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Anyone have one or played one? Comments good or bad?
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I had one. It was soooooooooo close to being perfect. The problem is that it is a bit of a tone sucker. When you plug into your amp directly you will notice an immediate improvement in your sound vs. going through the G-System. They made a critical mistake in the design by not keeping the front end of the unit analog or not using the best A/D and D/A convertors. I *really* liked the versatility - it does so much for a very reasonable price. The effects were all very good. I was using mine with a CAE 3+SE preamp and a Boogie Rectifier 2:100 power amp.Originally posted by kingv2002 View PostI want REAL change. I want dead bodies littering the capitol.
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I bought Tim's and there is a slight difference in tone which I have been messing with the input and output levels and cable types and lengths to get around. I'm 98% of the way there so I'm good to go. Sound pretty transparent with my VHT U-L now.Comment
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I've been curious about trying the G-System with another rig. The CAE 3+SE is pretty sensitive to every component in the system. It was very happy with my Eventide but when I ran it through a Roland SRV-3030 it sounded like butt.
We had another guitarist audtion as a second guitarist for our band a couple weeks ago and he brought a G-System, one of the bigger Fender Hot Rod series amps, and a couple pedals. He got the worst tones you could possibly get. For starters he ran the G-System into the front end of the amp instead of the loop which is not how the G-System was meant to be used. Then he used a ton of reverb the whole time which was just a sea of noise. And for his distortion he was using a BBE distortion which sounded horrible.
So if you get a G-System, please don't do this
I want REAL change. I want dead bodies littering the capitol.
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I sold mine for that very same reason hippie, it was a tone sucker, and from what I understand on their own literature, they built in by default an output attenuation pad, so that the Boost switch in reality brings the volume back to normal, instead of actually working as an active boost.
Aside from this, the modulation effects were great, very clean studio quality with no degradation, but the pitch shifting still sounded cheap.Comment
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The output attenuation isn't a problem at all. In fact, you really don't want an active boost because a lot of loops and power amps don't handle that potential signal well. Attenuation works very well. I use relay controlled passive low-impedence attenuation for my solo (un)boost. There is no tone coloration doing this.I want REAL change. I want dead bodies littering the capitol.
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any recommendations on a multieffects unit that does not have these issues?Comment
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There is a huge thread on the g-system over at the gear page.
Lots of info, and I believe someone from T.C. was making responses as well.Comment
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Very Cool Thanks Man!Originally posted by Trypp Powell View PostThere is a huge thread on the g-system over at the gear page.
Lots of info, and I believe someone from T.C. was making responses as well.Comment
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