We all like to upgrade. We buy one thing, hear the next new thing, and try to buy it. Sometimes we sell off old stuff to get the new stuff. To each accordingly.
But there is wisdom, in fact, practical use, in hanging on to a few pieces of inexpensive equipment, especially if they did no wrong.
For one, they make a great place holder on your board until you find a replacement. But I also like to make an extra rig just to have.
The board in the picture is my mini board. It has everything I need to lay down a song idea or even gig. It’s just an IKEA bamboo cutting board with an overdrive, a multi effects, and a looper, as well as a pick dispenser. This goes into a padded pouch for gigging or onto my bookshelf for when I need it.
I find the effects to be adequate and sometimes even unique. The Ditto Looper can store my ideas until I can transfer them to a recorder or get me thru a looping gig no problem.
So don’t count out your old or cheap effects. They just may be your best pieces of equipment.
randy lin guitar 