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Thanks for the links caevan

I think I will need a favourite switch because I also play acoustic and would like to feed that through this via a aby splitter pedal but then change the reverb settings quickly. Yeah I have my amp set up in series (both lights on on my amp), the el pac sounds great through it, I'll have to wait until a few band rehearsal to figure out what songs I need the el cap but I'm thinking even if it's a song where I'm just playing chords all the way through I can just leave it on and turn the mix down just to make the sound fuller. Thanks for the help Caevan I mostly kept both switches in the up position and the time at about 1:30 , I messed around changing the switches and got some pretty cool sounds I've never played before, really got the creative juices going. I am a Strymon convert , just have to wait for my Memphis sun refund to get the Flint. The Memphis sun was great for what it did but I think as this is my first venture into this style of music it's good to have the el capistan with its abilities/versatility where the Memphis sun only did 1 1/2 repeats. Caevan.. I'll have to unscrew to look inside to see what you mean by set to mono tomorrow also

Got home plugged the el capistan in and .... YES It's axactly what I was after, I'll have more time tomorrow evening as the kids went to bed early but I love it. Tried a few settings I found online for slapback, it sounds great .

I just can't believe it would cost me £120 for 2 switches to call up presets! Surely a common readily available switch from boss (I have 1 already) should work?

Just picked up the el capistan. Looking forward to later when I'm home. My amp is a Hughes and kettner switchblade 100 valve amp. It's bloody heavy and loud. After I've got all this stuff sorted next will be selling the H&K and getting something lighter and more vintage. Thinking fender deville Mike Landau model or a blues deluxe or twin , not sure yet

Cool hope you like pedal caevan. Right decided what I'm doing after reading all the advice here and having a chat with a guy yesterday at the music shop. I'm sending the Memphis sun back and getting a slightly used el capistan for the same price, I sold some stuff and now have the funds for a Flint . That way I shouldn't be wanting longer delays and stuff. Does anyone know of another switch that will work for the favourites on the strymons? £59 here per switch!!! , I found somewhere called Vein tap switch which is just a plain metal box for £23 each. But what kind of switch do I need or will only the strymons work or a specially designed switch?

Yeah I have reverb on my amp but turned up to where I like it there's not enough decay. Would you use just the reverb on the Memphis for playing live then? I'm thinking leaving it off and getting another pedal to handle Spring/plate reverbs. I set the mix on the Memphis to about 9:30, I'll try it at 11:00 and turn down the time or something and see. Off to a music shop today to try boss frv-1, Strymon Flint,holy grail,Carbon copy bright,etc and I'll try a fender twin amp as maybe that's the sound I'm after . Caevan thanks for your help

OP here again. Right I have my funds sorted now I need to have a think tonight about what to do. Current board Guitar > boss tu-3 > Amp Mooer yellow comp >Keeley Memphis sun > effects loop. So I've had the keeley for a few days and finally had some proper time to sit down earlier today. What I need to decide is I need reverb pedal, not sure which one but had my eye on Boss rv-5 Strymon Flint EHX holy grail Neo Also I need a digital/ana delay Boss dd-3 Mxr Carbon copy bright? I'm also wondering if you guys can give me a push in one direction or another on this...... I like the Memphis sun on Sun mode and reverb mode mostly but the reverb on its own isn't enough I don't think for live gigs, so I'm thinking should I get a refund for the keeley and get either a Strymon el Capistan or a boss re20 or a boss Dm-2 delay. Same sound is needed. 50s -60s clean echo/delays mostly playing rhythm with a bit of picking and a couple of solos. Not sure if Yellow comp > boss re-20 > Carbon copy > Strymon Flint or Yellow comp > Memphis sun > boss dd-3 > holy grail Neo Yellow comp > Carbon copy bright > boss Tr-2 > boss ev-5 Or any other combination would be best for live gigs.

