effect pedals confuse me. i dont know the difference between things like multi-effect processor/chained effect generator/ect.. and how they sound different, the different sounds they make, ect. can anyone anyone help?
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short version:
stompboxes are single effect pedals. they can be hooked up together to create a pedal train. they can be mounted to a board for ease of set up.
a multi effects processor is either a rack mounted device or a pedal board device. they generally have amp simulation and single effect simulation.
some you can have several effects on at once; similar to a stompbox pedal train.
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this actually helps allot and im also confused about some multi effect pedals, do they have different channels? like different preset settings you can toggle through with a pedal? also can you hook a multi effect pedal with other stomp boxes to make a chain? how do you switch through sounds? thanks
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Probably the best thing to do would be to pick up a Digitech RP80 or something similar with a foot pedal and play around with it to get a feel for the sounds and what you like.
Later on you can add a danelectro equalizer to make things sound even better and give you more control.
I started with an RP80 and now have a Vox Tonelab that produces some real nice tones. That is where it excels with a les paul. All the other stuff it is useless for in my opinion. Anything with distortion all sounds the same to me.
In the end we will all have a room full of stuff for doing different things. When I buy new toys I try to sell off what I am not using anymore. Helps to pay for the new toys too. :D
If it was easy it wouldn't be worth doing.
can i hook up multi effect pedals with stomp boxes?
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this actually helps allot and im also confused about some multi effect pedals, do they have different channels? like different preset settings you can toggle through with a pedal?
Yes they have different channels and yes, you toggle through them. Each channel provides a different sound. Go to your local guitar store as you can test them before you buy them.
Yes you can use multi-effects with individual stomp boxs in your chain, and as you can see here V, I do.
thanks for the help, do all the cables come with the pedals?
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Sorry, no they don't. Quality = Quality, so I would invest in quality cables. Planet Waves and Pro Line get my vote for decent quality cables.
