pedals

[ShaggyXLI]

Okay, advice coming from an effects junkie.

I had a multi-effects pedal once, a DigiTech RP-12. My advice if you want one, is buy it, find out what you like and what you don't, sell it, then buy stompboxes for the effects you want.

Most multi-effects pedals are average all around. No aspect really stands out above the others. They're usually hard to figure out. The one I had was next to impossible to figure out. Also, they're nearly impossible to change mid-show. Usually it involves going into menus, punching buttons galore... stompboxes involve turning a knob here and there and bingo--new sound locked in.

As far as delays go, I *highly* recommend the DD-5. Seriously. That thing is a little piece of heaven. It does everything you need it to, and then some. As far as overlapping delays goes, I'm not sure about that. But it has a hold mode, lets you record one thing as a background figure, then play over that. Stream, as was mentioned, is a good example of this--both the harmonic figure he plays at the end, and a part repeated during the 'Cocaine Fury'. You can only get a couple things being repeated, but any more than that and it starts to muddy up.

So, in conclusion: MFX are, in my opinion, good for figuring out what you want. Buying an MFX for a delay is pointless, buy a delay instead. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. Make sure you can work the thing before you plop down a load of money on it. And check the user reviews at harmony central before you buy anything--it's usually a wise idea.

Anything else you need, advice on pedals, etc. let me know.

Shaggy

[spencey]

Yeah... DD5 is pretty sweet... but if your looking into doing longer loops with mulitple loops at the same time.... Its all about the AKAI headrush...