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I use a single channel amp and a pedalboard for my live rig. Despite theoretically wanting to avoid a complex signal chain, over time I've decided what effects I really need. I can logically break them down into two groups: (I'm hungry right now so...)
The 'Meat and Potatoes':
1). Compressor
2). Wah
3). Clean boost
4). Overdrive(s)
The 'Side-Salad, Gravy and Desert'
5). Chorus
6). Reverb
7). Delay
8). EQ
9). Noisegate
10). Tuner
I've got some great Meat and Potatoes on my plate, a variety of nice analog pedals. It's the foundation of a gourmet meal! I've tried boatloads of ODs, boosts , several comps. What I have now is tasty and very filling.
It's the second group I'm struggling with. Tastes like day-old fast food from the dumpster! 5 thru 10 are all currently provided by a Zoom GFX-1 multiFX unit. I tried a series of other multi units before that, even worse.. but I havent tried anything else for a couple years now. I'm not sure I can justify a big string of dedicated pedals for each of these auxilliary functions, so it makes sense to combine them all into one digital unit.
The main consideration is TONE, but I need flexibility too. Are there any multi-efx better than the GFX-1 for my purposes? Would you recommend any dedicated pedals for any or all of this? Pretend cost is no issue.. but having too LARGE a pedalboard and too many patch cables is.
Look fwd to your feedback, thanks.
The 'Meat and Potatoes':
1). Compressor
2). Wah
3). Clean boost
4). Overdrive(s)
The 'Side-Salad, Gravy and Desert'
5). Chorus
6). Reverb
7). Delay
8). EQ
9). Noisegate
10). Tuner
I've got some great Meat and Potatoes on my plate, a variety of nice analog pedals. It's the foundation of a gourmet meal! I've tried boatloads of ODs, boosts , several comps. What I have now is tasty and very filling.
It's the second group I'm struggling with. Tastes like day-old fast food from the dumpster! 5 thru 10 are all currently provided by a Zoom GFX-1 multiFX unit. I tried a series of other multi units before that, even worse.. but I havent tried anything else for a couple years now. I'm not sure I can justify a big string of dedicated pedals for each of these auxilliary functions, so it makes sense to combine them all into one digital unit.
The main consideration is TONE, but I need flexibility too. Are there any multi-efx better than the GFX-1 for my purposes? Would you recommend any dedicated pedals for any or all of this? Pretend cost is no issue.. but having too LARGE a pedalboard and too many patch cables is.
Look fwd to your feedback, thanks.