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Topic: What is your prefered Stereo Effects Rack Unit? |
John Booth
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Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 May 2015 6:40 am |
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I am using the Digitech S-200 but I am thinking of upgrading soon.
I use a GD Walker SS and need to find a nice sounding compatible del/rev rack unit.
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Jb in Ohio
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GFI S10 Ultra, Telecaster, a Hound Dog, and an Annoyed Wife
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 May 2015 6:44 am
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MPX100. It may be venerable, but it sounds great, is cheap (because it's old), easy to use and sounds good.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Carl Kilmer
From:
East Central, Illinois
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Posted 16 May 2015 6:52 am
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I have 2 Walker S/S steel amps. One has the Lexicon MX 300
and the other has Lexicon MX 400. Very easy to program and
the sound is fantastic on them. Best FX units I've ever had. 
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aka "Lucky Kay"--Custom built Rittenberry SD10 3X5, Walker S/S, NV-112, and Hilton Pedal |
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 May 2015 7:13 am
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Lane, I think I had one of those once. As I recall it wasn't all that programmable
Carl, I'll look into them.
Thanks guys
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Jb in Ohio
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GFI S10 Ultra, Telecaster, a Hound Dog, and an Annoyed Wife
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Larry Allen
From:
Kapaa, Kauai,Hawaii
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Posted 16 May 2015 10:17 am Effects
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I use an Alesis Midiverb4 with an Alesis MPX controller.Twin NV112s..and a wrist button for the Leslie control...Larry 
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Excel steels & Peavey amps,Old Chevys & Motorcycles & Women on the Trashy Side |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 17 May 2015 7:11 am
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| Lexicon MPX1 . Tough to program but reverb is the best. |
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Doug Jones
From:
Oregon & Florida
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Posted 17 May 2015 9:06 am
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| TC Electonic M300 |
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 17 May 2015 9:41 am
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Doug, I just listened to a demo and that is a good sounding unit.
Thanks !
JB
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Jb in Ohio
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GFI S10 Ultra, Telecaster, a Hound Dog, and an Annoyed Wife
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David Spires
From:
Millersport, OH
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Posted 18 May 2015 3:37 am
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John,
I used the TC Electronics M-One XL that came with my Stereo Steel, until it failed on me mid-show (catastrophically. Ha!). I have a policy (that isn't necessarily the best; I loved the TC unit, but not when it craps out mid show, and mid solo!), that if something fails for me live, I don't replace it - I move on to something new.
I went with the Lexicon MX200, and I've been happy with it - just delay and reverb, and that's what I currently use on the road with Josh.
Good Luck!
David Spires
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2021 MSA Legend XL 10&7; Asher Electro-Hawaiian Junior Lap Steel; '79 OMI Dobro 66 w/ Scheerhorn cone and setup; '64 Hand-wired Re-issue Fender Princeton Reverb |
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 May 2015 4:34 am
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| David Spires wrote: |
John,
I used the TC Electronics M-One XL that came with my Stereo Steel, until it failed on me mid-show (catastrophically. Ha!). I have a policy (that isn't necessarily the best; I loved the TC unit, but not when it craps out mid show, and mid solo!), that if something fails for me live, I don't replace it - I move on to something new.
I went with the Lexicon MX200, and I've been happy with it - just delay and reverb, and that's what I currently use on the road with Josh.
Good Luck!
David Spires |
So that's how you get that great sound. You're a heck of a player brother
Thanks
JB
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Jb in Ohio
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GFI S10 Ultra, Telecaster, a Hound Dog, and an Annoyed Wife
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Doug Jones
From:
Oregon & Florida
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Posted 18 May 2015 6:40 am
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Good to hear David Spires chime in here. Had the pleasure of being in the opener for JoDee years ago and great hang time with him.
The Lexi MX200 had a little too much of a processed/studio sound for my live application use. However, either the the M300 or the MX200 are so easy to use. Delay ahead of Reverb all right at your fingertips with easy to store user presets.
Good luck, - DJ - |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Posted 18 May 2015 6:51 am
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| Jim Palenscar wrote: |
| Lexicon MPX1 . Tough to program but reverb is the best. |
Just sent mine to Buddy Castleberry so he can download his steel settings onto it... I’d love to play with programing it myself and even “accidentally†got one all the way in but lost it when I tried to store it and then couldn’t figure out how I got there in the first place. 😢... I need a step by step, push this, now push that, now do this, type of layout... definitely not as easy as a Profex ll to program, but WAY Quieter!!!
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Dale Rottacker, Steelinatune™
*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
https://msapedalsteels.com
http://rittenberrysteelguitars.com
https://www.telonics.com/index.php
https://www.p2pamps.com
https://www.quilterlabs.com |
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Dave Diehl
From:
Mechanicsville, MD, USA
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Posted 18 May 2015 2:24 pm
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| I like the MPX 1. I have a number of them and have never had a problem with either. I bought a TC Electronics M-One XL and it works fine with the Fender Steel King but don't get it near the Webb. Those two just don't like each other for some reason. MPX1 does great with the Webb though. Programming (MPX1) is a little challenging at first but once you learn it, it's pretty simple. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 May 2015 6:19 pm
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20 years ago I had a stereo rack. Sounded great to me. One day Joe's brother Jimmy came in, and I got him to play a set so I could schmooze a gal in the club. 12 to 15 feet out, I could no longer hear the stereo. Went back to a Twin.
