Pedal Stomp
Pedal Stomp
Anyone experienced or heard about the gas pedal sticking on Mercury Mariners?
I have a 2007 Mercury Mariner & when it's cool outside my gas pedal will stick, causing me to have to more or less stomp on the gas to get it to budge & I'm worried that one time there will be ice on the road and I'll spin out because I have to stomp on the gas. I called my dealership & they told me this is normal..?! Maybe for a Ford..
don't worry it's not just ur car. my boyfriend has a 1998 Chevy Monty Carlo and his does that too but not just when it's cool outside. his gas pedal will just randomly stick and he has to stomp on it to get it to come up. it's pretty scary, we almost wrecked once on an off ramp because it stuck and he couldn't get slowed down around the curve. luckily he veered over just enough and we made it around the corner. i don't know y ur dealership would've told u it's normal because i just don't see how something so dangerous could be normal but it's not just Fords.
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BBE Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer Stomp Box Pedal for Guitars, Basses and Keyboards List Price: $179.00 Sale Price: Too low to display Used From: $90.00  |
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Guitarists and bassists have been demanding a foot pedal version of the legendary BBE Sonic Maximizer and the wait is finally over! Many musicians don't have a spot for the rack mount unit, but long for the legendary clarity, definition and punch that only a Sonic Maximizer can provide... |
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Behringer Rock And Roll Stomp Box Three Pedal Package List Price: $199.99 Sale Price: $44.99 Used From: $44.99 |
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Create unique sounds with your guitar using this trio of effects pedals that includes a chromatic tuner pedal, a distortion modeling effects pedal and a digital stereo delay/echo pedal for a wide variety of sound-shaping options. |
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BBE Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer Guitar Effects Pedal List Price: $179.99 Sale Price: $99.99 |
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The BBE Sonic Stomp Pedal will make guitarists and bassists rejoice! More fullness, more presence, more clarity, and more control right at your feet. Hardwire bypass, nonslip rubber bottom, easy-access 9V battery compartment, and included external power supply... |
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BBE Opto Stomp Optical Compressor Guitar and Bass Pedal List Price: $179.00 Sale Price: Too low to display |
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Players love the optical compressor in the highly acclaimed BBE B-Max bass preamp, so much so that BBE decided to offer the same compressor circuit in a stand-alone foot pedal. Opto Stomp soft-knee design offers transparent control of dynamics and very musical compression reminiscent of the classic designs of the best vintage optical-element compressors of the 50’s and 60’s... |
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Danelectro D-1 Fab Distortion Effects Pedal List Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $11.52 |
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In the late 1970's, a tiny effects maker in Japan produced a small quantity of what many believe is THE definitive distortion box. Delicious tonality. Highly versatile. Recently a boutique maker has reissued that box at $300+... |
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Peterson VSS-C Strobo Series Stomp Classic Tuner List Price: $299.00 Sale Price: $172.00 |
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The Peterson Stomp Classic combines the timeless 'mojo' of the legendary Conn ST-11 Strobotuner with the most desired features in a pedal tuner to date! We didn't stop there as we also added many exclusive Peterson features into the Stomp Classic such as Peterson's pioneering true bypass circuitry, a host of new Sweetened Tunings that include support for 7-string guitars, electric violin and mandolin-family instruments, along with our renowned built-in, fully adjustable, active DI... |
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Behringer PB600 Guitar Floor Multi-Effects Pedal Board List Price: $129.99 Sale Price: $98.99 |
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A universal effects pedal floor board with a 9 v dc power supply and patch cables, the behringer pb600 pedal board is great for any musician who wants to add or group effects pedals. ultra-compact and rugged, 6 effects pedals can be carried in a heavy-duty, yet lightweight, case designed to withstand heavy impact... |
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Behringer CS400 Compressor Sustainer Ultimate Dynamics Effects Pedal List Price: $47.99 Sale Price: $23.99 |
