The grumpy thing was more directed at sanquiflerb! But it was said in a nice happy tone and not in a mean tone, so I hope Sanquiflerb doesn’t think I’m mad at him!

I’m not sure what to recommend to you.

I have a big box frequency analyzer that I’ve modified that I really love. The Frequency Analyzer unmodified is a very good sound ring mod but it isn’t as versatile as other ones. You can’t plug in another sound source to be your carrier instead of the internal oscillator, there’s no onboard LFO, and there’s no expression pedal control (though the knobs are so big you can control them with your feet!)

I’ve heard wonderful things about the Moog.

The new Ring Thing looks very versatile, and the auto-tuning would be incredibly useful live I think.

And that GGG Maestro DIY build looks very interesting as well.

There’s also the CopilotFX ring mod, which is very compact compared to other ring modulators.

No need to get grumpy Sanquiflerb!!!

Though he is right, it does belong in the Lounge. Ideas/Suggestions/Feedback is more where people post suggestions for EHX.

I think when you’re spending that much on a vintage pedal, you’re paying for a whole lot more than the sound at that point. A large portion of the price is collector’s value. Which you may or may not want to pay for. There are a couple vintage pedals that I’d buy partly/mainly just to own them, not for the sound which could be reproduced in some other way.

Generalguitargadgets has a DIY maestro ring mod project that if you feel up to you might want to try. It’d be a lot cheaper than buying a vintage one.

And I’m sure there are some modern production ring mods that sound pretty similar. They all do the same thing. . . just different tonal quialities.

I like Fenders. . . so brighter amps. Though I don’t run them super bright. I don’t roll off my tone on my guitar. I turn up the treble on the amp til I can’t stand it, then I turn it down a bit.

Just the HOG.

It’s OK, but it is plastic, making it a bit prone to breaking. I’m careful with mine though the potentiometer has popped off the shaft a couple of times and I had to physically reset it.

http://www.moogmusic.com/controllers/?section=product&product_id=21143

The EH stuff I have works with 10k ohm expression pedals. This expression pedal has a 100k ohm sweep, but can be adjusted to 10k ohm.

Game Theory are a bit less subtle than Polaris, but they’re part of that whole 80s jangle thing that I think Polaris drew a lot of influence from.

BTW I love Polaris Sanquiflerb. Have you ever listened to Game Theory? They’re really awesome.