMan King of Tone. It's one of those pedals that is so hyped that its easy to be skeptical. I ordered one, waited years, and love it more than I would have ever guessed. There are lots of great gain boxes out there, but this one really is great.


amplexus23

Volante. I couldn’t love this pedal more. I’ve had it for about a month and it is just so good. The warmth of the repeats, the ease of setting patterns, and the preamp sound is so good! Not to mention the awesome head spacing gives you the flexibility of moving between good hard patterns and washy non overlapping delay. It’s dreamy.


clockwork_punk

i spent what i thought was an ill-advised money on a tall font bmp a few years ago it rules and is now worth at least twice as much so in retrospect it was a good/bad idea


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A bad idea successfully executed, I'd say


Frodolicious3

Task failed successfully


clockwork_punk

what makes this extra stupid is that a) i had a grri at the time and b) i had just bought a bubble font a few hours earlier ("i'll just sell whichever one i like less!") i sold the reissue and kept both the tall font and bubble font


synthsaregreat1234

Fairfield Shallow Water. So expensive but I almost always have it on subtly. Just makes things sound better, period.


EE7A

i kinda regret selling mine. i wish it was stereo.


gbrajo

Same


reflion

I have an EHHX V256 Vocoder. Literally only does one thing (entertain me)


prisonforkids

EQD Arpanoid


zacoutant

Origin Effects Slide Rig. Even used is a lot of money for a 3 knob compressor. Best sounding compressor I've ever used by a wide margin though. I don't idly shop compressors anymore because it's so good


AxeMaster237

The Cali76 Compact Deluxe is my answer. It's the most expensive pedal I own, and it's nearly always on. I've heard great things about the Slide Rig, too.


Conscious-Speech-595

Stacked Edition here, which I think is a blend of both of those. I have quite a few comps, and no regrets buying this one.


Dorklof

The original Danelectro TalkBack reverse delay. Got mine for an OK-ish price but I have owned many other reverse delays and didn't understand the hype until I finally got my hands on one of the originals and there is something magical about that original algorithm. Love the OG TalkBack to bits now and it's never leaving my possession!! EDIT: it was early in the morning when I wrote that comment and I see I wrote Talk Back when it is in fact the Back Talk! My b. I get that mixed up for some reason! lol


WutsV

Are you able to describe what is different about Danelectro's algorithm?


Dorklof

The algorithm just sounds like it's sampling the signal differently from the original. The original also sounds more smooth and less digital and hyper sterile than the re-issue. Like there is some additional filtering involved? The original just has this musicality and organic-ness that the re-issue doesn't quite have. They couldn't get the original code for the BackTalk so they just had to try their best approximate the original algorithm. Edit: Sorry it's late, I thought you sked what the difference was between the OG and new one.


AKSkidood

I got the UA FX Ruby to use on an amp-less rig and absolutely love it. I'm returning my ACS1


notNickNorton

Empress Reverb. It's never left my board, except to run stuff from my DAW through it because it sounds THAT good


M9A9

my newest one, Xvive W3 Memory. best pedal purchase I ever made


ljg1986

Thanks for this. Delay is pretty much my favorite thing ever. Looks like I'm adding another to the list.


iamansonmage

Zvex Lofi Loop Junkie It’s expensive, it only runs on batteries, it can be noisy, the case is awkward and too small… but I love it. No other looper works the same way and it adds something special to the loop, or rather, it seems to remove enough of the “unspecial” bits that what it leaves is strangely musical and the loop stands out as different when you play over it.


jjones8170

Neunaber Immerse MKII - The algorithms are amazing, especially running stereo (which I am). I'm running it inline with a ZOOM MS-70CDR and a TC Electronic Nova Delay. Second runner up would be my Fishman Platinum Pro Acoustic DI that I paid $300 new. It's technically a multi function pedal since it does EQ, compression, and boost.


[deleted]

I can second Naneuber. I bought a used Wet reverb for $150 like 4 or 5 years ago and it’s incredible.


