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yeah, for me, I don’t need anymore saturation than what the capo offers. I’ve always wanted one the la1a comps. But I think the empress or c76 is more than sufficient for me, and my wallet. Lol

For sure— Different strokes for different folks, & that's perfectly ok!

On the below board my clean tone is the CAPO off, while the CAPO provides me with two additional gain stages, the Fifth Gear is the third. I use the LA-1A more for its Tube saturation than I do for it's compression. I use the ND Humboldt for it's parallel compression, as well as it's transformer saturation.

I stack several low level saturated signals to arrive at moderate & higher gain tones, rather that dialing in higher gain tones from the get go. I find each of the components add qualities that provide me with a more nuanced tone than I would arrive at with one or two circuits dialed to higher settings.

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For sure— Different strokes for different folks, & that's perfectly ok!

On the below board my clean tone is the CAPO off, while the CAPO provides me with two additional gain stages, the Fifth Gear is the third. I use the LA-1A more for its Tube saturation than I do for it's compression. I use the ND Humboldt for it's parallel compression, as well as it's transformer saturation.

I stack several low level saturated signals to arrive at moderate & higher gain tones, rather that dialing in higher gain tones from the get go. I find each of the components add qualities that provide me with a more nuanced tone than I would arrive at with one or two circuits dialed to higher settings.

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If I'm deducing correctly, the end of your chain is the RFE > More > Element.

I'm always curious to where guys put the More in their chain.

Any particular reason why you've put the More after the RFE?

Just wondering....

PS> that Capo is really starting to get on my radar screen! :)
 
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If I'm deducing correctly, the end of your chain is the RFE > More > Element.

I'm always curious to where guys put the More in their chain.

Any particular reason why you've put the More after the RFE?

Just wondering....

PS> that Capo is really starting to get on my radar screen! :)

You deduced correctly. The bottom row is wired Right to Left & then goes into the top row from Left to Right.

The logic behind placing the More after the RFE is that the RFE being a LPF/HPF cuts unnecessary frequencies out of the signal that would otherwise reduce the efficiency of the Tube circuit in the More. By eliminating those frequencies the More is receiving a narrower band of sonic information (albeit with increased resonance) and can more efficiently apply it's magic to only those frequencies I want as it boosts the output signal.
 
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excellent!

i just discovered the joy of 3rd party IRs with the Zoom B3 (soon to be MS-60B+)

the Shift Line A+ CabZone X Bass has my attention again

and that Fermata - new one for me - nice

great board.

just noticed: Carpinteria, CA - i used to do CAD for Lightwave Systems in Carpinteria.
 
excellent!

i just discovered the joy of 3rd party IRs with the Zoom B3 (soon to be MS-60B+)

the Shift Line A+ CabZone X Bass has my attention again

and that Fermata - new one for me - nice

great board.

just noticed: Carpinteria, CA - i used to do CAD for Lightwave Systems in Carpinteria.
The guys at (now) Wilcox Guitars are great people. They’re now in Ventura, and have done a lot of soldering work for me, for free!
Looking to pickup an MS60b+, to add effects to my board, and possibly replace the Fermata. I really like the Fermata, but I’ve really liked the comps in the old MS60b, and it would save board space.
 
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