Lexicon MPX G2..what was I thinking?

[jkdsteve]

What fun this thing is to program...NOT!

Sounds like it has killer verbs..though I'm not so convinced by the pitch shifting..sounds very un-natural.

Anyone got any programming tips or is there a site anywhere with some good patches??

 

[jabps]

Good luck I've been down both the MP roads before. They're good sounding units but yeah, I know what you mean. Sorry no tips. I got rid of both of mine.

 

[bstaley]

Had a MPXG2 and a MPX-1. Sounded great but absolute nightmares to program. The idiot who designed the GUI for them should be shot. I got rid of both of them.

 

[Digital Jams]

I'll trade ya, trying to get a good reverb / dotted 8th delay out of a H3000 right now

The unit you have has a great verb imo.

 

[aeroic]

What fun this thing is to program...NOT!

Sounds like it has killer verbs..though I'm not so convinced by the pitch shifting..sounds very un-natural.

Anyone got any programming tips or is there a site anywhere with some good patches??

Give me a call. I am more than willing to tell you how to program it. I've had them for about the last 8-9 years and know them like the back of my hand. Once you figure it out, it is really easy. Give me 30 minutes with you and you'll be golden man!! If you have skype ...even better we can do a video call!! I own 3 MPXG2s at the moment, and I just love them. It's hard for me to use anything else since I can program the G2s so damn fast.

Eric

 

[jkdsteve]

Eric...I think I'm starting to get the hang of it but a lot of the parameters are very deep.

Basic question...do you tend to use it in the parallel loop or the series loop for best effect/less interference to core tone.

I am trying to get a subtle detune with some delay and verb...the usual stuff ;-)

I'm also not quite sure what the best way to set up FX routing is...nor indeed what parallel or series routing of effects is truly doing/buying me.

Am I right in thinking if I use the parallel loop I should be using 100% effect everywhere to avoid phasing issues?

 

[aeroic]

Eric...I think I'm starting to get the hang of it but a lot of the parameters are very deep.

Basic question...do you tend to use it in the parallel loop or the series loop for best effect/less interference to core tone.

I am trying to get a subtle detune with some delay and verb...the usual stuff ;-)

I'm also not quite sure what the best way to set up FX routing is...nor indeed what parallel or series routing of effects is truly doing/buying me.

Am I right in thinking if I use the parallel loop I should be using 100% effect everywhere to avoid phasing issues?

I have one MPXG2 in my Series, and another in my parallel. The series one, I do the 4CM where I run some effects before the preamp, the parallel, I just run everything in the loop.

So...I ALWAYS recommend running the Delay and Reverb in parallel with each other in the Routing Map. Secondly, one thing to keep in mind if you are doing the 4CM, anything before the G(ain) block is before the preamp...anything after the G(ain) block is in your effects loop. Is your MPXG2 V1.1? If not, call Lexicon tomorrow and get the V1.1 firmware chip.

If so, I HIGHLY recommend switching the effect level of blocks especially post G(ain) block from effect level to dry level and setting the dry level at 0Db, which is basically a quasi "wet / dry" setup. Makes things sound great. On the parallel loop if you are using that, defeinitely set the 100% effect everywhere and use the level of each effect block to set the amount of each effect you want.

PM me, and I'll send you my phone number. I'm more than willing to chat over the phone with you about it. Did that with another forumite, and i think he's really digging it. I can give you some pointers that'd be easier to help you out on the phone. There's not too many people I know that have more experience w/ the G2 than I do. I'm MORE than willing to help you out man!

 

[xistential]

Agree reverbs are killer, some of the more subtle effects like the detune in the VH preset sound incredible in stereo. I just use the R1 pedalboard like a giant multi-effect, turn on the efx I need and turn off the rest. I had to replace the microswitches in the R1 though, got a set from their support line. I was thinking of going with the GSP1101 for a more modern version of the G2, the Whammy pitch shifter looks to be a nice merge with the original Lexicon reverbs. I don't use any of the amp/cab emulations though, prefer tubes and speakers.

Some info here:

http://www.stecrecords.com/?Name=Lexicon%20MPX%20G2

 

[jabps]

What fun this thing is to program...NOT!

Sounds like it has killer verbs..though I'm not so convinced by the pitch shifting..sounds very un-natural.

Anyone got any programming tips or is there a site anywhere with some good patches??

Give me a call. I am more than willing to tell you how to program it. I've had them for about the last 8-9 years and know them like the back of my hand. Once you figure it out, it is really easy. Give me 30 minutes with you and you'll be golden man!! If you have skype ...even better we can do a video call!! I own 3 MPXG2s at the moment, and I just love them. It's hard for me to use anything else since I can program the G2s so damn fast.

Eric

LOL, I wished you had been around when I owned mine. Actually I had the MPX-1 figured out as was using it but the delay between presets was not gonna work...I mean my cheap Quadraverb switched seamlessly. True it was a pain to program these things and as long as you didn't load it down it switched quicker but I ditched it for the G-Major.

