Individual effects pedals or pedalboard?

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Permalink Reply by Jason Scott on January 12, 2011 at 2:50

Retro King is on the web. Run buy Chuck Dean in upstate New York. They're cheeper than the Marshal hand wired range,and no doubt better all round, better components and quality , plus chuck will custom make it to your specs.[ie master volume, rectifier, ect.] Check out the web sit, hes got reviews, video and stuff. I love Mine, Had it for three years. Thanks for the reply Michael.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fleck on January 12, 2011 at 5:21

Thanks for the info Jason.

Jason Scott said:

Retro King is on the web. Run buy Chuck Dean in upstate New York. They're cheeper than the Marshal hand wired range,and no doubt better all round, better components and quality , plus chuck will custom make it to your specs.[ie master volume, rectifier, ect.] Check out the web sit, hes got reviews, video and stuff. I love Mine, Had it for three years. Thanks for the reply Michael.

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Permalink Reply by Simon Drew on January 12, 2011 at 15:00

I've not used discrete pedals for a long time and have only used a Zoom effects unit sparodically. Additional I haven't used either in a live scenario for a very long time. However, the discrete pedals are possibly easier to use certainly more intuitive, you can mix and match manufaturers and as each one has a dedicated purpose should give excellent results. Additionally if one stops wotking you don't have to throw the lot away. The downside is that they take up more space and require either lots of batteries or a suitable power supply. They aren't cheap.

The multieffects are flexible (all those patch memories) offer loads of parameters and are convenient. If I had the money I'd run a discrete system.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Scott on January 12, 2011 at 17:07

I just noticed my reply to Michael hadn't come up on the thread. Retro King is a small independent amp maker out of Upstate New York. Hand wired, point to point, best components , and much more reasonable than the hand wired Marshals.[ lets take out a second mortgage, and wait six months for delivery.] Ive had mine for three years and love it. I've got the 50 watt plexi, but he also makes  a very affordable 18 watt thats plenty loud.  He's got a great web site with vids and stuff. RETRO KING AMPS.

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