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View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
They’re a bit fussy to edit quickly but once you’ve got them set up right they don’t usually need much, if you’re going into an amp with proper EQ you can make most of the adjustments from there. I can’t claim to have gigged with one but I don’t think it’s impossible.
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Through the second half of the 90s I used a Digitech 2112 rack-mounted unit into a power amp. It was a twin processor multi-fx unit with tube pre-amp and comprehensive floor controller. It did everything.
Revisiting recordings made with it, it lacks the warmth of the simple amp-and-pedals setup I've used since then. It was OK for that era but it's made me wary of do-all units no matter how much they are hyped. The simplicity of a good amp and analogue pedals, I even prefer analogue delay, is really all I need.
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In a blindfold test I found it hard to distinguish from a Helix on 5 out of 10 setups and some sounded better
its straightforward to use too
I'd love to get an AX8 but just can't justify the outlay. I think of the sub-£400 bunch, the GT100 might suit me best.
Or is it a false economy...I'm conscious that I could probably buy a AxeIII, foot controller and a pair of DXR10s with all the money I've wasted on various multifx and pedals in the last 10 years.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
You have lots of choices, but the Fractal effects are generally well regarded, and the FX8 does the 4CM thing with unity gain, true bypass and channel switching. The outputs are also buffered.
Question 1: Are you satisfied with your existing amp?
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youSo - the goal is to be able to use the GT-100 as a MFX unit, but not use the COSM preamps. So far it's going well...
I'm not yet using 4CM or channel switching. My home amps are single channel and don't have effects loops. I just run the guitar into the GT-100 and run the output into the guitar in of my amp. In the main, I'm focusing on cleaner sounds and I'm pleased with the results - especially the reverb/delay/modulation effects. They sound better (to me) than similar effects on a Line 6 M5 I sold recently.
Programming this is easier than anything else I've used in the past. The 'two screen' approach works for me and I don't use the Tone Studio software to edit patches - I do it on the unit. It's easy to move effect blocks up and down the signal path and there's a feature to split the signal chain (in several interesting ways) and reunite it later. For 4CM you'd need to use the send/return effects block - which can also move up and down the signal path.
There isn't any automatic gain staging or unity gain support. You have to do it yourself, starting with setting the input level for your guitar so it doesn't clip the AD converter. Then there are straightforward ways (using your ears) for A/Bing patches on and off so you can set (and store) the output gain level from each effect block and each patch. I like to add a new effect into the chain without (unless it's deliberate) increasing the overall volume.
I'm using a couple of the COSM preamps as effects - because I found some overdrive settings using those which I like. I didn't intend to, but it works for me. The preamps record well, too, which is an unexpected bonus.
Most of the time I'm using a patch as a convenient way of storing a virtual pedalboard configuration and using it in 'Manual Mode', which means I can turn individual pedals on and off.
Next step is to take some of the patches I like and see how they sound using an amp that has an effects loop.
I'm not saying I wouldn't prefer a Helix, or a Fractal unit or a Kemper - but compared to those, this is inexpensive, decent enough and easy to drive without a computer or tablet.
How about this ;
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/125269/fractal-fx8-mk1-humbuster-cables#latest
The secret to mastering the FX8 is to put on a white lab coat, and pretend you are some kind of mad scientist It's amazing what you can do with this thing when you dig a bit deeper into the lesser known parameters, you can actually discover entirely new sounds. It's certainly a knob twiddlers paradise.
I don't blame you for going back to real pedals if you are only looking for some basic sounds. It's up to each individual to decide what tools they need for the job.