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Thanks for that extra info monq - tbh this whole world is new to me, I have been existing as some sort of guitar technology luddite for far too long I think. It's a bit of a shame about the restricted patch shifting, but I think the g3 would still be adequate for me - highly unlikely I would need more than 2 patches for any music I was playing. The g5 would be overkill for me I reckon. But at the mo I am being sucked in by the g3 I must say - it does so much more than I need, but dammit, you get so much for your money, it's just too tempting... I really have to decide if I would be happy with the sound quality from such a unit - from what's been said, the likely answer is yes at this point. This thread is not taking me in the direction I thought it might!
A couple of supplementary questions:
If I put a separate distortion/overdrive pedal in front of the g3, would it work fine?
What do people think of the g3x with built in expression pedal - is it worth the extra £20 or so? is the pedal good enough quality to stand up to gigging? Would I be better of just getting a g3, and then can add an external pedal if needed? (OK that's 3 more questions there in fact... )
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Just thought of another g3 question, sorreee... but:
The g3 can have up to 6 effects at a time, is it possible to have a couple of delays running in the same patch? Going further, could I have a patch with reverb, a couple of delays, and chorus say? (Eric Johnson... )
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
I've just spent this evening practising with my rehearsal/tiny gig setup using one and I love it.
They stopped making them a while back but they still appear on ebay etc from time to time fairly cheap - espiically considering the quiality of sounds and construction.
I've had a lot of multieffects units and pedals over the years before ditching them and settling on a G system with some choice drive pedals for gigs - the only pedal that I have kept is the DG it won't do the two delays at once but it has all the obvious effects, is very quick and simple to operate and sounds great and being smallish it has been very handy for the odd musical I've done where space is tight.
Thanks a lot John - that is a good alternative thought, could be a very economic way to go I suppose, and the sound quality does matter to me. So will look into that!
G3 owners - I am really interested in this unit, it's not just the enormous capability, and the fact it could cover any effects combination I might ever want, but also the considerable "extras" such as being a USB interface and recording device. I hadn't been thinking about that, but I have to admit it would be really useful for me. But can I just ask your honest opinion on the sound quality, given that some folks say that modelling gear imparts a digital, or "fake" kind of quality to a guitar tone. So, talking specifically about using the G3 in front of a guitar amp, how do you really find things? - is it
a) absolutely fine, no different in quality to a string of FX pedals...
b) good - on a par with decent pedals, but different. Not quite the same, but just as nice if you see what I mean... OR
c) good, not quite up to decent pedals, but still worth it for the added capability and convenience.
d) not brilliant, but useable, still great for the capability/convenience - "not really as good as I'd like, but the audience would never notice" kind of thing.
Forgive my asking the question, and I know this is subjective, but would still like your views. Will stop with all the questions before long I promise!
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)