Please help me choose.

[Pete Sheridan]

Hi all, I am thinking of getting an effect's processor I have narrowed it down to a Boss 20B or a Zoom B3 which one would you go for and why? Also I need a drum machine (forget the zoom has one built in) and I have narrowed it down to a Boss DR88 or an Alesis SR18.
Again which would you go for and why............Looking forward to your help in choosing.

 

[Esau Good]

Are you sold on a processor? have you thought about individual pedals? multi units and more portable but you will get the best tone if you build it yourself, it will cost you more time and money but you will get the best that each company can offer in any given category.

 

[Esau Good]

my current work in progress

 

[willbassyeah]

Zoom b3, I used to have both, the b3 is more user friendly compared to the 20b in term of creating fx, and patches have more function, looper, audio interface, metronome, drum track and sounds just much better

 

[PilbaraBass]

A zoom B3, costs about $200... all those pedals, ESAU are WELL over $1K ...
for a foray into effects, the B3 is a REALLY good start... plus it does a lot of other realy cool things that a standard effects box cannot do (such as act like an interface to your computer and be a headphone amp for silent practce and recording).

For a drum machine, well again, zoom makes a very cool one, the RT-223
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[Esau Good]

drums are better on the zoom, used to have one of those

 

[Esau Good]

sure there benefits to both but most of my playing is live with a drummer, did not need the patching, sorry if I got this off in the wrong direction, a lot less weight too.