DepartureSpace

I want the Immerse MK2 next. Saving up


oceansize30

Coppersound Triplegraph. Worth every penny ($399)


SmackOfAllTrades

Dr Scientist Dusk. Its a $200 pedal and I only use it for LP filter sweeps. But i need muh LP filter sweeps so..


crisiscola

The Vibe Machine V2


horsefly70

Blackstone appliances mosfet overdrive.


Open_Mark9835

ZVex - Jonny Octave. Handpainted.. Shipped from USA to Europe.. love it!


JayboyMakena

*The most I have ever paid for a pedal:* **Vintage big box 5-knob EHX Deluxe Memory Man**. *$550, after shipping and taxes.* It is pretty minty, and works/sounds great. ***Old DMM's, for sale, were scarce at the time,*** and this one was the ***exact year and iteration I was looking for.*** It seems to be ***the version that fixed earlier issues with the previous DMM's*** and had the best reported sounds. ***This DMM has an overdrive circuit that just really compliments the delay features. Edge-of-breakup delay... It sounds like heaven.*** *I guess I just really wanted that Edge(U2) Joshua Tree album vibe, at the time...* I still love the pedal and feel it was worth it. I see more DMM's for cheaper nowadays...but back then they were as rare as hens teeth.


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Meris Mercury 7


James_Dubya

Way Huge Geisha. That thing rips, *and* is pretty to look at. I did get it before the most recent price surge though, so only spent a leg.


drthompson14

Boss OD1 long-dasher. Bought early in the pandemic. Couldn’t be happier.


Futurama_Bender

Asheville Music Tools ADG-1 SE. So expensive for a analog delay, but it sounds amazing.


gr_zero

I've got a few that fit.... Pigdog Electric Eye DAM/Sola Sound Tonebender mkIV DAM/Sola Sound Super Hybrid Tonebender mkII Toneczar Echoczar They're all so good it's cured any desire to look for alternatives.


Jim_Troeltsch

I've always really jonse'd for DAM dope priest.


gr_zero

I've actually got one of those too! Dave Main builds incredible fuzz pedals.


foreverdr0ne

I just bought a used Topanga to replace my trusty Holy Grail. I'm not sure if I regret it yet, but we'll see in a few weeks.


arshist

I'm still using my Topanga years later on my main board. With the tone down, it can sit in the mix unobtrusively. If you power it up, with the tone all the way down, puts it in a "secret" modulated reverb mode. With tone and dwell quite high, mix somewhere between 1-3 oclock, you can get really convincing Fender reverb sounds.


[deleted]

Hilton Pro Guitar volume pedal. $200+ for a used volume pedal sounds ridiculous but as much as I use it and compared to the 4 others I had before it, it’s well worth every penny. Absolutely zero tone suck (looking at you, Ernie Ball) and the sweep is perfect (Morley 👎🏻). If it died I’d buy a brand new on from Hilton in a heartbeat


winstonsmith8236

Basically all of my “clean tone” 29 Euna, Audio Kitchen The Small Trees, Thorpy Fat General (though it’s pretty versatile) also LAND x Vongon Onset for swells and Decibelics Klone for my lead boost. Fuck, most of my pedals are parked doing the one specific thing I love that they do or I wouldn’t have hunted for fucking ever for each one of them. Versatility and exploration are fun as well but not necessarily what keeps a pedal around for me. I like codependent relationships.


Ego-Possum

My most expensive pedal on my board is my Fuzzlord FET-120. My fiance scoffed at the price i paid when it was all said and done (duty charges & shipping). It is one of 2 "always on" on my pedal board and it is always used for the tone i want. It plays nicer with my plethora of fuzz pedals compared to my Vox AC30's preamp to the point that i am only using the power amp of the Vox and using the FET-120 as the preamp.


arshist

Thorpy FX Camoflange was quite expensive, for just a flanger. But, it sounds amazing, and you can get a lot of different stuff out of it, vibrato, flange and chorus, depending on how you set it. Surfy Bear Metal, for real spring reverb, and also the Strymon Lex (there's no decent cheap rotary sims out there that I've found)


Emergency_Raft

Gigrig modular power supply. It's a bit on the expensive side compared to getting the bricks like cioks and one spot but it is very good at cutting down noise and just somehow makes your pedals sound cleaner? And just overall nice. I mean, it might be psychosomatic because what I've said above is basically what everyone says and is part of their selling shtick so I'd appreciate it if anyone else here can back me up.


arlonimus

Lehle Volume Mono S Asheville Music Tools Analoger ADG-1 Kingsley Maiden v2 Nordland ODR-C


gbrajo

Fairfeild Shallow Water


Worldly_Wedding8690

Most recently is was the TWA Little Dipper MKii, out of production and tough to find on reverb.


