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I've decided to get a digital effects processors because it makes the most sense for me with my budget and needs. After spending some time looking into it and checking on ebay I've narrowed it down to.
Line 6 Pod 2.0
Behringer V-AMP 2
Behringer X V-AMP
Digitech RP300
I think the Line 6 is the most expensive out of the group and I'm fine with spending the money on it. The thing is I don't know which tones I like or will use yet and I would rather not be spending the extra cash on stuff I'm not gonna use when I can put it else where.
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I have a RP200A which I thought was great at first (my first electric guitar aplification device) but I've come to dislike every amp model except the Tweed and Rectified...the rest just sound to digital. The effectst on the other hand are all well above decent.
If you're looking for a good crunch tone then I wouldn't recomend the RP series.
Hope that helps
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The thing about the Line 6 POD and the Behringer V-Amp is that they are not the best things to use live, but effects wise the Line 6 POD is the best IMO. The worst thing is that you can't change presets while playing which makes it not very good live.
I have never actually played the Behringer X V-Amp so I cannot give any input on that.
The DigiTech RP300A is actually the multi-effects processor I am getting. The factory presets are a joke but they are easily fixed with personal tweaking. The thing about the RP300A though is that you could get a DigiTech GNX-2 for the same price.
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The Line 6 is by far the best quality and tone wise. However, as said, it isn't a very good live tool (unless you get the full size floorboard for it).
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Originally Posted by surferdude9375 The DigiTech RP300A is actually the multi-effects processor I am getting. The factory presets are a joke but they are easily fixed with personal tweaking. The thing about the RP300A though is that you could get a DigiTech GNX-2 for the same price.
Is there any reason you'd choose one over the other?
I'll be playing with this live a lot so I guess the foot pedals will be a big selling point for me.
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I bought the V-Amp 2 before I bought my Traynor amp. All I use it for now is to practice with headphones. I honestly don't think multi-effects is for me since I don't use over 95% of the presets or most of the effects. For me, I could have done without it although playing around with the many options can be fun (but not practical for me). Looking back at what I've acquired over the past years, I think my Fender Bandmaster Reverb and Traynor amps were the most important and I've added the separate effects I needed like an EQ, Compressor, Tonebone Classic, and Delay. I also have an old phasor which I may use infrequently.
My advice is to save your money - $100 to $200 can go a long way in getting a good amp.
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I would go for Line6 POD xt live if have extra $$
but you may want to try ZOOM GFX5 or GFX8, they are quality multi-effects with reasonable price
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Yeah, The POD XT Live would probably be your best bet for tone and ease of use in a live setting, though it would cost around/over 600$. I would personally (as I said) go for a POD 2.0 and get a full sized floorboard for it. That gives you a good live tool, and it would be cheaper then an XT Live. POD 2.0s aren't quite as advanced as XTs, but they are still excellent machines, and since there are better options from the company out there, you can get a 2.0 for a relatively cheap price. Overall I would say you wouldn't pay more than 300$ for the combo. Not too bad for a professional quality setup.
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I am not familiar with most of the units mentioned, I do own a GNX2 and would highly recommend it, especially now - they are being closed out as low as $199. new. The extra footswitches on the unit let you toggle some individual effects on/off within each patch like the stompbox models, distortion pedal emulations), delay, modulation (phaser, tremelo, chorus, flange). This makes for a much more performance-friendly unit as opposed to the small units with just the bank up/down switches. The effects sound nice, the distortion pedal models are pretty good, its in a metal enclusure with a metal volume/wah/expression pedal, complete connectivity including to a computer for editing patches. It gets good reviews for the amp modeling - I don't use that so I can't say how good that is. Great unit at a great price. Like most multi FX the factory presets need to be ignored, creating your own, which will involve a learning curve, most of which is stuff that any electric guitar player needs to know anyhow.
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The floor extension I saw was $180.00. Together with the POD that would be $380.00. You could get a DigiTech GNX3 for $300.00 and also have an 8-track digital recorder built in.
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POD 2.0s go for more around 150-160 these days. If you pay more then you are getting ripped off. As for floorboards, there are some at that price (don't pay more then that) but I looked around and saw some for 140-150$, and you may be able to get them for even less used.
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I was refering to Musicians Friend so I didn't know the good prices. Used is always the best way to go unless the used object is broken, then it's the worst.
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I have wanted a POD XT PRO for a while, now, but my POD PRO does great.. Anyway, you can indeed switch FX while playing live, I have a 4 channel floorboard. You cannot switch FX BANKS however, but that is easily remedied by saving all of your presets into one bank, and switch between them while playing. Also with the floorboard 2, you can switch BANKS AND FX.
I had at one time a POD and a POD PRO. I always had the PRO, I forget why I bought the POD. (I ended up giving the POD away, anyway) When I would go from playing with the PRO to the POD, the POD sounded like it was broken-no joke-there was that much of a quality difference between them. I would definately consider buying a used XT (2.0?) PRO rackmount before touching the other one.
Also, as far as live sound quality goes, the POD PRO has a switch that mirrors an miced amp, you use that setting for recording, and the unomdeled output for live. It sounds fine live, it's all I use. Also, a neat feature is the ability to import FX from the net to your POD, so you can download entirely different sounds, and amp models, and upload it do your POD.
Yes, the POD PRO is one of the best musical investments I have made.
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How are the Behringer V-Amp Pro Rack mounts? The are relatively inexpensive. Does anyone have any experience with them?
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what about getting the boss me-50? i have one, and i really like it. $300.