That sounds an interesting setup. How do you find the MIDI control pedal? I have a Quadraverb, which I don't use anymore for recording - maybe I'll look into using it live with just such a pedal. The quality will probably better the pedal board I use, a Roland Boss ME-50.vermontsax said:I have read that some sax players like to use a harmonizer. This unit is lacking in that respect. In addition, I would love to try out a wah effect which this unit does not have either (nor does it have a modulation pedal input or volume control input). Finally, this unit does lack a tap-input which would be nice in a live setting for certain effects (unless you use a drum machine or your drummer is really tempo-conscious). - Mike
kwg333 said:That sounds an interesting setup. How do you find the MIDI control pedal? I have a Quadraverb, which I don't use anymore for recording - maybe I'll look into using it live with just such a pedal. The quality will probably better the pedal board I use, a Roland Boss ME-50.
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I found mine on Ebay. Do a search in their musical instrument section for "MIDI Pedal", "MIDI Footpedal", "MIDI Foot", or just "Footpedal". You'll get a lot of organ and keyboard pedals but in that noise, you'll find some like the one I found. Yamaha made the one I purchased which is just a pedal board with two banks of four channels. ART makes (and made) some and there are probably a few other manufacturers out there. Hunt around long enough and you should find one used for under $50.
I'm not sure if anyone makes these new anymore. I saw a Behringer pedal but it cost more than some of their effects pedals (similar to your ME 50).
I found an ME 50 on ebay at one point when I was looking for this MIDI pedal and almost bought it because it sounded like it would be really cool. I decided not to because I would not have had the chance to try it out first. Good luck!
I am using a Line 6 Echo Park for some signature sax stuff in my band (Man Eater, Who can it be now?, etc.) I use it for alot of solos just to get an edge, with the repeat turned down low. It's affordable and rugged. I also got a 1spot power cord for the thing, don't waste your money on the stock power adapter either, mine shredded in 2 gigs.Hersch17 said:Can anyone suggest some effects boards or pedals I can hook up with my axe? I was inspired by some of the stuff Josh Redman is doing with the Elastic band to give it try with my group.
anyhelp would be appreciated.
My poor head is spinning! You obviously have a lot of experience which has resulted in a setup that works well for you. Please stick around SOTW. We may be tapping your brain, and there are some pretty electro-savy guitar doublers who can help you out. We even have some folks who have built amps etc for a living. BTW, my humble set up includes guitars and a few electronic goodies too, so I enjoy hearing from experienced guitarists and electro-savy experts.saxpheen said:My current setup is the bomb! . . .
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Lamplight,Here are two multi-effects suggestions:
Boss GT6: This is no longer the flagship Boss multi-effects pedal (now it's the GT-8), so you might find a cheap GT-6 on ebay. It's big and heavy, but IMO, it has many excellent effects, including some that are excellent for wind instruments.