I thought it was going to be the coolest fucking thing ever. You see a bunch of innovative guitarists use it and I thought it would be a creative goldmine. But it really does nothing other than make ear piercing high sounds and annoying the fuck out of me.
Any yes I said innovative guitarists which I know I am not one. But really, this pedal is a one trick pony for a lot of money. It's going on e-bay.
years and years ago when I finally got to try one out I played "becoming" on it and it was rad. and I realized that would've been the only thing I would've used it for. to play "becoming" for 200 dollars
I've had a lot of fun with them on bass, actually. Mostly when I'm doing electronic-band kind of stuff though. I've never dropped the cash on the standalone unit, though; I've always had the effect in with other multieffects I use.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
Izzy: something that isnt the civil war
I'm not a guitar player, but one of my old guitarist called that pedal "a tone killer"....he has one of the smaller black first gen ones that he loves.
He said they are pretty hard to find now.
Like this one:
[b]"Psycho Gangster"
And why exactly would I change my name to "Schmeagle"?[/b]
[b]"Bukkake Tsunami". My two negro cats are fighting, the one missing a leg is winning.[/b]
Yeah mine's currently residing buried under some other useless junk in a closet somewhere. If you want to sound like Tom Morello for a few minutes, okay, but otherwise fuck this pedal.
BREATH HOLD!
"And if I leave you, let me leave you entirely un-enthralled. That way, if you remember me years later, it's for good cause and not something completely forced. When I walk that door, I pray for a collective yawn."
I had a patch on my old boss multi effect pedal, i thnik it was the GT3 and it pretty much sounded like Becoming. I can't think of the exact effect name.
I have a GT6 now and can't get the same sound.
Edit: It was a ring modulator
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Yeah, but the question is...how much are you willing to spend on them?
Not that much, I'm not in a band.
Why does that matter?
BREATH HOLD!
"And if I leave you, let me leave you entirely un-enthralled. That way, if you remember me years later, it's for good cause and not something completely forced. When I walk that door, I pray for a collective yawn."
Bass players shouldn't really need a bunch of pedals. I had a Line 6 Pro (rack mount) and used 3 effects. the amp modeling was kind of stupid because I have an amp that is the sound I want. Now I use 3 boss pedals, a Keeley hot rodded compressor, a Keeley hot rodded distortion and a Chorus (which I'd like to have Keeley True Bypass done to it) This pretty much covers most of the sounds I need/use. Unless your in a experimental phase you shouldn't need much more.
[b]"Psycho Gangster"
And why exactly would I change my name to "Schmeagle"?[/b]
[b]"Bukkake Tsunami". My two negro cats are fighting, the one missing a leg is winning.[/b]
Yeah, but the question is...how much are you willing to spend on them?
Not that much, I'm not in a band.
Why does that matter?
It does matter. What's the point of getting the most high end equipment for simple jamming with friends?
Because musicians enjoy making music no matter who's around.
BREATH HOLD!
"And if I leave you, let me leave you entirely un-enthralled. That way, if you remember me years later, it's for good cause and not something completely forced. When I walk that door, I pray for a collective yawn."
Yeah, but the question is...how much are you willing to spend on them?
Not that much, I'm not in a band.
Why does that matter?
It does matter. What's the point of getting the most high end equipment for simple jamming with friends?
Because musicians enjoy making music no matter who's around.
So I should buy the most expensive equipment possible?
Yes, that's exactly what I said.
BREATH HOLD!
"And if I leave you, let me leave you entirely un-enthralled. That way, if you remember me years later, it's for good cause and not something completely forced. When I walk that door, I pray for a collective yawn."
PABassPlayer wrote:Bass players shouldn't really need a bunch of pedals.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
Izzy: something that isnt the civil war
Yeah, but the question is...how much are you willing to spend on them?
Not that much, I'm not in a band. I'd like to find a multi-effects pedal for bass.
Boss GT6B. If that won't fulfill your hobbyist requirements, nothing will.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
Izzy: something that isnt the civil war
Yeah, but the question is...how much are you willing to spend on them?
Not that much, I'm not in a band. I'd like to find a multi-effects pedal for bass.
Boss GT6B. If that won't fulfill your hobbyist requirements, nothing will.
Yeah I had a boss distortion and wah, pretty good they were
The distortions are alright on the GT6B, but the modulations and filters are pretty damn cool.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
Izzy: something that isnt the civil war
Yeh I fucking hated that pedal. They're stupidly expensive. Whenever you have it on it adds a fuck load of hiss and shit tone to your amp. And it breaks/fucks up so easily.
Only good thing it's good for is retaining it's value and being able to sell it on for about 20 less than you bought it for.
Probably one of the shittest pedals I've ever had, after the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster or some shit Rat overdrive pedal
So if it's such a worthless fucking pedal, how'd we ALL get fooled?
BREATH HOLD!
"And if I leave you, let me leave you entirely un-enthralled. That way, if you remember me years later, it's for good cause and not something completely forced. When I walk that door, I pray for a collective yawn."
ditto. you can pretty much make most of those noises without a pedal anyway, just bend your fingers a little harder. just be carefull not to snap your neck off, otherwise its a worthless..
I thought it was going to be the coolest fucking thing ever. You see a bunch of innovative guitarists use it and I thought it would be a creative goldmine. But it really does nothing other than make ear piercing high sounds and annoying the fuck out of me.
Any yes I said innovative guitarists which I know I am not one. But really, this pedal is a one trick pony for a lot of money. It's going on e-bay.
