Which effects pedal(s)????

[joeyvicks]

hi guys need some expert advice...

currently playing a les paul through a VOX Ad30VT which is great but i'm looking at branching out by buying a couple of pedals.
I play mostly Oasis, Stone Roses, Beatles and would like a couple of pedals to create a similar sort of sound

[newey]

jv-

Lots of options and even more opinions on that issue. There was (and is) an occasionally-updated thread on "must-have" pedals here.

The first question you need to answer is: Do you buy a string of analog pedals, or do you buy a digital multi-effects processor to give you a host of effects, but digital ones? Again, you'll get a hundred opinions on the value of DSP effects. They have gotten a lot better over the years, but there are those who still insist on analog stuff.

If you can, try before you buy. You can listen to a lot of soundclips from pedal manufacturers, but that doesn't tell you how it will sound with your guitar and amp, and with your playing style.

[andy]

Any sounds in particular?

You already have a Gibson and 'British' sounding amp, so you're already going to be in the ballpark for both clean and overdriven sounds. With that setup, most decent overdrives or distortions, when set correctly, should give you a variety of gain levels within those bounds. A nice old school fuzz might be a good asset for some of the hairier George Harrison tones though.

As for other sounds, the best thing is to listen for other tones you would like to replicate, and work out what you're hearing- I think that John Squire put a Wah pedal to fairly heavy use, but I'm not sure of any other really important sounds to any of those bands. I guess that more 'vintage' modulators, such as tremolo or a Leslie simulator, might be a bit more in keeping than some.

The right chorus pedal, or a delay set to very short times (on paper, the same thing, but let's not get into that!) would help to emulate George Harrisions quite distinctive double-tracked solo sound too.

As Newey says though, do try before you buy, as you clearly have some specific ideas of the tones you are after, and only you can compare what a pedal does to what you want it to do!

[JohnH]

That Vox modelling amp already has a heap of effects built in. Is there some specific effect or tone that your cant reach with what it has?

John