Multi FX Pedals

Flink_Poyd

Bought myself a nice shiny bit of wood yesterday off a nice bloke on eBay,yay for me. To test it out he plugged it into a Boss GT6 (I think) which I was very impressed with as it was just through some sennheiser hd205 headphones, no amp, which would suit me for playing at night when the kids are in bed. Apparently they're a bit thin on the ground on eBay etc at the mo so I was wondering what else to look out for that's similar.
Ideally budget around £75 as wifey hasn't noticed the new guitar yet, decent range off sounds for me to mess with and needs to work OK without an amp.
I'm a bit clueless in the FX Dept apart from I know Boss are something to do with Roland, so school time starts now I guess

Grumpyrocker

You might be able to get a used Zoom G3 for that. I've used a lot of multi fx units via headphones and this is by far the best. Has a specific effect called "air" that makes headphone playing feel much more natural.

d8m

See if you can pick one of these up second hand:

Zoom G3.

May be a little over £75 but worht it!

Flink_Poyd

Thanks, any more pointers? Seems like I'm looking for the Holy grail, guess they're good enough to hold on to

RobDavies

Don't discount the Digitech stuff - I loved my RP500.

It had the most "organic" gainy sounds I've heard from a multi fx.

d8m

This is available new in your budget.

Has a bit of everything on it.

Depends what you want to do with it though as its only got one foot switch.

You can bank up effects though and then bypass with the A/B parameter.

If you're only after mods/delays/verbs I have heard loads of good things abut this one:

Flink_Poyd

Ok so Zoom looks like an avenue. One thing I noticed about the G3 is that it's also an audio interface so could that replace my USB audio interface I use the hook up to my Mac?

Grumpyrocker

Yes, though it only operates at 16bit, so if 24bit is important to you it's not the best audio interface. However it does work very well in that role.

It also has a looper and onboard drums, which makes it an even better headphone practice tool.

monofin

Another recommendation for the G3

Also have a look at line 6 stuff - plenty of used kit about

thecolourbox

Just to point out i don't think you can use the multi stomp ones with headphones. If that's what you're after the G3 is excellent. I like the Bassman and Vibroverb amp models, and have used them through the usb interface for a few Fretboard Challenges now, which is kind of equivalent to headphone playing i guess. Highly recommended, as is the Air effect mentioned above

Ooh and they are tinkerable, i got a great Velvet Underground tone by playing with the active/passive input and removing the cab sim, adding a bit of post comp. Play about with it with your ears and you can get some excellent results

Flink_Poyd

Grumpyrocker;464390" said:

Yes, though it only operates at 16bit, so if 24bit is important to you it's not the best audio interface. However it does work very well in that role.

It also has a looper and onboard drums, which makes it an even better headphone practice tool.

Seems like a no brainer for the G3. I'm just noodling around at the mo using a Lexicon Alpha audio interface so it's not crucial.

JD50

There is a Boss GT5 in the classifieds.

Flink_Poyd

JD50;464426" said:

There is a Boss GT5 in the classifieds.

Thanks for the tip but I think the combination of having it as a USB interface as well is pushing me to the Zoom unless there any other suggestions

DesVegas

there is a zoom ms70cdr in the for sale bit for 50 bucks. lovely reverbs

meltedbuzzbox

d8m said:

See if you can pick one of these up second hand:

Zoom G3.

May be a little over £75 but worht it!

I got the g9.2tt for £80 ish

I would go for one of those. 

TTony

You can get these

For under your budget, new.

There's one on evilBay here right now.

Flink_Poyd

If I sell my audio interface (£20-30) I should be able to get the G3. Cheapest Ive found so far is Gak at £95 so probably £100 with p+p

monofin

@gru is selling a G3 in the classifieds

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/30577/zoom-g3-as-new-with-pics-90-incl-postage#latest

UnclePsychosis

I got a G3X for £75 delivered on eBay.

For home practice I definitely recommend the G3 (or G3X). Superb things.

Flink_Poyd

monofin said:

@gru is selling a G3 in the classifieds

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/30577/zoom-g3-as-new-with-pics-90-incl-postage#latest

I did a search on here but didnt see that,thanks

Grumpyrocker

More G3 praise:

• G3 sounds bloody great plugged into stereo speakers
  
• Runs for ages on a set of rechargeable AA batteries
  
• The "edit and share" PC patch building software is beautifully simple
  
• It sounds good in an amp's loop as just an FX box
  
• The noise reduction/gate is one of the best I've ever used