Members ncook Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 I'm trading in my boss gt-6 for a rackmount unit, which is the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murtaghstyle Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 What your budget and rack space limit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ncook Posted November 12, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by murtaghstyle What your budget and rack space limit? Plenty of rack space (about 6 u or so) and what ever I can get out of my GT-6 which seems to be between 150 and 200 on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murtaghstyle Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 If you don't mind used A TC Electroncs g major or look in the rocktron direction for cheaper stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ncook Posted November 12, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 used is ok, do you suggest one over the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UncleDig Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 What features do you need in the rackmount unit? Just effects? Or are you looking for the preamp and/or speaker+mic simulators that were in your GT-6? This will make a big difference in the answer to your question. "Best" is a relative term that is going to be greatly influenced by your budget, and what features you really need. Then again, if you've got about 10 grand to drop, we can start talking "best" for real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murtaghstyle Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 TC elect is better IMO. Don't know if you will be able to get one with that budget. I think there is a cheaper version of the g major but I can't think of the name at the moment. Plus if you wanna go rackmount you are gonna have to buy some sorta midi footcontroller. FWIW: Some people had reliability issues in the past with the G-Major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ncook Posted November 12, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by UncleDig What features do you need in the rackmount unit? Just effects? Or are you looking for the preamp and/or speaker+mic simulators that were in your GT-6? This will make a big difference in the answer to your question. "Best" is a relative term that is going to be greatly influenced by your budget, and what features you really need. Then again, if you've got about 10 grand to drop, we can start talking "best" for real Just reverb, delay, etc. I have an ADA MP-1 as of today so I wont be using the GT-6 preamp anymore. I dont care for speaker and mic simulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UncleDig Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by ncook Just reverb, delay, etc. I have an ADA MP-1 as of today so I wont be using the GT-6 preamp anymore. I dont care for speaker and mic simulation. I'd vote for the G-Major too, then - on a budget similar to your GT-6. The G-Major DOES have some known reliability problems - mainly with physical things like the knobs and the display. If you can go up a little (ok, a lot) - the G-Force is a much better unit, and doesn't seem to experience all of the reliability probs that the (cheaper) G-Major does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ncook Posted November 12, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 What about a Digitech 256? Any issues with those that you know of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members grob-bucket Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 If you are looking for reverb and delays then you should have Lexicon on your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YTLP Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 I've tried several and my fave is a full blown DigiTech GSP-2101 Artist with dual S-Disc Processors running at 20MHz with a Control One floor board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CliffC8488 Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 If you just want effects the TC G-Force is probably the best. Lexicon is good but I never really liked the interface. Same with Rocktron. But none of those are probably in your budget. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hamer95USA Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hey ncook, If you have an ADA MP-1 preamp, get the 3TM mod tube circuitboard for it. It is bad ass!! It has good gain, sustain and a nice EQ circuit that improves the tone. You'll have to wait when they go back in production again. You can find it at: www.adadepot.com Concerning rack mounted effects, I love my Rocktron Replifex. I can get the vintage style effects and delay. The Rocktron Intellifex has good chorus, delay, pitch shifting and reverbs. You can find the Intellifex for around $200.00 or less used. The Replifex can found for around $250.00 used. Guitar George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Idiot Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 I'm also looking for the "best" in the 200-300$ range. Does anyone have any experience with a Roland GP-100 or GP-8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesmann Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 the gt8 will smoke the mp1 100 times over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shepherdspy Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 I absolutely support what Hamer 95 said. The Rocktron Intellifex series for verbs, delays, and choruses is great. And the Rocktron Replifex/Multivalve/Xpression series for pedal type effects phase, flange,rotary speaker, tremolo, etc is great. Great bang for the buck in a rack format and great user interfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boogieman_dan Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Originally posted by shepherdspy I absolutely support what Hamer 95 said. The Rocktron Intellifex series for verbs, delays, and choruses is great. And the Rocktron Replifex/Multivalve/Xpression series for pedal type effects phase, flange,rotary speaker, tremolo, etc is great. Great bang for the buck in a rack format and great user interfaces. I've been using a Digitech Studio Quad v2 I pick up used for $100 with my P.A. for a few months now and I really like it alot. The Quad has very flexable input/output configurations and does everything my Rocktron stuff does and more, plus it's very transparent and quite...trust me only the haters will disagree. I've also tried it with with my Mark III with great results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members impala Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Pick up a used Intellifex. They work great for what you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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