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Bryan R. Tyler
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I use a Boss VF-1 on my pedalboard in conjunction with a number of other pedals.
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I've always liked this unit- I use it primarily for the modulation effects as the distortions tend to be a bit thin or noisy. It has a large amount of effects that are hard to come by without owning a ton of pedals, like gated flangers, bit crushers, a lot of reverbs, delays, and phasers, etc. It has some of the harder-to-find Boss pedals simmed in there like the Slow Gear, Harmonizer, and the Dimension D chorus. It's not analog, which will immediately turn a lot of people off, but I've never been afraid of digital and a lot of the effects sound really fantastic. I prefer the flanger in it to the analog Boss BF-2 pedal I had, which it (I believe) is modeled after. You can use an expression pedal to control a variety of functions per patch, so you can set a couple identical patches with each one having a different function controlled by the expression pedal.
I also use a Musicomlab EFXII switcher, which controls the VF-1 as well as all my other pedal effects, and it allows you to save up to 100 presets of any combination of pedal effects and patches from the VF-1, basically making my whole pedalboard work like a multieffect.
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I've always liked this unit- I use it primarily for the modulation effects as the distortions tend to be a bit thin or noisy. It has a large amount of effects that are hard to come by without owning a ton of pedals, like gated flangers, bit crushers, a lot of reverbs, delays, and phasers, etc. It has some of the harder-to-find Boss pedals simmed in there like the Slow Gear, Harmonizer, and the Dimension D chorus. It's not analog, which will immediately turn a lot of people off, but I've never been afraid of digital and a lot of the effects sound really fantastic. I prefer the flanger in it to the analog Boss BF-2 pedal I had, which it (I believe) is modeled after. You can use an expression pedal to control a variety of functions per patch, so you can set a couple identical patches with each one having a different function controlled by the expression pedal.
I also use a Musicomlab EFXII switcher, which controls the VF-1 as well as all my other pedal effects, and it allows you to save up to 100 presets of any combination of pedal effects and patches from the VF-1, basically making my whole pedalboard work like a multieffect.
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I still keep my Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live on the floor next to my pedal board (at home anyway) but I never use it anymore. The only effects I use are a bit of overdrive and a limiter, and the Pod was way too... complex, I guess... for that purpose. I just haven't gotten around to selling it.
I still keep my Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live on the floor next to my pedal board (at home anyway) but I never use it anymore. The only effects I use are a bit of overdrive and a limiter, and the Pod was way too... complex, I guess... for that purpose. I just haven't gotten around to selling it.
Got a zoom 607, can't find the pics of it right now.
It's a piece of junk anyway
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It was a good introduction to what each effect does (and it taught me how to decifer multifx...who would of thought you'd have so much tweakability from 2 knobs and 8 buttons, yet still have only about 5 usable sounds?).
The chorus on it was ok, but all of the drive, delay, reverb, comp and amp sim sounds were just to "plastic" to be usable. the "ac drive" mode was particularly horrible.
Apparently after the 708 (one after the 607) when they released the B1 and B2, Zoom really stepped up their game and started making better pedals, but my 607 never sounded good really.
anyway, there you go, I'm firmly a singles guy now!
It's a piece of junk anyway
.It was a good introduction to what each effect does (and it taught me how to decifer multifx...who would of thought you'd have so much tweakability from 2 knobs and 8 buttons, yet still have only about 5 usable sounds?).
The chorus on it was ok, but all of the drive, delay, reverb, comp and amp sim sounds were just to "plastic" to be usable. the "ac drive" mode was particularly horrible.
Apparently after the 708 (one after the 607) when they released the B1 and B2, Zoom really stepped up their game and started making better pedals, but my 607 never sounded good really.
anyway, there you go, I'm firmly a singles guy now!
Several of us around here are using the newer Zoom B2 or B2.1u units and most of us like the sounds. I started out the Zoom multi thing with a 506, then a 607 and last year the B2.1u, IMO the sounds, controllability and general usefulness has come a long way. Aside from the usual sounds there are some pretty cool synth sounds (I have a B2 I use for synth only) and some more unusual effects like Ring Modulator and step generator and multiple delay sections.
I am also a Digitech BP8 user as well and for the grand daddy of multi effects it is still an awersome beast. Best compressor, actual tube pre, 4 band parametric EQ, hyper controllable modulation effects, Whammy and a studio quality digital delay and reverb. User interface is a bit klutzy but the sounds are awesome.
I also have a Zoom G1X for guitar, piccolo bass and a couple of sounds for bass that the bass Zoom's don't get.
