Best pedal you bought in 2024

[bassbora]

Another Doom2 here. Works great for synth type I do and also adds sparkle even to certain songs in band setting. Did not think I would appreciate it this much. 
 

The best one for me and my playing style is the Xerograph Deluxe. It just works so well for synth type things having the fast setting and the 4 pole. And the way it also works with octavers I prefer over my 3Leafs.

 

And a wee mention for the T47 I got on here. I am not big OC2 sound fan and this one sounds great to me. I will probably try and find one or two other octavers next year to have options haha. 

[dannybuoy]

Aguilar Storm King is my favourite pedal purchase of the year.

Heard a lot of bad demos and reviews, but I’m a big fan of the Tonehammer which it’s supposed to share similarities with, so gave it a try when one popped up dirt cheap on eBay.

It has some downsides in that it adds hiss no matter what the settings, although I can hardly hear it through my tweeterless cabs. Also the gain knob above 10 o’clock is an unusable fuzzy mess.

But keep that gain around 9 o’clock or below, and the ‘kick’ switch pressed in (it just sounds bad without it) and it’s the most fun overdrive to play with a P + flats. It can get pretty squelchy, and reacts a bit like a cross between a cranked amp and a Prunes & Custard when you dig in. It’s made my face ache from all the bassface it has produced!

[chriswareham]

For me the best pedal purchase was a Boss BF-2 - the often maligned flanger. It was after I watched a YouTube video where it was shown how versatile an effect it is once you understand how the controls interact with each other, resulting in chorus, uni-vibe, comb filter and other effects in addition to the expected flanging. It's replaced my much used but incredibly noisy EHX Clone Theory, and has the added benefit of fitting in a guitar case.

Edited Wednesday at 00:47 by chriswareham

[Rodders]

Fishman Platinum Pro EQ, I mainly bought it for the adjustable HPF mainly but it does much more than that, I was very impressed (leaving aside the single knob compressor) the EQ section is very easy to use, the tuner and boost are very handy, I will be making use of the built in effects loop this year too.

[ped]

Lovetone Meatball. So much so that I bought 3! (Ok, two were broken and sent back)

 

After a long time with Mutron (Haz and Musitronics versions) the Lovetone matched them all and then some, with more control, better bypass, less noise, etc. 

 

Definitely a keeper - I haven’t changed my board for nearly a year now!

 

 

[pineweasel]

Although I love messing around with effects, I don't need them very often for my cover band gigs. Typically I might want chorus, or distortion, or octaver for just a few songs. My small pedalboard spent most of the gig idle.

 

Last year I replaced it with a Line 6 HX One: all the Helix effects, most of which are very good, an easy to use UI, and a tuner in a small box that fits in my gig bag and takes up no space on a cramped stage. A lot of people dismissed it as poor value as it only provides one effect at a time but for me it's ideal.

[bassist_lewis]

57 minutes ago, pineweasel said:

Although I love messing around with effects, I don't need them very often for my cover band gigs. Typically I might want chorus, or distortion, or octaver for just a few songs. My small pedalboard spent most of the gig idle.

 

Last year I replaced it with a Line 6 HX One: all the Helix effects, most of which are very good, an easy to use UI, and a tuner in a small box that fits in my gig bag and takes up no space on a cramped stage. A lot of people dismissed it as poor value as it only provides one effect at a time but for me it's ideal.

I was considering an HX One to cover my modulation sounds as I only very occasionally need them, but I love my stomp boxes.

[Yorkshire Bottom End]

Fed up with trying and selling autowahs and trying to find an envelope filter that I like (inc an Emma Discumbobultor - the orange one - which was close to being a keeper) so I went for a Cry Baby Bass Mini 105Q. Only had it a day or so and I've practised with it so much it's getting dirty already. Bring the funk.

 

[LukeFRC]

6 hours ago, Yorkshire Bottom End said:

Fed up with trying and selling autowahs and trying to find an envelope filter that I like (inc an Emma Discumbobultor - the orange one - which was close to being a keeper) so I went for a Cry Baby Bass Mini 105Q. Only had it a day or so and I've practised with it so much it's getting dirty already. Bring the funk.

 

“If you want something doing well do it yourself “?

[Yorkshire Bottom End]

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

“If you want something doing well do it yourself “?

 

Exactly! 

[Stub Mandrel]

Funk in a box:

 

 

Just get the sensitivity right for the bass/style

[Yorkshire Bottom End]

20 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Funk in a box:

 

 

Just get the sensitivity right for the bass/style

 

Never tried that one. I've had go at so many and never got to where I want to be, so I thought I'd give the Cry Baby a go and it's working out well. Practise practise as they say.

[ped]

10 hours ago, Yorkshire Bottom End said:

Fed up with trying and selling autowahs and trying to find an envelope filter that I like (inc an Emma Discumbobultor - the orange one - which was close to being a keeper) so I went for a Cry Baby Bass Mini 105Q. Only had it a day or so and I've practised with it so much it's getting dirty already. Bring the funk.

 

Those  are great - but I think auto wah and foot operated wah are very different effects