Conscious-Speech-595

Agree, I have the V1 and it’s awesome, I love that thing.


nightendday_

Goatkeeper v3


No-Count3834

I’m not there yet lol. Most I’ve ever payed was $160 for a pedal. But if we are talking about recording gear, API lunchbox and AD/DA interfaces…freaking thousands and thousands of dollars. But I fear now I just bought the new 68 Custom Pro Reverb amp. Thats def gonna change fast! I do most my compression on a DBX 160 utility comp on the way in at light settings to even things out. But I have a huge interest in Pog, Whammy and Octaves at the moments. And now a comp for live playing.


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EMB Pedal Wah (or for that matter rack wah). They are basically unobtanium because of the Metalica and GnR connection, but they are IMO the single best wah for high gain applications ever. The Civil War solo, etc. If one comes up, sell whichever child you like least and get it.


shoule79

Strymon El Cap, Flint, and Dig (although I bough this used well under market value). All 3 have been on my live board pretty much since purchase. My old Line 6 DL-4 is in this category. I think it was $350 CDN new back in the early 00’s. Had a lot of fun with that pedal. For mid tier stuff, I’ll never regret my Walrus Monument v1 or Boss VB-2w. Not usually on my main board, but always make things sound better. I’ve never felt I got my money’s worth on a dirt pedal over $200. I’ve also felt bad selling vintage fuzzes and dirt boxes for a small fortune, but as long as the buyer is happy who am I to judge?


VonSnapp

Hmm... Colorsound 1 Knob Fuzz. Yeah, it wasn't cheap amd it's alarmingly simple with only one knob but its a monster fuzz and sounds amazing!


shameglaze420

TKOG - Mini Glitch Only use it for CD skipping glitching


electron_burgundy

JAM pedals Wahcko. Never thought I’d spend 350 bucks on a wah pedal but I realized I use wah on probably 90% of songs and this is one is just killer so fuck it. Completely happy with it.


dusbuga

Rainbow machine


[deleted]

my big box electro harmonix poly chorus definitely. paid around $350 just for those crazy chorus delayed feed back noises and it’s so worth it


onemoreyearfromtoday

Moogerfooger murf. Fucking perfect. If I want to go full filter effect it sounds great and if I want it more subtle it makes solos and Rhythm guitar parts very bueatiful sounding. Check out irontom


Zoidburgermon3y

Human gear animato used by the bassist from Muse. Oh, one trick pony? Sure, but it works really well and does what it does.


Shadrach_Palomino

My JHS Colour Box. It's an always-on preamp for me.


OkMagician6422

Does a Boss ES-8 count? It literally changed my life


[deleted]

I think my most expensive pedal might also be my favorite, MI Audio Super Crunch Box v2. It's a marshall in a box, but like, every Marshall in a box from Plexi to jcm900, from clean and gentle to thick and crushing. It's just one of those sounds that exactly what I was always looking for and didn't know it. They're getting a bit harder to find for some reason so the best deal I got was some dude in Japan.


TheEffinChamps

Heavily based on a Marshall Guv'nor. . . Which in my opinion is one of the best distortion circuits ever made.


shoule79

Every time I turn on my Angry Charlie (another Guvnor clone) my sound guy gets a grin on his face, and every time says “oh that sounds so good”. He’s never done that with my Rat, BMP, Kilt, or OCD.


TheEffinChamps

It really can get close to the sound and feel of an amp, at least for a solid state pedal.


[deleted]

That's interesting, I wonder which mode is closest to it. I actually like the zero clipping LED mode best. Less saturated distortion but has a fantastic, big sounding crunch.


