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So yesterday the gnx 3000 I bought on ebay showed, and I spent some time messing with it.
I still have almost no idea how to work it, so I can't give a full review, but just messing around with it I was very happy with it.
It has some sweet settings and the drum machine is pretty cool too. Although in a few months I'll probably think the presets suck. Thats how it was with my amp, I used to use only the presets, then I slowly started using some manual settings, now I don't use any presets.
Tomorrow I plan to read the manual as much as I can so I know what I'm doing. It seems like I keep switching between modes or something on accident where I have a new selection of amps and I can't find the one I had just a few minutes ago, but that should all be easy to figure out.
Can't wait to take this to practice and see how it sounds going through the PA.
Any input, or tips on using it?
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Have you used the X-edit yet? It really simplifies the patch making process. It's like having the real knobs on the amps and effects. I don't even try making patches on the unit itself with my RP250. Also check out the Digitech community board for downloading user patches. You may also want to upgrade your firmware before you start making patches. Upgrading the firmware requires resetting everything to the factory presets. Of course, you can save your patches on your computer with the x-edit.
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As far as I know, there is no firmware update for the GNX3000.

Have fun! I know I love mine.
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Originally Posted by Jubal As far as I know, there is no firmware update for the GNX3000.

Have fun! I know I love mine.
I guess not. They had one for the RP250 and for some of the GNX series, I thought they might have had one for the GNX3000.
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Nope, haven't used X-edit. In fact I don't know what it is, but I'm guessing its the computer program that came with it?
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Yup. X-edit allows you to connect via USB cable and tweak patches from the computer, save, restore, and try out downloaded patches before overwriting your patches.
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Congratulations. We need another Digitech owner here. I found all the presets to be weak to me, so I've tweaked them a lot. I favored the Fender and Marshall banks. Oh yeah, make sure to turn down the noise gate if your signal decays too quickly. I have found that using it in Stompbox mode is the best. That way, you can easily add overdrive or distortion with a step of the pedal. But, do read the manual. I think you'll like it. I got a lot of compliments when I played with it. I usually went into the PA and used a small digital amp (with settings flat) for my stage monitor. I used it all the time when I played out, until I got my Rivera which gets most of the playing, make that, all of the playing.
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Ok, I did some reading of the manual today, I get some things, but still have a long ways to go.
Heres a few questions for you guys:
When I just turn on the unit, and select a preset, it is already set to using a certain amp and cab right?
How can I set for example preset 20 for channel 1 and preset 10 for channel two so that I can switch between them?
Say I don't want to use the presets, just an amp/cab model. I push that Get-nex button or whatever its called, and select the channel one and two amps with the knobs right? When I try to do it, it seems like the sound is still "colored" by whatever preset it was on before I started choosing an amp. If I find an amp/cab setup I like do I have to save it over one of the User presets to get back to it quickly?
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Double post, but didn't want to start a new thread.
Anyways, I made my first patch today. I started with the "Surfs up" preset number 25, and changed the amps, cabs, stompbox to "Screamer" and set the effects to my liking.
Anyways, heres how I have it set up:
Channel one is the vox ac 15 and I have that as the clean setting for songs I strum.
Channel two is mostly clean with a little bit of dirt for songs I where I'll hold a chord or play a few notes in between vocals but not really a solo. When I turn on the stompbox its for solos.
I basically had a couple songs in mind when I was doing it and kept playing little pieces while tweaking the sounds. I think I will be able to use this patch to cover a lot of the songs we play at youth services, but there are a few I feel I need a sharper brigther tone and a heavier clearer distortion. I think I will make that patch tomorrow.
Hopeful or anyone else that has used this unit, am I on the right track or how should I go about creating patches? Basically I find a preset I think is somewhat close to the sound I'm looking for and tweak it from there.
I have installed the X-edit software but have not had a chance to try it out yet.
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Originally Posted by Luder Double post, but didn't want to start a new thread.
