Well DUer guitarists, multiple pedals or a multi-effects processor?

[freethought]

Should be getting my guitar components soon. Now I am just thinking of what I would like to get with it. When I first started playing Boss was the name for foot pedals, distortion, overdrive, chorus, flanging,that sort of thing.
Now that I am gearing up again. This time thought I am looking at multi-effects processor like a Boss Gs-10 or ME-50. I've noticed that Roland and Korg make similar products but the prices are little high for my blood.

I don't have much experience with these. Anyone have or ever had something similar? I would appreciate you input.

[mitchum]

1. Stick with the stompboxes...

multi-effect processors are just the solid-state amps of today.

[freethought]

2. Ok! Is Boss still the name to go to these days?

I used to own Boss Chorus, Super Chorus, and a Turbo Distortion unit. It was great using all three for some wild sounds. There was alot of background buzz, I guess they have pedal for that as well.

Kind of surprised, those multi-effect pedal boards just started to show up on the market when I started playing and that was about 20 years ago. I would have thought that they would be thought off on better terms.

Oh well.

[mitchum]

3. Boss is still a very reputable name...

but for distortion I prefer 80s era ProCo Rat pedals.
I have many friends who do use multi-effects processors and they are quite happy with them. I guess it really does come down to personal preference. I just like the versatility of stomp boxes (and also being able to string together several in a chain)
They may take up a lot of room, though, My current set up is distortion... delay...volume pedal...tremolo...delay...delay...delay...looper...kill switch
Yes, 4 delays :)

[freethought]

5. Why so many delays?

Wouldn't a rack delay make more sense? There must be alot of buzz on that signal.

[mitchum]

7. I have them set for different delay times and regenerations...

don't like bending over while playing...and I'm a bit obsessive :)
The system is surprisingly quiet

[LifeDuringWartime]

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http://musictoyz.com/guitar/pedals/newpedals.php

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[leftist_rebel1569]

13. No

Boss pedals suck, for the most part.

Electro-Harmonix all the way.

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. Everyone I know, including myself, have gone back.........

to stompboxes after having an "All in One" effects unit. I'm raelly trying to keep it simple now. Distortion, Sustain, and Flanger. I have also tried chorus but the boxes don't compare to the built in chorus in my JC-120.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. That's My Guitar Player Friend

He's a stomp box guy. But, i use a rack mount unit for reverb and delay. But, it's NOT a multi FX unit. It's JUST a digital reverb/delay. (TC Electronics) I don't like the modelers either. They seem to compress the life out of the signal. The visceral aspects of pick on string seem to get buried in the overall tone.

I wouldn't use one of those for the overall guitar signal at this point, no matter what. Been there, done that. Just can't make it work right to get the sound i want.

On the stompbox thing, i also recommend Boss.
The Professor

[Sammy Pepys]

8. Pedals

I find be able to switch things in and out and make setting changes quicker is more helpful to the creative process.

[malmapus]

9. Pedals

Funny that years ago spent the money on a multi effects processor, then ended up being disappointed in the thing. Never did let it replace my Big Muff and Small Stone heh. I guess all the distortion effects it had were sorta nice. But meh.

[BlueEyedSon]

10. Rack midi tube pre, rack multi fx, rack tube power, midi pedal

instant setup & break down at gigs, no 9v batteries

specialty FX like Leslie available

different delay times from different programs, not extra boxes

http://www.static13.com/

[tonekat]

11. I like my boutique boxes on my pedalboard

All are true bypass, so they don't drain off my tone. But, I'm in a band now, and no one wants to see me twiddling with them, fooling with cords, etc.
What I've done is get a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power, so no more worries about batteries. I got one of those PedalTrain pedalboards too, and I like that I can route the cables under the board, so it looks more presentable, and they don't get abused as much.
What I'd really love to have is one of those new TC Electronics G systems, if I could afford it. But it still doesn't have volume or wah pedals, you have to put those in the loops it provides. I'm also interested in those Vox Tonelab SE boards too.

[smoogatz]

15. I'm with you.

I love my Fulltone stuff. I also have a couple of Keeley pedals that I like--a comp and a modded BD-2. And the Pedaltrain is a great board; I just wish mine had enough room underneath to mount my PP2.

[blues90]

14. I had a few stomp boxes

I found I never use then , I play blues and like it straight through a tube amp . I sold all of them except a rockman autin gold OD because it is mellow and does not change the tone and a vibroverb for reverb at times and a wah I rarely use and a A/B box and that's it .
I have all sorts of OD pedals the TS9 and a blues driver but they are a bit over the top for me more like a distortion pedal , too much .