why guitar players choose multi effects pedals

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[@wheelwood967]

Watching this plugged in to my ME-90 practicing. Sold my GX-100 for a "downgrade". The ME-90 f*cking rules. It's an amazing interface, amazing live and amazingly simple. Love it.

[@mikeandrulonis6553]

Totally agree. I really like my ME-90.

[@davidcleckley]

I'm also about to sell my gx-100 since I got the me-90B. GX was powerful but the simplicity is way more valuable to me right now.

[@snapintoaslimjimohyeah]

So why did you switch from the gx-100? It has 4 knobs that can be customized/programmed to control any of the parameters of the effect they’re assigned to. Maybe 4 knobs per effects chain isn’t enough?

[@davidcleckley]

@@snapintoaslimjimohyeah You'll hear some people talk about the "one knob per function/dedicated knob per function" attribute of a pedal, and its the idea that you don't have to setup or program a knob, you can just quickly find it and turn it for the desired effect, and it's more tactile so you feel more connected. pedals that you have to customize can add a lot of the friction of designing tones, which if you don't have a lot of time, can be a game changer. and while the me-90 doesn't have exactly one knob per function, it gets a lot closer than a digital fx unit so it definitely appeals to a lot of people. but the gx-100 is still great and super flexible. I enjoyed it, but only created a patch once or twice before the flexibility became more of a hinderance than a help.

[@wheelwood967]

@@snapintoaslimjimohyeah The GX-100 is great, but can easily become overwhelming. The less parametres, the less can go wrong. :)

[@christophermckay3454]

The ME90 rules. The Fender Deluxe Reverb model is on point. I also love how any delay pedal can instantaneously use tap tempo.

[@jmeakin4]

The ME series also is perfect for beginner guitarists. With one unit, we can duplicate just about any combination of stompboxes without falling prey to a very expensive pedal addiction. Learning things like chords and scales is tough enough, but effects add yet another layer of things to learn about. Experimenting with MEs can affordably expose beginners to the intricacies of effecting one's tone.

[@douglaspate9314]

Exactly

[@markzuelch7452]

I have the Boss ME-80 and I love it; so much so thanks to falling prices due to the introduction by Boss of their new ME-90 pedal board. The sale prices of the ME-80 were so good I bought two. I sold off the stomp boxes I did have as not needing multiple outlets of the same thing. With the money I made selling off my pedals effectively paid for the first ME-80. So my rig is a Fender Champion 100, a Fender Champion 40, my pedal board(s) and a few other things. Mix in a few guitars (2 Squires, 2 Epiphones) and we're doing our best to be "Rockin' in the Free World" and being blessed to have the rig I have.🎉😅

[@lorenzovalderrey4925]

I love your vids! No clickbait thumbnails, elite edition, as well as the topics you pick. You the best!!

[@KevThomas06]

BOSS ME-90 is an amazing pedal. I've used Boss multi-effects pedals, and Digital and Home Recording Studio devices with their COSM effects (predecessor to the new AIRD effects) for 20 years, and it's never failed to sound awesome.

[@stevecraig7643]

Mike love your enthusiasm and joy you bring to guitar

[@HighLifeWorkout]

ME-90 is amazing. I just got mind a few weeks ago. It’s like having (almost) every BOSS stomp box ever made! I just put it in “manual mode” and use it like a it’s a pedal board full of stomp boxes

[@Fernandorivasc]

Nice video man, I like how you connect the gear with these cool stories.

[@2thumbsdown]

I'm an old man who plays bass in a church. I have a tuner pedal as my chain. I'm always amazed at the digital stuff I see folks using. It is cool to see all the knobs again... Love your channel and your playing.

[@brendanmiller-young573]

Using the ME-80 myself after a friend let me borrow their ME-70

[@macwrightmusic]

One of my first pedals was the ME-20, and it taught me more about how stomp boxes worked than just about anything else!

[@nightmare-ishstudios9245]

My ME-80 is like my daily driver for everything, regardless of what guitar or bass I’m using

[@VanillaTried]

Your editing is amazing

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

It took me about a week to really bond with my Boss GX100. I absolutely love the tone and footswitch assignment. It's the best piece of gear I have ever owed.

