Tc Electronics G Major

[OlinMusic]

It's been covered - let's cover it again.

B2D has one, anyone else?

Is it that much more gorgeous in tone - esp verb, chorus, and delay? Is it transparent? Does it sound as good as their footpedals? Will it color my amps too much or sound gorgeous in the FX loop?

Does it rival an Eventide? Is it that much better than a POD XT or Lexicon or Roland SRV?

Do tell!


I know TC makes amazing quality stuff!

 

[vinterland]

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I have one, and love it. Yes, its very transparent. The quality to cost factor can't be beat. Won't beat an eventide or high end lexicon imo, but what will?

 

[StrangeSound]

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Go for it!

A friend of mine made some sampels with it...super fx unit!

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

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B2D had one.


I loved mine, so much that... dun dun dun... I'm saving up for another.

 

[Robert S.]

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The G Major was the first guitar rack effect that got it right for under $500. Everything is in there, compression, gate, eq, tuner and more than enough effects and control do do just about anything you want to do. It is very transparent, switchs quickly, delays overlap into the next preset instead of getting chopped off and its quiet. I have one and I like it a lot. It will sound killer in your loop.

The TC2290 and Eventide are priced way out of its range and it isn't a fair comparison. Lexicon makes some great stuff but they have nothing made specifically for guitar in that range. The only other close call is the Rocktron Expression which I seriously want to check out.

The Pod XT is primarily a modeler with some effects, the G Major has no gain shaping or amp models but deeper effects.

No experience with the Roland SRV.

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

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The Pod XT is primarily a modeler with some effects, the G Major has no gain shaping or amp models but deeper effects.

While I'm not sure if this was because of the Recto's loop or the POD actually affecting the tone of the amp, I found that the XT altered my tone a bit to my disliking. I have also heard that an extra tube stage is introduced when the FX loop is used on Recto's, though, so that could very well be what I disliked. I'll be using mine with my 5150, though, as it has a loop on/off switch.


B2D e-mailed them about this, and really came up with it, but Line6 needs to release a G-Major type rack unit, controlled by the Vetta floorboard or something, that has all of Line6's effects and ease-of-use, without any of the modelling or anything to suck tone or get in the way.

 

[OlinMusic]

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hmmm I do kinda wonder if it's the loops to a certain degree

but I want pure tone. I love my amps, I just want some chorus or verb or delay and I like everything to change with Midi.

The exciting thing for me is the SPILLOVER effect. I played a Bradshaw system that had it, really made one guitar player almost sound like 2 when going say from lead to rhythm - you could really feel like your phrases completed the way they should.

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

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You mean like not cutting the effect off when switching to another patch or effect? Delay, reverb, chorus trails, etc?

The G-Major does that, it's badass!