Agileguy_101
Master of his Domain
Well, I finally took the plunge and got a Timeline.
And it is good.
I hear a lot of people going on about how hard it is to dial this thing in. I don't get it - the most it will take me to get a good delay tone out of most of the machines is a minute. (Some paramaters like the ice machine's interval, tremolo speeds, or filter waveshapes may take a bit more time). But really, it's taken me very little time at all to get a bunch of really nice presets. Just because you have the possibility of 200 presets doesn't mean you have to use all of them - or even 1/20th of them.
I traded my Diamond Memory Lane Jr and Strymon El Capistan for the Timeline. While the other delays may have had a bit more mojo and vibe to the tone, I'm pretty sure that in a band mix it won't be noticeable. I'll find out on Tuesday.
I love the more unique delays that you won't find in most other delay pedals. My favorite so far is the Filter, Trem, and Ice, although I've not quite figured the best way to implement Ice delay into a song, hah.
This is my first time having a looping pedal. I've got to admit, It's a lot of fun, especially being able to use the delay for the loop and use the value to scroll through different delay types to make a very interesting loop. I can't wait to get a MIDI controller to unlock the really cool features tied into the looper (half speed, reverse, and undo/redo) as well as having easier banking access.
Though I have a PPII+ on my big board, I'm not going to move my pedals over to that until I get a Mobius next month. I'm currently using a 1-Spot and it's worth noting that the Timeline really suffers from not being on an isolated power supply. There's a noise present when not playing, but I'm fine with it because I've not booked any shows for the next few months and by then I'll have it hooked up to an isolated power supply.
All in all, I really love this pedal and I wish it hadn't taken me so long to get it. I really can't wait to get the Mobius and have dual Strymon action going on.
And it is good.
I hear a lot of people going on about how hard it is to dial this thing in. I don't get it - the most it will take me to get a good delay tone out of most of the machines is a minute. (Some paramaters like the ice machine's interval, tremolo speeds, or filter waveshapes may take a bit more time). But really, it's taken me very little time at all to get a bunch of really nice presets. Just because you have the possibility of 200 presets doesn't mean you have to use all of them - or even 1/20th of them.
I traded my Diamond Memory Lane Jr and Strymon El Capistan for the Timeline. While the other delays may have had a bit more mojo and vibe to the tone, I'm pretty sure that in a band mix it won't be noticeable. I'll find out on Tuesday.
I love the more unique delays that you won't find in most other delay pedals. My favorite so far is the Filter, Trem, and Ice, although I've not quite figured the best way to implement Ice delay into a song, hah.
This is my first time having a looping pedal. I've got to admit, It's a lot of fun, especially being able to use the delay for the loop and use the value to scroll through different delay types to make a very interesting loop. I can't wait to get a MIDI controller to unlock the really cool features tied into the looper (half speed, reverse, and undo/redo) as well as having easier banking access.
Though I have a PPII+ on my big board, I'm not going to move my pedals over to that until I get a Mobius next month. I'm currently using a 1-Spot and it's worth noting that the Timeline really suffers from not being on an isolated power supply. There's a noise present when not playing, but I'm fine with it because I've not booked any shows for the next few months and by then I'll have it hooked up to an isolated power supply.
All in all, I really love this pedal and I wish it hadn't taken me so long to get it. I really can't wait to get the Mobius and have dual Strymon action going on.