Right this has got my crazy brain thinking again. I was chatting to a friend today about the Keeley Memphis Sun and was telling him I'm selling a few things to buy a Strymon Flint for its reverb and Tremolos for a 50s band and he said I should send the Keeley back and get a Strymon el Capistan as its more versatile and would go better with the Flint. I do still have time to get a refund and do what he suggested , I like the Keeley a lot but obviously it does 1 thing, would an el Capistan be a move in the wrong direction pairing it with a Flint? He also suggested just buying a Ibanez ADMINI ano delay,and a MXR carbon copy to use as my slapback 50s sound and or buy 2 ibanez ADMINIs and have them on different settings ready to go for the price of the Keeley. He is a fan of Keeley pedals as am I, he owns the Katana and the Reverb pedal (can't remember which one he has now) So would you guys stick with the Memphis sun + Strymon Flint or what I said above?

I like the idea of the m5 if you want 1 space to be a lot of things that perhaps you don't use that much but want a phaser or something you have one if you want a extra boost you have one etc.

It's nice to put my 1st board together as I normally play bass with no effects and keyboards. My friend has suggested a Line 6 M5 all in 1 stomp on modeller. He said its true bypass and when it's off it doesn't colour the tone and it has really good tremolo/reverb and delays that I may need. Anyone have any Experiances ? I am sceptical as its Line 6 which doesn't scream out vintage or top quality but from what I've read it's a good option to complete a pedalboard

Thanks for the help Dannyalcatraz n caevan n larryz etc. I decided to give the yellow comp a go after reading good things about it online, I'm also currently fighting with myself if I want a Strymon Flint or my Sony PlayStation 4 that's not being played lately that I could sell for a Flint

Cheers guys. Yeah the Dyna comp took loads of the attack out, I can see it being useful but not for me. Will the Mooer yellow comp optical compressor be better? The only thing holding me back from the tremolo is the fact that I only play 1 song that would need tremolo on so £240 for a reverb mostly is steep still. That's why I was wondering about something else £70-£140. I've only had a bout an hours play on the keeley Memphis sun so far but I can see me just leaving it on an changing modes and tweaking it when needed. I'm also going to try the room reverb + my amp reverb to see if it sounds good or not later, if so that would save some money and I could get a better compressor or tremolo.

Right folks I'm back for more help . Got the Keeley Memphis sun, love it,keeping it. Got the MXR Dyna comp - not a fan - sending it back Got HOF mini - great little pedal - not enough tweak able reverbs- sending it back. So now I want a reverb pedal and maybe a tremolo or compression pedal. For mainly rhythm guitar and a bit of lead what type of reverb should I be looking for for say Buddy holly 50s songs? My list: Strymon Flint Boss FRV-1 + Mooer yellow comp Boss RV-5 + Mooer yellow comp + boss tr-2 Any other I should look into?

Cheers for the tip regarding Velcro, I find that this stuff is awesome, very strong and great quality . http://www.amazon.co.uk/Velcro-Heavy-Duty-Stick-Black-VEL60241/dp/B00186Q9AK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460573437&sr=8-1&keywords=velcro+heavy+duty

The MXR Dyna comp has already shipped. All o want to do is even out my dynamics to fit better in a live mix, will the Dyna comp do that ok? If not I'll try this Janglebox if it's still available.

I've done the order but something called a Janglebox Nano has come up locally used for £85 with t-boost.. Is this any good? I have time to change my order for the Dyna comp

Yeah it could see it comes with Velcro but I like the heavy duty stuff from Velcro, I need some more anyway for my keyboard stand. Thanks for all the help and I may need to call on you again once it's here but I've ordered Memphis Sun (was thinking boss RE-20 or something but I wanna see what the keeley is like) Boss TU-3 (was gonna get the Polytune 2 but you've steered me away) MXR Dyna Comp ( was going to get the EHX soul preacher or that pedal in America (home brew) but this will be here tomorrow to try which will give me 1 day before a full band rehearsal. The Keeley will take longer to get here because I had to order from thomann in Germany. I'll see what the reverb is like on the keeley and possibly sell the HOF and get a boss tr-2 Trem pedal. I will have 2 1 spot 9v power adapter and a Mooer daisy chain . I'm thinking I'll power the thunder and compressor,HOF off 1, and the Keeley off the other one possibly. I really wanted to try the Xotic SP pedal but don't have the funds, hopefully the MXR Dyna comp will even out my telecaster a little without colouring the sound

