effects stations

[jamesplaysgitar]

i was just wondering what everyone thought about those effects stations (ie: pods and such) i have a jhonson jstation and its ok, but i was just wondering if there was anything better out there

[ren]

You'll get differing opinions on this, but I've got a PODxt Live that I use as a backup and for recording sometimes, and I think it's great. You have to spend some time setting it up, but I can get good tone with it - it's not the same as my rack gear, but for a fraction of the price it does a very good job.

The PODxt and BOSS GT8 were both pretty good - I went for the POD solely because it's outputs suited my recording setup better. There are also far higher spec units that are amazing, but they have price tags to match...

[Superhuman]

Check out the Rocktron Prophesy - particularly nice piece of gear. It's one of the high end rack units - digital tones forced through a tube preamp with serious dsp power. Certainly one of the best units available anywhere.

[Benoit]

I have a bunch of effect pads, including the J-station.

I never took time to really learn the J-Station but I know some guitar players that uses it and get some awesome tones. If you take time to learn it, I'm sure you'll be able to find a good tone.

The only thing I don't link is that it's not great for live playing due to his construction. unlike the PodXt live that Ren talks about which perfect for stage work.