Guitar Multi-effects Pedal!

Behind you Joey

Okay here's the deal... I'm looking for a new multi-effects pedal for my guitar. My budget is around €300, and the pedal needs to have a tuner, wah-wah pedal, looper and obviously quite a few effects.

Can anyone shed some light as to what pedal I should buy(most likely from Germany)? I was looking at the BOSS ME-70, but my mate has that and I don't want a carbon copy of his pedal. What do people think of the VOX TONELAB LE? I'm thinking of buying it... Although I'm not sure if it has a tuner built in?:pac: Help!

http://www.voxamps.com/us/pedals/tonelable/

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Have a look around adverts or ebay and see if you can get a second hand boss gt-8 or even a gt-10 , great bits of kit.

Malice

Vox Tonelab LE

I bought a Pod XT Live a few years ago and I still haven't gotten to grips with all of the tonal possibilities it offers. Its easy integration with my computer is a godsend. Mind you, it doesn't have a looper and is out of your price range if €300 is your limit unless you look for a second hand one.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Malice_ wrote: »

I bought a Pod XT Live a few years ago and I still haven't gotten to grips with all of the tonal possibilities it offers. Its easy integration with my computer is a godsend. Mind you, it doesn't have a looper and is out of your price range if €300 is your limit unless you look for a second hand one.

How much did it set you back?

EDIT; just seen the link.

Malice

Vox Tonelab LE

Behind you Joey wrote: »

How much did it set you back?

EDIT; just seen the link.

I didn't buy it from Thomann as it happens, I bought it from GAK as the exchange rate with Sterling at the time meant I saved a bit more money. I honestly can't remember how much I paid for it at the time, probably around €400.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Thanks for the info. I've actually really taken a liking to the Boss GT-8, but I can't seem to buy a new one anywhere.... I wonder do they still sell them?

Quattroste

Vox Tonelab LE

I had a vox Tonelab before and I wasn't overly impressed by it. No looper either.

I have a Pod X3 Live now and the sounds are much better but I don't have the patience to work with it so I'm getting rid. No looper either. Some great effect though and you can run dual effects like a Crunchy tone and a Chorus/Delay tone at the same time. Only your imaginations can limit you

However, what I use nearly all the time now is a TC Electronics Nova system. Great effect, simple to use. Not for you though as no looper or wah.

Grolschevik

Quattroste wrote: »

However, what I use nearly all the time now is a TC Electronics Nova system. Great effect, simple to use. Not for you though as no looper or wah.

A tad OT, but I'm seriously considering one of those. But then again, the Carl Martin Quattro... yum!

68 lost souls

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Thanks for the info. I've actually really taken a liking to the Boss GT-8, but I can't seem to buy a new one anywhere.... I wonder do they still sell them?

THe GT8 went out of production a few years ago. It has been superseeded by the GT-10. This sells for about 440 new in Irish shops and the same price from Germany.

You might be able to pickup a secod hand GT-8 on adverts as they sometimes pop up there.

Banjo

The Digitech Rp500 and 1000 had a firmware release that introduced a looper. Although there were teething problems and I'm fecked if I can figure out how to use it... But they're good, solid hunks of metal that make pretty noises; not sure how they're regarded in general but I've no complaints about my 500 - it was less than 300 new so I'm sure you'd get a second hand one for a decent price.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Ya the GT-10 is a bit too pricey for me tbh, but my friend has one and says it's unbelievable but just really hard to master. I'd love a GT-8. Presume it has a tuner and looper?:pac:

What do ye guys use?

Sandvich

I really wanted a multi effect as I have limited space and found I didn't have the time or space to plug in loads of different little boxes. I was getting tired of going straight into the amp, or straight in with a dirt box. So I ended up, like many people, investing in an M9.

It's maybe a bit over your budget there's nothing close to it out at the moment, not with a looper anyway.

If you need Amp modelling though, I'm not sure. Digitech have the best bang for buck modeling but I think the effects are less than stellar.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Okay I'm stuck between the Boss GT-10/Boss GT-8, the Line 6 POD and the Vox Tonelab LE. Here are the links;

Boss
http://www.thomann.de/ie/boss_gt10.htm

Line 6
http://www.thomann.de/ie/line6_pod_xt_live.htm

Vox
http://www.thomann.de/ie/vox_tonelab_le.htm

What do ye reckon? Lets say I could get a second hand GT-10 for €300, do ye think that would win out? I'm really taken by both the GT-8 and GT-10.