[@jefflee2683]

I agree. Simplified my gear - got rid of some pedals, got the OD-200 and incorporated the pedals I kept.

[@converter42]

Thank God for Mom! Keep up the good work.

[@frankloubadi9161]

it's an amazing audio interface i don't have hard time bringing out delicious sounds😇

[@andrewsouthern3517]

Picked up a used ME-25 for my first pedal I absolutely love it

[@sr6382]

Great stuff ! thanks for sharing! Would you consider doing a tutorial on how you set up the effects and signal chain on your ME 90?

[@rileys66]

I had a Fractal FM3 and while the sound was incredible, I just couldn’t wrap my head around the interface. I picked up the ME-90 the end of last year and it’s become an essential piece of gear. Great video and I’m loving your channel!

[@artistlovepeace]

Great channel. Good job!

[@JDMI-]

Multifx is my favorite piece of gear ever. My Boss GT-1000core allows me to carry all my different pedal settings in a small pedalboard. With a good PA I don’t even need to take an amp and cab. It makes gigging so effortless and I wouldn’t have it any other way anymore. AND it sounds amazing.

[@abby-i1i]

I already have a large pedalboard and it's a hassle having to lug it around during gigs... I'm glad to have bought myself the ME-90. The knobs are a great thing to have for quick adjustments during a gig.

[@photoniccannon2117]

I'm planning on picking one of these up later this year. It seems just about perfect for what I need. Enough flexibility to do most of what I could ever want to do, but without being overkill or cluttering the interface with difficult-to-use features.

[@jeromestevenfaigin6059]

Cool! I fell into the 3 Zoom multi-pedal systems for my guitars - electric G2-1U, my acoustic A2.1U my favorite for bass B2-1U. I do have more for electronic special guitar about 14 more single foot pedals. My favorite is the geraniums overdrive with the half man and horse. It's high gain is perfect before adding to a clean yet louder output before clipping occurs. Dam nice tool. My 2nd is the B & B OD and 3rd for constant Fuzz I'm making a EHX - Big Muff Pi. Mine will use a schematic I found and a switch and a guide from Stu-Mac a sustained switch and true bypass. I will call mine "Small Puttz

[@disjanpampoen]

Have a Nux Cereberus. Love it. Super simple, and no fiddling with bloody patch cables. But these days I prefer going straight through a mic'ed up amp.

[@maeyer]

Knobs for the win, that tactile touch is super tangible. Love your videos.

[@kevb044]

I love the ME range. I started with the 80 and then updated to the 90. I use the 80 now with my keyboard/synth to add extra effects to it and the 90 is part of my pedalboard alongside a selection of OD/Distortion pedals

[@lewisyouknow]

I have an me50b for my bass rig, I use it for an equaliser/preamp and a way to blend different effects along with single pedals. It's a huge part of my sound I'd never be without it now

[@Atomix.tech1]

the only reason i dont want multi effect pedal is because a pedalboard looks cooler

[@nadeemafzal8984]

Perfect- absolutely agreed 😊

[@erickleinedeters5159]

Love the ME90 , easy to use also brought the Headrush FRFR 108 mark2 speaker, loud enough for any pub gig, makes transport and set up so easy, no more farting around with cables, heavy amps and pedalboards.

[@douglaspate9314]

The ME90 was the first piece of tech I bought. So easy to learn and I can only talk positively about it!!!

[@JoAdrian]

one thing that i really like it from ME90 is the AIRD amp, it looks so convincing, tested in many situation, from small venue gig to big one and sound really consistent

[@mtguitar5150]

If you need an entire rig on a budget, you can get it today. Live in the mix the average Joe or Jolene isn't going to be able to tell a Mooer reverb from a Big Sky

[@shayh.3556]

I had a BOSS ME-80 and it rocked

[@higgnbe]

I have 3 ms 80s and love them one is for my studio one for my solo live board and an9ther for bands and backing gigs

[@graemeoddy2600]

I bought a Digitech RP360 a few years back. Lots of new stuff comes out with IRs, capture, machine learning, thought i should get up to date but the RP 360 is still relevant and adaquate for practicing, and learning about effects. User interface is excellent and i think me x0 types are just pot fields emulating multiple pedals. So i would tend towards the toneX one or pod express as an upgrade, fewer knobs.

