Effects Pedal for my brother

I know fuck all about guitars/effects pedals so hopefully someone can give me some ideas.

My brother is a simple dude with simple tastes and doesn't lust for much, but I think he would dig it.

He has an acoustic electric guitar right now and that's about it.

Budget: ~$150

Here is a link so one of their videos to give you an idea of his sound (he's the dude on the left with the red body): LINK

Thanks WATMM

Mhttp://www.amazon.com/Electro-Harmonix-Memory-Toy-Analog-Delay/dp/B002NGMBGUy link

You cannot go wrong with a delay pedal.

How about an all round multi-effects pedal like a Zoom G2 - http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_effects/zoom/g2/index.html

Built well and will give him lots to try out before going and buying any specific pedals in the future.

EDIT: He may want the version with the pedal at the side though which might be a little out of your budget - http://www.hartnollguitars.co.uk/products.asp?id=1697

  On 12/7/2010 at 8:20 AM, analogue wings said:

youll make him happy

Thanks folks, that Zoom G2.1U looks like the one.

reverbs always coooooool

Wrong if he doesn't already have one, buying one of these off craigslist is the best $150 you could spend on a guitar pedal. Easily the most fun to be had for that money. The looping and delays on that are endless fun. Very versatile. Seriously if he doesn't have a looper or a good delay pedal this is a no brainer.

Line 6 DL4

im a complex dude with complex tastes and i lust for much

I'd also recommend a delay!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV0anZ4ISKY

this is what i want atm

I have no understanding why you would want to just get a Boss pedal like that when the Line 6 Filter Modulator exists with true signal bypass has like 16 or 32 different more adjustable and just as good sounding of synthesis.. unless you have a lot of money to spend on a bunch of individual pedals and an expensive midi activated gate opener to only welcome specific pedals into your signal chain exactly when you want them. The Line 6 FX boxes are amazing especially for an average of $150 or less on craigslist, say what you want about the last few generations Line 6 amp modelers for how difficult they could be to get a perfectly high gain Dual Recto sound or whatever but the multi-FX boxes these days are unbeatable for convenience, value and versatility.

digitech makes good multi-effects units; i used to have a digitech rp2000 that included the digitech talker effect and it is probably available for ~$150 by now

  On 12/8/2010 at 5:05 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

I have no understanding why you would want to just get a Boss pedal like that when the Line 6 Filter Modulator exists with true signal bypass has like 16 or 32 different more adjustable and just as good sounding of synthesis.. unless you have a lot of money to spend on a bunch of individual pedals and an expensive midi activated gate opener to only welcome specific pedals into your signal chain exactly when you want them. The Line 6 FX boxes are amazing especially for an average of $150 or less on craigslist, say what you want about the last few generations Line 6 amp modelers for how difficult they could be to get a perfectly high gain Dual Recto sound or whatever but the multi-FX boxes these days are unbeatable for convenience, value and versatility.

  On 12/8/2010 at 5:05 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

I have no understanding why you would want to just get a Boss pedal like that when the Line 6 Filter Modulator exists with true signal bypass has like 16 or 32 different more adjustable and just as good sounding of synthesis.. unless you have a lot of money to spend on a bunch of individual pedals and an expensive midi activated gate opener to only welcome specific pedals into your signal chain exactly when you want them. The Line 6 FX boxes are amazing especially for an average of $150 or less on craigslist, say what you want about the last few generations Line 6 amp modelers for how difficult they could be to get a perfectly high gain Dual Recto sound or whatever but the multi-FX boxes these days are unbeatable for convenience, value and versatility.

what I like about the boss pedals is the ability to actually play them. say you have an octaver or chorus that is giving you a doubling or gliss effect when on. you can actually play the pedal to accentuate this like doug wimbish @ the start of this vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f35NVX_PU0

whats nice about the boss pedals is that theyre quiet and the resistance to the foot is perfect. if you are trying to mic this kind of effect in a modest studio anything with metal switches will be too loud/not as good rhythmically

that said i love line6 and that is a sick delay

  On 12/7/2010 at 11:30 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

Wrong if he doesn't already have one, buying one of these off craigslist is the best $150 you could spend on a guitar pedal. Easily the most fun to be had for that money. The looping and delays on that are endless fun. Very versatile. Seriously if he doesn't have a looper or a good delay pedal this is a no brainer.

 

Line 6 DL4

I ended up getting him this and he is quite pleased :)

Thanks!