Pedals in loops

[3 Mile Stone]

I did receive a message from Bruce, an e-mail not a PM from this forum. He did let me know i was on the list. You might check in with him to verify.

 

[Bucksears]

Not to get antsy, but is this still on (relative) target for a 5/13/11 ETA?

 

[Ian Egnater]

Not to get antsy, but is this still on (relative) target for a 5/13/11 ETA?

It indeed should be ready on(or very close to) that date. We have a majority of the parts here for them right now.

 

[Bucksears]

Awesome - thanks!!

 

[viking22]

out of curiosity, if we emailed to get on the list, do we get a confirmation? I haven't, and don't really expect one, but was just seeing if maybe other people have and that's what's going on.

Same for me.I emailed (bruce@egnater.com) to get on the list,but no confirmation (yet?).

 

[broknstuff]

out of curiosity, if we emailed to get on the list, do we get a confirmation? I haven't, and don't really expect one, but was just seeing if maybe other people have and that's what's going on.

Same for me.I emailed (bruce@egnater.com) to get on the list,but no confirmation (yet?).

I emailed them again and they confirmed that they got it.

 

[srinivassa]

Tomorrow's the day, so I'm bumping this. Hope you guys get a pay day tomorrow. Good luck!

 

[broknstuff]

I received mine last week. I haven't been able to try it out yet because I lost the power cord to the m13 that I was going to use it with, so I had to order a new one and am waiting on that.

My address is an apartment complex, and before sending it out Bruce emailed me asking if there would be any problems receiving packages to that address (i'm guessing possible concerns of small mail boxes, people leaving things at door steps and then they disappear etc). How's that for customer service? How often does someone double check with you to make sure that the shipping will go as smoothly as possible for you? And from none other than the company creator and owner directly! I really don't get where any of those rants on customer service where coming from, they've always been superb to deal with and very down to earth!

This package made me even more excited for the relaunch of the modular stuff and to see what new stuff they come out with.

Egnater Rules. Period.

 

[Chris R]

Pics?

 

[bruce egnater]

Any reports on how the box works with your rig? Suggestions for future "problem solving" gadgets?

 

[3 Mile Stone]

Any reports on how the box works with your rig? Suggestions for future "problem solving" gadgets?

Hey Bruce, mine showed up today. First let me say this is a terrific device. I have mentioned before that I have a penchant for using oddball effects units in my loop. Two of my favorites are the old Yamaha DG Stomp and the Vox Tone Lab, both are pedal level type units with amp modeling, which I defeat. I love them both for various reasons, mainly speaking towards the qualities of the Vox Tone Lab stuff, they have EXCELLENT delay models, modulated, analog, everything you'd want. Levels were always a problem and I discontinued use of both because of the effects loop compatibility issues. Used the Ebtech but it was too dull sounding. I hooked up the new box tonight and first I tried out a cheap little $59 Visual Sound delay pedal, (the Garage Series). Worked like a charm, and even though it is not a spectacular delay, I noticed even when I hit the footswitch to turn the delay pedal off, the clarity and brightness had been returned to the amp, even in comparison to the line level rack unit I was using currently (Digitech GSP1100). Next I tried the Vox and it was beautiful. I had to set the levels a little different, but with a modulated delay, Bassman channel B, driven by a Rock Box Boiling Point the tone was just unearthly good. Tons of high end clarity, sparkle, shimmer, mid-range punch and low end punch! Heavenly!!! I am so happy with this new device and ecstatic to be using the Vox again because it just has such cool stuff in there, seriously some of the best delays I've heard. Really happy.

NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL ... total winner! Suggestions? I would not mind if it had an input LED level indicator. Adjusting the send level "until the distortion disappears" works fine, but a visual overload indicator would be top notch and pretty handy. If you were going to market the product I would paint it black. Oh and the glowing knobs were a very nice touch. If you would have given me this to try out and then asked me what I'd pay for it, I'd have to say, I would be willing shell out $250 for it. Worth every penny of the extremely fair price of $150 I paid for it. Congratulations on a very crafty solution to our needs

 

[bruce egnater]

Glad it works for you. Unfortunately, the box can't have an overload indicator because it is actually the pedal in the loop that is distorting, not the loop matcher. As you found, the send level setting may be different for each pedal. When using multiple pedals, you will simply need to set the send level to match the "worst case" pedal and all the others should work just fine..

 

[3 Mile Stone]

Oh I see, that makes perfect sense. I also used the old level matching trick of playing with the right hand and pulling the cable out of the return jack.

Unit works great on my Rebel 30 as well.

 

[bruce egnater]

The bypass button on the side of the box is a "True bypass" switch so, when you switch the box out, it is totally bypassed.

 

[mboogman]

Got mine on Friday too. I gave it a try with my Marshall JMP 2204. At first It didn't work, as Bruce suggested in an email, so I wasn't bummed, but then I decided to tinker a little. I took my simple "poor man's" effects loop that I put on my marshall, and moved it from in between the treble and master pots, to just after the master pot. Works perfectly! No tone difference at all. after a quick level adjustment, I now have a great transparent effects loop in my JMP without having to drill any holes in the chassis! Me = Happy! Thanks Bruce!

 

[bruce egnater]

Has anyone tried using it for putting pedals between a rack preamp and poweramp?

 

[mboogman]

That's my next task, getting my old boss analog delay back into my M4 rig.

 

[Keith Johns]

Mine arrived in the UK on the 24 May Tuesday, very speedy. When it came I thought it would have been better if it had an on/off LED, only to find when powered up the control knobs light up, very cool and very practical for stage use also, it works perfectly. But the best thing, when asked about it, is that I can say it's just something Bruce Egnater put together for me, so I'm glad it was not painted black. Big Thanks Mr E.

 

[3 Mile Stone]

I just spent the last hour dialing in my pedal board with Axess GRX4 selecting pedals, MXR/CAE Boost/Timmy/Xotic BB/Barber DD into the MOD 50, Bman dual and EG3X single and then the Vox Tone Lab SE in the new loop level thingy. Spectacular tones, nice top end is back, you can feel the head room and the lack of squashyness that used to be there. Fantastic, rediscovering the joy of the MOD50 with the effects I love.

 

[ESPImperium]

Am very intrested in how the box resolved the problem as im lining my Tweaker to be my "mid gain" amp in a whacky 2 Head/1Cab MIDI switched set up im dreaming up, and if the Egnater Loop-Mix Gadget is working great guns, looks like im gonna be looking at one soon!!