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    Default Continuing my electric education

    For those of you that have played electric guitar and mandolin my questions may seem to you trite.
    If you have not read my previous threads I am totally uninformed regarding electrics. I bought my first, a hot rodded cheap Asian, to play unplugged so as not to drive my wife crazy when learning a new tune and playing a new tune at nauseum. I plugged in and began having fun playing through my Fishman Loud Box Amp. MAS sets in and I buy Doug Dulak's last Mid Missouri EM8 solid body build. Then, unexpectantly a friend gave me a Line Pod 6 2.0 he no longer had use for.
    QUESTION 1: Will a Mooer Pure Octave Pedal add to my electric experience being different from my LinePod 6 2.0 or is this an exercise in duplicity while only adding the benefit of pedal activation on and off.
    QUISTION 2: Is this a tool I would use by itself or in combination with my LinePod 6?

    I truly hope this question is not so elementary as to not warrant a serious response and I'm reasonably certain more questions will come.
    Respectfully and please excuse my ignorance.
    Bill
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    Default Re: Continuing my electric education

    The Mooer Pure Octave is a pretty specific pedal, so the main question might be is that a type of sound you are looking for? I have a Boss octave pedal on my (guitar) pedalboard that only gets used on a couple of songs. It's certainly not an effect that you would use often, like you might an overdrive/distortion or chorus/reverb. The LinePod is primarily an amp modeler, though some of the amp settings give you drive/distortion/fuzz so at least to the first order you've got those types of effects covered. It would certainly not duplicate what you have and could be used without the LinePod. Check out youtube reviews/demos of the Mooer pedal to see if you want those sounds.

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    Default Re: Continuing my electric education

    I have used a Mooer with a Line6 POD 2.0 with no problem.
    The POD can only do one on-board effect at a time as far as I am aware, so having some octave with, for example, tremolo is not a bad thing.

    You might also want to look into a pitch shifter and/or the Boss MO-2 (Multi-Overtone).

    It's also a good idea to remember that the tone settings on guitar pedals are designed with guitar in mind, not mandolin. So the highs from your mandolin may be too present, though that is a matter of personal taste.
    Therefore, I recommend you grab an EQ pedal as well.

    Daniel

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    Default Re: Continuing my electric education

    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Nestlerode View Post
    I have used a Mooer with a Line6 POD 2.0 with no problem.
    The POD can only do one on-board effect at a time as far as I am aware, so having some octave with, for example, tremolo is not a bad thing.

    You might also want to look into a pitch shifter and/or the Boss MO-2 (Multi-Overtone).

    Therefore, I recommend you grab an EQ pedal as well.

    Daniel
    My octave pedal will arrive tomorrow, though I purchased a Donner rather than the Mooer.
    Now to look into and find out how and when to use an EQ Pedal.
    Figuring out how to make the electrics sound as I want is as daunting as learning to play a new instrument. But, Oh what fun and eager to integrate what I am learning with my buds.
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    Default Re: Continuing my electric education

    Quote Originally Posted by Pittsburgh Bill View Post
    Now to look into and find out how and when to use an EQ Pedal.
    JHS Pedals execellent video on EQ pedals
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foK6OfdEve0
    Rhett Shull's overview:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNjPvAoRtq0
    Tim Wampler discusses a few possibilities:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypn6uA6RPs

    Enjoy!
    Daniel

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    Default Re: Continuing my electric education

    putting a rack mount EQ _ lots more bands _ in an EFX loop off a minimixer

    may be more satisfactory than a few bands in a stomp box.
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