multi effects

[rikshaw]

im thinking about getting a multi effects processor and was wondering if there is a recommended one to try.

 

i had a bp8 a few years ago and it just didnt do it for me.

[danthepersonage]

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[4string]

I've had a GT6B, a ME50B, a GT6B, a GT6B

 

and I keep coming back to my limited effects set up listed below.

 

 

They were all fun and even gig worthy. I just got bored and found that I sound better with minimal effects.

[JC Bass]

Originally posted by danthepersonage

 

I sure love mine!

[Darkstorm]

If you like heavy overdrives, the Zoom gfx3, gfx4 & gfx5, all work very well for bass. With nice reverbs, chorus's, detune, pitch shift, echos, noise reduction, & compressors, good eq section too. My fave though remains the Zoom Player 3000B. Likes better then the digitechs & korgs. The "synth" functions are pretty poor, same with the other brands attempts at synth function imo.

[rikshaw]

 

Originally posted by Darkstorm If you like heavy overdrives, the Zoom gfx3, gfx4 & gfx5, all work very well for bass. With nice reverbs, chorus's, detune, pitch shift, echos, noise reduction, & compressors, good eq section too. My fave though remains the Zoom Player 3000B. Likes better then the digitechs & korgs. The "synth" functions are pretty poor, same with the other brands attempts at synth function imo.

 

 

im just looking for reverb, chorus, delay, and a tuner. overdrive would be nice too.

[4string]

 

Originally posted by rikshaw im just looking for reverb, chorus, delay, and a tuner. overdrive would be nice too.

 

 

 

I'd just buy the pedals separately. That way there if something dies you can replace it, and twenty years from now you will be bragging about your vintage effects. You never see people talking about how great their 10 year old effects are (I realize that they are still failry new.)

[catphish]

Originally posted by danthepersonage www.rakuten.co.jp/koguregakki/img10501588849.jpeg

 

yeah, I've got about $1000 worth of pedals strapped to a fancy pedal board and it's collecting dust since I got the GT6B. In a live setting I find it handles the job just as well. It's all i use (and the Deep Impact).

[JC Bass]

All I use...

 

[Adrenochrome]

My Zoom 708 II does a good job. It's not easy to run compression at the same time as overdrive though [i have a 'cheat' to let me do this]. The muted tuner is excellent for live work.

 

From what I've heard, the GT6B [see previous posts] is the sh1t.

[Zooberwerx]

I have a little Boss SE-50 Stereo Effects Processor which is not necessarily bass-focused but does a great job with flange, chorus, phasing, reverb, OD, and EQ. The patches can be set by the user (100 in all), and switched via front panel, MIDI controller, or Boss controller pedals.

 

If you'd like to try it, I'll drop it off at your house next week.

 

Riis

[bassplayinguy]

 

Originally posted by Zooberwerx I have a little Boss SE-50 Stereo Effects Processor which is not necessarily bass-focused but does a great job with flange, chorus, phasing, reverb, OD, and EQ. The patches can be set by the user (100 in all), and switched via front panel, MIDI controller, or Boss controller pedals. If you'd like to try it, I'll drop it off at your house next week. Riis

 

ive been trying to find one of those on Ebay for the last little while, just to tinker with here and there.

 

but then i went to a full pedal board setup and only bought the pedals that I actually use

 

The Boss GT6B seems a little fake, ive played it a few times in the stores and it just seemed like it was too artificial.. but then again, like every mass produced multi effect... the presets suck compared to what you can make yourself on them. I have tried the ME50B and its quite fun... If you just need effects and not a preamp too, then id suggest looking into that.

[rikshaw]

 

Originally posted by Zooberwerx I have a little Boss SE-50 Stereo Effects Processor which is not necessarily bass-focused but does a great job with flange, chorus, phasing, reverb, OD, and EQ. The patches can be set by the user (100 in all), and switched via front panel, MIDI controller, or Boss controller pedals. If you'd like to try it, I'll drop it off at your house next week. Riis

 

 

sweet! i'd love to try it

 

rick

[bnyswonger]

Originally posted by Zooberwerx I have a little Boss SE-50 Stereo Effects Processor which is not necessarily bass-focused but does a great job with flange, chorus, phasing, reverb, OD, and EQ. The patches can be set by the user (100 in all), and switched via front panel, MIDI controller, or Boss controller pedals. If you'd like to try it, I'll drop it off at your house next week. Riis

 

That's what I use as well. That and a ratt take care of all my effects needs.

[Zooberwerx]

The SE-50 requires a little patience to program; the manual is easy to follow. I have no idea why anybody would need more than 10 decent patches, though.

 

The best out-of-the-box, read-to-play effect had to be the ART Phat Boy. Every patch sounded great and organic....with the exception of the octave divider which sounded like crap. Mine suffered a boo-boo and was discarded. Unfortunately, they were discontinued years ago. I see them occasionally on E-Bay.

[franchelB]

 

Originally posted by rikshaw im just looking for reverb, chorus, delay, and a tuner. overdrive would be nice too.

 

 

unless you're tring to be Billy Sheehan, I'd stick with a compressor/limiter box. You realize that if you play with all that other stuff AND the guitar player, of course, HAS to play with all that stuff, your sound pretty much turns into "mud"...at least, to my ears, it does.