Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

Justice4all

Justice4all

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I need help finding a midi rack mountable effetcs unit.
I dont want any overdrive or distortion effects, just real good delays, chorus,echo's and so on, you get he picture.
And dont need an pedal board either.
I have just bought a Rivera Knucklehead KHR 100 head and cab so i have all the dirty and distortion sounds i will ever need and a good clean channel, just need some great effects to make it complete!!

Cheers for the help!
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

TC Electronics G-Major. Midi board controlled, though.
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

:D WELCOME TO THE RIVERA FAMILY :D lol

I would look into the Lexicon MPX G2 for effects, or an Eventide, which may be out of your price range, tho ...
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

TwilightOdyssey said:
:D WELCOME TO THE RIVERA FAMILY :D lol

I would look into the Lexicon MPX G2 for effects, or an Eventide, which may be out of your price range, tho ...
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Not up on the play with the prices on the Lexicon stuff, where do they sit?
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

Oh, and thanx Twilight for the warm welcome!
Hope she kicks some MAJOR A$$ when i get her! :saeek:
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

You need a midi board unless you like scrolling through presets on several devices at once. You will also be missing out on changing, say, delay times to match your tempo without a midi board.
You wanted a 'midi rackmountable effects unit' but you don't want to use the 'midi' part of it?
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

Mincer said:
You need a midi board unless you like scrolling through presets on several devices at once. You will also be missing out on changing, say, delay times to match your tempo without a midi board.
You wanted a 'midi rackmountable effects unit' but you don't want to use the 'midi' part of it?
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The new Rivera head comes with a great midi pedal which can access external midi devices.
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

Lexicon MPX 1
TC Electronic M-One
TC Electronic G-Major
Lexicon MPX G2
Lexicon PCM series
TC Electronic G-Force
Eventide Eclipse
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

If you want something a bit simpler I still stand by the old Alesis quadraverbs, although the chorus can get a bit irritating if set strong, the phaser is *old phase 90* territory (yes even after distortion), the pitch shift makes the better chorus for leads, the eq section is great, and the reverbs and delays a really sweet ... no tap tempo for the delays though, the flanger is okay,very useful but a bit gummy clean.The trigger flange is great with distortion. The leslie is good sounding (doesn't sound like a leslie, but what does except a leslie). The tremolo on the later units is basic but good sounding. Great piece, and you can use an ordinary footswitch if you want the ability to chain thru a couple different patches rather than have you amp change it for you. They are real reasonable used, try to find one and check one out to get a feel for how they are set up, as they are a bit different. I've heard a lot of good things about Rocktron though, especially in regard to their chorusing,still though the Quads mix section is pretty well thought out, but the intellifex has that as well I believe (the QDVB will be cheaper though).
 
Re: Help with midi rack effects, u choose!

TwilightOdyssey said:
A new Lexicon MPX G2 goes for about $1800 US ...
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Yeah, they're pretty pricey brand new. But, you can find them for under $500 on Ebay :)

For Justice, I'd recommend the Lexicon MPX-1 over the MPX G2 because he's not looking for any of the distortion modelers, wah's, etc. The MPX-1 does some of the best reverbs and delays I've ever heard. And you can probably score one on Ebay for $300 or less!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=23790&item=3735798606&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=23790&item=3735987997&rd=1
 
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