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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 03:21:03 AM

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Hey all,
Was wondering if I could get some opinions on the various multi FX
processors for guitar. I've been an analog junkie for the past 10 years but
would like to dip my toes into what the current technologies offer for my
instrument. Also an important personal note: I like to be able to get REALLY
WEIRD SOUNDS! I know there's the TC Electronics G Major & G Force, the
Lexicon MPX G2 and ??? - what else? Are they really any good? Thanks in
advance for the help.
Ross

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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 03:57:43 AM
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"r car" <rcarlson3@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3vVMc.212564$2o2.10452001@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> Hey all,
> Was wondering if I could get some opinions on the various multi FX
> processors for guitar. I've been an analog junkie for the past 10 years
but
> would like to dip my toes into what the current technologies offer for my
> instrument. Also an important personal note: I like to be able to get
REALLY
> WEIRD SOUNDS! I know there's the TC Electronics G Major & G Force, the
> Lexicon MPX G2 and ??? - what else? Are they really any good? Thanks in
> advance for the help.
> Ross

I really haven't heard a great "do-it-all" box yet. They seem to break down
into two categories...ones that do clean sounds really well, and ones that
do grungy sounds really well. The POD is great for clean sound but not
grunge for example. The TC stuff is almost pristine in clean. In fact I
don't think it even has distortion as an effect. Are you just wanting a
straight effect or an amp simulator too? If you're going to do all the
grunge stuff with other pedals and or your amp you can't go wrong with the
TC stuff.

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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 05:14:27 AM
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On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:21:03 +0000, r car wrote:

> Hey all,
> Was wondering if I could get some opinions on the various multi FX
> processors for guitar. I've been an analog junkie for the past 10 years but
> would like to dip my toes into what the current technologies offer for my
> instrument. Also an important personal note: I like to be able to get REALLY
> WEIRD SOUNDS! I know there's the TC Electronics G Major & G Force, the
> Lexicon MPX G2 and ??? - what else? Are they really any good? Thanks in
> advance for the help.
> Ross

Try a Roland VG8. They are really a 6 way effects unit, not a guitar
synth. Don't get the later VG88, as while it has more algorithms they are
rather politer and less freaky.

For really weird sounds, but still not being a synth, it can't be beat.

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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 08:32:43 AM
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<< I like to be able to get REALLY
WEIRD SOUNDS! >>

Boss VF1 & its predecessors, the SE70 & SE50.

Scott Fraser

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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 09:41:46 AM
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:32:43 +0000, ScotFraser wrote:

> << I like to be able to get REALLY
> WEIRD SOUNDS! >>
>
> Boss VF1 & its predecessors, the SE70 & SE50.
>
> Scott Fraser

Ah, the SE70. Mine was borrowed and burnt in a car.

People want silly money for them now for something so old, £350+. Found
out when I tried to replace it. Still the best leslie sim roland ever did.
And 12 pitch shifters with a mode with a huge crossfade that makes
everything sound reversed.

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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 05:39:01 AM
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Go all the way and run them from your laptop:

http://www.nativeinstruments.de/index.php?guitarrig_us

It even emulates your favorite vintage stompboxes (or so they claim).

Al

On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:21:03 GMT, "r car" <rcarlson3@nc.rr.com> wrote:

>Hey all,
>Was wondering if I could get some opinions on the various multi FX
>processors for guitar. I've been an analog junkie for the past 10 years but
>would like to dip my toes into what the current technologies offer for my
>instrument. Also an important personal note: I like to be able to get REALLY
>WEIRD SOUNDS! I know there's the TC Electronics G Major & G Force, the
>Lexicon MPX G2 and ??? - what else? Are they really any good? Thanks in
>advance for the help.
>Ross
>

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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 09:41:47 AM
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You can do cool stuff with digital and it's very practical, but I
still think that analog stompboxes have more personality, and you can
combine them in original ways.

Al

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 03:41:46 GMT, philicorda
<philicorda@novocon.plig.org> wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:32:43 +0000, ScotFraser wrote:
>
>> << I like to be able to get REALLY
>> WEIRD SOUNDS! >>
>>
>> Boss VF1 & its predecessors, the SE70 & SE50.
>>
>> Scott Fraser
>
>Ah, the SE70. Mine was borrowed and burnt in a car.
>
>People want silly money for them now for something so old, £350+. Found
>out when I tried to replace it. Still the best leslie sim roland ever did.
>And 12 pitch shifters with a mode with a huge crossfade that makes
>everything sound reversed.

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Anonymous   07-26-2004 at 09:41:47 AM
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 03:41:46 GMT, philicorda
<philicorda@novocon.plig.org> wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:32:43 +0000, ScotFraser wrote:
>
>> << I like to be able to get REALLY
>> WEIRD SOUNDS! >>
>>
>> Boss VF1 & its predecessors, the SE70 & SE50.
>>
>> Scott Fraser
>
>Ah, the SE70. Mine was borrowed and burnt in a car.
>
>People want silly money for them now for something so old, £350+.

Checking ebay they are going for a lot less than that...

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