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paulustlocust

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Loc: Northampton, UK

Has anyone tried using a buffered guitar pedal for reamping?
#405547 - 13/01/07 09:30 PM

...and was it up to the job? I am recording my bandmate's guitar licks this week for my uni project, and I want to get a spare DI track recorded, in case I need to change mic positioning or gain or whatever.

I was going to buy the Radial X-amp, but I don't really have time to order it (it is out of stock in all the shops I can find), so I'm hoping to use a guitar pedal to buffer the signal.

Will this work relatively well? And is there anything that I need to consider? (I know I need a non-true bypass pedal)

Cheers,
Paul

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pumpkin
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Re: Has anyone tried using a buffered guitar pedal for reamping? new

[Re: paulustlocust]
#405684 - 14/01/07 11:35 AM

i've been looking at the X-Amp and also Little Labs Red Eye for ages for reamping, but have never got around to buying...

in the meantime i've been using a buffered pedal (Korg DT-10 Tuner) with no issues; sounds pretty good to me - can't tell the difference between reamped and directly recorded tracks.

obviously the main thing to consider is the signal level you send to be reamped; i set this to the same level as my guitar output - so that my pedals and amps react the same to the reamp feed as to my guitar.

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pumpkin
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Re: Has anyone tried using a buffered guitar pedal for reamping? new

[Re: paulustlocust]
#405686 - 14/01/07 11:39 AM

also, some buffers are better than others.
what are you planning to use?

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Dan LB

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Re: Has anyone tried using a buffered guitar pedal for reamping? new

[Re: paulustlocust]
#405724 - 14/01/07 01:21 PM

I use one of THESE and it works quite well. I use it for bass guitar though. Haven't tried it on guitar yet but I'd imagine it would be fine.

Dan

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paulustlocust

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Re: Has anyone tried using a buffered guitar pedal for reamping? new

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#405865 - 14/01/07 07:08 PM

Quote pumpkin:

also, some buffers are better than others.
what are you planning to use?

I have a load of guitar pedals I was thinking of using - I have a few from Digitech, a Boss NS-2, Hughes and Kettner Warp Factor, Marshall Compressor and so on.

How can you tell which is better for the purpose? Is it just a case of trying to hear which is best?

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