if you only were able to get one what would it be?
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Over the years, the effects I've used most have been: Distortion, Reverb, Chorus, Delay and Tremolo/Flanger.
Sometimes you can get an amp with some of these and cut down what you need. Not everyone has the same likes/needs for effects.
Multi-effect pedals. Some are better than others and those usually cost more.
I've tried Distortion, Reverb and a Wah Pedal. Also bought a sampler just to mess around with.
Distortion can add some crunch to your sound, but so can an amp with Gain control. I have an old Marshall Lead 12 amp and the Gain is up about 3/4 full and it really adds to the sound.
The Psycho Knob that CBGitty sells is a good effect to get and doesn't cost much. Put one together with one of their inexpensive preamps with EQ, and you can get a lot of different tones with a boost in volume too.
If you like to build your own pedals and tool around with electronics, Check out Runoffgroove.com. They have a bunch of pedal effect schematics and layouts to make your own. They also have a Ruby chip amp that sounds great.
What kind of sound are you looking for BigMcGiv? Personally, I'd choose a fuzz or overdrive pedal. But I like a lot of volume pot controlled fuzz mayhem. If you're looking to cover a lot of sounds, or explore what different FX do, then the multi-FX units are great.
Fuzz, overdrive, reverb, echo-delay, and tremolo are probably the most common for blues. Hard clipping distortion will kill off your playing dynamics.
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