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Larry Behm


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Post  Posted 27 Dec 2014 7:19 pm    
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I have a graphic EQ in my Zoom, one in my Boss VF-1 and one on my Power amp, none of them come close to the "simulated" dobro sound that the GE-7 gets.

So I bought another one (used) and off we go. Only a couple of songs a night but for $50 vs $100 who's counting.

I am going to try to use it with no verb or delay effects, thoughts.
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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 27 Dec 2014 9:32 pm    
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Agree that the GE-7 can give a credible dobro simulation.

Only complaint is mine's relatively noisy. Since the GE-7 has been in continuous production since 1981, it has undergone minor changes through the years. Perhaps the older ones are quieter than mine, which is only about 5-6 years old.
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Steve Lipsey


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Portland, Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2014 10:47 am    
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you can get the "reduced noise upgrade kit" or have Analogman do it for you (what I did). Makes it really quiet, and better in a couple of other small ways that I can't remember...

thread on the upgrade kits:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=123779

analogman mod (can also buy new, modded pedal from him)
Number 5 on this page:
http://www.analogman.com/boss.htm

And just for dobro sim, you can use the Danelectro Fish & Chips - previous threads on this here seem to think it is more dobro-like, plus a lot cheaper....I use it with a lap steel in my band practice rig, and a Beard Road-o-phonic real electric dobro (with modded GE-7 to make the amp EQ right) for gigs...
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/danelectro-dj14-fish-and-chips-7-band-eq-pedal
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Michael Hartz

 

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Decorah, Iowa, USA
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2014 1:08 pm    
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That's all the "famed BoBro" was, a stock Boss GE7 Eq with the the faders staggered and then clipped off with wire cutters, then some decals to cover it all up. A brilliant marketing strategy though techincally I believe the Roland Corporation would of had a fit if they knew .
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