Barge VB-jr (vs.) Boss LS-2

[dirtybanana]

just for using it with phasers or other "guitar" effects like distortions which suck too much low end with bass...which of these units do you prefer,where are the differences?

thanks!

[dirtybanana]

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[TaySte_2000]

The VB is a blend so you can have 50/50 or 30/70 etc etc the LS-2 while being able to blend since it has individual level controls for each side means you can actually boost the sound as well so as much as 100/100. I think that makes sense.

The VB is better for fuzz pedals and for your signal chain if you are bufferphobic.

I think soundwise the best way to describe it is the VB sounds like a less heavily effected sound than if it was just the effect and the LS-2 sounds like 2 amps, both are good for different purposes I'm having both on my board

[dirtybanana]

so which one do you suggest for using it like i have two amps at one time,one clean without effects and one with the phaser and sansamp gt-2 but the clean amp signal under it when phaser/distortion on...?

[TaySte_2000]

Either are fine

[Jazz Ad]

I prefer the Boss because it's more versatile and has dozens of applications.
Barge make a fine product though. Probably better if you're obsessed with purity.

[dannybuoy]

Also Barge can build in a phase reverse switch or expression pedal jack.

[4StringsEnough]

Originally Posted by TaySte_2000

The VB is better for fuzz pedals and for your signal chain if you are bufferphobic.

Is this because of the option of adding the reverse phase switch?

Originally Posted by TaySte_2000

The VB sounds like a less heavily effected sound than if it was just the effect and the LS-2 sounds like 2 amps

Any chance you could elaborate on this? I'm sure it's obvious when you hear it, but I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean by this or how (at the same volume) a 50/50 mix would sound different than a 100/100 mix?

[Jazz Ad]

The answer is simple, it is not different. Tayste's got his stuff wrong here.
It is not possible to achieve proper clean blend without buffers. Both these pedals use them.
The Barge is a blend. You can mix clean tone with an effect loop. That's it.
With the LS-2 you can mix 2 loops, or 1 loop with clean blend blend. You can also boost signals.

[Jared Lash]

I agree with Jazz Ad here. Both pedals will work just fine. I personally think my VFB-2 sounds better than the LS-2, but it's pretty hard to tell and I may not be totally objective since I just got my Barge and I've had the Boss for a long time.

Of course, since I use an active bass with a fuzz that doesn't play nice with actives, I definitely use the VFB-2 since I got the variable Z control for exactly that purpose.

Still, the LS-2 is one of the most useful pedals Boss ever made as it can do blending, but it can also do a lot more.

[b to g is yummy]

thanks for this post, i'm currently looking into getting a blender pedal for my big muff so it's useful info to me

I've also noticed the Radial Blender. I haven't seen much talk about it but from what I've read people don't like it much. Anyone have any experience with this one? Or even any other blender pedals around the $100 price range?

Sorry, I don't wanna hijack the thread, but this seems more peaceful than starting a new thread and gettin yelled at!

[Shroom]

Couldn't the LS-2 also be used for... well, line selecting? For example, say you had a fuzz and an octave pedal on one line, and a phaser and a pitch shifter or something on the other. Now say you had a song that had a section requiring the fuzz and octave followed immediately by a section requiring the phaser + shifter. Sine you wouldn't have enough time to hit 4 stomp boxes between the sections, couldn't you use the LS-2 for this type of thing?

And I just remembered that's called an A/B box, and couldn't saved myself some typing Ah well..

[TaySte_2000]

Originally Posted by Shroom

Couldn't the LS-2 also be used for... well, line selecting? For example, say you had a fuzz and an octave pedal on one line, and a phaser and a pitch shifter or something on the other. Now say you had a song that had a section requiring the fuzz and octave followed immediately by a section requiring the phaser + shifter. Sine you wouldn't have enough time to hit 4 stomp boxes between the sections, couldn't you use the LS-2 for this type of thing?

And I just remembered that's called an A/B box, and couldn't saved myself some typing Ah well..

It can do this as well

[Shroom]

Cool berbs! Thank you for your wealth of knowledge sir, not only in this thread but in this whole forum section