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Topic: POD by pass question |
Larry Behm
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Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 1 Aug 2007 5:23 pm |
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How is this unit in that regard? The Lexicon MX200 sounded like someone put a bail of cotton in front of the amp even in by pass, so that is out.
Any unit worth it weight should not affect the original sound in by pass, that is what I love about the Boss SE70 or VF-1, the real deal. I have a VF-1 going down and want to look into a newer unit.
Ideas?
Larry Behm |
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Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 6 Aug 2007 7:11 pm
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Hi Larry, how do you setup your MX-200? Do you have an effects loop to run it thru or do you run it straight to your amp between your guitar thru volume pedal and then to the amp?
Bob
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 6 Aug 2007 10:44 pm
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| I don't know about the POD, but Line 6 claims their stomp boxes are "true bypass". It is a marketable feature, so if it does have true bypass they will probably state this in their literature. The thing with rack mount units like the Lexicon is that these are designed as studio gear to be assigned a buss send on a mixing console, so bypassing the signal is not really an issue because for the intended usage the effect's signal will be on a parallel path to the dry signal that is being sent to the effect via a buss send: you just pull down the effects return fader and you still have the dry signal on its own fader. For live use in a guitar rig, unless you are running it off of a send from a mixer or a switchable effects loop, the signal will be in a line from the guitar and through the effect, even when the effect is in a dry or bypassed mode: thus, the guitar is loaded, and you lose your highs and clarity. One solution, besides using a mixer, is to get a good bypassable looping pedal to take the effect in and out of your path, or something like the Boss line selector that has a buffer for the signal. |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 7 Aug 2007 4:12 am
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Cliff nice explanation. I have used many FX units in 35 years and have never had this muddy experience except with the Lexicon units.
Bob I always run my FX units before my pedal and then to the amp. In the club no one will hear the "tail" of the reverb anyway, they would be happy just to hear the steel. I want my unit to get the full impact of the notes played and then vary the volume of that to the amp.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 7 Aug 2007 5:32 am
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There is no "bypass" switch on the POD XT. I haven't tried it but maybe a program with nothing in it would work for a bypass.
I use mine for effects only - no preamp or speaker modeling - and it does not "color" the steel's tone. I have a Boss DD-5 delay unit and it too does not color the tone however the popular Boss RV3 does color the tone (and I'm surprised at how popular it is just for that reason. I've tried one a friend has, 3 new ones that came from different music stores and another friend that has tried several and they ALL change the steel tone slightly). |
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