multi-effects processors...BOSS ME-25 in particular

lynch1 · Post by **lynch1** » Thursday Nov 13, 2014

Jasoake....I agree, you get too many effects at one time, yeah its gonna sound like crap....I use mine like stomp box....one preset for my distortion tone, one for my lead tone, one for a clean tone, one for a clean tone with chorus, another for clean with lots of delay for a U2 song we do. but anyway.

StumbleFingers · Post by **StumbleFingers** » Thursday Nov 13, 2014

Jasaoke wrote: I don't like the idea of relying too heavily on pedals to produce the sound you're looking for, as opposed to using the amp. If you put a $75 dollar pedal in front of a $2500 amp, you're going to sound closer to 75 bucks than anything else.

It's not the price of the pedal that matters, it's how you use it. If you rely on the pedal for 90% of your tone, then yeah it's probably not a great idea. But a cheap pedal in front of a fire-breathing amp just works. Is it logical? No. But it works.

The craziest example I can think of is Robben Ford, who's been rocking godly tone from a $25k Dumble for 30 years. Yet at some point recently he added a Zendrive in front of it... a $200 pedal designed to mimic the sound of Robben Ford playing a $25k Dumble. WTF? He still sounds godly, though.

The Shadow · Post by **The Shadow** » Thursday Nov 13, 2014

I run a pedal that cost me $40.00 into the front of my SLO and it sounds completely amazing.

old Skool · Post by **old Skool** » Friday Nov 14, 2014

Thanks for the mention Mel. Love that 5150 iii! So easy to dial in and sits great in the mix. Like it best with the Nova System, can change the 5150 with midi. Those iStomps aren't too bad. At $39 brand new I couldn't pass them up. Four of them on a Pedaltrain Nano makes a nice little grab & go board.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Friday Nov 14, 2014

StumbleFingers wrote:
The craziest example I can think of is Robben Ford, who's been rocking godly tone from a $25k Dumble for 30 years. Yet at some point recently he added a Zendrive in front of it... a $200 pedal designed to mimic the sound of Robben Ford playing a $25k Dumble. WTF? He still sounds godly, though.

Check out this rig rundown of Ford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-QZNeIBYU

Monster player, monster tone, and an all around cool guy.

StumbleFingers · Post by **StumbleFingers** » Friday Nov 14, 2014

bassist_25 wrote: Check out this rig rundown of Ford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-QZNeIBYU

Monster player, monster tone, and an all around cool guy.

With excellent hair.

Also, thanks for the shoutout, Mel. I don't deserve to be included in such lofty company. You must have had a blank space to fill because you're too humble to list yourself.

lynch1 · Post by **lynch1** » Friday Nov 14, 2014

Yes, Mel give yourself some credit here...that's why I usually ask you about this kind of stuff...you are the tone guru

The Shadow · Post by **The Shadow** » Friday Nov 14, 2014

You gentlemen are far too kind.