Who having good luck with small multi-effects pedals?

[kjrocks]

I have a real nice Digitech GNX3, it does everything but sound good plugged into my amp I love it for practicing and recording but I find all these pedals with amp and cab simulators are hard to bypass for a true amp tone.
So what are some smaller units people you guys may be using? Some w/o amp modeling. Maybe just delay,chorus, flange and reverb kind of stuff.

 

[marvar]

Re: Who having good luck with small multi-effects pedals?

I use the Boss ME-50, it isn't the greatest multi out there, but it works for me, all the effects I need, no modelling.

 

[Robert Delahunt]

Re: Who having good luck with small multi-effects pedals?

I have a real nice Digitech GNX3, it does everything but sound good plugged into my amp I love it for practicing and recording but I find all these pedals with amp and cab simulators are hard to bypass for a true amp tone.
So what are some smaller units people you guys may be using? Some w/o amp modeling. Maybe just delay,chorus, flange and reverb kind of stuff.

Me, I love my Boss ME-50 to death! No amp modelling, mostly knobs (not buttons), manual and preset modes, and the presets it comes with are actually useful. I love mine to death and use it "live" in church, and have gigged with it, with good use. My amp is a '72 Fender Twin Reverb, and my guitar on those gigs was an ESP LTD EC-100QM ($300) with the SD Hot Rodded Combo ($120). Anyways, I love it, and would recommend it. For $300 brand new, the ME-50 is worth the money, and won't let you down.

 

[baritone]

Re: Who having good luck with small multi-effects pedals?

I have an old Korg Toneworks AX1B for bass, but I use it with my guitar, bass, and baritone. The tones are really amateur, but with the parameters cut back a lot, it sounds convincing. The DigiTech GNX3 is an awesome processor. With multi-effect units and with individual stompboxes, I always make sure to cut back on the parameters when layering up effects. For example, there is a lot of room to cut back on distortion when layering with chorus or flanger, and especially with reverb on top of that.

 

[kjrocks]

Re: Who having good luck with small multi-effects pedals?

The Boss does sound like a good option.