Originally Posted by
crazymanwithaplunger
I don't think that is what he meant - it's just that pedals like the 9000 have more settings and customisations than the lower end pedals - so when buying your first double pedal it's an idea to avoid ones like that becuase some people can get a bity over whelmed with it all. When your first starting you just need something that you can play - no need to go fiddling wiht every little nook and cranny to find that sweet spot becuase you probably wouldn't know when you found the sweet spot anyway.
However that being said DC - if you have one, and you do go the business of fiddling and setting up from the start - then no worries either. Once you've got it, then no need to worry anymore. It all depends on budgets, needs, wants practicality and what you wanna do and how you wanna do it.
Should always be considered a personal thing though. Nothing bugs me more than someone saying how crap they think this pedal is or that for whatever reason becuase I may find I love that pedal becuase it works for me. A prime example is the little disagreement that PDPlayer (formerly ddrumbum) had with HB58 over those Vex Pedals - PD thought they were good, at least as a starting pedal, but HB had had a bad experience. Same product with two different opinions because of different experiences and requirements.
So for me, that rule applies to everything - ask people what they think, especially if you find that they know more than you, but always go and see for yourself what you like - so that is essentially my advice to laf on this - go out there and see what's availabale, try as many as you can, THEN decide what YOU like.