Digitech Trio Band Creator

Rocker

I am not into using FX but the latest issue of Hot Deals from Thomann dropped into out letterbox yesterday and a Digitech Trio Band Creator is listed at €79. Has anyone any knowledge/experience of this pedal? I am persevering with, and struggling with, a Boss RC-3 looper, would that Digitech pedal be any easier to use or it it a different type of pedal entirely? A Trio+ is listed too at €249. Thanks.

BRISTOL86

They’re £40 at G4M and Amazon! See the other thread!

Legionreturns

I got my trio+ for about £175 on a deal... They're worth the money but I can't speak for the staggers trio

blobb

Trio+ has built in looper, normal Trio does not. So if looping's your game, you will need the + version. It also adds some more styles over vanilla.

I have the basic model and it usually goes something like this:
1. random chord strumming (learn), replay Trio attempt to match up, sounds awful, grimace.
2. Turn down bass player, find nice sounding drum pattern from the recognised styles, turn up bass player, sounds awful.
3. Play original random chord sequence over the top, sounds awful.
4. Forget about original chord sequence and play along with drummer, bass player now (somehow) 'makes sense'
5. Amazement that from nothing there is now a semi coherent 'jam' happening.
6. Now I'm not sure it does this but to me the bass player 'adapts to the new jam and starts to sound authentic.
7. Hours pass, great fun.

I'm sure having the built in looper would add another dimension. But I love the basic idea and it always pulls something out of the bag even though you don't ever expect it to.

Here's a bit of late night noodling with Trio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJrQIGMyoCA

hotpickups

Do you think one could use it as a live band tool?

Fuengi

hotpickups said:

Do you think one could use it as a live band tool?

Not without an awful lot of apologising to the audience.

My experience with it is remarkably similar to @blobb ;

blobb

it has three patterns so you could line up a verse / chorus / middle type thing if you prep it beforehand. but only one song and it's pot luck. If you are doing it live, in real time, then it could be fun to see what happens! so i guess it depends on the context.

As a proof of concept though, it's brilliant. Much better than I expected it to be. For idea generation it's great - that's really what I use it for, then into DAW with the idea for building up. There have been times when I just wanted to record the whole ensemble in action though.

but that bass player..........gets there in the end though.

midlifecrisis

i bought one of these 39.99 from amazon played with it for a few days and decided it wasnt that useful for me so ive sent it back.  i found it too unpredictable as to what rhythm you get

Niallseroreilly

I got one and i love it. 

Legionreturns

blobb said:

it has three patterns so you could line up a verse / chorus / middle type thing if you prep it beforehand. but only one song and it's pot luck. If you are doing it live, in real time, then it could be fun to see what happens! so i guess it depends on the context.

As a proof of concept though, it's brilliant. Much better than I expected it to be. For idea generation it's great - that's really what I use it for, then into DAW with the idea for building up. There have been times when I just wanted to record the whole ensemble in action though.

but that bass player..........gets there in the end though.

The plus stores 12 songs, each with up to 5 parts. If you have another memory card, double that. You could absolutely gig with it.

fandango

Forget the standard trio version.

If you want a trio, then it HAS to be the + version.

Legionreturns

fandango said:

Forget the standard trio version.

If you want a trio, then it HAS to be the + version.

The man speaks truth

midlifecrisis

maybe thats why they are selling off the standard one cheap. i found it to limiting, even just as a practise tool.

smigeon

Anyone have a view on whether the Trio and/or the Trio+ have an effect on tone? I found that a Digitec looper I had sucked dynamics out of my guitar sound and was therefore not at all satisfying to use - even though it was quite a subtle thing.

On the other hand I have since tried a Ditto and a Pigtronix Infinity looper, and they are both completely transparent to my ears.

If the Trio was similarly transparent I may be tempted by one...

Legionreturns

@smigeon ; I've not done any scientific testing but I haven't noticed anything. Plus the trio+ has some good fx itself. (For each "genre" it has a different rhythm and lead tone which can be toggled, so you can run it in front of the amp and use basic fx.

m_c

I've finally bit the bullet and pre-ordered a plus from Andertons. They still have them priced at £179, however I suspect that'll go up and be nearer all the other suppliers prices once the new stock arrives. Plus I get triple points, so it adds £5.37 to my points collection (so I've now got just under a tenner to spend on something I probably don't need at some point in the future).