Need multi effect advice for new gig.

[SlyFoxx]

Re: Need multi effect advice for new gig.

Good luck. Those gigs are where the money is. Parties, weddings and corporate functions ...most have a good sized budget and many planners don't bat an eye when you quote them a price that would make a club/bar manager's sphincter pucker quicker than Oprah can get to the buffet.

[jon the art guy]

Re: Need multi effect advice for new gig.

If only they had a need for guy who look like Red Fang pinch-hitter.

[ratherdashing]

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I have a lot of experience with the M13, and that's what I'd recommend if you just want effects and not amp sim.

It can behave like a pedal board where you enable/disable individual effects, or you can use "scene mode" where it acts more like a traditional multi with patches/presets. It can also send and receive MIDI program change and control change messages, it has a loop insert, it takes expression pedals, and it's quite simple to set up.

The effects themselves range from pretty good to excellent, and there are a ton to choose from.

[mwalluk]

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Get TC NOVA or Used G Unit system.....

[Agileguy_101]

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If you guys don't play Working for the Weekend... well that's just a crying shame.

[Hank-]

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Thanks for all of the great advice everyone I think I am leaning towards the GT100 I need to run multiple delays. I had an old ART SGX 2000 that I loved but sold that would have been perfect for this gig. I might look into picking up another one used but it has a separate foot controller and I have the feeling the BOSS will have a better sound. The big plus is the BOSS can go directly to the house board.

I think you'll dig it live for ease of use. It doesn't have XLR outs so you may need a DI box or two. There are preamp models called "advanced" clean,crunch etc. those are the ones that have been improved & seem to react well to picking dynamics. The older ones like 5150/recto/etc.sim in it are not all that great. You'll need to approach it a little differently than other modelers out there, but the sounds are there, especially the 80's. Modern metal sounds are a tough cookie.
This guy's patches should help a bit to start things if you do end up picking one up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT6OE6dkVjo

The best sound that I've heard from a boss gt was in this vid but it's with using a speaker sim with it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eq_-UM7ETY

[jon the art guy]

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I wonder if any of the multi effects have a good Rockman setting...

[Aceman]

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Most of what you will need =

Comp set for effect (gotta roll MXR Dyna on this)
Generic chorus - Boss SC-1 or whatever
Delays - DD-3 (and again, more is more here.)

Might consider a rack unit with multi-tap capability by Lexicon or yamaha.

In fact, a PCM-41 and an SPX 90 would do nicely.

Is this a "get the gig BECAUSE you have the gear" thing???? Or a play/get along and some leeway to get the sound?

[CountFeedback]

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working out the effects shouldn't be too bad....
the hard part is playing guitar in a trench coat with big puffy rolled up sleeves and keeping your skinny tie out of the strings.
yes! I have personal experience with this

[CountFeedback]

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[Securb]

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Is this a "get the gig BECAUSE you have the gear" thing???? Or a play/get along and some leeway to get the sound?

It is a mix nailing the correct tone is a huge part of the gig. Some of the tunes have multiple guitar tracks so I get some leeway, but they want it as close as possible to the record. I can get it done with my pedal board but as I said I dont want to drag around $3000 in effects to gigs.

If you guys don't play Working for the Weekend... well that's just a crying shame.

No Loverboy just synth pop and New Wave. The Cure, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Simple Minds

[Aceman]

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Getting the sound is easy. Again - an RP 50 CAN do it.

Man - having such 80's flashbacks. I used to play Pet Shop Boys. Seriously....

[Securb]

Re: Need multi effect advice for new gig.

Getting the sound is easy. Again - an RP 50 CAN do it.

Man - having such 80's flashbacks. I used to play Pet Shop Boys. Seriously....

Roadtrip! I would be more than willing to let you sit in for me on a couple of tunes.

[CountFeedback]

Re: Need multi effect advice for new gig.

as I've never been able to get multi-effects programs to sound right from home to practice to gig....
I would get a smaller board like a pedaltrain 1 or 2 and put on some easily replaceable(BOSS/Ibanez/MXR/TC) boxes:
BOSS CS-3 comp
TS-9/SD-1 type
RAT/DS-1 type
MXR Carbon Copy
Tap Tempo Delay like BOSS DD-20, DD-7
Chorus Pedal
Flanger Pedal

[Aceman]

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SOme songs I can remember on the list -

Rebel Yell (Made Ray gun noise with a Flanger/Chorus/Delay)
Dancing With Myself
Mony Mony
Eyes Without A Face
Pride (In The NAme Of Love)
I Will Follow
Sunday Bloody Sunday
She Sells Sanctuary
Shake It Up (did a killer way-synth sound for that!)
Should I Stay or Should I go
We Got The Beat (Fun Tune!)
Message In A Bottle
Da doo doo doo, da daa daa daaa
Every Little Thing She does is magic
What I LIke ABout You


There was a bunch more. Honestly, I didn't listen to music really except to play. ME & The other Guitar player were both metal heads so during breaks we'd jam on MAiden, Priest, Scorps and Def Lep. But the field was kind of saturated at the time so we went dance/pop/alt. Good move. While all the metal bands were practicing (and not getting to play out!), their chics would come hang out with our band in our practice space

That Aerosmith/Run DMC vid? We played in the Aerosmith side - almost literally and had some guitar rag Aerosmith poster on the wall.