Morano Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Hi, I'm new to this forum, so my apologies if this has already been covered. I have a budget so I've been listening to demos of some Zoom multi effect bass pedals on-line: Zoom B3, B1X & B2.1U There are a lot of sounds to go through. However, realistically I'm only gona use maybe 3 different sounds max when I'm playing live. I'm looking for a multi effects pedal which will be simple enough to customise, as I would like to have my chosen effects in an order which I can easily go between. The guitarist in my old band used a POD which kinda influenced me into looking for a multi effects pedal rather than buying 3-4 different pedals to do the same job. I'm a kill 2 birds with one stone kinda guy. Just looking to know if this is worth while before I buy. Chris Quote
Truckstop Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Get a boss me20b Up to 99 customisable patches and easy to use. Usual boss quality and the effects (except the distortion) sound good to me. Wah/volume pedal is more useful and cool than you think and has a good tuner built in. Best thing is, it's tiny (as far as multi effects pedals go) and light and you really do get a lot to play with! There's a reason boss are pretty much the industry standard! Truckstop Quote
Sibob Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 I used a ME-50B for years, awesome pedal, and decent prices second hand (discontinued now). The ME-70B is the new model, although I haven't tried that. Si Quote
stef030 Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 [b]as my needs are simple,[/b] [b]I have a me20b,which is all I will ever need,[/b] [b]easy to use,good sounds and can get 2nd hand ones for not a lot of money[/b] [b]would recomend the me20 all day long, [/b] [b]cheers[/b] [b]stef[/b] Quote
Morano Posted June 12, 2012 Author Posted June 12, 2012 Cheers guys. Checked out some of the demos. Sounding good, especially the synth sounds. And you can bank different sounds to the stomp boards. That's what I'm after. Ace. Quote
Lewmorg Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Before i started on my board i used a Boss me50b, cant bring myself to get rid of it still! Even though i dont use it live i use it all the time at home! Brilliant pedal highly recommend for what you are looking for! Cheers, Lewis Quote
chrismuzz Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 The boss ones are l, as above, industry standard and I've heard a massive amount of guitarists and bassists using them live with great results! Zoom B3 is definitely worth a look too, I use mine live! Distortions arent all great but you can get better sounds out of it than the boss ones. Everything else is definitely usable (except that f***ing Bomber effect ) Quote
xgsjx Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 The Boss/Roland multi effects units are probably the most user friendly & sound excellent (not that Zoom or Line 6 don't sound excellent also). Quote
mike257 Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 Is it improper to chime in at this point and say that I've got an ME-50B for sale? Link is in my signature below Quote
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