Tired of stomp boxes - advise for multieffect, please!!!!!!

[sean106ESP]

I run a Glass Nexus by Damage Control and it works great, you can run reverb and delay at the same time in addition to 1 other modulation effect. delays are nice and the modulation effects are very cool, trem,rotary,phase,chorus,detune,flange,vibe etc...
I don't think many people are aware of these units but they are definetly worth checking out. Buy if from mf and return it if you don't like it.
Later

Hey man, can you use this Glass Nexus for FX and at the same time make presets with a DMC ground control? You run it in the loops and then midi control it and the channels for channel switching say on a midi board like the DMC GC? Thanks!

 

[Anonymous]

I run a Glass Nexus by Damage Control and it works great, you can run reverb and delay at the same time in addition to 1 other modulation effect. delays are nice and the modulation effects are very cool, trem,rotary,phase,chorus,detune,flange,vibe etc...
I don't think many people are aware of these units but they are definetly worth checking out. Buy if from mf and return it if you don't like it.
Later

I just read up on the Glass Nexus and it sounds and looks great, but people are having problems as on the forum, people state that they want to use this in the loop, not plugging into the GN and then into the amp.

Do you run it in the loop of the Diezel...parallel or series? and if so, did you need a direct box which they mention?

The device is not inexpensive at $400, but it does sound good. However, if it is going to have problems and not simply hook up as needed, it may not be for some people.

 

[smdb]

Hey Sean,
I think I get what your asking, I use the midi buddy midi switch, it is not programmable like your dmc(meaning ch1 on the midi pedal will be ch1 on the effects unit midi memory) but it works fine for what I do. Sometimes I lose my bearing dealing w/ midi if I am running more than 1 midi device,so I try keep it simple for my own peace of mind.
Anyhow I go from the pedal to the midi in on the vh4, midi thru to the glass nexus.
I simply hit ch 1 on the midi pedal and then go to the vh4, set it to chl1,hit store on the amp, then I would set the glass nexus for whatever effects I need for that preset, you can run delay & reverb at the same time plus 1 modulation effect, set those as needed and hit the store button the the glass nexus, it flashes,go to your midi pedal hit the chl 1 again and you have your preset stored!!! works great!
I said it in another post but I run the glass nexus thru the serial loop w/ really good patch cables,i could not get it to sound good in the parellel loop. it does not bother me much as far as tone loss goes, if I were recording I might hear the difference and add the effects later and leave the signal path unaltered, but it is great live.
The effects are not as programmable as the rack units or even single pedals but I think the quality is awesome! The flanger sounds like a friggin monster in the intro to killing in the name of. Very cool trem,rotary etc...
C-4 I have had no issues at all thankfully, I do not use a direct box, not sure why anybody would maybe they were talking about the distortion units the same company makes, but even then I think you can go right to the pa without a box.
sorry for the long winded reply.