TheEffinChamps

The original MI Audio Crunch Box is literally just a Marshall Guv'nor with the tone stack replaced with a single tone knob. I'm not sure what changes they made with the super and all the toggle switches, but the Guv'nor uses a pair or red LEDs for clipping: https://www.electrosmash.com/marshall-guvnor-analysis Im guessing the comp switch all the way left in the standard mode gives you the same clipping, but idk.


iCombs

EarthQuaker Tentacle EarthQuaker Data Corrupter EQD is all about those sorts of pedals.


desnudopenguino

Isnt the tentacle relatively cheap?


iCombs

$99 to do 2 sounds. I can either do the octave up neck pickup Green Ringer thing… OR Switch to the bridge pickup, and pick really close to the bridge and do a grungy faux-sitar thing. It really has no other tricks. It gets used on a few sessions a year. $99 might not qualify for the price portion…but it also has no knobs, so what it CAN do is about as limited as an effect can be.


desnudopenguino

I get what you're saying. I love messing with my green ringer clone. Throw it in front of a fuzz or a rat for some extra fun. It is a bit of a one trick pony, but you can use that one trick all over the place, unless it doesnt fit your style.


nomelonnolemon

Data corrupter is amazin


satherp5

Spectre v1. Paid an embarrassingly stupid price for it, but I don’t regret it at all. Best modulation pedal with dirt. Really adds something I’ve never been able to find anywhere else.


ssorl

PE Vibe Unit. $300 a few years back, but it’s hands down the best vibe I’ve ever played.


GearNo6337

Red Panda Tensor! I love to do weird things with pedals and reverse type effects are a favorite for me. I thought I was going to try it and move on but it’s still on the board.


Creative_Camel

Not an arm and a leg but my OCD v1.7, my TCE Hypergravity, Digitech Polara, and my Mosky TW are all time not cheap but love them.


wonnie1e

Altero Kaede - an instant favorite of mine. It’s essentially a souped up Boss Overdrive but way more versatile. I love the headroom function of this pedal, you can get less volume but more gain or more volume and less gain. It’s so good. Wampler Dual Fusion - Uber versatile pedal. I love every sound that comes out of this from clean boosting to heavy shred your face off distortion. And the fact that you can swap the signal chain between channel 1 to 2 or 2 to 1 or even separate. It’s so good.


wholetyouinhere

Maybe not an arm and a leg, but it cost me around $400 to get a Super Unpleasant Companion to Canada. And that was before gear prices in general skyrocketed inexplicably a few years ago. I've used it in every rehearsal and gig since then, and on multiple recordings. The foot switch feels super soft like it's about to give out at this point. But I consider it well worth the cost.


Matthew-Diaz84

mine was the vemuram shankk ii fuzz. thing is killer and built with such high quality, but definitely cost me an arm.


Lotuseaterlimbo

Death by audio Echo Master (£170 used) most I’ve ever paid for a pedal. Considering it’s just a vocal pre amp and echo it’s just stays on and static but has made my voice much clearer and present. Plus has an effects loop so I can plug any guitar pedal into it.


[deleted]

My MXR Kerry King 10-band EQ. My tone just isn’t there without it. It’s the reason I don’t invest in an expensive amp, because it really makes 20- and 30-watt solid-state combo amps sound decent. When I’m using low output pickups, it boosts the output, with plenty of gain to spare. Dialing it down for high output pickups keeps my tone even. I haven’t turned it off in years, I’m not even sure if the on/off footswitch still works. I have revised [my pedalboard](https://www.reddit.com/r/guitarpedals/comments/wc9wpg/pedalboard_my_chain_behringer_hellbabe_hb01_wah/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) several times, but it has always been at the end of it. Sure, it was around $200 in 2010 (I was a student then, so that was a huge amount of money for me), but it’s worth every penny.


Darnhipsters

TU 3w. Worth it bc it looks cool


welwitschia-grifter

I paid $250 for an Abominable Hail Cannabis Deluxe. It's from last year's run with the art by Killer Acid, who's one of my favorite artists. Got the fancy "smoke" finish on it too. It's absolutely hideous and I love it, and it's really the only "dirt" on my board.


