multi or single efx?
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ok here are the many factors u shud consider (in no order of importance)!
1. Portability
2. Sound quality
3. Price/value for money
4. Variety & versatility of sounds or if ur looking for a particular sound
5. Live/home use
6. Type of amp u haf
7. Type of music u wanna play
I guess portability, live/home use and value for money are pretty much self explanatory. Multi effects are realli good value for money. Higher ended units such as the pod xtlive, boss gt-8 and vox tonelab se give really decent sounds and a host of effects.. like really really really ALOT! for the price of maybe $500-$800, which is actually the same as buying maybe 3-4 good individual efx. You dunt necessarily haf to buy such a high end unit. Some of the middle ranged brands such as zoom and korg or even behringher are well suited to less affluent musicians. And all these in a small relatively lightweight unit hence the high portability if u wanna tow it along for gigs.
Sound quality tonewise, individual analog efx pedals win hands down. But its digital counterparts come pretty close altho they may haf lost the 'soul' of the efx they are trying to emulate. However they still sound good and tt's all that matters right? :wink:
Versatility is where digital multi efx excel at. There is such a great mind boggling no. of different parameters tt can be set it may take a long long time juz to get a particular sound. However once u get the hang of it, they are way more versatile than individual efx. By this i'm referring to the likes of the pod xtlive and the boss gt-8. They both haf functions tt no ordinary analog efx can do. Anyway if u wanna obtain a particular sound then i think analog efx are the way to go coz nth beats the original.
The type of amp u haf matters alot. Coz if u haf a crappy one.. no matter how expensive or good the gear u put thru it is.. it will sound juz tt -- crappy. So dunt bother putting a wide array of analog pedals thru it and overload the amp. This factor is strictly abt the wastage of money. Also the type of music u wanna play also determines the no. of effects u need. Dunt waste money!! no point getting so many efx of lower quality in a multi efx than the few individual efx u actually need which sounds much better.
Most importantly, most multi efx sounds ok, but some of the crucial efx within the unit may not be to ur liking hence wif no other choice u haf to buy a separate individual efx pedal to make up for it. Too much hassle. By starting slow and buying wad u need for individual efx, u'll end up wif ur own personal great set up which is realli very satisfying and comprising of everything u would love :smt045 anything u dunt like later on juz sell them off yea? :wink:
SOOOOO... CONGRATULATIONS YOU READ THIS FAR!! 8) haha juz had to say that! boy an essay.. :smt015
1. Portability
2. Sound quality
3. Price/value for money
4. Variety & versatility of sounds or if ur looking for a particular sound
5. Live/home use
6. Type of amp u haf
7. Type of music u wanna play
I guess portability, live/home use and value for money are pretty much self explanatory. Multi effects are realli good value for money. Higher ended units such as the pod xtlive, boss gt-8 and vox tonelab se give really decent sounds and a host of effects.. like really really really ALOT! for the price of maybe $500-$800, which is actually the same as buying maybe 3-4 good individual efx. You dunt necessarily haf to buy such a high end unit. Some of the middle ranged brands such as zoom and korg or even behringher are well suited to less affluent musicians. And all these in a small relatively lightweight unit hence the high portability if u wanna tow it along for gigs.
Sound quality tonewise, individual analog efx pedals win hands down. But its digital counterparts come pretty close altho they may haf lost the 'soul' of the efx they are trying to emulate. However they still sound good and tt's all that matters right? :wink:
Versatility is where digital multi efx excel at. There is such a great mind boggling no. of different parameters tt can be set it may take a long long time juz to get a particular sound. However once u get the hang of it, they are way more versatile than individual efx. By this i'm referring to the likes of the pod xtlive and the boss gt-8. They both haf functions tt no ordinary analog efx can do. Anyway if u wanna obtain a particular sound then i think analog efx are the way to go coz nth beats the original.
The type of amp u haf matters alot. Coz if u haf a crappy one.. no matter how expensive or good the gear u put thru it is.. it will sound juz tt -- crappy. So dunt bother putting a wide array of analog pedals thru it and overload the amp. This factor is strictly abt the wastage of money. Also the type of music u wanna play also determines the no. of effects u need. Dunt waste money!! no point getting so many efx of lower quality in a multi efx than the few individual efx u actually need which sounds much better.
Most importantly, most multi efx sounds ok, but some of the crucial efx within the unit may not be to ur liking hence wif no other choice u haf to buy a separate individual efx pedal to make up for it. Too much hassle. By starting slow and buying wad u need for individual efx, u'll end up wif ur own personal great set up which is realli very satisfying and comprising of everything u would love :smt045 anything u dunt like later on juz sell them off yea? :wink:
SOOOOO... CONGRATULATIONS YOU READ THIS FAR!! 8) haha juz had to say that! boy an essay.. :smt015
xiaoviper said:
might as well get the G2.1u
http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/g21ufrmst.html
almost the same as the 707II but with usb and looks sooo much better ...~
But ... i'd still go for single stompboxes ~
Hey you could get 4 of those new behringer pedals with that money... hehe... but do try them out first...
I feel that multi-fx give you too much at one shot, if you have too much to play with, easier to get lost, than say, if you got one delay pedal and you explore all the ways you can use it. Plus, most single fx sound better. (not sure abt the behringer rip offs though) If you don't mind can buy second hand, cheaper.
I say that but I was tempted to get a multi-fx many, many times :lol:
Pier.
I feel that multi-fx give you too much at one shot, if you have too much to play with, easier to get lost, than say, if you got one delay pedal and you explore all the ways you can use it. Plus, most single fx sound better. (not sure abt the behringer rip offs though) If you don't mind can buy second hand, cheaper.
I say that but I was tempted to get a multi-fx many, many times :lol:
Pier.
echoist
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hey, i saw someone selling some stompboxes in SOFT's classified ads. check it out man...
my greatest fear for multi fx, if its not working when u r onstage, u have a huge prob.
my greatest fear for stomp boxes, if by any chance u hav no sound on stage, u hav to find the source of the problm, one pedal at a time.
that said, i'm more into stompboxes...
but the me50 does look appealing to me...
my greatest fear for multi fx, if its not working when u r onstage, u have a huge prob.
my greatest fear for stomp boxes, if by any chance u hav no sound on stage, u hav to find the source of the problm, one pedal at a time.
that said, i'm more into stompboxes...
but the me50 does look appealing to me...
hifi_killer
New member
since you are a beginner it would be good if you could buy a cheap multi fx. Learn about the effects, and then decide for yourself which kinda BETTER effect you want.
Mobius
New member
If u are planning to buy single effects...U may consider getting a distortion or overdrive pedal first, as this is the most basic effect. The only good point about gettin multi effects is that u can try out the different effects and find out for urself wat u really like and need without havin to spend loads on individual effects. The bad point is u may get too engrossed in playin the effects and ignore ur playing.
hellmurderer
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Does all the multi-fx has the same number of effects?? And how would I know which one they have and which one they dont?
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