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PatBlair · 3rd November 2008

For a LONG time now, I have been using the dreaded Boss GT3 with the 4-cable method, treating it as multiple stomp-boxes (trem, comp, chorus, phaser/flanger, delay, verb, etc - no distortion or amp-sims). I am not unhappy with the sound I'm getting for live use, but I am seriously considering making the switch to pedals: easier to tweak knobs, more flexibility, better sound (hopefully), plus, it is getting to the point where I have so many cluttering the floor anyway, it might actually condense things a bit.
I was hoping to save some coin and get a modulation pedal to handle the chorus, phaser, and flange duties, maybe even tremolo, but I am not very excited about the options I've found. The Eventide and Line6 can only do one effect at a time. The TC is a dual engine, but has one on-off for everything, so I'd have to pre-program the snot out of it to get the different combinations, and live switching could cause some flexibility issues. Plus, no expression, no universal tap-tempo for all effects, no MIDI (not that I use it).
So... recommendations? Is there anything that will do this? Or am I better off buying 3-4 separate pedals. Is there a way to do this, get good sound, not suck tone, and not drop a couple grand in the process? Is there an all-in-one that will accomplish what I am looking for.
Thanks for the help!

3rd November 2008	#1
PatBlair Gear Head Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 34 Thread Starter	Mod Pedal(s) - Chorus/Phase/Flange For a LONG time now, I have been using the dreaded Boss GT3 with the 4-cable method, treating it as multiple stomp-boxes (trem, comp, chorus, phaser/flanger, delay, verb, etc - no distortion or amp-sims). I am not unhappy with the sound I'm getting for live use, but I am seriously considering making the switch to pedals: easier to tweak knobs, more flexibility, better sound (hopefully), plus, it is getting to the point where I have so many cluttering the floor anyway, it might actually condense things a bit. I was hoping to save some coin and get a modulation pedal to handle the chorus, phaser, and flange duties, maybe even tremolo, but I am not very excited about the options I've found. The Eventide and Line6 can only do one effect at a time. The TC is a dual engine, but has one on-off for everything, so I'd have to pre-program the snot out of it to get the different combinations, and live switching could cause some flexibility issues. Plus, no expression, no universal tap-tempo for all effects, no MIDI (not that I use it). So... recommendations? Is there anything that will do this? Or am I better off buying 3-4 separate pedals. Is there a way to do this, get good sound, not suck tone, and not drop a couple grand in the process? Is there an all-in-one that will accomplish what I am looking for. Thanks for the help!