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That's pretty much the secret to all 4 units. XTlive= great hi gain stuff GT8= interfaces well with existing amp TonelabSE= if you're into VOX tones, this is IT GNX4= ultimate guitarist toolbox The GNX4 has a great array of extra routing. Including a nice DBX mic preamp. For a piezo equpped or guitar synth situation. This unit is KEWL. Into a powered speaker (EV) can drown out my 50W Marshall easily.

I own the GNX4 and am very impressed with it still (for a modeler). Its capable of any tone you can dream up, an 8 track recorder (compact flash), drum machine, MP3 player, looper, talk box, built in mic preamp, mixer, direct box. I ponied up for the MFX Supermodels Patches That are unbelievable 3rd party patches. There are 4 similar ones to consider, all bring something a little different to the table, ALL are good. GT8/XT live/Tonelab SE/GNX4

The weber mass work fine. BUT you must get the bypass switch or they are always "a little" in the circuit. You'll have to unplug them to go full tilt. I've owned Mass, Marshall SE, Hotplate. The hotplate would be my choice of the 3. They look sexier then the dumpy looking weber.

yup

do you dime the master and dial down the hotplate on that 2203?

Bad news cometh for moi. There is our best freinds daughter being confirmed Friday night. Which I already fineagled out of. Last week I get a wedding invite for the next night. Not much I can do now. Badger says I should try to break them up and get a scandle going so the wedding can be eliminated. T H I S S U X I'm counting on ET getting that web cam hookied up.

Don't get me wrong; I like Vai more than I like Petrucci, but I've never heard him play anything I don't think Petrucci could play, whereas I don't this the opposite is true. MAN, I'de love to be there right now. The clinic must have been cooool. I've been spinning his new disc alot; He does 2 cuts off of it on the recent G3 tour disc. I'll be very much interested in getting this tours DVD immediately. You lucky guys you! I like Vai and Satch. The 3 of them together are impressive.

Yah, what did they do to the roadking. It's always been on my short-list. That is when I have an extra 2 grand laying around.

Is Kiz guitarless yet?

where's Rechts when ya need him?

yes...and no. That when the doctors start dictating the rules and your figure out that immortality only existed in your teens and 20s. hoist one! happy bday Isn't is nice to have a birthday where you can have a built in 2 day blast!

nice one comin' in. Whats on the way out?

Didn't Kiz sell the guitar that erradicated poe's ass? food fight! Happy Meals FLYIN'!

perfect

woah, PINNED!!!

a special thanks to BLAK PLAK for starting one of our "thread of the year" nominees. However....theres something else here that doesnt add up....hmmmmmm.....

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I have a pair of EV SXA250 15"/2 way biamp. they KICK! If I added one piece of gear to an existing PA to increase it's effectiveness, it would be a DBX Driverack WITH THE INTRODUCTION of DriveRack PA, dbx has brought big-time touring technology to the masses in a one rack-space box that costs no more than a good equalizer. The smallest member of dbx's line of speaker management systems, DriveRack PA comes close to fulfilling dbx's claim that it is “the only device that you will need between the mixer and power amps.” It seems as though every multifunction device gets compared to a Swiss Army knife. But the DriveRack PA is more like a machine shop, combining a 28-band graphic EQ, a Real Time Analyzer, a subharmonic synthesizer (for fattening up the bottom end), a compressor, an active crossover with parametric EQ, and automatic feedback suppression. It also has a limiter and speaker alignment delay on each output. The audio quality is quite good, and the A/D and D/A conversions do not degrade the sound with obvious “digititus.” WHO NEEDS IT? DriveRack PA has something to offer to all but the smallest sound systems. It must be connected between mixer and power amplifiers, so it won't work with certain powered mixers. (In order to benefit from DriveRack PA, such units must have a patch bay that includes mixer Out and power-amp In jacks, and the power amp input must be a switching jack that disconnects the internal path from the mixer when a plug is inserted. Otherwise, the power amp will see the processed signal combined with the direct mixer output, which will be ineffective and produce a comb-filter effect as a result of the processing time of DriveRack PA's digital engines.) DriveRack PA can be not only your first upgrade to a simple P.A., but also a unit that can grow with your system as you expand it. Any band or performer who wrangles a portable sound system around without help from an engineer will appreciate both the audible improvements brought by the unit's Auto EQ function, as well as the security provided by its automatic feedback filters. Then, when you decide to expand your system — lets say you add subwoofers — the crossovers, delays, and parametric EQ in the DriveRack PA are ready to help you easily integrate your new additions. In fact, the unit's software includes setup Wizards to take the trauma out of tuning biamped or triamped speaker systems. For the more technically inclined, there's also compression and a subharmonic synthesizer on board to allow further audio flexibility.

Yorkville stuff is well respected. I use EV powered stuff exclusively; and have for years, but would not hesitate to put my hard earned money on either. After running PAs for decades, I am a FIRM believer now in powered speaker boxes from GOOD companies. To me, having the amps match the speakers seems to alleviate a miriade of spookies. I have (2) 12" two way, (2) 15" two way, and a big powered 18" sub, with a second sub available ( i don't own it). So...I decide what my power requirements are for the gig and go from there. A coffee house gig usually uses 1 or 2 of the small boxes. Big rooms go with 2 big boxes. etc.... The speakers both have "mixers" on the back so you can run a line in or a mic directly into them. That adds to the flexability. My setup always sounds punchy and clear with minimal fussing.

you horsetradin' w/Badger again. That V you sold him you shoulda kept. WOW.

well, if you gig with a jr., you should keep the bcr jr and leave the real one out of danger; just like Greg does.

the loudest one gets to play solo on wild thing

puh.....leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssseee Stike, BUY the friggin' thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just the time sunk into string changes alone would be insane.