So, my budget for FX has increased some to the range of either a Boss GT-6B or a Pod Live. I don't care about any modeling, though it might be nice for recording. I want a comparison between the effects on the two. Feel free to suggest other FX as well, but at the moment it looks like I'm going multi-FX, and I don't mind going used (or saving money) if it will sound better than the options listed above.
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Help me choose
- Thread starter Plain Old Me
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well, the boss is more inclined towards the fx side (although it has modelling) and the bass pods are more generally inclined towards the modelling side.
the boss me-50b is also a very good multi fx. You don't say what effects in particular you're interested in, but the me-50b imo has better od's / distortions than the gt-6b
the boss me-50b is also a very good multi fx. You don't say what effects in particular you're interested in, but the me-50b imo has better od's / distortions than the gt-6b
I'm mainly looking for a good reverb, phaser, flanger, echo and delay, and chorus. Using a tube amp, I can already get some good OD, but I would like at least one really good heavy distortion. Which would you think is better for the FX, the ME-50B or the GT-6B, or even an out of production unit or anything else you can think of within about $400?
So, there's some pros and cons between the two:
GT-6B
Has modelling (which you say you don't care about)
Has many possible parameters per effect
ME-50B
Doesn't have modelling
Has less possible parameters per effect, but IMO it's easier to find a good sound quicker with it.
I've also heard good things about the Digitech BNX-3, although I haven't tried it.
GT-6B
Has modelling (which you say you don't care about)
Has many possible parameters per effect
ME-50B
Doesn't have modelling
Has less possible parameters per effect, but IMO it's easier to find a good sound quicker with it.
I've also heard good things about the Digitech BNX-3, although I haven't tried it.
I like to fiddle around with stuff, so I think I'm going to go with the GT-6B. I found one used. Is $300 a good price for it? I heard Boss gear retains its value well.
I think that's a rather fair price for it...a bit steep buit w/e. Boss stuff does retain it's price very well.
Have you ever given a thought about the digitech stuff? My bassist has this one, and it seems to me that it's a good value, and it has a really nice sound to it for a lot of different effects:
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Cheers,
Nish
Have you ever given a thought about the digitech stuff? My bassist has this one, and it seems to me that it's a good value, and it has a really nice sound to it for a lot of different effects:
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Cheers,
Nish
i think the bass pod xt live falls into the under $400 price range as well in case your first choice falls through
I actually tried the Digitech one, but I didn't like the sound of it. It was decent, but nothing special and I found it to be a tad noisy (but my ears are VERY sensitive to any unwanted noise). Now I couldn't try a ME-50B or a GT-6B or a POD Live because the local GC is ****ty and won't let me take one outta the box. And other music stores only have single pedals.
