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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 06/20/2005 : 07:12:30
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When you build a collection it isn�t primarely the number of items you have (of course). If I today bought 30 new Boss-pedals, that�s no collection as I see it.
But if I buy five metal-screw Bosses that would be a collection, in my opinion of course.
I think that there should be a "reason" for a collection, let�s say I collect all of Boss distortions/overdrives. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/20/2005 : 11:02:35
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I completely agree with that. There's something to be said for quality over quantity. The only reason I have so many Boss pedals is to have options when recording. The more choices I have, the better. I try them all out at home or in the rehearsal room and if they do something useful, they may find their way onto a recording. If they do, or if they are silver screw models or rarities such as the VB2, they will always have a home in my collection. The ones that have outgrown their importance in my collection or are duplicates that I couldn't pass up because of great prices, etc will be sold or traded off. There's not much point in just having a bunch of pedals that never get used or that are just junk. Just my opinion.  |
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Jp.
Bronze Member
65 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2005 : 16:08:29
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"I feel so small in comparison to some of you guys!"
LOL
try...OC-2 THATS IT
I've been a multi effects sort of guy and only just realizing benefits of individual pedals |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2005 : 16:44:02
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Carful now. You may get hooked and before you know it there's pedals everywhere  |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2005 : 18:14:36
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| Yeah! look what happend to me! I'm a drummer for pete's sake! I started playing guitar just for fun, and now i collect these little metal boxes. I think that everyone has a way of collecting effects. right now i am collecting only MIJ boss effects, but i might start going after some MIT models just as backups. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2005 : 15:11:20
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You may also have to branch out into MIT pedals eventually anyway because some great models were never even made in Japan.  |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2005 : 20:42:20
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| That's true. I have to get a EH-2 soon, or i'm gonna flip out. i need some clarity from my guitar. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 00:56:20
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| You may want to consider a GE7 before you get the EH2. I think you'll have greeater flexibility using that. The EH2 is intended to be run in your effects chain if you're using many effects in a row. I've never tried it on it's own to see what it does, but it sounds kind of like you need an EQ pedal to me. |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 04:02:56
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I know i need something....Soon, or i'm gonna go nuts. My Real Tube OD sounds great with a flat EQ ,but at any other point it souns mushy, i think that with a GE-7 i might be able to boost the bass whitout it turning it into mush. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 06:11:31
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| Yep. It sounds like you need a GE7 and not the EH2. Try running a GE7 after the OD. You should be able to clear up whatever it is you're not liking in your sound fairly easily if it's sounding muddy. |
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cimed8085
Bronze Member
Australia
78 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 07:19:59
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| yeah man, i got an MT-2 at first and then got addicted to it straight away. without the knowledge of my brain, my hand started to open up my wallet by itself and the next i know, i got 6 in my possession now.. with a WAH PEDAL!!! i got a CS-3 (Japan), MT-2, AC-2, DD-6, NS-2 and a BD-2 with a Snarling Dog wah pedal. Currently waiting for my OD-1 to arrive.. planning to buy some more japanese boss pedals. the jap pedals are only for collecting purposes. the MIT ones, it'll be used for my gigs (except for the CS-3 of course, can't gig without it..) |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 09:57:39
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Originally posted by arcanon1313
I know i need something....Soon, or i'm gonna go nuts. My Real Tube OD sounds great with a flat EQ ,but at any other point it souns mushy, i think that with a GE-7 i might be able to boost the bass whitout it turning it into mush.
If it's the low frequency range you need more control over you might even want to consider a GEB-7. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 15:37:24
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Good suggestion. You'll probably save a few bucks too. Seems like the Boss Bass line products go for a bit less, even though they are most likely very similar to the guitar line, just with a few components changed to optimize the circuits for bass frequencies.
*I read somewhere that at least one of the bass models is in fact identical to the guitar version except for a few components. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 16:03:52
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I think I've read that thing too. I think it's really just the center frequencies on the sliders that are different.
Now there's an idea for a modification. Optimize 4 or 5 GE-7's for different frequency areas and connect them all together. 4 pedals could become a 28 band equalizer in stompbox format. |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 19:53:17
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| Hell why don't you throw a PQ-4 in there just for the hell of it. Wow that would be a monster eq! Even better, chain four or five PQ-4's together. |
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How many pedals in your collections?
