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I was refferring more to the switching options you get, rather than the actual quality of effects. A multi-effects unit that has silence between patches, or is difficult to operate with your feet, is fundamentally flawed, with respect to gigging, but maybe that's not it's intended purpose.

As far as the ME50B goes, I wouldn't really know! If it's in "stompbox mode" or whatever it's called, then you would expect that pressing the same button you pressed to turn on an effect, would also turn it off! If not, then, yeh, that seems crap, but, it doesn't mean all multi-effects are fundamentally flawed.

I find that having effects in a loop, whether they be multi effects or singles boxes, is useful, as you can take time setting up a sound before you kick it in.

It's only my opinion, but I think that multi-effects are only worth buying, if you need to switch between different complicated effects settings. For example, if I use 3 different gain settings on one of the dirty patches on my Zoom, it would take 3 copies of the same pedal, with different settings, in a midi controlled rack, or in a looper on a massive board to replace the zoom with single pedals.

[quote name='funkysimon' post='81677' date='Oct 31 2007, 12:21 PM']... still, you know what they say about guitarists with big feet.[/quote]
Big Heads!

Seriously, I have to play with thinner shoes than I normally wear, so that I don't hit two pedals at once by accident.

Metalzone's are great on bass! I got an XP-100 cheaper than you can get new WH-4s or any other whammy. Maybe look for one of them?

I don't think that the lower end of multi-effects, where you have this difficulty, are aimed at gigging musicians. I use my B2.1U, but, it's part of a bigger setup, in a loop. I think the GT-6B works fine, and I would have no problem with the switching capabilities it has.

You could add your own footswitch, to fool the unit into thinking you're pressing both switches at once.

I used to use a zoom GFX707, which I added 2 footswitches to, to allow me to switch up and down by 10 patches.

I think your Daphon might be similar to the Ibanez CP5? If so, it should sound great!

Try the 22 through your bass amp, the 13 through your guitar amp! I like them together, but, I'm not running them through seperate amp chains, i'm running them through a bi-amp rig.

PM'd! I want to see how this compared to my BOB the blender, as i'm having issues with feedback etc.

Have you tried the DJ22? A DJ13 into a DJ22 through my rig sounds awesome.

Cool, thanks, i'll try and give it a listen tonight, although i'd obviously prefer to hear you and your monstrous rig!

What's your band?

Custom hat?

Oh my god Joe, that is a rig to wreckon with! Where can I hear it? I thought about doing this kind of thing before, but, I decided to try to fill the frequency range of the guitar using my effects and other playing techniques, rather than actually pitch shifting my bass.

I always play with my 6 string like: A#, C#, G#, C#, F#, B

I just buy the heaviest guage strings I can find. Generally the shops around here are pretty crap and have to make up a set of strings that aren't standard guages. I'm guessing this could be bad for the bass? So I suppose I need the same kind of advice as you, even though standard heavy Elite 5 string sets seems to work fine.

[quote name='funkysimon' post='78076' date='Oct 23 2007, 10:33 AM']Don't over-use effects or flashy techniques. Sure, autowah rocks bells, but use it all the time and it loses impact factor.[/quote]

Yeh, I think with respect to creating music in general, you have to create a structure using "contrast", which doesn't necessarily mean dynamics.

It would be so funny to actually see someone keep playing their out of tune guitar (no bassist is this stupid) staring at their tuner, going mental at it for not tuning their guitar.

That's a lot of money for a muff. You should try making one!

Heh, well, i'm going to try and get rid of 2 pedals and fit some more on there. I can drill holes for cabling, and hopefully fit some stuff underneath the board etc.

He wouldn't break the case or the switch. Maybe the pots would snap, but, I think if you buy it new it has a plastic "pot protector".

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='77682' date='Oct 22 2007, 11:29 AM'].......I didn't really get on with the tuner pedal .[/quote]

You have to turn your tuning pegs as well you know! :-p

The French toast won't break if you don't re-house it. It just "feels" flimsy. I've had mine on my board for at least 3 years, it must have done 100 gigs at least, with me stamping on it. I've never had any issues with it that weren't psychological.

I tried the limiter/enhancer, and I thought it was at least as good as the BOSS one.

I need to sort mine out. Everyone else's board is so tidy! I need to drill and solder and etc though, and i'm just too lazy. I wish there was an easy way of tidying up my board!

Yeh, if you spend your money, you can make a PC that looks just as nice inside, and outside. I built a computer for my brother who spent a load on a nice case and etc, so you get a load of drive caddies that slot in and out really easily, and clever cable routing and etc. It's just a bit pointless isn't it! I don't mind having a messy pc, 'cos i'm always messing with it.

Keep us posted, I want to know how this sounds!

I get B&Q and C&A, but maybe my mind's not dirty enough for M&S?