Malice

Vox Tonelab LE

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Okay I'm stuck between the Boss GT-10/Boss GT-8, the Line 6 POD and the Vox Tonelab LE. Here are the links;

Boss
http://www.thomann.de/ie/boss_gt10.htm

Line 6
http://www.thomann.de/ie/line6_pod_xt_live.htm

Vox
http://www.thomann.de/ie/vox_tonelab_le.htm

What do ye reckon? Lets say I could get a second hand GT-10 for €300, do ye think that would win out? I'm really taken by both the GT-8 and GT-10.

If you like I can add a poll to the thread for you. My vote goes for the Pod XT Live anyway .

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Malice_ wrote: »

If you like I can add a poll to the thread for you. My vote goes for the Pod XT Live anyway .

Yes could you? Thanks.

Sandvich

If you're just looking for effects and not amp modelling, an M9 would be better and you could probably get one second hand for €300. I paid about about 350 for mine new I think.

Malice

Vox Tonelab LE

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Yes could you? Thanks.

Okay, poll is up.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Screw the Vox... In between the GT-10 and the POD.:pac:

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Go with the gt 10 man , i tried both side by side for a good few hours , and the boss won over on quality of tone and the quality of the effects.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

demanufactured wrote: »

Go with the gt 10 man , i tried both side by side for a good few hours , and the boss won over on quality of tone and the quality of the effects.

Did you actually play on each of them?

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Yes , played on the x3 for about an hour and the gt-10 for the same , i now own a gt10.

seensensee

"other" specifically Boss ME 20 because it's a third of the price and for some of us it's the 10 hour practice sessions that count.

cheers.

Sergio

Ive got the GNX4 from Digitech for sale on the adverts section here at the moment.Its a very good multi fx pedal in that it has it all included,amp modeling,fx,8 track recorder,drum machine,expression pedal for wah,volume etc etc

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Screw it, just seen a Boss GT-8 for €150 might just get that...

Does anyone know the main differences between the GT-8 and the GT-10?

GazPat

I got an ME-25, built in sounds are crap but it has that cosm amp modelling **** and you can get some really lovely tones, looper wah and all brand new for €130 i think, perfect as it's nice and neat and is compatible via usb with ableton and all other top brand software, sonar etc..

Worth checking out and will save you a few quid

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Screw it, just seen a Boss GT-8 for €150 might just get that...

Does anyone know the main differences between the GT-8 and the GT-10?

The Gt-10 is slightly more user friendly , Thee is a phrase looper on the gt-10 , there isnt much of a difference to be honest if you just want it for general use , Go for that gt-8 man.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

demanufactured wrote: »

The Gt-10 is slightly more user friendly , Thee is a phrase looper on the gt-10 , there isnt much of a difference to be honest if you just want it for general use , Go for that gt-8 man.

Cheers. Does the GT-8 not have a looper?:pac:

i57dwun4yb1pt8

Pods sound like arse ,

I have an xt with all the packs installed - thought they were pretty good until
I heard and then bought the digitech GSP 1101

think of it as 85% an AXE fx but 66% cheaper .

its one of the most amazing things ive heard in terms of modelling and effects.

play it through the power amp stage of a tube amp and you will be stunned.

and for home recording - its just the bollox.

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Cheers. Does the GT-8 not have a looper?:pac:

no.

population

Vox Tonelab LE

Pod man here

artvandulet

Sandvich wrote: »

If you're just looking for effects and not amp modelling, an M9 would be better and you could probably get one second hand for €300. I paid about about 350 for mine new I think.

That looks very interesting. A little more straight forward too.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Borrowed my friend's GT-10 for 2 days and I must admit it is unreal for various effects and amp models. Although it is quite confusing and I reckon could prove very difficult to gig with due to all the various effects and add on's.

Still unsure?:pac:

M9 looks cool.

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Borrowed my friend's GT-10 for 2 days and I must admit it is unreal for various effects and amp models. Although it is quite confusing and I reckon could prove very difficult to gig with due to all the various effects and add on's.