[@calvindoan3228]

I am using ME-80, love it.

[@reckonerxiii]

Dude, thanks for putting this together! Do you prefer pedals, this board, or other "solutions"?

[@quincypell3599]

i'll be honest i'm not really in the pedal community for guitars but i have never seen a multi effect pedal before, this is really cool!

[@akumeh3086]

Helo Mike. I just found your channel, after type multiefek at my search. In my opinion, for a beginner, its more cheap and easier to get a multiefek than a single stombox. And, my first multiefek is ZOOM 707 II, I bougth at 6 July, 2005, and the multi still working. But, as the time past, I used pedalboard now. With 6 pedal effects and 1 wah pedal.

[@ElmanAuthement]

Had the Boss GT-100 then I bought the Boss GT-1 just to have a smaller/lightweight unit with the same sound engine. Just didn't have all the sends and returns in the back. Ended up selling the GT-100. Played the GT-1 for a couple of years. Still have it. Bought a Helix Floor and I feel like I'm done...I think. Oh wait, I did buy the new little Line 6 POD Express recently. I love the Helix Floor. I love the 'scribble strips' that allow me to see what patch in the preset I'm using. Press a button and I can be in stomp box mode like a real pedal board. I love the Software for the Helix.

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

I've had my POD HD500 for around 10 years and it is the best multi-effects pedal I've ever owned or used. You have to find or make custom patches for it to really get the best from it and there is a little bit of a learning curve there but mix a few different tones together in a DAW and you too will have pro level sound.

[@glenngertz9429]

The ME-90 lets me quickly dial in whatever tone I want . My interests are all over the map and I can easily tweak whatever tone I need to play whatever song I want . Gilmour, Hendix , Funk , Country etc. , the possibilities are endless and easy to dial in . In the past I had to rearange my pedalboard to accomidate whatever artist I was trying to copy . I think I will be selling some of my pedals now . I've had / have other modelers but twisting knobs is so much easier than touch screens or menu diving . The ME-90 is great with headphones when I want to play and my family is watching TV or sleeping . I also have the Boss IR-2 which works great as a headphone amp too. I love both units . I think I am done buying pedals honestly .

[@stahliwood8755]

I love my ME-90. If you own one buy the Midi dual adapter it opens up the Tone Studio it sounds great better than expected

[@jairdaniel4803]

Personally I love the style of the me-90 I don’t mind having a big touch screen and navigating throw that, but my first pedalboard experience was the me-50. I’d personally rather have have that more cause of it’s simpler design

[@artistlovepeace]

Artists are always honest. You are an artist. Obviously.

[@pablohill4048]

I own a katana 100 and a me90 for giging and it’s absolutely amazing what I can get for less than $800 bucks.

[@mayjowish]

I have a zoom g3xn which is a lot less quality but it was pretty cheap for what it added to my life. Im grateful for multipedals they are awsome

[@stanesposito2664]

I bought a Headrush Gigboard to use for one reason. I'm tired of carrying all my gear and I want to cut down on the weight. Only tried it once, still using a tube amp and pedalboard.

[@twanahamawandi6546]

I have line 6 pod go and it’s all i need

[@DE-GEN-ART]

it wasnt the pedal that kept you from rizzing up that girl, it was your nerves

[@darrenlivy]

I started out using a solid state amp and a few stomp pedals up until Boss came out with the ME5 which will tell you how old I am. I have used amps and pedals throughout the years as well as multi FX pedals and I've now settled on the Helix direct to F.O.H. for ease of use.

[@vernalarchie6509]

I have a Boss GT-100 & GT-10 but my Headrush is my go-to unit

[@HeathWatts]

I have a Digitech GSP-5 from the 1990s. It makes a lot of sounds, but I never found any that I liked. I should try it again.

[@cellarcatband]

Is the 7:14 riff something from Blur? Sounds a lot like something Coxon would play.

