part_time_idiot said:
ah... yeah.. u see previously i have a bad exp with the vox ad30vt... everyone was ... EITHER THE CUBE 30 or THE VOX will be a good choice.. and so i bought it in a spur.. to find the many limitation of the amp..
just wanna make sure that this aint the wrong stuff...
another question, i wanted a simple rig, which is able to play many genres, so wat pedals do u reckon? i am thinking whether will i be using delay alot or the reverb.. i havent seen any guitarist set up in mags (Guitar One) with the reverb in....
plz give me some rough idea on setting up my rigs
Thats the problem when you don't take reviews with a pinch of salt. On harmony central, you have lots of these people who have no experience with other gear going "THIS IS THE BEST AMP EVER!!!111" or "THIS PEDAL IS GODLY!!111" Psychologically, this is their way of justifiying spending a few hundred dollars on their purchase.
It's no difference on this forum. I've seen some bad recommendations before but it's really up to you in the end to sort out which is which. Look for the people who know gear, who have tried many different pieces of gear, who have posted sound or video clips of themselves playing whom you find are good. Lean more towards the advise of these people.
The sad thing about the guitar gear industry is that it targets the newbies. Behringer's employment advertistment states that it is looking for engineers who can make the cheapest circuits possible. They know they can do this because the newbies will come in and suck it all up. They think that just because it's cheap it doesn't mean its crap. And probably they don't have the experience and the ears to tell the difference between crap and.. not crap.
But again, after reading my advice, still take it with a pinch of salt. The bottom line is: GO TRY THE DAMN THING OUT. Sit there for 1, 2 or 3 hours if you have to, but go and try it out! Everytime I want to buy an amp, or a guitar, or any pedal, I go all over to try out everything, including those I cannot afford, so I have some bearings and can compare and contrast. Here you go, I'll even show you my SINGAPORE'S ROUTE OF TONE. I walk the whole way, not more than 15 minutes between locations.
Peninsula - Davis, Music Theme, Guitar connection, Luther, Guitar77
walk to
Bras Pasah - Ranking, Swee Lee, Guitar Workshop
walk to
Park Lane - Guitar Gallery, Allmusic
next to
Peace Centre - Citymusic
walk to
Plaza Singapura - Yamaha
There are a quite a few shops off these locations where you can get some other stuff. I can't remember all of them off the top of my head but here's the few I can remember now.
MrMisse - Misc Boutique stuff and other imports
Hung Brothers - Proco Rats, Tonebones and some other stuff
Swee Lee at Alujunied
Wake me up Music - Queensway.
Yes it will take some time shopping. I usually take at least a week trying and contemplating before buying. But it will be worth it. You will want to keep your gear for years. What's a week or a month.
Sad to say, the valvetronix line does not take too well to pedals. Before you buy any pedals FOR THIS AMP, make sure to test the pedal out ON THIS AMP. People usually buy a modelling amp because they don't want to carry around pedals and stuff. It really is not built to have effects in front of it. And there's no ffing way to bypass the bloody DSP.
And your question about reverb, not many people explicitly say they use reverb, or even reverb pedals. But many guitarists use some reverb, usually from the amps. The good ones are usually with well built reverb tanks. But, if you want to hear someone famous for reverb, check out Dick Dale, the king of surf.
