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OT: How's yer Magicstomp working out? [message #73751] Sun, 08 October 2006 19:38 Go to next message
emarenot is currently offline  emarenot   UNITED STATES
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Bit the bullet today and plunked down my 79.99. How are you guys liking
your stomps? I've been running my guitar through my mains, but I've got to
get an amp and I'm looking forward to putting the Magicstomp on the front
end. Since I started getting back into electric guitar a whole new world of
gear is openning up. I love it :-).
MR
Re: How's yer Magicstomp working out? [message #73893 is a reply to message #73751] Thu, 12 October 2006 06:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
D-unit is currently offline  D-unit   UNITED STATES
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"Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:45298771@linux...
> Bit the bullet today and plunked down my 79.99. How are you guys liking
> your stomps? I've been running my guitar through my mains, but I've got
to
> get an amp and I'm looking forward to putting the Magicstomp on the front
> end. Since I started getting back into electric guitar a whole new world
of
> gear is openning up. I love it :-).
> MR
>
>

I like it, My live rig consists of lots of Boss pedals and a few assorted
other things and I cannot see me incorporating the MS into my live
set up, but I quite enjoy having it to jam with for practice if I don't want
to break out the live rig.

I could see more use for it in the studio than live.

One complaint,

It would seem the output levels vary quite a bit from patch to patch.
I dont' understand why they wouldnt' be a little more consistent
right out of the box.

db
Re: How's yer Magicstomp working out? [message #73904 is a reply to message #73893] Thu, 12 October 2006 08:59 Go to previous message
Mark McDermott is currently offline  Mark McDermott   
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"D-unit" <c0f@intrex.net> wrote:
>
>"Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:45298771@linux...
>> Bit the bullet today and plunked down my 79.99. How are you guys liking
>> your stomps? I've been running my guitar through my mains, but I've got
>to
>> get an amp and I'm looking forward to putting the Magicstomp on the front
>> end. Since I started getting back into electric guitar a whole new world
>of
>> gear is openning up. I love it :-).
>> MR
>>
>>
>
>I like it, My live rig consists of lots of Boss pedals and a few assorted
>other things and I cannot see me incorporating the MS into my live
>set up, but I quite enjoy having it to jam with for practice if I don't
want
>to break out the live rig.
>
>I could see more use for it in the studio than live.
>
>One complaint,
>
>It would seem the output levels vary quite a bit from patch to patch.
>I dont' understand why they wouldnt' be a little more consistent
>right out of the box.
>
>db
>
>
db,

I see the same issue with my Line6 modelers. Lots of variation between patch
volume levels. This was a big problem for me until I figured out a workaround,
at least for Line6 stuff. I use a PODxt in an Atomic tube amp for my live
rig so it was especially critical for me when going between clean and distorted
tones.

I compensate for the lower volumes by pumping up the compressor gain on those
patches. This evens out the levels and makes the rig a dream to gig with.

Don't know if the Yamaha has a similar capability but it might be worth a
look.

My 2 cents!

Mark
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