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GK versatility

#21
BTW, after thinking about it, if I make a change in tone on my rig, I don't know that I want the soundman to be making changes to it. Of course, he has to do what needs to be done to save me from myself, but if I think a part of a song needs a tonal change, I don't necessarily want the soundman correcting it. But again, you have to do your best to match levels and get something that's not totally out of left field, and it's a good idea to warn them that you'll be stomping on pedals and you might occasionally need a tweak.
 
#22
4Mal said:
Little changes ... that's why there isn't an auto pilot on most boards...

Last time I was running a serious effects setup, I ran it through an F2B - that way I could gain balance and do a rough EQ adjust - any EQ adjust with an F2B is kinda rough ;~) So when I went for that alternate 'texture' (Envelope, EQ, Octave and sometimes a little grit) I could manage the 'patch' down the one DI line I was using. I sent the summed like to a GK 1001 RB II as my stage rig as I wanted to hear the effects up close. Kind of a gucci way to approach a 2 into 1 mixer but hey its TOOBS! I kid, but it really did work very well in that application.

If someone is really serious about the effects then a second DI line is really the approach IMO.
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Glad you brought this up. I've discovered that if I run a clean/dirty setup with two lines, they never turn on the dirty line :scowl: So I just use pedals that sound good without needing a blend and run one line...but I am extremely good about levels and usually err on the side of being too quiet so nobody gets too mad.

Uncle Ben Parker said it best...with great power comes great responsibility.
 
#23
Well right now my only effects are a Boss ODB-3 and a little Danelectro compression pedal. Whenever I run my Boss, I just run from my instrument, to the pedal, to my input, and when I do this, I make sure there are no volume jumps. Is this a poor way of doing it?

I'm really trying to get a reggae Ampeg kind of sound, if that helps.
 

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