first effect?

[tspade3]

I've been asked to buy an effect for my 15 year old newphew for Christmas. He's got the guitar and a Crate GX-15 which does have an overdrive. I can't afford a multi, so my question is what is the best bet single effect pedal for a kid learning to play some of today's music, Creed, Incubus, Staind etc. Thanks

[lalimacefolle]

check out what ibanez does, or marschall (the shredmaster is awesome)and ask the dealer in the store!!

[educatedfilm]

Safe bets:
1-chorus pedal...
2- Wah Wah pedal
these two are the traditional pedals, and he'll want one of these two at some point... You can buy relativly cheap multi-effects boxes for about $100, and to be honest it's very very good value for your money (something like the DIGITECH RP 100)... something that you could maybe buy as a joint present from you and the parents or anyone, cos his jaw will hit the floor...

[joemacro]

Get a Ibanez TS9DX :)

[yecats]

hell yeah his jaw will hit the floor with the RP-100

you can't go wrong for $100

it also has a kinda drum machine built in *LOL*

in addition the digitech website has a Patch library for the RP series effects that easily give settings that recreate the sounds of lots of artists

even creed, staind & whatever other one you mentioned are all here

check it out
DIGITECH PATCH LIBRARY
http://www.digitech.com/cgi-bin/patchlib.pl?action=generate&bank=1artist

still kinda wondering if these things are actually detrimental in a way to beginners cuz they might not get a strong sense of effects theory tho


happy holidays

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[el metallico]

me personally would go with a wah. you can really shape your music with them... but yeah