After researching I'm thinking from what I've heard I'm going to try Boss Tu-3 MXR Super Comp (with attack adjustment) but there is still a ? On this Keeley Memphis Sun Plus my Hall of fame reverb I'll power the keeley with my 1 spot adapter then use another 1 spot adapter to power the Tu-3 and daisy chain to power the super comp and HOF reverb. What you think? Glad I came here , because after looking online TC Electronic products seem to have a lot of faults which are expensive to fix, I imagine the boss tuner will last forever even though I prefer the look and function of the Polytune I just can't be doing with switches breaking. Some Mogami patch cables Pedal train nano+ Some heavy duty Velcro. That should do it, I just hope he keeley does the job, I'll add a mini delay pedal like the Mooer speecho or something later to so I have a different delay for certain songs

Tele Baja with stock pick ups.

That's a shame about the TC electronics pedal, I had 3 or 4 of their pedals on my shortlist! So I'm thinking I need to go to a music shop and try Boss space echo RE-20 Keeley Memphis Sun Mooer ana echo And even a Line 6 M9 to see what I can do. With the keeley Memphis would you use the reverb built into your amp or another pedal or use the reverb from the keeley Memphis pedal? I'm more of a set and forget type, I like to find a sound save it , or just not touch it unless I'm adjusting reverb or eq.

Also is there any opinions on Mooer pedals? I can see Mooer do all sorts of pedal that are mini like this delay http://www.gak.co.uk/en/mooer-audio-ana-echo-analogue-delay-pedal/74462 For the prices of the mooers I could set them up differently next to each other and switch over maybe

That pedal looks nice but I'm in the U.K and I'd rather buy from local music shop or online from Dv247/GAK/PMTmusic/andertons.

OP here. Songs: Shakin all over Brand new Cadillac That'll be the day 20 flight Rock Bad boy Rock around the clock tonight etc. No fuzz needed lol. How come there's no love for the Tc electronic pedals then ? I need something that can save at least one delay preset because I'll be going from Rhythm playing/picking and strumming to shakin all over longer delays and can't be fiddling with my Knobs while playing live. That's why I thought the TC Alter Ego would do the job as it has loads of choices of effect and you can call up 3 presets. The keeley Memphis sun sounds nice, but again won't I have to keep turning stuff Inbetween songs? Compression I have no idea, I just saw a reasonably priced Mxr that looked nice in red . What about an Xotic SP I hear they are good? I'm in the UK and can't seem to find a Memphis Sun to demo. Regarding the Strymon Capistan - never heard of this pedal, is it like an echo/delay pedal then I gather? Now I'm thinking maybe what I need is a Boss RE-20 Space Echo plus a carbon copy pedal for the other delays I need? Or to tidy it all up a Line 6 M9 was recommended to me by a fellow guitarist but the small number of multifx I've tried have left me with a meh feeling. I think with the boss tu-3 and the Polytune 2 you can daisy chain1 correct me if I'm wrong though. For about £400 budget for pedals alone what would be on your shortlist for the above songs? I have a Tc HOF for reverb. I can borrow a Hotone Supa Trem to try also that the other guitarist said he could lend me.

Oozing (edit: trying) to put together a pedalboard for 50s Rock n roll and some 60s tunes. I. Thinking I need Delay,echo,compression,reverb,tremolo, power,and a tuner. My shortlist so far: Boss Space Echo Re-20 TC Electronic Alter Ego x4 echo and delay T-Rex Fuel tank jr Tc polytune 2 MXR Dyna comp or super Comp Boss TR-2 Gator g tour small case pedalboard So for that kind of sound what pedal should I look at? I already have reverb sorted. I like that the Alter Ego has 3 presets and can tinker with tone print , nod loads the flashback tone prints to.