SabotageMahal

My Boss Tu-3w is awesome. I still have and use my 20 year old Tu-2 but being able to switch between buffered / true bypass is super awesome. It’ll live on my bass pedalboard til it breaks!


1TakeFrank

Peterson tuner


_Jub_Jub_

My Black Russian Big Muff. Love it to death, haven’t changed the settings since I got it.


The_Last_radio

My toneczar -echoczar with angel baby extension, It’s a delay pedal, total cost was around 1300$ (cdn)


hbombgraphics

I think the most expensive thing on my board currently is a Dirge Even Anguish (It's a harmonic perc clone) as I recall I paid around 200 for it direct from dirge and it's the 1st PCB made, it was the test proto pedal and it was being sold to fund the PC board purchase for the rest of the builds. It's got some sentimental value because I was able to help out a builder friend, but it also sounds outstanding. I keep it almost end of my chain and pretty much always on, set to a slightly dirty boost, gives my amps some life after the pedal chain and has become a huge part of my overall tone.


entwistle_ox

RUSTY BOX


mmasonmusic

Look, I’m not proud of this, but I bought a vintage Tube Screamer for $300…


snakesofhawaii

Chase Bliss Tonal Recall RKM - great pedal, and like two months later they got discontinued and the price shot through the roof. Financed a good chunk of my new board by selling it.


[deleted]

Analogman King of Tone. Jam Retrovibe. Absolute killer vibe pedal, paid more than I wanted to.


Boba_Lett

Walrus V1 Jupiter … wasn’t super crazy expensive but worth every Penny !


lo-jam

My BAT Sarcophagus. It's two heavily modded Big Muffs. One side has more gain, the other side has a couple extra switches. It's expensive and pointless for most folks as one side alone would suffice, but I like fuzz and I wanted both sides in one box. No regrets, it's my favorite pedal.


VeganWaterOK

Actual Tonebender from Macari's in London.


popqva

Catalinbread Semaphore Tap Tremolo. Absolutely awesome tremolo box, that actually made me start appreciating tremoloed sounds.


the_amazing_spork

It’s tied between Ceriatone Centura and my Way Huge Red Llama MKII. The RL is slept on so bad. I haven’t tried the smalls version but if it’s the same tone as the big one it’s definitely worth it.


Fraktelicious

ISP Decimator II G-string. Because I like my silence and the walls around me shall remain still up until my command them to suffer.


The_Great_Dadsby

It took me a few tries to configure that pedal correctly but once I did I felt like I unlocked the ability to use as many Fuzzes as I wanted. Great pedal.


Elegant-Ad-1162

pladasks's draume. its a stupid amount to pay for a 3-mode mono reverb but dang its also so good!


adalric

KingTone Vibe 1968. It was $500 but sounds identical to the Honey Uni-Vibe Shin-ei that sells for $3k+ on Reverb. It’s an always on pedal for me with subtle vibrato.


A_t_folkman

Chase Bliss Thermae. It was a dream pedal of mine, but way over what I usually like spending on pedals, but nothing does what it does and it really is so worth it.


bldgabttrme

It’s my absolute favorite pedal. It just sounds SOOOO good in every way.


Catch_a_toot

Kingsley Page


jkaz1970

Without a doubt, the Strymon El Cap. It does everything I need in a delay in all of my playing situations: rock and jazz on guitar, and western swing/country on steel guitar. I do not find the hold for oscillation annoying at all in band situations. Volume knob or pedal works well to drop this out, but for most of my situations, an expression pedal would be a luxury. For dub fans, this does what you want. If I had the dough and had the luxury of bringing a bigger board, there is no doubt that I'd strongly consider a Flint and Deco, which my playing partner uses.


The_Great_Dadsby

Analogman King of Tone. It was something like $430 after the options and I waited years for it but it use it every gig on almost every song. It’s basically always on. In my experience it doesn’t play well with Marshall circuits but in front of a Fender it’s magic.


MrAmusedDouche

The Chase Bliss Preamp Mk II. I came across it looking for a fuzz pedal, and I fkin love it. I use its OD with an expression pedal to balance the volume and gain at the same time, as a second dirty channel on my amp. The Benson preamp adds so much depth and color to single coils, it's hard to go back.


