Subj : Fx
To   : Martin Ridgley
From : Paul Lawson
Date : Thu Sep 07 2000 09:39 am

Martin Ridgley wrote in a message to Paul Lawson:

-=> Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-

 MR>    Yes, I believe it does use the same processor.  I was going to
 MR> get  the RP-7, for the same reasons, but price was a restricting
 MR> factor for   me.  Also, for the sake of simple home recording, I
 MR> figured I could   get close enough to a tube sound with an Ibanez
 MR> TS-9 Tube Screamer,  which I already had.  So, I went for the
 MR> cheaper model.

      I apologize fr being so slow in responding, been a long month around 
these parts...  I'd say you made the wise choice.  The tube isn't worth the 
price difference.  The first thng I did after getting my Mesa was kill the 
pre--amp in all my patches.  I ended up having to "dry up" most of the patches 
and running the FX loop about 50% wet to preserve the amps tone but it seems to 
be working.

 MR>    That sounds pretty much the same as my experience with the RP-6.
 MR> I can get away with using it for 4-track cassette recordings, but 
 MR> some of the effects have too much extraneous noise to be used on a 
 MR> digital deck.

     My problem isn't noise just not quite having the tools to dial in the 
sound I hear in my head.  Fine for live but I'd want something more powerful 
and configurable for recording.  Particularly for reverbs.  I'm a sucker for a 
good reverb.

 MR>    That's the reason I asked.  I know that when I finally get a
 MR> digital  recording deck, I'm going to have to get some new guitar
 MR> effects as  well.  <sigh>  And the shopping list just keeps on
 MR> growing...  ;-( 

     It never stops.  I'm afraid to start doing the studio thing, my wife will 
kill me. :)  I figure when I get to that point I'll have to spring for one of 
the good Lexicon reverbs... after I sell the kids...

  
Paul
   
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