What's the 1 pedal you cannot live without?

[Robert****]

No. I don't think I have a number one pedal! [the truth is out there...]

[250Keith]

I love the Monkey, wont give it up!

[duhvoodooman***]

Times change, and so does my #1 pedal. Right now, it's a 3-way tie:

[Spudman***]

Well if it is a tie why don't you just put them all in one box? Now that is a challenge for ya.

Times change, and so does my #1 pedal. Right now, it's a 3-way tie:

[Robert****]

I have to say, my top 2 pedals right now are the 19 Sixty 3 and the ZYS... DVM's ZYS is fantastic.

[Spudman***]

I have to say, my top 2 pedals right now are the 19 Sixty 3 and the ZYS... DVM's ZYS is fantastic.

No fair! The thread is which one pedal.

[LowEndWonder]

My Hartke Bass Attack and my Boss Bass EQ. :

[Robert****]

Ok, right now my #1 pedal is my Maxon SD-9. Ask me next week and I might answer differently....

[tot_Ou_tard]

Peterson Strobostomp

[oldguy]

The one that switches my Traynor YCV 40's drive channel on.
I can actually live w/o pedals if I've got guitar, cable, amp.
It's a plus if I have amp w/ reverb, drive channel, ext. cab.

[pes_laul]

Definetly my BOSS DS-1 Great distortion sounds

[GREENMACHINE]

Hey Guys
My pedal would be my Eric Clapton Crossroads pedal ay. Or a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver (don't have one but have heard one)

Cheers
GREENMACHINE

[Kazz]

I do not have the the one I could not live without yet....It is definitely not the Boss DS-1 as I find it to be pretty thin, and surely not the Danelectro Fab Tone...altho there is some usable fuzz in that one....and the RP80 well to me that thing is a joke....

I am interested in modding my DS-1, buying a Bad Monkey and a Screamin Blues and I HAVE to get my hands on a good Crybaby or Morley Bad Horsie Wah pedal.

[tot_Ou_tard]

Number 2: Boss RC-2 Looper.

The drum samples helps me work on my timing.

Being able to record rythym with the drum samples & solo over that or record lead & play rythym over that is indispesible.

If you don't have a looper with drum tracks, then screw all those dirt boxes & flange-a-ma-delay-o-whirls, they might be a delightful obsession, but I submit that your priorities are out'ta whack.

That is unlesss your timing is already impeccable &/or you play with others every week.

[Spudman***]

Number 2: Boss RC-2 Looper.

This belongs is the "What is the second pedal you can't live without?" thread.

[just strum]

Since I only have two, I can answer both threads in one post.

Damn, I only have two and I'm not sure if one is classified as a pedal.

Anyway, at this stage I would have to say my Jamman is my number one pedal. As noted by a couple people here, it is a great tool to have when playing by myself (not "with"). It's a great timing tool and also gives me a better feel for the components of a song.

Of course that leaves my Vox VFS2 as my #2. although I really liked the added dimension it offers when practicing/playing with someone else.

[wingsdad]

Boss ME-50. Over 60 effects and more without the hassle of the pedal chain board I used to deal with.

Here, it's set up as I use it most: as a headphone practice 'amp' (it also takes an Aux Input to play along with....drum machine, cd, whatever...) that's simultaneously going into my amp and in stereo to 2 channels of my mixer & in-turn, recorder. The 2-button switch to the right is a $20 Behringer AB200 A-B-Y switch that I use instead of falling for Boss's excuse to buy 2 of their $25 FS-5U momentary latching switches (still need the $6 stereo Y/insert cable) to switch the ME-50 up & down it's 10 Patch Banks to flip between 30 Presets I've customized for various electric and acoustic/electric guitars.

There's also an ME50B for Bass. Either usually sells new for about $299US and they came out this past year with a scaled down version, the ME-20, that sells for $100 less.

[WackyT]

I use my modified CS-3 the most.
Second is my modified SD-1 in symmetrical distortion mode.

[ZMAN]

If I were to choose one pedal it would be my Fulltone Fulldrive II. Od and gain pedal. Actually all of my Fulltone pedals are the cats ***. The OCD, the Mini deja vibe are also amazing. I have recently purchased a Boss DD20 Giga Delay and we shall see how it fits in.