Shredder777
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I have had a chance to test all the combinations of my gear. I've been playing with boost pedals, multi fx, 4cm, noise supressors, etc.
Laney Ironheart is sounding killer with old faithful SD1. Easily beats the Friedman IR-X in tone and versatility, and it takes boosts really well. Friedman was sounding good into the return, but to get some nice shred you have to boost the treble a bit and I was starting to get microphonics when pushed. There is no reason to have that pedal if youre using a real tube amp.
In 4cm with Ironheart, the Zoom G11 has good dynamic range, the tone is fine, controls the noise, no strange ground loops or weird stuff, its not hard to set the levels.... BUT, I just can't get over the xtra latency!!
The G11 is supposed to have 2.1ms through latency according to Leo Gibson. There is an assumption that the S/R loop will add another 2.1ms latency, and it should be around 4.2ms. That is what it feels like. Feels like playing an amp sim on my computer. Its not crazy high latency, but just enough to feel. When I chuck the strings after a mute I can hear that extra lag and it looses the immediate feel. Eff that. I used to use a GT100 4cm with this amp and I never had that feeling.
So of course if 4ms latency in 4cm is NOGO, then the Helix, Fractal, Headrush, QC, TMP are also NOGO for 4cm.
Its either going be be Boss in 4cm, or nothing. If Its nothing, I have to get something like a Decimator that is better than my NS-2. And a loop switcher.
I'm starting all over.
Laney Ironheart is sounding killer with old faithful SD1. Easily beats the Friedman IR-X in tone and versatility, and it takes boosts really well. Friedman was sounding good into the return, but to get some nice shred you have to boost the treble a bit and I was starting to get microphonics when pushed. There is no reason to have that pedal if youre using a real tube amp.
In 4cm with Ironheart, the Zoom G11 has good dynamic range, the tone is fine, controls the noise, no strange ground loops or weird stuff, its not hard to set the levels.... BUT, I just can't get over the xtra latency!!
The G11 is supposed to have 2.1ms through latency according to Leo Gibson. There is an assumption that the S/R loop will add another 2.1ms latency, and it should be around 4.2ms. That is what it feels like. Feels like playing an amp sim on my computer. Its not crazy high latency, but just enough to feel. When I chuck the strings after a mute I can hear that extra lag and it looses the immediate feel. Eff that. I used to use a GT100 4cm with this amp and I never had that feeling.
So of course if 4ms latency in 4cm is NOGO, then the Helix, Fractal, Headrush, QC, TMP are also NOGO for 4cm.
Its either going be be Boss in 4cm, or nothing. If Its nothing, I have to get something like a Decimator that is better than my NS-2. And a loop switcher.
I'm starting all over.