[@arkhamasylum8382]

Hell, I still mess around on my old Boss ME-X with a trio of Boss dirt boxes in the slots

[@MrDeLasCasas]

i'm down with the ricky clip haha

[@jamesskinner7185]

I been down the never ending quest for that great guitar tone…. It’s an addiction that can’t be satisfied!

[@OneHundredAndNineYears]

When I first started performing in front of people for like The Battle Of The Bands thing, I remember my teacher let me borrow a zoom multi effects pedal once so I could practice going from distortion to clean for a performance that me and my friends were practicing for. And then when that performance came around I was playing in front maybe 50 people and we didn't do a sound check so when I played my first chord I forgot to set it up and it sounded like a motor engine. Because of that traumatic incident thats why I swore from ever using a multi effects pedal until a couple of days ago.

[@mikewithers299]

Been a stomp box guy for most of my life until I tried a really crappy Zoom multi effects. Almost gave up on them until I got a Korg AX1000G. That thing was it. A friend had the ME 60 and I wasn't a fan. Not enough stuff to tweak. No amp or speaker models. I now own the Korg AX3000G. The modelers are much better than the 1000G. Patches are awesome on stage. Still love my stomp boxes though. Great job sharing your journey Mike. 🎸🎸

[@kolewaters1652]

Yoooo I have that exact same model of Michael Kelly. I think it’s the Ebony custom shop 50s series or something like that.

[@aaronhiggs]

AIRD is amazing. I have a GT1000core and it’s amazing. So much better than my HX Stomp was.

[@iyziejane]

I started playing guitar in the early 2000s, when everyone still pushed tube amps and looked down on multi-FX pedals. I used a $100 Zoom multi-FX back then. I'm back to guitar after a long break, and presumably the technology has improved right, or are they the same as they were? Can anyone comment on the evolution of multi-FX in the $100-200 range over the past 20 years?

[@Dreyno]

I waited for nearly two years for the ME-90 and it looked like it would never be released so I bought an ME-80. A few months later the ME-90 came out.

[@Dreyno]

The ME-80 is fantastic though and I won’t be upgrading it. I have a board with lots of analog pedals but it’s just fun to have everything on one unit.

[@thesoulshreddah]

The ME-90 is definitely a win for me. I prefer multi fx pedals for my style. no. 1 this unit only needs 4 batteries to operate. So If I have a limited power situation or want to jam in the middle of nowhere with a battery powered speaker I'm good. Also I prefer multi fx because I can switch to particular sound I want with 1 button press. go from heavy metal distortion to like some clean spaced out sound in like 2 seconds. the size is not that big also, so for those small stage gigs I do not need much room.

[@allghilliedup21]

I just use an HX stomp, an external channel selector, and a Dunlop mini VP and I’ve gotten some amazing tones out of it and compliments from our sound guy. Turns out you don’t need need $20000 worth of pedals to play four to five songs for church

[@roderickvwenner6807]

I have had an me80 for 6ish years. This worth the upgrade?

[@maxamgilbert]

I‘m using a headrush Prime meanwhile, no amp anymore! With the band directly to InEar Monitoring.

[@CamCotham]

i was also personally affected by FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY 🤣

[@scotthutchens1556]

I have the Digitech RP500, RP355 and BP355. I like the way the RP500 is laid out, it’s very user friendly. I’ve heard the amp models are really good and some of the most realistic available on the BOSS. They’re not spectacular on the Digitech but not the total worst either-however, the reverb and the effects are great plus other features. I have wanted to try an ME-80 for a while even if I might not buy one. Now the ME-90 sounds like a good unit, but I’m not sure about what the difference is between the two. You’d think that on the newest ones they’d have more reverbs than just spring, room and hall but I know that’s pretty much all you need. The Digitech has Lexicon Reverb which is top notch and has added plate, ambiance and studio to the normal ones. I won’t buy units that have the little window plus requiring you to scroll through banks to change a tone or gain knob-that’s what’s good about the Digitech. With the Digitech to get to different things you hit a button and go up or down into the category you want and then push the knobs to change more adjustment. Even though the Digitech is easy to use, the ME-90 looks better because it’s got total knobs for everything all laid out without having to push any buttons or scroll. I have lots of boutique pedals but if I was a young person on a budget I would not be afraid of the ME-90 especially because people had told me the amps are realistic and I assume the effects are too. Thanks for a great video.

