nickgrooves's Music Gear Setup
My prototype Catalinbread Heliotrope. Visible in backgrounds: Boss DD-5, Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic, and Morley Wah on my customized Warwick Rockcase board. (full serial intentionally cropped)
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This rig
~$276
Value by category
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Overdrive Effects Pedals
41%
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Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
30%
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Delay Effects Pedals
30%
Price mix
Mix of budget and standard
Avg price: $87.35
This pedal has gotten me gigs, and gets used nearly every time I play my pedalboard. Five stars.
What more can I say? Classic digital delay. Crisp, clear, and more features then you'll ever need. Nearly every guitarist uses delay these days, but the most noteworthy is probably "the Edge" from U2. I've played plenty of gigs where I needed that sound, and was able to deliver thanks to my DD-5 and a tap tempo switch (with an analog delay in series).
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
Catalinbread Heliotrope Harmonic Pixelator
Avg price: $89.00
Analog, awesome but very specific tool. Extremely high quality. Unique!
This effect is featured on the song "Tower Pound," on the Nick and The Grooves album Adapter [2013]. My pedal is actually a prototype (see "Gear Porn" tab) but is extremely well crafted, and the sounds are very cool. It has very wide parameters and functionality, from crazy fuzz gain to telephone sounds to ring modulater-type FX and sonic carrier waves. Check out some demo vids on YouTube. It's not for everybody but I'm happy and will never sell it.
About this setup
This gear photo by nickgrooves features 4 pieces of gear, including Boss DD-5 Digital Delay, Catalinbread Heliotrope Harmonic Pixelator, and Morley "Bad Horsie" Steve Vai Signature Wah-Wah (1st Generation). The rig is a mix of budget and standard pieces. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Rock, Pop, and Electronic scenes.