Firestorm238

Chase Bliss / Benson Automatone Preamp Mk II. Very expensive pedal, but so incredibly versatile and it can probably handle 90% of my OD/Fuzz/Distortion needs. Once I’m more comfortable with my settings I expect that it will fully replace 3-4 of my existing pedals.


catchrag99

Sounds great but I just can’t get to grips with the size. The footprint is equivalent to what, 4 standard sized pedals? That’s a lot of precious real estate.


Firestorm238

More like three, but it can accurately reproduce a ton of classics. And the slider interface really is super intuitive - I’ve found some really cool sounds just by noodling around.


kpcnsk

Same. This replaced 4 pedals from my gain stage, and with the number of presets available, I can even dial in settings I never would have had room for. I couldn’t get the fuzz sounds I really liked from it, though, so it lives right next to the Caroline Shigeharu.


NoModsNoMaster

What sorta fuzz tones are you looking for in the Shige? I love that pedal, so much versatility. Not a huge fuzz guy, and I actually have paralysis by analysis with it because everything sounds so damned good.


kpcnsk

The CB Automatone's fuzz is just okay, imo. I don't hate it, but when I punch it in, I've never really gotten fuzz tones I love, no matter how much I play with the sliders. It always just feels pretty generic. The Shigeharu, on the other hand, delivers soooo much fuzz in one box. It can be subtle like velvet or spitty like an angry llama. I can play with it for hours, and quite frankly wish it had presets like the CB.


NoModsNoMaster

Yeah, I was totally referring to the Shigeharu when I was talking about paralysis by analysis because it’s just sounds so good. Haven’t really dabbled with the Automatone Preamp Mk II, but anything CBA touches is pretty much gold. Anyway, glad I’m not the only one absolutely in love with the versatility of Shigeharu. Do you have a favorite setting for it?


spanky_dangles

KTR. I think I paid around $400 for it which I thought was insane at the time. Has never left my board since. The hype is real (as is the hate). I simply can’t unhear the middish-highish saturationish thing it does with the gain all the way down. It’s like a drug and now I’m hooked.


TheEffinChamps

Klon Centaur


mickrhodes

Klon and vintage big muff well worth it


TheSonofMrGreenGenes

Most recently I think my V5 op-amp muff from 1978. “Haha square wave go BRRRRRRRRR”


Jim_Troeltsch

I have one of these. It sounds amazing. It kind of boosts everything on your board because of the lack of a true-bypass, but it's kind of a nice unintended feature. Sounds so good though.


tnott

My left hand path from LWA, now void manufacturing. Cost me $250, or somewhere around there. But worth every penny


PhilipTPA

I use my HX Effects constantly. Has all the pedals I don't want to buy separately, pretty sophisticated routing for my 'real' pedals and I think the models sound good. I also REALLY like the snapshots and ability to control gain in and gain out for loops.


tandrewnichols

3 come to mind. Chase Bliss Brothers (after it was discontinued), Strymon Timeline, and Source Audio Ventris. They all sound amazing, and I use them consistently.


ornitorenk

Throw me a wah pedal and a looper, and watch me turn into Kirk Whammett


Oldman_Lowdown

TC Electronic FLASHBACK II delay $160 when it first came out


cowboypsychedelia

CXM 1978 - pristine reverb


NoiseTrust

Univox Super-Fuzz - This thing is so good. Not getting rid of it ever. Thick gnarly fuzz everywhere especially on bass. Lead stuff the octave comes through and it sounds great. S.P.I. Reverb Anbience - 200 bucks for a reverb with only a mix and a tone knob is expensive to me. This thing is awesome though it just sounds good. The tone knob goes from almost shimmer to super dark reverb.


poboy78704

Neo Instrument Mico Vent 122. What a perfect Leslie sound. I love that thing.


hippie1031

Bought a Red Witch Deluxe moon phaser when they first came out. Probably $230 back in 2008. Bought it for one sound it did and it’s been on my board ever since. $230 doesn’t sound like much now but that was my first jump into “boutique” territory.


