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eddiewagner · May 25th, 2007, 02:31 AM

.....because i have a boss me-50 multieffect-unit in the house. i checked that thing out yesterday for myself under various settings in the rehearsal-place by myself and i can not be more impressed. it works so well with a tube amplifier, it does not make noise, has a cool acoustic simulation and a good wah and a manual-mode. the distortions work good with a loud amp as well. i doublechecke with the similar stompboxes and it keeps up no problem. the distortion+ setting on the boss works better than a real distortion + in my ears. i wonder what happens, when the drummer sets in but i am pretty positive about the me 50. i really have a feeling, that i should sell most of my stompboxes and just keep the three really good ones. that would be a cool "simplify your life"-action.
what do you think? am i nuts?
eddie

refin · May 25th, 2007, 02:40 AM

You aren't nuts...there are many goldmine combinations (pedals/amps) out there that sound great.
Case in point----I had an old Nady tube overdrive (12AX7) that sounded like a vomiting badger through every amp except my '59 Bassman......then it sounded INCREDIBLE.Now,the other amps were '50s tweeds also.

winny pooh · May 25th, 2007, 06:17 PM

Keep them in the cupboard perhaps, I have 10 in mine and I'm sure they will come in handy at some point. Also nice to have extra pedals if a friend comes round to jam or you need a particular sound for a recording.

11 Gauge · May 25th, 2007, 07:44 PM

I don't think you're nuts, but I probably am, because I've kept about 85% of the pedals that I've acquired over the years.

Most of them sit in my closet. Some haven't been used in a half a decade or longer.

The only ones I let go are those that can't do at least one thing with killer results.

I know I'm really certifiable, because I have at least 2 of a few of them!

If you're not using them, let 'em go. Unless they are collector's items, you can always pick up another one down the road.

StuH · May 26th, 2007, 12:27 AM

It' too bad that Me 50 didn't have a send return loop Eddie like the GT 8.

franchelB · May 26th, 2007, 10:32 AM

It's easy to get excited about the ME50! But I'd still hold on to some of my pedals if I were you...

May 25th, 2007, 02:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
eddiewagner Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 54 Posts: 6,510 27 Photos	i feel like selling my stompboxes... .....because i have a boss me-50 multieffect-unit in the house. i checked that thing out yesterday for myself under various settings in the rehearsal-place by myself and i can not be more impressed. it works so well with a tube amplifier, it does not make noise, has a cool acoustic simulation and a good wah and a manual-mode. the distortions work good with a loud amp as well. i doublechecke with the similar stompboxes and it keeps up no problem. the distortion+ setting on the boss works better than a real distortion + in my ears. i wonder what happens, when the drummer sets in but i am pretty positive about the me 50. i really have a feeling, that i should sell most of my stompboxes and just keep the three really good ones. that would be a cool "simplify your life"-action. what do you think? am i nuts? eddie __________________ My Drum/Guitar-Duo: www.Captain-Twang-and-his-Rhythm-Cat.de

May 25th, 2007, 02:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
refin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 57 Posts: 3,891	You aren't nuts...there are many goldmine combinations (pedals/amps) out there that sound great. Case in point----I had an old Nady tube overdrive (12AX7) that sounded like a vomiting badger through every amp except my '59 Bassman......then it sounded INCREDIBLE.Now,the other amps were '50s tweeds also. __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

May 25th, 2007, 07:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
11 Gauge Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nexus of Batimore, Howard, and AA County Posts: 7,781	I don't think you're nuts, but I probably am, because I've kept about 85% of the pedals that I've acquired over the years. Most of them sit in my closet. Some haven't been used in a half a decade or longer. The only ones I let go are those that can't do at least one thing with killer results. I know I'm really certifiable, because I have at least 2 of a few of them! If you're not using them, let 'em go. Unless they are collector's items, you can always pick up another one down the road. __________________ "Being ashamed of our mistakes turns them into crimes." - Confucius

May 26th, 2007, 10:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
franchelB Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irving, United States of Texas! Age: 48 Posts: 3,262	It's easy to get excited about the ME50! But I'd still hold on to some of my pedals if I were you... __________________ Feel free to visit my homepage! http://www.myspace.com/francisbalagtas

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May 25th, 2007, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
winny pooh Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South London Posts: 4,750	Keep them in the cupboard perhaps, I have 10 in mine and I'm sure they will come in handy at some point. Also nice to have extra pedals if a friend comes round to jam or you need a particular sound for a recording.

May 26th, 2007, 12:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
StuH Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yukon, Canada Age: 43 Posts: 2,515 19 Photos	It' too bad that Me 50 didn't have a send return loop Eddie like the GT 8.

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