Anyways, I made my first patch today. I started with the "Surfs up" preset number 25, and changed the amps, cabs, stompbox to "Screamer" and set the effects to my liking.
Anyways, heres how I have it set up:
Channel one is the vox ac 15 and I have that as the clean setting for songs I strum.
Channel two is mostly clean with a little bit of dirt for songs I where I'll hold a chord or play a few notes in between vocals but not really a solo. When I turn on the stompbox its for solos.
I basically had a couple songs in mind when I was doing it and kept playing little pieces while tweaking the sounds. I think I will be able to use this patch to cover a lot of the songs we play at youth services, but there are a few I feel I need a sharper brigther tone and a heavier clearer distortion. I think I will make that patch tomorrow.
Hopeful or anyone else that has used this unit, am I on the right track or how should I go about creating patches? Basically I find a preset I think is somewhat close to the sound I'm looking for and tweak it from there.
I have installed the X-edit software but have not had a chance to try it out yet.
That's where I started with my RP, by tweaking the factory presets. Go here and download some patches from other users and tweak those (save them to your computer and then open them with the X-edit.) Once you get a handle on what amps, effects and settings you like, you can start making your own from scratch. When I make one from scratch, I start with one of my favorite amps, add the speaker cab, then experiment with different effects. For strumming patches, you may also want to try some of the cleaner amps like the Blackface, Tweed and Digitech Clean. They can be dirtied up nicely with one of the distortion models(I like the Tubescreamer, 808, and Guyatone OD). Of course on the GNX300 you have a lot more choices than I have.
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Originally Posted by Luder I basically had a couple songs in mind when I was doing it and kept playing little pieces while tweaking the sounds. I think I will be able to use this patch to cover a lot of the songs we play at youth services, but there are a few I feel I need a sharper brigther tone and a heavier clearer distortion. I think I will make that patch tomorrow.
Hopeful or anyone else that has used this unit, am I on the right track or how should I go about creating patches? Basically I find a preset I think is somewhat close to the sound I'm looking for and tweak it from there.
Yeah, that's what I've done. Tweak those that sound pretty close at first so you're not doing a drastic change. What I've also made sure is that is set up a bank of say 5 tweaked settings close to each other so that I can have a decent array to choose from (or ones that you will always be using - i.e., your favorites). For instance, I have all the Fender models in one bank (Bassman, Twin, Tweed, etc.) so that I can choose anyone of the Fender sounds. Then, after that bank, I have the Marshall settings and Vox. You can set it up any way that is intuitive to you. My advice is to have it in the Stompbox mode so that you can turn the pedal effects on or off with the row of five pedals and not switch your settings when you use the pedals. Then you can use the up and down pedals to change your setting.
Oh yeah, I cannot stress the need to turn you noisegate down to get good pick response.
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Yep I've been keeping it in stompbox mode.
Just seems more convenient because on one patch you can have about 4 distinct sounds between the two channels and the distortion pedal and then easily just move to another one with the bank pedals.
I'm not quite sure how to work the noisegate. Should I have it on or off, and also what Gate type, gate threshhold, gate attack and pluck sensitivity should I be using? I'm assuming all these only matter when the gat is turned on?
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Yes, they only matter when the gate is on. As far as what settings you use, I'd suppose it really depends on your guitar, and how much noise you're trying to get rid of. Seeing as you're gonna install EMGs, you may not have to use the noise gate much at all.
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Originally Posted by Luder I'm not quite sure how to work the noisegate. Should I have it on or off, and also what Gate type, gate threshhold, gate attack and pluck sensitivity should I be using? I'm assuming all these only matter when the gat is turned on?
Go into the edit effects bank and move the edit light down to the noisegate setting. Then, just lower the gate threshold to about 10. I like to keep some kind of gate on, just to take some edge off. The gate type will depend on the guitar or amp model. Just play around since you only have two options to switch between. (Sorry, I'm doing this from memory so it might be different). My settings usually are not affected since the gate level is so low.
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So the gate just gets rid of excess undesirable feedback noise?