Selecting Effects..

[warren0728]

Nothing hides poor playing and technique better than a generous slathering of unnecessary effects.

that's sig material right there folks!! :

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[just strum]

Koy,

I checked out E-bay last night and the price of used Boss ME-50's has dropped by about $60 and can be had for $150.

That was the unit I wanted to buy, but $210 was the lowest price they were selling for at the time.

I believe Wingsdad has one.

[frisellfan19]

Since I play jazz or whatever you want to call it, I don't use that many effects. I'll sometimes use some chorus and delay. I have Lexicon MPX-110 that I use for just a Hall reverb setting. I trigger distortion, chorus, or delay using a Boss ME-50. I also have a ton of pedals that I don't use anymore. I used to have a good many pedals in my chain, but not anymore. The Boss ME-50 has all the effects I need, but no unit can produce a convincing reverb other than Lexicon. This is an area Lexicon excels in. I also use a Line 6 DL4 for short loops and for longer loops I'll hook up a Boss Loopstation or Electro-Harmonix Memory Man With Hazarai.

I can't really tell anyone how to setup their effects, because everyone is different. You might like a sound that I don't like and vice versa, so it's always better to just experiment with your tone and keep trying to get it cleaner.

That's my whole goal is to find the cleanest effects as possible so they don't do anything but add color to the tone and give it more body. I can bypass all of my effects and my tone is still there. You have to start with two things your guitar and your amplifier. That's the starting point. If you don't have a good tone with no effects added, then you're not going to get a good tone with the effects. I think this is something that people forget about a lot. They just start hooking up pedals and the problem is that their tone isn't that good to begin with. It all starts with the guitar and amplifier you are using.

Good luck in your search for tones.

[Andy]

I agree
Lexicon and Eventide, any piece of effects gear you can find from those 2 companys are worth having.

[k5koy]

Koy,

I checked out E-bay last night and the price of used Boss ME-50's has dropped by about $60 and can be had for $150.

That was the unit I wanted to buy, but $210 was the lowest price they were selling for at the time.

I believe Wingsdad has one.

Thanks Strum. I have an ME50-B Its the bass effects pedal. Its ok, and fun to play with, but youve actually got to bend down and select different effects manually by turning knobs and adjusting switches. In fact, I will probably sell it to fund some guitar stuff....My Bass setup is pretty good...

Koy Carson
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