I'll try to condense the story as much as possible... when I first moved up here, I figured that since I now live in a place that actually has a WINTER, I can do a winter sport. So I started ice skating. Unfortunately ever since the rink I go to shut down for the summer and I got a second job and whatnot, I haven't had time to go back. Well, this semester I made sure I had at least one day a week that I could go skating. So last week I finally went for the first time in 6 months or so. I was intending to go again today, but I discovered that they'd switched the schedules around a bit because the kids are off school. So the open skate didn't start until an hour and a half later than I thought it did.
Anyhow, I decided to waste that hour and a half at Guitar Center. And lo and behold, while I was there I encountered one of these.
http://www.woodbrass.com/images//woodbrass/BOSS+ME+20.JPGNormally they're about 200 bucks, but this one was used. Still perfect condition, but used. So it was half that price.
Needless to say, I snagged it. I've been wanting to get a wah, distortion, flange, ect. pedal for a while. Individually those probably would have added up to about 300 bucks. Instead I got an all-in-one pedal that cost a hundred. Not a bad deal at all. :)
It's not the fanciest one out there, but I don't need fancy. I just need something I can use. And this certainly fits the bill. And my budget.