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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
@Maynehead ?
The thing is, the G-system was decent enough at the time, but it's pretty poor by modern standards. There's the switching gap/lag, and the lack of spillover between presets; those things alone rule it out for me before even going near the sound quality. The delays and reverbs don't even have half the capability of the Flashback and the HoF.
TC should really be developing a replacement for it using the Toneprint pedal engines, which are far more capable than their older tech.
Well, I think some pros just like what they are used to and aren’t interested in keeping up to date. Some others will use stuff that might be regarded as old, odd or cheap but they like what they do as part of a bigger picture. For example Stevie Young has a Mooer boost in his AC/DC rig and Pete Thorn uses one of those budget tc fuzzes. Justin Derrico, IIRC, has a Line 6 in his huge rig because it does one thing he likes. These aren’t even pedals that actually get stomped on so reliability isn’t a big issue. Quick google suggests that Skin Tyson only uses a few favourite effects on his G System, he doesn’t need it to be all singing and dancing.
The problem was setting them up . the manual was useless and the whole layout just wasn't intuitive . I spent two weeks and wasted many hours trying to fathom it out and sold it on quick . You shouldn't have to waste so much time trying to learn how to programme something . There is an aftermarket manual on the net that is supposedly much improved . Tc haven't made these for years there's just new/old stock out there .
The pro's probably get some nasa boffin to set them up and aren't brave enough to meddle themselves .
I remember their tech talking about the reasons they use them, and not once did they mention anything about their tone and how they compare to pedals etc. The major reasons cited were:
*ease of use - easy to dial in the settings
*consistency - they can be sure that the same settings sound the same on all their rigs around the world
*ability to export and import settings - they just need to change the settings once on one unit and then export to all other units.
*all in one - they can get all the tones they need from one unit
I guess when it gets to the pro tour level, small differences in tone drops pretty low down in the priorities list...
Or the Line6 HX, which means if you like the effects in your M5, chances are, most of them are in there as part of the Legacy FX range, as well as many others and also modelled, famous makes. It's much smaller than the G System smaller and has great routing options. Amp relays and MIDI plus you can plumb in your own favourite pedals and it can act as a command centre.
£430 new.
Take a look here if you're interested and haven't read this
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/123008/line-6-helix-type-effects-unit-leaked#latest
i ended up up with the Boss MS3. I did think about th HX fx, but I didn't like the two rows of three layout. But I may get a Helix LT at some point.
The Boss MS-3 looks good as well.