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Dan Moslander
From:
Central California USA
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Posted 21 May 2015 8:34 pm
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Dale, you're a man after my own heart....I don't feel as bad now with all this electronic stuff!!! 
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The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God" Psa. 14:1
don't have a gear list...I'm broke |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 22 May 2015 3:54 am
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| Had the (what I considered) perfect rack unit. It was built by Roland in Japan so the quality was evident. Forget the model number and unfortunately it is no longer in production, but the unit did delay and reverb only (not a plethora of effects that are only useful to six string players)and did them extremely well. Sold to a Forum member in Texas as I recall when I purchased my Milkman, perhaps he will chime in. In any case, if you can locate one of these units, grab it!..JMHO. |
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DG Whitley
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Posted 22 May 2015 4:50 am
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TC Electronic M2000....
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Posted 22 May 2015 5:28 am
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| Dan Moslander wrote: |
| Dale, you're a man after my own heart....I don’t feel as bad now with all this electronic stuff!!! |
Dan I know there’s a learning curve with anything new that you put into the “Mixâ€, but it seems to me that some of this stuff could be simpler, for those of us more challenged electronically ... OKAY, just plain challenged!!! 
For some of the deficiencies of the Profex ll, it is far simpler and more intuitive than the Lexicon MPX1... I like the add/delete feature which to me seems pretty forthright.
I would love for someone, better schooled in this stuff to make a Quik start programing guider or a more in depth tutorial... Some of the manuals put out must be written in China, cause I can’t make much sense of it.
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Dale Rottacker, Steelinatune™
*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
https://msapedalsteels.com
http://rittenberrysteelguitars.com
https://www.telonics.com/index.php
https://www.p2pamps.com
https://www.quilterlabs.com |
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Dan Moslander
From:
Central California USA
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Posted 22 May 2015 7:32 am
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Dale, I use a Peavey Dual DeltaFex and I've probably read the manual(the English Part)....Oh...maybe 6-8 times...the more I read, the behinder I get? I guess there's something in my mind that short circuits or something......keep on reading, keep on reading....etc
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The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God" Psa. 14:1
don't have a gear list...I'm broke
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Jack Ritter
From:
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 22 May 2015 1:55 pm
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Tommy Shown
From:
Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 23 May 2015 8:17 am
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| I use a Peavey Pro-Fex with my Walker Stereo Steel. The Pro-Fex is easy to program. When I bought the Walker, it came with a Digitech Studio Quad. I was impressed with that. When it died on me, I tried a Quadraverb. The Quadraverb was not true stereo, while the Pro-Fex was. |
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 May 2015 1:35 pm
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Tommy,
how are you able to cleanly use the profex with the walker?
(preamp into preamp)
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Jb in Ohio
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GFI S10 Ultra, Telecaster, a Hound Dog, and an Annoyed Wife
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Daryl Thisdelle
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 24 May 2015 2:30 am Walker Stereo Steel
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I use the Walker Stereo Steel and was using the TC Electronics M One XL that came with it until I ran into the Strymon products. To my ears the Strymon Big Sky Reverb leaves the TC standing by the side of the road. I also bought the Mobius and the Time Line. Top rate products with top rate sound. The other day I took the Strymons out of the loop and put back the TC. I tried 4 or 5 pre-sets and had enough and unplugged it and plugged the Strymons back in. There are just so far above the TC.. I am not all about effects but if I am going to use them even a bit in my sound I want the best sound I can get, Strymon pulls that off in spades. For you this may not be the route you want to take for me it was the only one after hearing the Stymon products.
Daryl
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Williams 700 Keyless SD 12 String Universal Lacguer Body Wood Neck Alumitone Pick Up GD Walker Stereo Steel Amp Preamp Combo With 2x15 inch JBL Speakers In Tuned Cabinets, Hilton Digital Sustain Pedal, Telonics Volume Pedal. Steel Seat With Back Rest And Swivel And Adjustable Legs. George L Cables. BJS Bar. Nookies Thumb Pick National Finger Picks. Jagwires Petterson Strobo Plus HD Tuner |
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Tommy Shown
From:
Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 24 May 2015 8:00 am
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| John I run it to the back of the Walker, and I have no issues with it, John. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Posted 24 May 2015 8:33 am
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[quote=“Tommy Shown"]John I run it to the back of the Walker, and I have no issues with it, John.[/quote]
Tommy, I’m electronically illiterate, but have tried doing what you’re doing... I’ve always plugged my Profex into the the #2 front input of my Session 500 and 400 as well... I’ve tried plugging it into every place there is to plug it into on the back of my 500 but it’s noisier than in every one of those spots.... WHY??? 
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Dale Rottacker, Steelinatune™
*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
*2021 Rittenberry, "The Concord" D10 9x9
*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
https://msapedalsteels.com
http://rittenberrysteelguitars.com
https://www.telonics.com/index.php
https://www.p2pamps.com
https://www.quilterlabs.com |
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