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Originally Posted by AZheat
I just have a general question for you guys. I notice quite a few of you have a large number of pedals that are all hooked together. I've never used more than a couple at a time so I'm wondering if you start to have problems with buzzing and noise when you have so many all hooked up at the same time. Also, I guess I can assume that none of you have found any multi effect unit that does the job of all of these pedals, right? I like to keep things as simple as possible so I've got to have sustain and I like digital delay as well but I've never tried anything like I've seen on this thread. It's one of the most interesting threads I've seen. Thanks.
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Really good question. I don't have additional noise on my Boss layout (page 5), as I took the coward's way out by sticking to the same make for all the pedals and bought their own AC adaptor to deliberately avoid potential problems. The adaptor goes into the TU-2 tuner; which then supplies up to 7 other pedals using a Roland spider lead. From right to left, the first five boxes go into the amp direct, the last three go into the FX loop. The overdrives all cause slight buzzing when selected, but my Marshall generates exactly the same noise when switched to channel 2 anyway.
There may be a bit of tone sucking with 8 pedals on the go, but my abused hearing can't detect anything. Unfortunately it's only my V-Wah that will cause problems if the drive knob is not turned down all the way. The slightest turn will significantly interfere with the signal, whether the pedal is switched on or off. My knowledge of electronics is absolutely nil: guess that problem may have something to do with Boss FX not being true by-pass?
I also own a Zoom 606 multi FX, but have never got my head around scrolling through various patches. Most of the factory pre set options don't sound very convincing either, so it gets little use and stomp boxes are generally easier for an old buffoon to play with. Did I mention somewhere, that my knowledge of electronics is absolutely nil?