cerumen Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 I'm looking for a unit that'll have most of the popular 80's effects....any recommendations? I used to use the korg A3.. Is there a similar unit out there? not looking to spend Eventide dollars on the thing... i'd say somewhere between 200-500 dollars... thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagle1 Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 Try the new TC Electronic G Major processor. Guitar Player reviewed it not long ago and gave it an Editor's Pick I think. Price should be $500 or less and you'll get all those great-sounding TC effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucyjack Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 Check out a Boss Gt3..basically a bunch of Boss pedals in 1 unit...run about $250 used,Will do the 80s thing well(a little too well sometimes Rivers Smell the Magic www.Katp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Originally posted by cerumen: I used to use the korg A3.. A friend just sold one of those for $200.... A used Quadraverb - $100... If I didn't require Rocktron's Intellifex 8 voice chorus I'd rather just use a Line6 delay modeler. Do you need digital reverb for guitar in general? Unless you really want that "GTR Digitech cheez wiz" sound.... You don't want that, do you? Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerumen Posted November 11, 2001 Author Share Posted November 11, 2001 chip, maybe that was me... i bought another A3 in the summer cause mine died.... and, well....this one didn't last too long either.. it's dying too.... basically... i've been out of the "effects" scene for a while and am not to caught up on it.. i'd like to get a box that has most if not all the cool studio gtr sounds... last box i remember checking out was the roland gp-100... any comments on that one.? i'm actually thinking of just spending the money and get an eventide....never really heard any complaints on that one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Originally posted by cerumen: last box i remember checking out was the roland gp-100... any comments on that one.? i'm actually thinking of just spending the money and get an eventide....never really heard any complaints on that one.. Hmmm. Well, I've never liked digital reverb on guitar, or digital chorus (except as volume swells)... These days I'd rather have the Line6 pedals than rack gear. The Eventide works great as one shot deals from what I've gathered, they're not easily programmable. The GP100... uhg. The way I'd look at it is either from a super-quality standpoint or from a simplicity/ease of use standpoint. The Line6 pedals when on the simplicity/ease of use (and for guitar they're better sound wise IMO)... Reverb, find some old Lexicon LXP 1's or 5's, or an LXP15 and get a one space mixer to buss them , then scrape up some of those first Korg digital delays with the midi presets, or Roland SDD-series delays... For modulation effects... uhg. Hmm. 1st generation SPX90 set to "Symphonic" for chorusing, again bussed through a mixer, although again I'd prefer the new Line6 rackmount modulation unit. I wouldn't want my guitar signal to go through any of the old-school digital gear. There's 89,909 different multieffects out now, but the problem I hear is that they all have a dominant "sound" that generi-fies your sound.... Again, save the Line6 stuff. Get a POD or POD Pro and use it just for the effects... Rocktron Intellifex still does multi-tap chorusing better than anything.... I wish Line6 would wake up and put that in a pedal (although make it a sim of 8 *different* makes of delay for more complexity in sound, the only downside to the Intellifex). Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 ...although really, if you want "80's effects", just round up a bunch of old Yamaha SPX series units and run them through a mixer. That's as "80's" sounding as it gets - instant Alex Lifeson from _Power Windows_... Throw in some cheap eq's wacked out, instant George Lynch... Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerumen Posted November 13, 2001 Author Share Posted November 13, 2001 i'm glad you mentioned the volume swell things... that's what i'm mostly looking for... that cool Mike Landau fade in effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 Originally posted by cerumen: i'm glad you mentioned the volume swell things... that's what i'm mostly looking for... that cool Mike Landau fade in effect Ahhh, really? You'll have to find a Tristereo Chorus then for authentic value, BUT - just get a Rocktron Intellifex and set it for the 8 voice chorus. Trust me. Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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