MacDaddy Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 so as funds are lacking and I'm playing a bit of lead guitar, I'm using my Boss ME-50B. The chorus and delays work quite well, but I'm not quite there with the distortions yet. Any advice on which would work best and/or how to get the best out of a bass multi fx for guitar? I'm playing an active guitar which can be played passive. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I don't own the ME50B (would like to!) but so only semi-obvious suggestions...: - get as much high frequency out of the guitar as possible; turn the level up as high as you can without it clipping the input, and turn the treble up if it has an active EQ - get as much high frequency out of the ME-50B as possible - open filters wider, choose brighter distortion settings and ones with higher gain (which will generate more HF) To be honest I usually quite like guitar though bass effects... try digging the offbeat vibe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Haven't tried it, but I've got one sitting unused in a drawer that I've just realised could fill some holes in my guitar pedalboard that I'm still saving up for. I wonder how well the tap delay and the whammy work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 it doesn't look like there's any amp modelling going on. What do you monitor it through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1319444027' post='1414012'] it doesn't look like there's any amp modelling going on. What do you monitor it through? [/quote] a rather nice valve amp guitar combo Cheers topo, will give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1319472960' post='1414567'] a rather nice valve amp guitar combo [/quote] [IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/dom6a.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Dependant on the style you are after I would say dont boost the top end. Guitar is a funny old thing, if you are in a genre other than the super scooped metal thing then avoid adding top to it, it usually doesnt sound great IME, especially for lead tones. It will also fight like hell with the rest of the mix if you make it too toppy. There is a lot of presence to be found in the mids rather than top, I find myself using a very gentle shelving filter to remove at least a couple of dB of top (ie >4KHz) off most guitars in a lot of genres. I know this can be differnt live from in a mix, but try it, listen to a lot of stuff in your chosen genre and concentrate on the guitar tone and top end and use that as a clue. An issue I find with a lot of fx units and their delay/reverb is you often cant eq that fx. If you can then roll off more top and a fair bit of bottom (not so much as it gets honky) on delays and reverbs, it will help the original stuff sound up front and will put the delayed/reverbed effect back behind it. If you are running into a nice bit of valve gear try setting it up so that it supplies the overdrive, ie get a clean tone at a level on your clean patch such that its right on the edge of overdriving, then use another couple of patches each with more level to cause the amp to break up. Combining this with some mild overdrive off the fx unit can lead to more overdriven sounds still, with loads of sustain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I was just going to say the same as Si's last paragraph there. Try to use your amp for distortion, and use the pedal for different levels of boost, and EQ settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1319473505' post='1414577'] [/quote] that's the one not mine though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 cheers Si, and Ched! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Let us know how you get on! I've dug mine out after reading this and going to try using it as a delay pedal until my Deluxe Memory Boy arrives. Also going to try out the 'Slow Gear' sim on one of our tunes, I've got one little part that's crying out for it. Rehearsal tonight, hopefully I'll get it set up nice and quick, don't want to be one of those guitarists who's always dicking about with his pedals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) [quote name='mike257' timestamp='1319538566' post='1415288'] Let us know how you get on! I've dug mine out after reading this and going to try using it as a delay pedal until my Deluxe Memory Boy arrives. Also going to try out the 'Slow Gear' sim on one of our tunes, I've got one little part that's crying out for it. Rehearsal tonight, hopefully I'll get it set up nice and quick, don't want to be one of those guitarists who's always dicking about with his pedals! [/quote] I'm still fiddling about with the distortions, the metal setting seems to work okay for lead, but I haven't found a rhythm setting I'm happy with. I'm not after anything too heavy. Using the wah to take off the top end seems to work. I've a reheasal tonight with the combo so will have a fiddle. Edited October 25, 2011 by MacDaddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 If you bring your fiddle, it's going in a skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1319551149' post='1415633'] If you bring your fiddle, it's going in a skip. [/quote] i'll send them over, you head them in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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