Still unsure?:pac:

M9 looks cool.

Once you get your head around it , its not confusing at all , i gig with it every week , you se up your various patches and away you go , the beauty of it is if you want to alter a patch , just copy it to anpther location so you keep the origional.


How do you like the amp/overdrive sounds??

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

demanufactured wrote: »

Once you get your head around it , its not confusing at all , i gig with it every week , you se up your various patches and away you go , the beauty of it is if you want to alter a patch , just copy it to anpther location so you keep the origional.


How do you like the amp/overdrive sounds??

Ya I'd say after about a week or two of constant practice on it, you'd eventually crack it and find the exact sounds you want. I think my problem would be, say I had an effect on bank 2 for the main part of the song, but for the solo of the song I needed an effect on bank 22, there isn't any quick way to switch up the banks quickly if you get me?:pac:

The overdrive sounds are unbelievable especially for lead and metal. Tbh I think there are too many metal banks and not enough synth effects, etc.

Did you buy yours new?

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Ya I'd say after about a week or two of constant practice on it, you'd eventually crack it and find the exact sounds you want. I think my problem would be, say I had an effect on bank 2 for the main part of the song, but for the solo of the song I needed an effect on bank 22, there isn't any quick way to switch up the banks quickly if you get me?:pac:

The overdrive sounds are unbelievable especially for lead and metal. Tbh I think there are too many metal banks and not enough synth effects, etc.

Did you buy yours new?

Organise your banks so that the sounds you need are close together , I use 3 banks dureing a gig .

My main one has the 4 main tones i will use , Clean , Rythm , lead1 and lead2

The other 2 banks are pretty much the same but i have the controller pedals set to do different things.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

demanufactured wrote: »

Organise your banks so that the sounds you need are close together , I use 3 banks dureing a gig .

My main one has the 4 main tones i will use , Clean , Rythm , lead1 and lead2

The other 2 banks are pretty much the same but i have the controller pedals set to do different things.

Yeah that makes a lot of sense thanks. Did you buy it new and are you happy with it?

See my main problem is I'm all set on this second-hand GT-8 but there is no looper!:mad: So I was thinking of buying a Boss RC-2 loop pedal but that's another €150!:pac: It's all so expensive.

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

I bought mine new , and am very happy with it , i was using an old pod 2.0 for years before , and this thing has opened up so many different things for me tonally.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

I must admit it is a serious piece of equipment, just out of my price range atm.

demanufactured

Line6 PodXT Live

Bite the bullet and got for the second hand gt8

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

Yeah think I will, cheers for all the advice throughout the thread.:)

artvandulet

Have you looked at the Line6 M9? Thats what I'm leaning towards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytOlSMkeeb8

Bugg

Ive had the GT-8 for a few years and its a great bit of gear. It does require a bit of learning at the start but thats half the fun, experimenting with it and getting these crazy sounds. If you want to get the most out of it have a look at the forums on http://www.bossgtcentral.com/ Theres lots of information there on it and some tutorials.

Behind you Joey

Line6 PodXT Live

artvandulet wrote: »

Have you looked at the Line6 M9? Thats what I'm leaning towards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytOlSMkeeb8

Yeah I love the M9. Do you have it? The only problem with me is that it's a bit too pricey and it dosen't have an expression pedal, therefore you'd have to add at least another €70 on to the €330 for the pedal itself.... That's €400!:pac:

Bugg wrote: »

Ive had the GT-8 for a few years and its a great bit of gear. It does require a bit of learning at the start but thats half the fun, experimenting with it and getting these crazy sounds. If you want to get the most out of it have a look at the forums on http://www.bossgtcentral.com/ Theres lots of information there on it and some tutorials.

Hey ya I've a feeling it should be fun to mess around with. Do you reckon its a good deal to get one second-hand for €200? Like would it be worth it compared to other products of that price range?

KevLeppard

Go for the BOSS GT 8. U can pick them up for about 200 to 250 second hand. Very good gear. Used one at a gig and very impressed with it.

bradlente

As far as recording is concerned,which pedal would be the best investment,or would there be much of a difference between the higher end models?