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Vox stomplab multi-effects processors

#23
Thanks! It's very hard to demo all these effects and presets while maintaining a watchable video (my first take was 43 minutes long!). But I hope they offer a little more insight then the other guy on youtube who shows like one preset for 10 minutes.

Those red korg multieffects sure do seem to share a lot of the same effects, but they look really plastic-y. The red baseplate of the vox is metal, although the sides and bottom are plastic also. The vox's footswitches dont give you this click like my other pedals but seem able to take some abuse.

I think for the money it's a nice multi-effect. I think I'll end up using it for just a couple of modeling sounds and effects which is good enough for my band :).
 
#26
Hey All, my wife's family kindly gave me the SL1B for Christmas. I'd been looking at experiementing with effects for my covers band and couldn't decide where to start. She figured the multi-effects route would be the best place to start. Just goes to show, she does listen to me!

So far, it's simple and easy to get started with. So far i've only used it in rehearsal with the band. The chromatic tuner and bypass works well. The first observation, there are 100 non-editable pre-sets, grouped together in categories of 10. The two foot switches scroll up and down through a group of 10 pre-sets. The left selector switch moves between the 10 categories as follows. Jazz/Fusion - Pop 1 - Pop 2- Rock 1 - Rock 2 - Heavy - Funk 1 - Funk 2 - Dance - Other and finally User. Does any one have, or has seen a description or table of all these presets? I'm trying to figure out if there is a pattern to help figure out how to find the sound I'm looking for.

Once I've figured out the sounds I like, and how they are configured, (chorus/delay/reverb etc) I'll probably upgrade to analogue pedals.

Thanks.
 
#27
Hello everyone, I need a hand, I recently bought VOX SL2B STOMPLAB musicstore.com but in the package there on the instruction booklet in all languages except in Italian, can you give me a hand where I can download or request instruction manual in Italian ?
 
#28
olipaulo said:
Well, today I got some time to dig into it. The good news is that I know how to clean a sound, it's just going effect by effect, and turning everything off, one by one...
The bad news is that it clips very easily, distorting the sound. Maybe with a passive or single battery powered bass it works fine, but with my 18v Status, the sound is just not good enough.
To play at home, through headphones, works fine, but I wouldn't take it to play live. The bypassed sound is not even near as the sound running direct through just a cable.
I'm selling mine...
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I'm still having difficulty trying to clean the user defined channels to zero so that I can build my own effects. How do I do this step by step?
 
#30
Morbihan Mike said:
I'm still having difficulty trying to clean the user defined channels to zero so that I can build my own effects. How do I do this step by step?
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I know you posted a while back but in the absence of any other reply...
There is no one-step method to do this - you have to do one patch one effect at a time then save that blank patch to all other user patches.
1. In Program mode, move the 'CATEGORY' knob to 'USER' then use the up/down or footswitch buttons to select patch 'u0'.
2. Press 'EDIT'.
3. Move the 'CATEGORY' knob to 'PDL'.
4. Press the 'up' and 'down' arrow buttons simultaneously - display should read 'oF'.
5. Repeat 3 and 4 for the 'AMP/DR', 'CAB', 'MOD', DLY', 'REV' and 'NR' effects groups.
6. Move the selector to 'WRITE' then press and hold the 'up' and 'down' arrow buttons (not footswitches) simultaneously until display shows 'CP'. You now have a blank patch saved at 'u0'.
7. With the selector still in 'WRITE', press 'up' to select 'u1', press and hold 'up' and 'down' until 'CP'.
8. Repeat step 7 for all remaining user patches u2 - U9. When finished press 'EDIT' to return to Program mode.
 
#32
Crystalman85 said:
I'm surprised that this thread has resurfaced. I know that this multi-effects processor is similar to the korg ax series. I was thinking maybe I would purchase one since I am a fan of korg toneworks processors.
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Go for it. I've had one for 18 months or so and really like it, esp. with the Stick as it seems to cope much better than other dedicated bass pedals with the extended range.

Compared to the AX10B, the Stomplab offers
More pre-effects (9 vs 3)
More Amp models with assignable Cab models
Greater user control with more editable parameters
Delay/Echo and Reverb effects are separated allowing both to be used at the same time
Very well built metal enclosure that looks like a cool retro stompbox
The depth is only 125mm - the same as a compact pedal - so it won't crowd a pedal board

On the downside, on the Stomplab;
There is no EQ only option - you have to use an Amp model to access the EQ section
There is no Tap tempo to set delay/echo times and the user manual provides no translation of the arbitrary 0.0-10.0 scale into ms/bpm
There are only 20 user programs (not an issue for me but could be for others)

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#33
A couple of years on from the last post in this thread I'm interested to know what people think of the Vox Stomplab 1B in 2016.

I won't bore you with my life story but after not having played for about 15 years I have recently found myself with free time and have started jamming with some like-minded people. The goal is to eventually play bars and small clubs, covering the songs that inspired us to pick up instruments in the first place. As I had buy a new amp/speakers, the budget for anything else is low. And I live in New Zealand where gear seems expensive - except this unit which seems really cheap. For example (excluding sale prices if you're lucky) single Boss pedals go out for around NZ$170-$270 each (I feel sick for having sold the ones I had a decade ago), the ME-20B is $450, but I can pick up the Stomplab 1B for under $100.

I'd be prepared to upgrade effects later if things go well and we keep playing, but I can't justify spending $450+ now, not knowing yet where this will end up. Whatever I get will have to cut it practising at home and with the band, and for gigs. I'd mostly use chorus and phaser/flanger and some compression. A bit of fuzz/distortion. And maybe an octave shifter. Having the headphone amp and tuner is a bonus but not a deal sealer.
 
#35
Hi Steve. Thanks for the quick response. And for the advice. Google only shows a couple of hits for the B1-on locally and prices are $140-150, so around 50% more than the Vox box. I had a look on Amazon though and it seems I can get the Zoom for around NZ$85 including shipping so that could be the answer.

Thanks again!

Edit: Just had a look at the manuals for the B1-on and it has a very good list of effects and pre-set patches on board. I think I'll treat myself!
 
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