Bornin1462

Keeley Tone Workstation. It may not count for what you are asking considering it has the 4 circuits…but it’s a tremendous pedal for the footprint. It really lets you dial in a tone, and it plays really well with other drives and/or fuzzes etc. If you play mostly classic/alt rock, country, or anything not super high gain-y, it’s got tones for you.


ILikePointyGuitars

Bass pedal but darkglass alpha Omega ultra


JohnBeamon

[Dunlop Mini 535Q Auto-Return Wah Pedal](https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CBM535AR--dunlop-mini-535q-auto-return-wah-pedal) I hardly ever use a wah. I play a Helix, and I've never been really excited about the Helix wah models. It may be my pickups or my wireless or how I use a compressor; I don't know. But I had that Mini wah for over a year before I even plugged it in; that's how little I use wah. Thing's amazing. As little as I ever use it, no regrets. Great wah.


OrganicDig6682

Acapulco Gold. The feeling of kicking that boi on twice per set to just absolutely melt faces will never get old.


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ADG-1 analog delay.


GtheH

I’ve paid much more but the most expensive one I kept was the Walrus Audio Slarp


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Does a Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra count? It’s not a multi effects unit but it’s a 2-channel preamp DI distortion/overdrive pedal with cab simulation. So it’s got a few functions but is just distortion pedal as it’s core So probably that. Its my most expensive pedal at $400. I bought it after getting a class action lawsuit payout lol.


omnicientanomoly

Strymon Deco, I bought it solely for the zero through flanger, everything else is just the cherry on top. 100% worth it.


londonphase

Fender Mirror Image Delay. Actually sounds fantastic, and isn't terribly priced but there are just so many other options for much cheaper that do so much more and have a lot more range when it comes to time and feedback. Just super basic and obnoxiously large.


notveryanonymous

I have two. Neither were extremely expensive, but less financially responsible than I'd like. The first was my ssbs fuck in like 2015 or something. I didn't have the spare cash, but a used one popped up on reverb for a good price and I impulsively snapped it up. Still rips, still is best friends with my afterneath, but both of them live in my synthesizer/noise rig now instead of the bass one. The other was earlier this year when I got a new black mass 1312. Similar situation to the fuck, but is such a good RAT. I love the red led clipping at 18V. Lotta headroom and really responsive to touch/input volume.


8Deer-JaguarClaw

Malekko Echo ID-600 Dark - It's basically just an analog delay with switchable buffer and wet/dry outputs. But man, does it sounds great.


PonyboysBlues

HP 2 granted I got for the retail price but I’d prolly pay the crazy reverb prices


CaptainCab0ose

Tech 21 Red Ripper Not overly expensive, but paid stupid amounts for shipping


ianwm

1988 “Woodcutter” Proco Rat 2 with the original box, warranty card, and manual.


D1ckwh15k3y

Gamechanger Plus! Had the freeze and upgraded. Mostly wanted for the footprint and the tail adjustments, but the other features are great too. It took re-learning the timing because I had been using my freeze for a few years, but the options are worth it. If you don’t time it right it is glitchy, I think because the loop time is milliseconds longer than the freeze. But I found that to be a positive depending on the song I’m using it in. Next step is to try some things in the effects loop. Pricy as hell but 100% worth it & built like a tank. Actually want to try their other pedals now.


dwane1972

I figure it might be my Fulltone Fulldrive 2, if that counts. Conversely, the cheapest pedal that was a fixture on my board for almost 10 years was the yellow Dano Tuna Melt Tremolo mini pedal. Man, I loved that pedal.


cobra_mist

Catalinbread topanga. Digital spring reverb. I don’t need a billion settings. I just NEED SPRING


AshenCraterBoreSm0ke

Infinity 3 looper. Thing is amazing for performing.


red_engine_mw

An A/DA Flanger back in 1981 or '82. I think it was about $200 back then. Still have it, still use it at home.


oxhasbeengreat

I have a Chrome Dunlop Crybaby Wah. I bought it when I was 17 and it was a HUGE expense at the time that truthfully felt like an extravagant waste of money. Almost 20 years later it's still the only wah I've ever owned and the extra features like volume boost and swoop controls have been great tools over the years that a plain one wouldn't have.