Ditched the G-Major for the MPX G2...which I loved soundwise. Preset change was very quick in my experience but by the time I got to that unit I had gone through the Quadraverb, Quadraverb 2, Boss SE50 & 70, Roland RSP 550, Rocktron Intellifex, Replifex, Lexicon LXP-15, MPX-1, TC Gmajor, Lexicon MPX-G2...somewhat in that order and I'm sure I'm forgetting some processors as well. I was just really fed up with programming. Plus I was moving into a true racked pedal/loop switcher deal and I've never found a mulit effect processor yet that sounds as good as a cheap Phase 90. So just moved completley in that direction.

I now just use an old Alesis Quadraverb Plus for all my delays and verbs & as long as you stay away from the EQ it is a quiet unit. I also like that it is kinda a low fi digital unit..everything else is racked pedals. I'm good. Been my basic rig for years. I'm still trying to track down a RSP500 again...those were really nice units.

Overall I loved the Lexicon stuff but it wasn't the easiest to program. And I still would like to see them go directly after the G-Major market...easy programming, guitar related...basically they're copy of the G-Major. Cause I prefer Lexicon Delays and Verbs over TC stuff anyday. I'd be first inline.

 

[amiller]

Oh, I figured out how to program mine but I STILL think the interface is terrible...and don't EVEN get me started on the physical setup...yikes, what a cluster F$$$!

 

[petejt]

I was thinking of getting one, but I now want a Digitech GSP1101.

 

[Jimmie]

I fell in love with the PCM 70 &< units over 20 years ago, and they're still comanding $700 and up for the 70. They are timless and amazing pieces of gear...

 

[LesPaul1968]

Hi,
I have one if anyone is interested in it. I bought it since, at the time, was supposed to be the best processor, and since the Lexicon gear we'd been using for so long in the studio was so loved by all of us. Well, it is indeed the best sounding processor I've used, cept....I cant use it! I'm clearly meant for pedals since this thing is proof of my menu-stupidity. The presets are great, but that's all I've ever listened to. I made one or two lengthy attempts to learn the very involved process of understanding the parameters and programming it, but after the two or three-hour mark I just cant take it anymore. I just dont have the attention span for this unit.

I see there are a few people here who have mastered it, they are obviously more patient then I am.

Anyway, I have it, it's in mint condition since it's never been used outside of my bedroom. I never gigged with it, or put it into a rack. I also bought the foot controller which comes with its wall-wart power-supply which plugs into the rack-unit so you dont have to run a power cable just for the foot controller. I also have all the paperwork which came with it, which I think is a large manual, and some other assorted paperwork. The only thing I dont have is the original box it came in.

So since I went back to using pedals, I am going to sell it. Anyone looking for one of these?

Along with some other gear I'm selling (a Sundown amp), I can put it up on Ebay if anyone is interested. Or, you can come by and see it if you are in San Diego, CA.

Thanks.

 

[2ndhandband]

Hey, I know I'm resurrecting a very dead thread but if you're still around and still willing to help I just got one of these things and am having a bit of trouble...

What fun this thing is to program...NOT!

Sounds like it has killer verbs..though I'm not so convinced by the pitch shifting..sounds very un-natural.

Anyone got any programming tips or is there a site anywhere with some good patches??

Give me a call. I am more than willing to tell you how to program it. I've had them for about the last 8-9 years and know them like the back of my hand. Once you figure it out, it is really easy. Give me 30 minutes with you and you'll be golden man!! If you have skype ...even better we can do a video call!! I own 3 MPXG2s at the moment, and I just love them. It's hard for me to use anything else since I can program the G2s so damn fast.

Eric

 

[jkdsteve]

I managed to get the basic stuff working but my guitar playing has been shelved for so long tha tI wonder if I'll ever get back to it! :-(

Hopefully Eric is your man!

 

[2ndhandband]

I managed to get the basic stuff working but my guitar playing has been shelved for so long tha tI wonder if I'll ever get back to it! :-(

Hopefully Eric is your man!

What i'm trying to do is create some patches from scractch, starting with patch #251. However when I try and load a stereo delay 9first thing I tried) it tells me there aren't sufficient system resources for that. How can all the resources be used up when I'm starting on a blank patch?

 

[El Chiguete]

Give me a call. I am more than willing to tell you how to program it. I've had them for about the last 8-9 years and know them like the back of my hand. Once you figure it out, it is really easy. Give me 30 minutes with you and you'll be golden man!! If you have skype ...even better we can do a video call!! I own 3 MPXG2s at the moment, and I just love them. It's hard for me to use anything else since I can program the G2s so damn fast.

Eric

Hey are the Skype tutorial calls still availeble?

 

[Ventura]

This is eerily too close to my FAS episodes

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

haha...old thread.

I had the MPX1 and it looked cool as hell...especially in my rack...and I got a couple good/great sounds outta it. But yeah...programming = no fun at all!

 

[Anonymous]

The only thing I'd want to program for that thing is a craigslist add