Digital Effects Processors...

Terry Edwards · From: Florida... livin' on spongecake...

I am using an ART SGE Mach II (20 bit) digital effects processor for delay, reverb, etc. with a Nashville 1000 amp. It is the processor I already owned and used for my Stratocaster and I thought I would use it for my steel as well. I recently disconnected the ART and played my steel dry as an experiment (the elusive search for tone)and was amazed to discover how much the ART colored the tone of my steel. The ART has a "mixing" control on it to adjust the level of dry signal and wet signal and with even a small amount of wet signal, the ART still seemed to color my tone.

Does anyone have a recommendation on a good effects processor. Which one do you consider "the best"? - especially reverb and delay.

Thanks,

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Terry Edwards
Fessy D-10; Nash 1000
Martin D-21; Flatiron F-5

Bob Knight · From: Bowling Green KY

Boss RV-3!!!!!

Jim Smith · From: Midlothian, TX, USA

Try it in the effects loop of your 1000. It shouldn't change your tone that way.

J J Harmon · From: Reynolds, GA 31076

I can't wait for the new Roland BOSS GS-10.

Saw it at NAMM. It has BOSS pedals built into a desktop unit that you can tweak in your computer via usb switching the order of pedals and presets then disconnected it has controls on the top. Has a pair of little speakers for reference.

I think at least two other companies were showing a similar product with usb but this concept seemed the best to me. Instead of having a pedal board of BOSS pedals you bring them up to your hands. The interface shows the pedal with its controls and you can adjust the controls on the pedal or drag the pedal from place to place with your mouse.

Larry Bell · From: Englewood, Florida

GS-10 is based on the GT-6 which is a great little box. FIFTEEN knobs all avaliable all the time. Two each for reverb, delay, chorus, plus global EQ and two more assignable fx addresses. All are routable, 24 bit A/D, with more user definable patches than you could ever dream up. Very useful device. The reverb and delay are the same algorithm you get with the RV- or DD- series stompboxes.

The more I think about it, I'm not wild about the idea of the USB interface built into the fx unit, but that's not a big deal. I usually use the S/PDIF digital out for the cleanest signal anyway, whenever I record direct. The amp models are pretty good -- there are two or three that work ok with steel.

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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps

Terry Edwards · From: Florida... livin' on spongecake...

Jim, I use the effects loop in the Nash 1000 and it still seems to color the sound. May be my imagination, I'll try it again tonight.

What about rack mount effects vs. stomp boxes. Any Pros and cons? (i.e. Lexicon)

Thanks for the comments,

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Terry Edwards
Fessy D-10; Nash 1000
Martin D-21; Flatiron F-5

Ron Randall · From: Dallas, Texas, USA

Terry,
I have been very happy with the Lexicon MPX series. I think that any of these Lexicon units are great for reverb and delay. I tried the MPX G2 (guitar processor) and it was way too complex. took it back to Guitar Center).
Lexicon is known for their high quality reverbs in major music and movie studios.
Check out their website for all the features. I think each of them has at least 150 presets. There are many delay programs that work in mono and stereo. You can dial in a delay, tap in the tempo, or choose a preset you have made. Lots of choices.
I like a rack mount unit, cause my feet are busy enough. I really only use about 6 presets. The most versatile is one called Tempo Verb. I tap in the tempo, and the reverb adjusts from big for a slow song, to small, for a fast song.
Edit: These units have a true bypass. It is easy to hear your sound, with and without the effects, by pushing one button.
Hope this helps.

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Stringmaster T8, Benoit 8, National Tricone, MSA U12

[This message was edited by Ron Randall on 26 August 2003 at 09:19 PM.]

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