Lexicon mpx500 -v- TC G major

[Krystof01]

Howdy there;
OK; I've been thinking about investing in a Lexicon 500 for recording/mixing (full range of instruments), thing is I already have a TC Electronic G major (I don't really want to get into the quality of Lexicon-TC, that's all been done before) that I am quite happy with the quality of the effects.

Question is about application. The G major is a guitar processor, the Lexicon is and effects processor. When mixing say drums and vocals will the Lexicon outshine the TC as it's built for guitar.

I don't know if you can grasp exactly what I'm trying to get at hear; it's not so much a debate about quality, more about wheather or not effects (that are highly tweakable by the way) in a guitar processor will work across the board with other instruments in mixing to the same degree the lexicon is built for. Take for instance the delay of the G major, it is very good but will that be the case when applied to tracking a vocal.

I think these two units are very close in turms of a comparison and quality, do I really need both.

At the end of the day I'd really like not to have to buy the Lexicon unless you can convince me it's necessary.

Thanks,
Krystof.

 

[Krystof01]

Come on people I thought you were supposed to be intelligent.

It's quite simple really, are effects processors as applicable to one instrument as another (even if it says guitar processor).

BTW; the G major is pure effects (and a compressor/noise gate btw), no amp simulation and inbuilt distortions like other guitar effects units; it's this that leads me to likening it to the Lexicon and it's functions. It also has digital in out etc...........

 

[LongWaveStudio]

im sure that a lot of the effects on the Gmajor will be optimised for guitar. im not sure, but the reverbs may even have a certain roll off point in their response.

i would go for the lexicon. it's a good unit, and it'll serve you pretty well for a range of instruments. and you then have a dedicated reverb unit, rather than one off a guitar multi fx.