Multi Effects

lionking · Post by **lionking** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:14 am

for a long time I just used a crybaby,a delay unit into a Marshall head.
When I started doing the coversong routine I decided I should get more effects .I decided on Gmajor which its effects range from excellent to ok depending.One thing I like about it is I can program it to change channels with effects simultanously.

Post by Bg » Sun May 14, 2006 11:06 am

I currently can't make my mind up. I love multi-fx for their convenience and things I just can't do with outboard fx (blending and stuff). But I don't like the cold, harsh digital-ness of them.

I'm currently using both, a Zoom GFX-8 with a SD-1, CH-1, CS-3 and cusack screamer in the zoom's fx loop.

B45-12 · Post by **B45-12** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:44 pm

I too am interested in multi-effects boxes BUT only in the echo, chorus and delay departments i.e something that does these functions rather well. I use other boxes for distortion/wah etc. so those are not criticsal/needed/can be average.

Any reccomendations? used about the $150-200 mark is what I'm looking at.

Post by Bg » Sun May 14, 2006 3:55 pm

line 6 delay modeller?

oolaef · Post by **oolaef** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:25 pm

aint that thing a bit pricey? apparently they break down quite alot too? interested in delay aswell kinda just waiting for a cheap dd-6 or similar on trademe >_<

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:00 am

On other boards, I've read comments from tube Nazis that using ANY effectors on a tube amp is akin to heresey and that all such users should be emasculated to protect the gene pool.

These are (of course) overseas-based forums .... I expect far better from Kiwis.

Tube Nazis get VERY boring, very quickly, as do any fanatics.

Post by Bg » Mon May 15, 2006 10:07 am

oolaef wrote:aint that thing a bit pricey? apparently they break down quite alot too? interested in delay aswell kinda just waiting for a cheap dd-6 or similar on trademe >_<

one on trademe now... don't know about reliability?

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:30 am

All the coolest effects aren't in any of those multi effects boards

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:58 am

The coolest effect is knowing how to play

I also like a nice wah wah.

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:05 am

slash-ed wrote:The coolest effect is knowing how to play

Nah man, the coolest effect is pitch shifting into a space echo

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:05 am

oolaef · Post by **oolaef** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:13 pm

bluesgeek wrote:
oolaef wrote:aint that thing a bit pricey? apparently they break down quite alot too? interested in delay aswell kinda just waiting for a cheap dd-6 or similar on trademe >_<
one on trademe now... don't know about reliability?

yea looks a tad dodge.. dont really know whats going on there.

philipnz · Post by **philipnz** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:29 pm

I have the line-6 modulation modeller mm-4. It's great and you see more and more of them and particularly the DL-4 units in touring rigs.

I'd love a combination of the two units with a tuner display

Polar Bear · Post by **Polar Bear** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:26 pm

thehenderson wrote:All the coolest effects aren't in any of those multi effects boards

Nah they are at the end of your whammy bar. *dive bomb*

abigblackman · Post by **abigblackman** » Tue May 16, 2006 8:19 am

oolaef wrote:aint that thing a bit pricey? apparently they break down quite alot too? interested in delay aswell kinda just waiting for a cheap dd-6 or similar on trademe >_<

i had been looking for a dd6 on tm for ages now. one came up but the guy finally pulled it at the last minute.

i jumped on ebay.com.au and picked up a very new looking one (still in box etc) for $250 shipped to my door. if you follow my steps there are a lot of aus retailers selling them for a similar price and they won't have had years of use unlike the trademe ones usually have.