[@joermnyc]

I guess pedalboards have a bit of sunken cost in them, the pedals, the board, the power supply… plus I’m a bit too old school with gear to get into the newer stuff with USB ports and apps, even having a screen on a pedal that’s not just an LCD number display is a no for me. I just want knobs and lights. I started off with a Boss OS-2, a DOD FX75B and a Vox wah, I did have a Sovtek phaser for a while but the giant size of it was a huge turn off… I did love that it came in a wooden box.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I used to have a GT-6, and the ONLY thing I _disliked_ was the awkwardness in renaming patches!

[@C4L3D0N]

I still use my ME-30!

[@Marta1Buck]

I bought nux mg400 a couple weeks ago. I'm no pro, just a lifelong amateur having fun. And I must say, I'm glad I bought it and not falling into tone seeking rabit hole head first.

[@duplorock752]

I own a ME90 unit. Sounds great, but I have a few complaints about it. The unit is very small, so it is easy to hit a wrong button or knob accidentally. The headphome jack should be 1/4", the actual is too small, doesn'tlook professional. Sometimes the sound dies during the gig and it is really annoying.

[@robertmueller2023]

I saved my lawn-mowing money for months to buy a mail order Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face distortion pedal back in 1981 for some $120.00 and I recently tore it apart and reverse-engineered it with $4.50 worth of cheap electronic parts.

[@knoxtucker6940]

Nashville is the place for music creation and music inspiration (i live in Nashville)

[@soul2squeezy439]

Just in time, I bought a Boss ME 80 barely used for $150. lol

[@jsshorts12]

Check out the Valeton GP-200… best bang for the buck for multi effects pedals.

[@alexdaniel6058]

Showing smart

[@rochat]

I picked up a used ME-50 for a steal a few years back and decided this was the best way to figure out what sounds I like before building a pedal collection and I still stand by that decision. I'm sure the ME-90 is better in every way, but I still love and use the 50 to experiment and use in conjunction with other pedals.

[@kr8s]

3:12 guitar name

[@smthnew861]

I used to save up to get all the padals i needed. But after 3, and 200 euros down, i decided to just get me-80 for 160. And that was it😂

[@darrylday30]

I like to think of myself as a tech master. I’m not. Five minute into the menu dive I’ve forgotten what I wanted in the first place. If I did this for a living I’d have the skills and knowledge to dive deep and come up with pearls every time but I don’t. I’m a local musician/mechanic that plays in a dad band. This video has cemented my decision to accept my limitations and abilities and make more music with simpler gear.

[@alexstrums]

Lol… I’ve slowly been selling off my pedals and amps. Now, I just use a clean and driven Marshall from the FREE Tonex amp, a SD-1 and a BD-2. There’s really no need to over complicate things

[@becominghuman3561]

I suffer from some pretty bad ADHD and analog pedals have always scared the shit out of me. All those patch cables. Fuckkk no. I love having everything inside one unit. The helix has been a lifesaver for me. Amps and effects all under one roof.

[@stevecraig7643]

The amount of GAS you cause your fans is off the chart. Never stop. 🎸🎸🎸

[@maxcallow1474]

Soooo… is mike the king?

[@SeanMusicFreak]

Nah. I've been playing guitar for 17 years and maybe I just have ADHD or something, but I've never had the patience required to learn how to use multi-effects pedals. Give me a dedicated pedal for each different effect please.

[@THE_sinkovc]

is that a wahhhhhhh

[@roygaber8659]

I vote for knobs, knobs are our friends.

[@lou.yorke.x]

CONVENIENCE!

[@justinvzu01]

It's almost like guitarists prefer having lots of effects without a huge pedalboard with clunky controls.

[@lucasdaniels1018]

This channel is costing me a lot of money lol

[@JordanKyle]

Gosh I hope she sees this and y’all get married 😂

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So you live with your parents and your mother takes you on holidays

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Paramore hype

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Masters yapper 😂

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