mantis
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Hello all,
I've been considering a new amp for a few years now. I'm completely happy with my current amp but want something different due to the fact I would like to start playing more Classic rock stuff along with Metal.
Yes I can get there with Pedals I know but I much prefer Amp gain over pedal gain any day of the week.
So I started looking at 3 channel amps and some have Midi so control isn't an issue but then the ones that use a 1/4 stereo jack will require some 3rd party control.
I use currently a Boss GT100 as my floor controller and I just use 2 channels of my amp which technically is only 2 with a volume boost for Solos. I build Patches in the Gt100 to increase volume and get around the fact that it only has a mono out 1/4 jack amp control.
So what are you 3 or more channel amps guys using? I saw a Midi to Stereo 1/4 jack converter but I can't seem to find it. Who makes one? Basically you have a Midi controller telling the stereo 1/4 what to change to. So if you have a 3 channel amp , you can switch all 3 channels and change your effects etc all with one button press.
Some of the amps I want to try out don't have any other ability of control. I don't like Pedal dancing and changing amp channels and pedals manually.
Boss Released a new ES-5 switcher for your pedals which is pretty damn awesome but still only has from what I can see 1/4 mono out amp control.
TC electronics G system has stereo out so technically you can change all 3 channels but I feel thats an incomplete Solution. I may go down that road anyway as I would like to hear how good it sounds. It's kinda cool you can use your own boost OD distortion type's in front of it , control them etc with the Loops then control your amp etc with building patches. But no expression or Volume pedal which I feel hurts this unit IMO.
I would like to see TC Electronics build a GT100 like product . The G system is very close they just need to add to it.
I've been considering a new amp for a few years now. I'm completely happy with my current amp but want something different due to the fact I would like to start playing more Classic rock stuff along with Metal.
Yes I can get there with Pedals I know but I much prefer Amp gain over pedal gain any day of the week.
So I started looking at 3 channel amps and some have Midi so control isn't an issue but then the ones that use a 1/4 stereo jack will require some 3rd party control.
I use currently a Boss GT100 as my floor controller and I just use 2 channels of my amp which technically is only 2 with a volume boost for Solos. I build Patches in the Gt100 to increase volume and get around the fact that it only has a mono out 1/4 jack amp control.
So what are you 3 or more channel amps guys using? I saw a Midi to Stereo 1/4 jack converter but I can't seem to find it. Who makes one? Basically you have a Midi controller telling the stereo 1/4 what to change to. So if you have a 3 channel amp , you can switch all 3 channels and change your effects etc all with one button press.
Some of the amps I want to try out don't have any other ability of control. I don't like Pedal dancing and changing amp channels and pedals manually.
Boss Released a new ES-5 switcher for your pedals which is pretty damn awesome but still only has from what I can see 1/4 mono out amp control.
TC electronics G system has stereo out so technically you can change all 3 channels but I feel thats an incomplete Solution. I may go down that road anyway as I would like to hear how good it sounds. It's kinda cool you can use your own boost OD distortion type's in front of it , control them etc with the Loops then control your amp etc with building patches. But no expression or Volume pedal which I feel hurts this unit IMO.
I would like to see TC Electronics build a GT100 like product . The G system is very close they just need to add to it.
