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Multi fx dilemma...

Sep 18, 2017
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My pedal board gets simpler all the time, and now my big pedaltrain has four boxes on it. Time to try a multi fx. I'm going to use it VERY sparingly, but it has to do EXACTLY what I want.
-Most important, number one. Easy one button bypass. I don't want it in the system 90% of the time. Some of the cheaper Boss units you have to step on two buttons precisley to by pass. I'm not that co-ordinated.
-Easy access to patches. I'm not going to stomp 68 times to get from 1-69.
-Roadworthy. It will live/travel in a flightcase, so STOMPWORTHY is a better word.
-Access to single effects within a patch.
-Simple effects- envelope, reverb/delay, chorus, drive, wah. Really good comp. Maybe octave.
FAR LESS MONEY THAN A HELIX, $600 dollars ish.
Simple, but within my parameters is better.

What are people using, and why? Hands on (foot on) user answers prefer
 
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After a lot of youtubing and googling, I see there's not a hell of a lot out there. Line 6 seems to be far more interested in looping, and the Helix is hellish expensive. The Boss ME50b doesn't have one button bypass, but does just about everything else I'm looking for. Big surprise- The bass Fly Rig looks very interesting. A few less things than I wanted, but the meat and potatoes is there. I like the filter a lot. Lots of lo-tech appeal.
Anybody have experience with the build quality of the Fly Rig? I want something that I can step on by accident, or 'over stomp' and it still lives. I do trust Tech 21 stuff.
 
Fly rig is great, if you want more options without dropping the money on an HX stomp look at the zoom B3n. The zoom MS60B sounds great, but to get the most functionality out of it you need to run it through a true bypass looper (IMO)...