Members Untraceable Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Ive got a budget rack going on and Im looking for a noise gate to put in the fx loop of my pod pro. looking at a NS2, decimator G pedal, decimator rack G. The rack G is worth as much as my preamp and power amp, thus making it probably not the best budget investment unless it really is that awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NyteOwl Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 I tried a G pedal, which weighs twice as much as an NS-2, but IMHO it didn't do anything my NS-2 wasn't already doing. Rack G is gonna blow your budget right out the door. It's got rave reviews, so should be an awesome piece, but if you're on a budget, I'd say go with the NS-2 for right now. It will certainly do the job until such time as you do have the funds to spring for the Rack G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrCompton Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Grab the Decimator G for real. The pedal will do you good. In my experience I believe that the NS2 is a Tone Sucker. A friend bought the Decimator G used for around 90 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NyteOwl Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Grab the Decimator G for real. The pedal will do you good. In my experience I believe that the NS2 is a Tone Sucker. A friend bought the Decimator G used for around 90 bucks.When I A/B'd the NS-2 & Decimator G, I didn't notice any tone suckage, and I use my clean channel as much, if not more, as I use dirt. Looks like our mileage varied, eh? BTW, although not the genre I'd normally listen to, Mr C, your MySpace page has some rather tasty songs on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phil Jacques Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 decimator G. all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrCompton Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 When I A/B'd the NS-2 & Decimator G, I didn't notice any tone suckage, and I use my clean channel as much, if not more, as I use dirt. Looks like our mileage varied, eh? BTW, although not the genre I'd normally listen to, Mr C, your MySpace page has some rather tasty songs on it... Thank you very much man. I really appreciate it. We're not doing music as heavy anymore and are do for an update soon lol. I think that the NS-2 IS a good pedal for the price. But if you can get the Decimator, even if it's not the G, that it will perform better than the NS-2. I've never really needed one, even though I play what's considered "high gain" music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xenoanthropus Posted February 11, 2010 Members Share Posted February 11, 2010 I think unless you're playing extreme high-gain stuff, the difference between the NS2 and the ISP G is pretty negligible. I run my rig stereo with a DBX 266 compressor/gate on both channels, which is serving me really well even for the extremely high gain I usually play with. Quite a bit harder to dial in than the ISP, though... I'd love one of the ProRackGs, but they're like $300+ used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inazone Posted February 11, 2010 Members Share Posted February 11, 2010 Have you priced any used Rocktron rack units? I've always felt that the Hush IICX did a great job, and was seeing them in the $70-80 range on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Untraceable Posted February 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 no, I havent. I briefly have looked at the hush line over the last 10 years but never really needed a gate. the gate on my pod pro sucks and isnt tweakable and its kind of irritating not having that control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimosity Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 MXR Smart Gate is a good option to look at too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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