Sunday, November 21, 2010

Pedals vs Multi-FX

That time of the year is coming, where employers across the land would bestow extra remunerations to their hardworking employees in appreciation of the hard work they put in. Friends are asking me if they should spend this extra cash on effects pedals...

...or get on with a multi-effects unit.
The answer is quite simply: Whichever suits your needs.

Consider the benefits of having either set-up in your applications. If you are the type of player who need only some effect types to supplement your tones as you do NOT require the rest; you are better off with individual pedals. This selection would also means you get to choose a preferred brand name which offers the best appeal to you & not conform to only one brand name offering. Having a multi-effects unit on the other hand, addresses simplicity. You get everything in front of you & possess the option to programme your wants & switch off the rest for some other applications. Some of us feel good having extras for future experiments rather than not having any to begin with; it saves the trouble of having to buy an add-on to our effects line-up.

12 comments:

Ijau D. Koceng said...

...when in doubt or dilemma, simple solution = buy both! hahahaha~

Anonymous said...

yep! buy single pedals you really need and multieffects for those lesser used effects. common even for the pros actually.

subversion.sg said...

if you have the applications- why not :-)

Sir Ed said...

Choose any, then invest on skills.

subversion.sg said...

for some of us, equipment investment IS skills investment :-)

Anonymous said...

haha yeah agree with sub on the 'equipment investment = skills investment'
sometimes really feel more motivated to practice with new equip and stuff :))

subversion.sg said...

over time, we get to know our equipments' limitations :-)

jim said...

oh yeah speaking of multi-fx, hey sub what do you think about the yamaha magicstomp? i've been offered one fore a pretty decent price but can't test it unfortunately.

subversion.sg said...

in terms of tone (eg: drive/ distortion) they could have been better.

jim said...

oh that's fine. i'm rely on the amp for drive. i'm using it for the modulations and delays. which are impressive from what i've read.

Sir Ed said...

I was planning to setup my ultimate dream pedal board before year end but after much calculations it will cost me about 2k! So, Im just going for the Multi instead, save the money for a MusicMan JP6 next year! Yey

subversion.sg said...

it's a different mean to the same end, yes?