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Hey Gents,
I’m in the process of updating my pedal board and I have a couple questions. I want to keep my tube amp and I’m looking for a wider variety of sounds; and to that end I’m thinking of adding two more overdrive pedals to the mix. I figure that three overdrive pedals with a two channel amp will provide easy access to 8 different gain levels – 10 if you count the GE-7 EQ pedal used for a boost – a lot more if more they’re used simultaneously. Is this a dumb idea? No, I wouldn’t kick all 4 of them on at the same time!
My limited experience with multi-effects units (the Boss ME-50 in particular) has lead me to believe that that’s not what I want. I’m actually thinking about putting another Boss Super Overdrive right next to the one I already have and then setting the drive and level just a bit higher.
Also, I’m seriously considering a Line 6 FM-4 Filter pedal. I’m not a big fan of the whole “modeling” thing, but the mp3 samples of this unit that I found online are amazing – the thing totally drips with psychedelia and would be so much deeper than just a phaser on certain parts of my band’s tunes. Do any of you guys have any experience with this unit?
Beyond that, aside from adding sustain to the clean channel of my amp – something already done by hot pickups, tubes, and a bit of chorus – why would I ever need a compressor? Would my other pedals really sound better with one in place? I’m sorry to admit that I’m a little confused about the application of that particular piece of gear.
Please help me out – there are a lot of gigs on the horizon!
Thanks!
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