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Originally Posted by Matata
I just did some pedal shopping where I just used youtube pedal reviews to figure out what I wanted and ended up really happy with what I got: Ditto Looper, OCD Overdrive and MXR DynaComp.
The Ditto Looper is a fantastic pedal: simple, cheap, easy to use and great sound. Essential for any closet players or anyone that can't convince their rhythm section to play the same 3 chords for 15 minutes so you can go deep on your stairway solo.
OCD Overdrive, I don't like 90% of distortion stomp boxes, but loved the OCD instantly. It's a great pairing with my Mesa F30, it can dirty up the clean channel a little or push it into Valhalla for an 80s metal tone, or I can layer it with the distortion channel and get booming fuzz.
MXR Dynacomp: wasn't too impressed when I first got it, but finding it mixes well with the other pedals and liking it more as I use it. 50/50 if I'm going to keep it, it provides some nice options, but not sure if I'd miss it much.
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Update: I returned the MXR Dynacomp and Ditto Looper for a Ditto x4 Looper (the top of the line version). The Looper has been a revelation for my playing, I was a semi-retired player that might play once a week or so, but the looper has turned me into an obsessed guitar geek again: I'm working on my looping skills and jamming with myself, learning new songs for the first time in a long time, working on my finger picking technique (sultans of swing!), experimenting with tone, etc.
I've stopped playing video games and now spend my limited free time either playing guitar or looking up guitar stuff online, scouring the web for gear I want but won't buy. One funny thing I noticed is that my 2002 MIM Fender Telecaster is worth more today (by ~50%) than what I paid for it new, it's somehow managed to stay in pristine shape, even though I bought it as a gigging guitar.