TC Electronic Nova system.
Seriously? You use one of those?
TC Electronic Nova system.
Seriously? You use one of those?
Certainly, live. I use it in the front end as a four-pedal stomp-box. I don't bother with the comp or the pitch, but the delay, modulation and (analogue) crunch are stunningly good. There's an unbelievably cool and useful 10dB boost switch that I use a LOT. You can bring out little phrases so easily with it, without resorting to the lead channel. It's the best live pedal I've ever used, bar none.
No shit. I wouldn't have pegged you for using one of those.
It's just a tool. I wouldn't consider recording with it, I believe that the amp should do its thing, in the same way that you do. But when you're trying to do a show where you have to approximate some of the production sounds of the punk records such as The delay on the DKs "Holiday In Cambodia", or the Flange sound of Magazine's "Shot By Both Sides", or adding extra (perfect) crunch to "Holidays In The Sun", or using the 10dB boost to bring out the lead flourishes in "Pretty Vacant", then it's just part of my Attention To Detail. It means that my covers band gets gigs in punk venues where punk covers bands normally are scorned, simply because we sound so bloody perfect. Accuracy of sound is my "thing" and I just use my stuff to attain that.
I've never gotten a bad result from any time-based effects ran straight into the front end of an amp, maybe that's just me though.I'd be willing to try it, just for the sake of hooking it up with just a couple of pedal coupler cables. That MXR has been a definite consideration for me, even some of the Boss digital delays. TC electronic looks to have some nice gear as well.
This reminds me that I also want a good fuzz pedal. I'm intrigued by them, and I've never owned one. I've listened to a few shootouts on YouTube, and I was actually considering that Hendrix one from Dunlop. I'll put that MXR fuzz on the list to check out as well. Too bad Dallas Arbiter ones are so hard to come by!
I've never gotten a bad result from any time-based effects ran straight into the front end of an amp, maybe that's just me though.
As far as the fuzz is concerned, I would say the MXR is my favorite. I've only compared it to an older Big Muff and a Hendrix Sig Fuzz Face that my wife got me for Christmas; the MXR seems to have a lot more distortion to offer than the other two but it sounds better when it's not pushed - distortion around 9 o'clock and tone around 11 o'clock with volume matching the clean signal volume. Hitting the octave switch is where it gets really nasty. The Big Muff is a great fuzz, too, IMO, and the Hendrix FF is just eh... Thinking about trying the Band of Gypsies FF and seeing if there is a significant difference.
How are you guys connecting the pedals to your board and what are you using for a board?
I am finally getting pissed off with leads and pedals all over the place and want to make a really tidy job of it.
Cry baby, half a dozen boxes and a tuner. .. I really really want that Korg Miku pedal now!!! You sent me a link for a multiple 9V adaptor before. Do you have that to hand?
Cheers, that's the ticket
Damn you!!!!.. I really really want that Korg Miku pedal now!!! ?