Should i? (pedal purchasing question)

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:37 pm

Welp, i got lucky and found a good deal on a Boss TU-2 for $65 + $12 shipping... unfortunately the shipping makes it about equal to a new one on samash.com.

but, the guy also is selling a BD-2 blues driver that i might get.. i really like the pedal, and itd be nice to have. $45 asking price. hed knock $10 off if i bought both, making it $100 + $15 shipping. a new BD-2 is about $70, so at samash.com it would be $150 + shipping, as opposed to $115..

i only have $200 and no job.... should i?

edit: grr i put neither as an option too but it didnt work.

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:09 pm

I love my TU-2, I don't know what I would do with out it...

Have you played the BD-2? How does it sound, I've thought about getting one but haven't had a chance to test it out yet.

I say go for both if you are going to get a deal.

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:17 pm

the BD-2 is awesome dude... one of my favorite bands uses it (Third Day)... i can send you a few songs if you wanna get a good idea of how it sounds.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:19 pm

What can this tuner do that a $20 one cant do

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:24 pm

jsgksu wrote:What can this tuner do that a $20 one cant do

On the fly tuning while you are on stage. It's a pedal and when you hit it the output is turned off so you are free to tune (without anyone hearing it) and unplug and plug in different guitars without turning the amps off.

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:25 pm

shane wrote:the BD-2 is awesome dude... one of my favorite bands uses it (Third Day)... i can send you a few songs if you wanna get a good idea of how it sounds.

Then I will definitally have to check it out.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:25 pm

Snyder wrote:
jsgksu wrote:What can this tuner do that a $20 one cant do
On the fly tuning while you are on stage. It's a pedal and when you hit it the output is turned off so you are free to tune (without anyone hearing it) and unplug and plug in different guitars without turning the amps off.

gotcha

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:26 pm

Snyder wrote:
jsgksu wrote:What can this tuner do that a $20 one cant do
On the fly tuning while you are on stage. It's a pedal and when you hit it the output is turned off so you are free to tune (without anyone hearing it) and unplug and plug in different guitars without turning the amps off.

and it can supply power to any other Boss pedal (maybe others too?) that are in your effects chain

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:28 pm

shane wrote:
Snyder wrote:
jsgksu wrote:What can this tuner do that a $20 one cant do
On the fly tuning while you are on stage. It's a pedal and when you hit it the output is turned off so you are free to tune (without anyone hearing it) and unplug and plug in different guitars without turning the amps off.
and it can supply power to any other Boss pedal (maybe others too?) that are in your effects chain

<smacks forehead> I knew I was forgetting something. I have mine powering my Octave, DD-3 and Distortion. Yeah, if you don't have the tuner, then it's $20 per power adapter per pedal.

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:30 pm

do you like the octave pedal? im not even considering one right now because i have more important things to get, but im just curious... the clips they have on musciansfriend suck IMO..

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:46 pm

shane wrote:do you like the octave pedal? im not even considering one right now because i have more important things to get, but im just curious... the clips they have on musciansfriend suck IMO..

It's ok, I'd like to get the new one they just came out with though. There isn't much to do with it really, in my opinion. I use it with my DL-4 loop sampler to just add a bit of depth to the loops. I picked it up cause I have been a fan of Howie Day for the LONGEST time and now I use it for my own stuff. Not something I would go out and buy right away if you don't need it. It does take some twaeking to get it to sound deep a good.

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:47 pm

Oh, and you can only play one string, one note at a time or else it sounds funky. Though, I have found that if I try to hit all the harmonics on the 12th fret, it sounds like rolling thunder off in the distance (if I do it right). It's kind of a cool this to put in there.

grock · Unread post by **grock** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 4:53 pm

i think the TU-2 needs to be combined with another pedal. It is a simple circuit and it's not like it would be that unreasonable to combo it with a Noise Suppressor, etc. i think most of the price is the actual pedal. you could throw that thing against a wall and it would probably only work better to spite you.

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 4:57 pm

grock wrote:i think the TU-2 needs to be combined with another pedal. It is a simple circuit and it's not like it would be that unreasonable to combo it with a Noise Suppressor, etc. i think most of the price is the actual pedal. you could throw that thing against a wall and it would probably only work better to spite you.

That was pretty funny. :lol:

thejoe · Unread post by **thejoe** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 9:17 pm

i would get them both for sure

if youre planning on getting the blues driver anyway, why not get it for a little bit cheaper now

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