I am also a Digitech BP8 user as well and for the grand daddy of multi effects it is still an awersome beast. Best compressor, actual tube pre, 4 band parametric EQ, hyper controllable modulation effects, Whammy and a studio quality digital delay and reverb. User interface is a bit klutzy but the sounds are awesome.
I also have a Zoom G1X for guitar, piccolo bass and a couple of sounds for bass that the bass Zoom's don't get.
My normal set-up:
Bass -->POD X3 --L Output--> PH-3 --> DD-20 --L Out-->GK Backline 600
DD-20--R Out--> Zoom GFX-5 --> Guitar amp
The layout changes when I use the DD-20 for looping.
I like POD X3 for the amp models and effects. I usually use the Hiwatt 200 model for my clean and the 400+ for that light distorted tube sound. The phaser having a mix control is really nice.
I didn't any problems with creating/editing patches because I read the manual before I bought it.
With that said, I don't like two things about it. The first is that the delay doesn't trail when you turn it off within a patch. It isn't a major issue since I already have a delay (Boss DD-20). The other is the wah is pre amp model only. That means no fuzz --> wah.
I got the Zoom GFX-5 when I first got my bass and guitar. I don't remember much about the sounds. I do know that it does color one's tone, even when bypassed. Now, I only use it for the wah w/reverb.
all i need is an expression pedal or two and i'll be set
I just got one of these myself. best multi I've ever used.
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My footswitch-modded V-Bass is my only preamp and effects/modeling device, straight into a single-rack-space power amp.
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Only effect I'm not fond of is the pitch shifter when doing larger intervals like octaves. But since I use the COSM section pitch-shifting instead for larger intervals like octaves (which is very good indeed from low B/A one octave down up to 2 octaves above a Six's high C string), I'm set. Additional footswitches allow me to have plenty of tonal and effects parameter change options within any single custom preset, and once playing I never need to touch a knob.
It also supplies my DI signal and a great tuner. Been using it and it only since early 2003 for gigging, practicing, and jamming - save for auditioning various things.
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Only effect I'm not fond of is the pitch shifter when doing larger intervals like octaves. But since I use the COSM section pitch-shifting instead for larger intervals like octaves (which is very good indeed from low B/A one octave down up to 2 octaves above a Six's high C string), I'm set. Additional footswitches allow me to have plenty of tonal and effects parameter change options within any single custom preset, and once playing I never need to touch a knob.
It also supplies my DI signal and a great tuner. Been using it and it only since early 2003 for gigging, practicing, and jamming - save for auditioning various things.
I have the Boss GT-6B as shown here:
It's a pretty good unit. I don't take it with me live anymore because I have a pedalboard with the individual pedals I use so it stays in the home studio. The modulation and synth effects are pretty cool, the overdrives and the "amp modeling" stuff is kind of blah though. It also works better with passive basses than active ones.
It's a pretty good unit. I don't take it with me live anymore because I have a pedalboard with the individual pedals I use so it stays in the home studio. The modulation and synth effects are pretty cool, the overdrives and the "amp modeling" stuff is kind of blah though. It also works better with passive basses than active ones.
I'm hooked to the Korg AX-1B. I have spare ones in fact one goes south. I don't know, I like the warm tone and sheer simplicity of these things.
I have the Boss GT-6B as shown here:
It's a pretty good unit. I don't take it with me live anymore because I have a pedalboard with the individual pedals I use so it stays in the home studio. The modulation and synth effects are pretty cool, the overdrives and the "amp modeling" stuff is kind of blah though. It also works better with passive basses than active ones.
I, too, own the Boss GT-6B. But I play Blues and rootsy Rock so I don't have enough call for the sounds to haul it around.
Bryan R. Tyler
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fuNKmaster83,
I actually have one of those in the back of the closet too! Other than the ocassional chorus, wah and fuzz, that Ibanez was my first and last big jump into bass effects.
I really wanted to incorporate the auto-wah into the '80's keyboard bass stuff we were doing at the time (the '80's, lol). But it fell way short. Also, the compressor was pumpy and noisey, and the chorus was kind of boxy.
That's my memory of my impressions of the unit. You probably love yours, right?
I actually have one of those in the back of the closet too! Other than the ocassional chorus, wah and fuzz, that Ibanez was my first and last big jump into bass effects.
I really wanted to incorporate the auto-wah into the '80's keyboard bass stuff we were doing at the time (the '80's, lol). But it fell way short. Also, the compressor was pumpy and noisey, and the chorus was kind of boxy.
That's my memory of my impressions of the unit. You probably love yours, right?
