So around 1996 I stopped using pedals,I had the FIRST effects rack unit which I don't remember its name but I think it was called Rolang gp1 or gp5 or gp8 lol,it had only a bunch of basic pedals inside of it.At that time it was a must. MIDI do exists to make our musician lives easier,it allows us to do almost everything we want about controlling gear. OF COURSE if you like a especific pedal(s) you could add it to your rack or amp effects loop and a midi controller would turn on/off that loop so even your especific pedals would be controlled with ONLY 1 button of your midi controller.A lot of famous players use pedals along with their rack sistems,you cannot change their settings but like I said,turning an effects loop on/off you can add those pedals to your sound or not. So an effects rack blows pedals in so many levels about FLEXIBILITY and things they offer. Let's take a G Major as an example cause it's so damn easy to use like if you were setting a bunch of pedals.If you needed to buy all things it has separetely like pedals,you'd spend a lot more money than its value.Plus ac adaptors,cables,noise,huge carrying bag with 20 pedals etc.As guys stated above with only 1 button you can change whatever you want in your rack,change your amp(s) channels OR switch on/off any effect and with expression pedals you can control any effect parameter you want/need. If yes I could agree here if you only play sometimes with some friends and you don't need to match tones,delay times etc of other players and songs but in my case as I have to cover a lot of tones and effects again pedals would be a nightmare.īottom line TO ME pedals are a waste of money. If yes well I gig a lot and depending on the size of the venue I use a boss gt10 and it's pretty good,talking about a preamp it's nowhere near to my Trianxis tone but it can do the job expecially because the crowd never knows what you're using.Ģ-With 'a floorboard all in one' do you mean a bunch of pedals? I play in 3 cover bands and I play about 2-3 gigs every week so 3 different cover bands means a lot of different tones,effects,delay times etc so a rack is a need to me,pedals would be a nightmare.ġ-With 'a floorboard all in one' do you mean something like a pod xt or a boss gt10? Click to expand.I'm a bit confused with your reply.

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