Boss LS-2 vs Barge Concepts VFB-2

[Nacho-Dread]

Hey guy this is my situation:
I am planing to get the Boss Line Selector LS-2, but i want to know if this pedal works as a blender unit like the VFB-2 where you plug your bass into the Input, then you set yout effects loop into the Send/Return and you can blend the clean signal with the dirty one so you can emulate having to Amps (one running clean and the other running dirty) without the actual need of both amps/cabs.

[Oreomeister365]

The LS-2 can blend similarly to the VFB.

[phatbass30]

get the VFB-2. its gets the job done better than LS-2. and the price is very reasonable. and you have the option to customize it. i have one right now, i think it's very useful.

[JGR]

I'd highly recommend the Radial Big Shot Mix. I have one and it works flawlessly.

JR

[Nacho-Dread]

great guys, but you see i live in Buenos Aires Argentina, and i am planing to get all the pedals from the USA through a friend that lives there,(i am going to buy 5, the CE-5, BR2, GEB-7, RV-5 and LS-2 or VFB-2) and my problem is my budget, i will spend almost 500 dollars in all the pedals and stuff. Here in Argentina a unit costs almost the double, for example the GEB-7 in USA you can buy it for 69.95$, in Argentina you can buy it for 125$
Unhappy. I know that the VFB-2 would be better than the LS-2 ´cause that it´s primary function, but i am lookig for the cheapest solution for the moment, but thanks anyway

[DosiYanarchy]

hey nacho-dread, as mentioned in the other post you posted on - the barge concepts is probably better (true bypass, blend without adding gain to your signal, etc) but the boss is probably cheaper, im not sure how prices vary for you on either.

my real point in this post is that on the Ebay.co.uk theres a pedal company that make copies of Boss pedals, called GXL (and i think the same company goes under the name Beta-Avin in australia) and i own both their bass EQ and their Bass chorus and think they're just as good as the original, metal casing and the lot. And whats more important - they're about half the price of the boss ones

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/dan...als/Bass%20FX/

this is the website of the same company that sell them on ebay, they can be a bit slow on dispatch, but have a look, their bass fx are minimal, but if u find something u want, it might b worth ur money.

also im selling my GLX bass EQ on ebay, and other people sell theres too so u might get it even cheaper. obviously these are not real boss pedals, but then again i think they do the job really well. and i wouldnt b selling them had i not just spent more money than i should on a Tokai Rockinbetter rick-copy (poor poor workmanship)

[Oreomeister365]

also:

http://www.bargeconcepts.com/vbjr.html

[jaebee]

dosiyarchy, hate to say it but 35 pounds is about 60-70 US, so it probably is cheaper in the UK but anywhere else shipping would make it useless i think

[DosiYanarchy]

awww, your probably right. damn import tax. i wanted the Barge Concepts looper (just checked out the jnr- looks sweet!!) but decided that even if the price equates to £50 sterling, it'll probably cost me £100 to get it over here including tax.

[coolrunner989]

so the JR has an expression pedal function?!? If so I think I'm gonna have to get one like, now...

[Alfie]

Originally Posted by DosiYanarchy

awww, your probably right. damn import tax. i wanted the Barge Concepts looper (just checked out the jnr- looks sweet!!) but decided that even if the price equates to £50 sterling, it'll probably cost me £100 to get it over here including tax.

I have bought a few pedals from the states and I have not been asked to pay tax on any of them. Effects boxes do sometimes slip under the customs radar so tjhey are worth a punt.

[DosiYanarchy]

see, my sansamp and my Arion bass distortion i got from the states and i didnt cost me any extra, but my OC3 cost me an extra £16 in handling and taxes ON TOP of shipping costs, and i only paid £45 for the pedal. ill bear that in mind, im thinking about the barge concept stuff, but to be honest the way i use my LS2 means that true bypass is irrelavant as i never turn it off (2 chanels in, one out) and it does the job great, although i cant tell if the phase issues are affecting the tone or not, would i really notice anyway? thats what scared me in my search for a blender. and ive yet to try my Ls2 in a band situation so i cant really formulate an opinion yet. maybe ill be a little more adventurous next time. but until i pay off and then pimp out my rick-copy im gonna lay off the purchases (save for the MXR El Grande and possibly the Tech 21 VT Bass)