https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:40:33 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/paged/2/#post-140724 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:07:52 +0000
I guess you can teach an old dog a new trick. Over the past year I have experimented with compression. Now, I do use it on some patches, mainly to get a little more sustain. It can make solos sound a little more fluid. But I do not like too much compression. It just flattens out everything. You cannot (or it is very difficult) to put nuance into your playing. That is important to me. I am not a super advanced technical type of guitarist. I rely on feel, and that is what I do well. I play soft, I play loud, I try to milk a little feedback out of a note. I will wobble a string just to get the sound of the string on the fret (think intro to Foxy Lady).
So, I like to be able to pull little nuances out of the guitar.

But I admit, compression can be good for some patches. :D

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Wes]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/paged/2/#post-140724 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-140719 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:10:42 +0000
Just a slight bit of compression really helps bring out the nuances of playing when applied correctly.

It is true that if you crank it way up, everything sounds just the same. But you don't have to play with all the dials at 10 :)]]> Live Sound kingpatzer https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-140719 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-140712 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:09:57 +0000
Welcome to GuitarNoise.

Wow, this is an old thread. I still have my GFX-1, almost a year now. I don't know of any specific sites for the GFX-1, so I use the 505 database. Over 500 patches!

Zoom 505 Database

Yeah, the GFX-1 has some additional features, but still, you can get a lot of great ideas from this site. And the pedals are very similar.

I have an old 505II I use at home to experiment with new patches. Then when I go to practice (leave most of my gear there), I set up my GFX-1.

After all this time, I am still amazed by this little pedal. It is incredible the different tones you can get out of this thing. You can go from the heaviest Death Metal to pure Country twang. This week I figured out how to make a patch sound just like a church organ. I wanted to do some old Doors songs, the other guys complained we need a keyboard. This practice I showed up and played the keyboard part for Light My Fire. They were so impressed that we are adding it to our set list.

Go GFX-1 :!:]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-140712 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-140679 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:50:56 +0000
Got one about a month ago and having great time with it

Working on some nice tones for it.
Havent tried to recreate anyone elses tones as yet.

Does anyone know of any sites with patches for this?
I have tried to copy over some of the Zoom 505 patches and they are ok but the GFX1 has more options.]]> Live Sound Drak_nyen https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-140679 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80875 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:47:58 +0000
I've have quite a few individual pedals that I would set up at gigs, but I used them very sparingly. Maybe a little chorus or phase on a song, delay to get a slapback sound on another, but really not much at all.

The new guitarist uses effects pretty heavy on every song. It is also very Metal with delay, chorus, and everything going at once. My guitar just sounds naked compared to his. It is a clash. So I wanted a simple pedal to get multiple effects without having to step on 4 pedals all at once to make a change. It is hard enough for me to step on one pedal, especially when singing, and you don't want to come off the mic. I also like this GFX-1 because it is small and takes up almost no room between me and the mic, but the footswitches are far enough apart not to step on two at once.
This little pedal was thought out pretty well. I have always wanted a pedal with these features. Maybe they talk to real musicians. :D

And E. Sherman,

I can feel your pain brother, I really can. I have always been a poor musician. What kills me is to run into someone who owns a $4000 Les Paul and never plays it! All I can say is when you finally get the money to buy some quality gear, you will appreciate it more. And you will play so much better because of the quality sounds you are getting. Hang in there, and save your money. You'll get that good gear someday. 8)]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80875 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80830 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:25:54 +0000
Such is the plight of a teenager! Not quite enough money.....

I got a tip from a freind I bought one of my electrics from. He's a big tube amp guy, and he said that there are alot of people who make their own tube amps and sell them for cheap. I might look into that at some point.]]> Live Sound E.Sherman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80830 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80823 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:00:35 +0000
I know you've mentioned in the past you use just a few effects. Do you mainly buy this because of the new band or is this because your individual pedals weren't enough?

Can you use the pedals with this too? What does a unit like that cost? I just checked it out $99, that seems like a value for the money.

Are the effects better/worse than having individual pedals for each? Obviously you couldn't have a pedal for everything cuz there'd be to many.

Chris]]> Live Sound cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80823 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80794 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:09:41 +0000
You know, I wouldn't have even got this GFX-1 if it wasn't for the other guitarist in my band. He uses effects so much that my basically non-effect style just did not sound right. It would be like Steve Vai playing lead in a Country band. This group is a little heavier and more toward Metal than anything I've done in awhile.

Anyway, I've already spent many hours tweaking this with only 40 patches. Imagine how long it would take to tweak a Boss GT6 with over 300!

I don't own any recording equipment. The group is going to record a Demo CD in a month or two, I'll see if I can get that on here.]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80794 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80793 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:55:29 +0000
Anyway. Wes, just last week did I find some way to make sane use of the ring modulator. I don;t know much you can tweak it, but by adding an ring modulator with a level of 4% and attaching a low level but quickly repeating delay right after it, to my lead sound it sounded awesome. You can't identify it as ring modulator anymore though, but it is darn nice.

As for the amp models, indeed ignore the labels and follow your ears. I get the best metal sounds out of my GX700 by using the fender amp model. Go figure.

But the big question: how about recording some clips for us? 8)]]> Live Sound Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80793 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80791 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:45:03 +0000 I also like it for slow-wave style where I want a lead note to hang around a bit longer. Like Mazzy Star or that Chris Isaak "Wicked Game" lead sound.
I can't sing passably without compression, either. At the very least the compression you get by being too far from the mic. Better yet, with the mic off.]]> Live Sound slothrob https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/woo-hoo-no-delay/#post-80791