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If tone is the name of your game, the COMPRESSOR/SUSTAINER CS400 will add amazing impact to your tone and provide endless sustain. Dynamics play an important role in music. They help to convey emotion, whether it’s a sultry blues solo or the unrelenting gallop of unfettered metal... |
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iStomp Effect Pedal List Price: $229.95 Sale Price: $110.00 Used From: $129.00 |
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The Digitech iStomp at a first glance appears to be much like any other stompbox. However, the iStomp offers a revolutionary new take on outboard effects. By controlling the iStomp with your iPhone, you can completely change this box to be any pedal in their vast line of well-known effects... |
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TC Electronic Hall Of Fame Reverb Stomp Box Effect Pedal with 4 Free Cables! Sale Price: $149.00 |
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The TC Electronic Hall Of Fame Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal is a collection of the ultimate reverbs, packed tightly in one cool pedal. With Hall of Fame Reverb, you are set for any situation that calls for a touch (or handfuls) of rich reverberation... |
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 Stomp Under Foot 76 Rams Head Classic Edition Big Muff pedal New In Box  US $187.00
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 BBE Sonic Maximizer Sonic Stomp Pedal US $93.00
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 DANELECTRO fab chorus effects pedal guitar stomp box US $33.95
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What are Boutique Guitar Pedals?
All guitarists are searching for their own original sound, and using boutique guitar pedals is one popular way to insure that you stand out from the crowd. Unlike mass-produced guitar pedals, boutique pedals are usually made by small independent workshops, and most often, the pedals are hand-made and numbered.
While the large manufacturers can usually sell guitar effects pedals cheaper, small boutique pedal companies specialize in individuality and attention to detail in their effects. Companies such as Carl Martin, Divided by 13, Fulltone, Keeley and Red Witch are all smaller boutique manufacturers, dedicated exclusively to producing outstanding guitar tone.
As you might expect, small companies that hand build guitar pedals usually charge more for their products, but many pro guitarists insist that the higher price of boutique pedals is justified because of their quality and originality of tone.
As well as the small guitar workshops, boutique pedals are also produced by a few larger companies such as Electro Harmonix and Huges & Kettner. These medium-size manufacturers manage to avoid being labeled as mass producers of guitar effects because of their stellar reputations, and their attention to detail in producing quirky, non-traditional guitar effects.
Boutique guitar pedals come in many different flavors, from swirling chorus effects, to vintage, hand-built overdrive units. Primarily, most of these high-end effects are influenced by the vintage guitar pedals of the 1960s and 70s. For example, many boutique pedal manufacturers sell replications of rare 1960s pedals.
And though the prices of these units tend to be much higher than standard mass-produced guitar effects, when you consider the rarity of these 60s era pedals, and the fact that many of them will be in poor condition after all these years, it can actually make much more sense to buy a replication of a classic pedal than the original.
In a way, the trend toward using boutique guitar pedals is a reaction to the overly commercial music of the past few decades. Guitarists use these unusual and unique sounding "stomp boxes" to create an entirely different palette of sounds.
By using exotic guitar pedals, artists are able to shape the sound of a music to a far greater degree, and avoid the bland same-ness of much commercial music these days.
But as well is sounding unique, boutique guitar pedals are also small, functional works of art. Many boutique pedals are actually hand-painted and hand-labeled, ensuring that no two will look like. Boutique pedal producers such as Zvex are a good example of this. All of their pedals feature vintage analog knobs and foot switches, and are decorated with hand-painted symbols and icons.
So when a guitarist buys a boutique pedal, they are buying something very different from a mass produced multi-effects gadget; they are buying a unique piece of history that has been handcrafted and tested in a small workshop to perform to the highest standards, and create a totally unique sound.
There's no doubt about it: these pedals cost more than mass-produced units from the big names, but you can also find them on auction for about the same price as a bland, mass-produced effects pedal. And when you consider the originality and inspiration you will gain by using boutique guitar pedals, it's easy to see why they are becoming more and more popular everyday.
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