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  1. Guitar Multi Fx Pedal Help

    in Chit Chat

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    Different genres don't necesserily require different pedals, as all pedals are adjustable. I mean of course it is your decision, but i'd strongly recommend avoding multi-fx.

    I was in the same mindset as you when i started and got a gt-6 and in a year or so i soon regretted it and built up over time a decent collection of pedals to suit my needs . (You can see my board in the last page or to of the guitarist thread). I didn't buy all my pedals in one go but got them one at a time.

    You say you need a distortion mainly....well you can get a BOss Ds-2 second hand for under £30 and thats extremely adaptable (2 pedals in one in fact).

    You need some delay/reverb...that can be made out of one pedal depending on your settings so look at a second hand boss delay or something similar. I really think over time most people regret multi=fx, sure you get a lot of bang for your buck in terms of different sounds, but how many are you likely to use and more importantly how good do they sound?

    My expensive gt-6's distortion wasn't a patch on my £30 stand alone pedal. You can always add to your collection so perhaps only start with one or two really necessery ones. When playing different genres you are the one that changes, not your pedals, its in your playing dynamics.

    I've played blues, electronica, experimental, synth based, acoustic, vocal only, funk, rock, plain weird and many more styles with my pedal board and the more i played the more i r4ealised how many of my pedals i didn't really need. If you're experimental with pedals you can make a whole array of sounds out of very little.

    Of course this is only my opinion and you do whats you want.

    Cheers man, I'm going to take another look at the Boss single pedals. I know i saw some in town the other day, i'll go have a play with them :)

  2. Guitar Multi Fx Pedal Help

    in Chit Chat

    Posted · Edited by JoeM

    I really wouldn't advise multi fx pedals, singular pedals are always preferable but i guess your budget would only allow for 2 or 3 simple pedals.....but that could be enough? What effects are you after?

    Loads of people get multi-fx and wander through endless phaser and modulation effects that aren't being used very well. I mean i guess your main want is for a distortion...but what do you want after that? Delay? Reverb? Has your amp got built in reverb? If so that may suffice. For £100 you could get a big muff and a second hand delay pedal and what more do you want after that? If you're not after a load of effects don't get loads.

    HOwever, if you do really want a whole bunch look at a second hand Boss GT-6...the daddy of multi-effects. I had one for a few years, not my bag but it sure has a lot of features and sounds.

    I've already looked at some single stomp boxes. But i thought that for my budget, a multi-fx would be better for me. I am mainly wanting distortion, delay/reverb, compression, although i may need more in the near future. But at the moment, I am playing a whole lot of different genres, which means that I can't really afford to be buying different pedals for different things. So i reckon i'm going to give a multi-fx a go.

    I have looked around, and at the moment I have a short list of the Pod 2.0, Boss GT-6 or the Boss ME-20. Any recommendations on which one to go for?

  6. Pc Tech Support

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    Posted · Edited by JoeM

    Having a bit of a problem with the home network. Atm, we have two routers, one bt homehub and one Netgear DG something or other, which we alternate. We have to alternate them because the laptops down stairs seem to keep getting DC, but i know its not the router because my xbox, which is wired, never DC's. The only thing i can think of is the wireless signal (11 ATM) but i've used NetworkStumbler, which has found nothing in the area using the same channel. Also, an another reason we alternate hubs is because with the homehub, my brother gets very bad lag(On his Xbox which uses the wireless adaptor), but I don't for some reason, does anyone know why this is?

    Thanks Joe

    Edit: BTW, the xbox which is wireless has the correct ports opened of both routers. I've also tried DMZ, which shows no avail.

  8. Pc/ Modem/ Router/ Xbox Help

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    Posted · Edited by JoeM

    I shall share my experiences with modem routers as i've just had to get the ps3 and xbox working with them. So far, i've tried a BT Home Hub which was terrible, it never worked with the 360 or PS3 properly. Then i got a D-Link, which was excellent, apart from the connection died after about 10-12 hours, then wouldn't connect again. Then i tried a Belkin N Router, which again never worked properly. So we took that back, and got a netgear, which has been excellent since setting it up, the only problems i've had are it likes to disconnect and connect again randomly. Although i believe it might be the power supply. But yeah, i'd recommend a Netgear.

    Edit: Looks like you have the same router as me. If you need any help setting any bits of it up, pm me and i'll try my best to help.

  10. Help With A Belkin Modem Router

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    Hi all, i just bought a Belkin N Modem Router to replace my BT home hub. However, im having trouble getting it set up. All the lights on the router come up blue, apart from the internet icon, which flashes orange. At the moment, i've tried everything to get it working (reseting, different phone ports etc) but i still can't get it to work. Can anyone help me?

    Thanks, Joe.

  14. Few From Clacton Last Sunday.

    in Riding Pictures

    Posted · Edited by JoeM

    Hey, few pictures I got when down the skatepark on sunday.

    Gap up to box

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    Drop gap down

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    Backwheel

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    Gap to front?

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    Drop gap again

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    Same, but slightly bigger

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    Gap

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    Static backwheel

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    Up to rear then gap across

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    Wheel swap, but resulted in a nasty bail as tyre slipped off the end.

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    Bunny hop

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    Backwheel

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    Backwheel

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    Cheers,

    Joe.

  15. Are We Going To Die Tomorrow?

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Picture or it didn't happen

    Stfu.

    Back on topic, I was reading about it on the net, it's actually a very intresting topic and I'm totally for the experiment. I am very doubtful anything will happen, but I was under the impression it was only the first beam being fired tomorrow and that they're not actually colliding the atoms until october?

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