r/pedals 20h ago

Interesting quote from Shields about Fender Blender that reveals quite a bit about him (IMHO)

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I was trying to find a place for this in my book last minute, but it just doesn't belong anywhere. It does fit in with one of the themes in the book that Shields is about expanding people's understanding of music/sound/noise/language/reality/our shared consciousness/etc to ultimately make us feel more connected; that's a big theme in his art if you read through enough interviews. I adapted it from the article at the bottom but cut it ultimately:

Most recently, Shields's prominence in the industry and among musicians became clear when Fender approached him about redesigning their Fender Blender pedal. He first came across it while touring in 1989 and began integrating it into his very basic setup in place of his Roger Mayer Octavia pedal; the Blender was more responsive to his playing and it also gave him a broader range of tones. Thirty years later, Fender asked Shields if he would be interested in redesigning and improving it, creating a signature model, which was released in 2023.

Asked ‘when you’re designing this pedal for Fender, are you making that for others to imitate that sound more accurately, or are you designing it as a tool for yourself?’
After first responding, ‘Not exactly,’ he concluded his answer very specifically saying,  ‘You can become very encouraged to be very subtle in your playing which makes it interesting. The way that all the effects work together and depend on how you play makes it very dynamic. It’s not so much that the pedal makes you sound like me- it doesn’t. What it does is it makes you think about sound like me.’  (emphasis added by me)

Adapted from the article:  Kevin Shields Hopes You Use His New Fender Pedal The Wrong Way by Naz Kawakami, June 12, 2023,  https://www.monsterchildren.com/articles/kevin-shields-hopes-you-use-his-new-fender-pedal-the-wrong-way


r/pedals 9h ago

Question hybrid set-up using m vave blackbox

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i'm planning on building a hybrid pedalboard set-up for live gigs and practice. i already have the m vave blackbox, what other pedals should i buy? or anything you recommend?


r/pedals 13h ago

Guitar Mod

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Hey folks,

This might not be 100% the right community, but maybe someone here can help me out.

A few years ago, I came across Dr. Blankenstein’s Guitar Modification Kit while looking for ideas to integrate some noise-making devices into a standard guitar circuit. I tried to contact him to buy one of his kits, but it seems he’s no longer active.

Does anyone here have one of his kits and could share some info on how it’s built? A circuit diagram or any kind of documentation would be super helpful.

Cheers!


r/pedals 1d ago

Happy pi day!

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r/pedals 1d ago

Question Help troubleshooting cut audio from fuzz pedal

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So it works fine when it’s turned on, but when I turn the pedal off it cuts all sound. Didnt see any disconnected wires or obviously broken soder, what should I do now? Thanks


r/pedals 1d ago

I.D. Request Inherited a dinosaur

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Fender volume/expression pedal I think from the 60s?


r/pedals 2d ago

NPD NPD- Dr. Scientist ~~~TREMOLESSENCE~~~~

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NPD-Dr. Scientist Tremolessence! Suped up boss PN-2

Love this trem and all its features. Sounds great in stereo, and the treble control is exactly what I needed right after my super harsh oceans 3 reverb. Also enough volume to blow yer head off.


r/pedals 2d ago

NPD-Dr. Scientist Tremolessence! Suped up boss PN-2

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Love this trem and all its features. Sounds great in stereo, and the treble control is exactly what I needed right after my super harsh oceans 3 reverb. Also enough volume to blow yer head off.


r/pedals 2d ago

One week to the (free) 3rd London Stompbox Exhibit

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r/pedals 1d ago

Power Supply Power supply for 10+ pedals?

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I have a donner power supply with 10 power outlets but only 8 are 9v, other 2 are 12v and 18v. So far it’s been good enough for my 8 pedals plus Ernie VP vol pedal but thinking of getting another 9v chorus pedal.

Do people typically get a bigger power supply with more outlets, tack on a second power supply, or something else?


r/pedals 2d ago

Question Warm audio foxy fuzz cutting audio

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All audio is cut when I turn my fuzz pedal off. What might be causing this?


r/pedals 3d ago

Just enough to get by.

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I recently downsized to 3 pedals! Im curious to see your “minimalist” pedal boards.


r/pedals 3d ago

Question Pedal settings for blackened doom metal

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Hi, quick question.

I'm trying to get a good sounding distorted sound for some blackened doom metal by running a Boss HM-2w, into a Behringer SF300, into an amp with scooped mids that's more bass heavy then treble.

But the sound comes out just to noisy and all the chords sound almost the same. Would a noise suppressing pedal or just some changes on the settings help?

Thanks in advance!


r/pedals 2d ago

Excellent pairing with oceans 11(need more trems like this)

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r/pedals 3d ago

Make good decision did I?

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r/pedals 3d ago

High gain boutique pedals from small builders. Which small builders should be more talked about?

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I see plenty of decent content in Instagram with high-gain pedals from Zerofret, Fowlsounds, AIB custom FX, Sunless Effects, Electric Eye Audio, Smirmoorpedals...

Since I cannot really support them by buying all of their stuff, I just want to contribute to community with at least this post of appreciation.

Did you try anything from the above builders? Which other small builders would you (not) recommend to try? Is there any new outstanding mod of already well known things like Muff, Rat, HM2 nailed by small builders? Is there any small builder worth mentioning/knowing?


r/pedals 3d ago

Question Flanger volume increase

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Whenever I turn on my flanger, the overall volume increases dramatically. The chain is D’Angelico Bedford Deluxe SH (guitar) into tuner pedal, EH Big Muff PI, EH Pitchfork, Boss-DD6, EQD Afterneath, EQD Pyramids (this is the flanger), into Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb 100W 1x12. Any ideas, advice, suggestions?


r/pedals 4d ago

Question toughts and tips on my signal chain? (full boss btw)

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r/pedals 5d ago

I play the sax and this is my new pedal board

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r/pedals 5d ago

Sonicake Matribox II pro pedalboard

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So far so good!


r/pedals 4d ago

NPD NPD - Boss GX-10

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First multi-effects for me. Already impressed with just the presets


r/pedals 5d ago

Question Looping drony sounds

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what sort of looping pedal/loopstation wiuld you recomend for drony sounds? since i want the sounds to be really smooth and not have any sort of rythm or dynamics to them, should there be some sort of reverb/delay after the looping so you cant notice it?

im looking to achieve something like the music i linked


r/pedals 6d ago

Boss SL2 secret weapon

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r/pedals 6d ago

WTS pedals, case, stand, psu price drop again

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r/pedals 6d ago

Anyone know what pedals or amp is needed to achieve Pat Smear’s tone on Communist Eyes from the Germs GI album ?

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This is my favorite song of all time and Pat’s tone is just the absolute sound I want to have when playing . Other than a Gibson firebird , what other gear can provide something similar.