I have the same experience with the SPX90 - Symphonic can be nice, rest ist just okay or meh.
Yes, MPX1 would be a step up compared to MPX100 - it will sound better and be much more powerful regarding different effects, tweaking sound and doing fun stuff with modulators, LFOs etc.
For multi fx, MPX1 is still great IMHO.
For reverbs, PCM 90/91 is king for me, but they've gone up in prices considerably over the last 2 years at least here in Europe. And of course "no menus" and PCM70 upwards doesn't go together :D
If you don't want to spend much, I guess Intellifex would be...
Hey guys, guitarist, Fireball owner and sound engineer (live FoH and studio) here.... :)
I feel this discussion about ENGLs getting buried, mids, how loud and how present different amps are, is missing a few things that I feel get overlooked.
1st environment: band in rehearsal space, amps thru...
Damn now I really really want it to be tomorrow ASAP even more. I have mine waiting at the post office, been trying to get one for a few months now :)
I have a rack full of nice tube preamps and when I found your mentioned thread on TGP and saw what Casey built I was like "this could be THE...
Oh nice! The 850 is a rare find nowadays. How do the 2 rigs compare and can you compare to the Fireball?
A 850 is tempting for my rack setup but I can't find one.....
So what did you get in the meantime? :)
The SLO is great, regarding the Friedmans the new BE DLX is absolutely amazing and the DS is one of my favorite modules too (not for metal tho).
Savage and IICP could be great for you too.
Wrote him too and got the same answer - but hey, at least he can answer, is still alive and hopefully as well as can be during a war.
Feels so benign and irrelevant, trying to decide which load box to buy and writing with a manufacturer that can't work and produce right now because he has much...
Thanks! And no, absolutely not confusing but well explained! And I actually realised I know the technique already just didn't think of it! Cool that works out for you and nice iso box / walls you built there!
Do you have experience with the Suhr in comparison to the Driftwood or with a Fractal...