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Originally Posted by Lance
Nice! I've actually thought a bit about the modfactor. I've been on the fence as the timefactor has some modulation effects as well. But, I'm not sure whether the cost would be worth another expensive box. (that and I'm out of room on the little pedalboard!)
So....other than flange (never liked it) and trem (built into BFDR)...what's the convincing sell for the modfactor?
The other concern is that the reviews on Harmony Central seem to say there's some issues with the modfactor. What's your experience? (the reviews are all glowing on the Timefactor)
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Chorus = stunning and seemingly infinite variations available
Phaser = ditto as above
Q-Wah = interesting but need to figure out where & when to use it
Flanger = useful for some stuff I play and is excellent quality
ModFilter = interesting but need to figure out where & when to use it
Rotary = can you say Leslie? In fact if I reverse the Factors and dual out to the ABY to the 2 amps it gets swirling pretty good and my guess is, with an expression pedal, you can change the speed just like the real thing.
TremeloPan = useful
Vibrato = useful
Undulator = just started playing with it today and it can be useful for an effect.
RingMod = have not found a use for this effect yet.
The thing is, I paid a little under $700 for both of these, that is ~ 7 discrete pedals and my opinion is, you're getting WAY more than that with these two boxes + the quality of tone/sound is fantastic.
Personally, I think the Mod Factor (and possibly the Time Factor) is probably too complicated for most guitar folks. But if you are one of the sharper pencils in the bunch, this box may be for you. I think it helps when you acclimate to how these boxes work and then I found things pretty intuitive and could dial in the effect I was after. Personally, I wouldn't put much weight on the HC reviews. I've generally found over the years that maybe less than half of them are on the money.
all the best!