Question about buying a M9/Nova Mod/Modfactor and giving up individual pedals

[geoangus]

When do you switch from your pedals to an all in one package?

I've got a Hardwire Rv-7, Nova Delay & a Choralflange. I'd like to add a phaser and either flanger or chorus (yeah I know, choralflange, but I don't want to flip switches and tweak knobs), maybe vibe, and who knows what else.

I'm a garage band geezer, two guitars, bass, drums. I'd like to add to the modulation arsenal. I don't need dirt.

Add the individual pedals or dump and go all-in one? I have a single channel amp, no loop, so it has to sound strong going in front! What would you do?

thanks

[guitarbuddha]

I don't have any answers, but I'm in the same boat. I imagine you switch to a multi unit when you need functionality over sound. I think you lose something with a multi-fx versus a single pedal- you're looking for something that does several things well, as opposed to one thing great. Part of this is also that you generally go from analog to digital when you go to a multi fx pedal.

I want modulation effects but need to keep my pedal board managable. I have basically one wide space where my Boss CE 20 chorus sits, but would like to replace that with something with some more bells and whistles.

I haven't checked them out yet, but looks like Eventide ModFactor and Nova Nm1 could do the trick. Though Eventide is a bank breaker.

Just found something called the Damage Control Glass Nexus, which does tons of mod effects and uses a tube to supposedly warm up the sound. Seems like a killer idea. But it doesn't look gig friendly- no pedal switching between presets. here's a link: http://damagecontrolusa.com/products/glass-nexus/

hopefully someone who knows these pedals will chime in!

[forum_crawler]

Here is your answer:

Damage Control Glass Nexus

[Lolaviola]

Individual pedals +1

[geodr]

I've got a Modfactor incomng to see if it can displace a Hardwire Chorus, BYOC phaser, BYOC tremolo, and Dano Chicken Salad - all pedals that I am pretty happy with, but just want to simplify - plus I never use more than one of them at a time.

[lhama]

Eventide stomps are a thing of beauty....

I like to program my stuff, and with 100 presets, I'm covered. This is proaberbly the most important thing to me.

Undulator is almost worth the price of the pedal alone. The flanger, tremolo, vibe (Not a univibe sound btw), rotary, modfilter and the chorus are good, and they are easy to work with, and you can tap tempo (love that on tremolo). Q-wah is handy, phasers are ok, ring mod is chaotic, but I've heard better.

Everything is clean and smooth, but it's digital, so don't expect that big warm sound. But what are you looking for.No need for a big expensive box, if all you need is a MXR 90.

A programable pedal can give you the predictable result, while a analog box can surprise you. You decide if this is good or bad. I have a voodoo vibe, which i love, but it's hard to use it for more than two or three sounds live.

[10strings]

Here is your answer:

Damage Control Glass Nexus

Went through the same questions and Damage Control Glass Nexus is absolutely the answer for me.

[geoangus]

The Glass Nexus demos sound great - how easy is to bounce betw/ presets? Is it similar to how the Nova Delay does it?

[10strings]

I bought a Rocktron Midi Mate with mine. So it is real easy to bounce between created presets. If you get a Glass Nexus get a Rocktron. Still doing individual pedals but unit sounds great and allows me to add alot of ambient textures on the fly.