noise gates

[Metal1977]

The Fortin looks cool but I don't know how the GSeries ISP stuff can be beat....

With my stuff, i need the noise gate to be more aggressive at a band level. In that setup, the Fortin is better for me. Imagine a transparent NS2, that's how the Zuul is.

Hmmm, for me the ns-2 is crap compared to the ISP. This may be the differences in nomenclature. The NS-2 is a GATE, the ISP is a SUPRESSOR. They are quite different. I prefer either supressor in loop only or gate up front and supressor in loop OR the g strings which track the input but gate the loop.

Im still interested in Zuul. Noise gates still have room for improvement.

Does the Zuul really have that ON/OFF behavior of the NS-2?

It's still a noise gate so if you go too far it will cut your signal, but you can push it further without affecting your tone. The most important aspect of it for me is to be able to cut the feedback at high volume for short staccato riffs and still retain the natural feel of the amp and the Zuul is the best on the market at this.

By the way i use it at 12 volts for more range, Mike told me it was safe to use it like that.

Badass the 12 volt headroom is enough for me period. Ill try one.

I messaged the Fortin Facebook page and asked about the 12 volt thing and they pretty much said don’t do it and to just run it at 9v.

I like it better on 12 volts and run it for many months now, with no problem at all.

My guess is, they don't want people messing to much with voltage and going at 18 volts and up. Then have to deal with repairs and everything.

 

[errrrrl]

Just curious what setting's you guys run ZUUL at? I have mine between 8 and 9 o'clock, if I go much higher it dies when soloing (not that im any good at solo'ing lol). Also do I need to mess with the switch on the side? What does that do exactly?

 

[Oblivion DC]

Just curious what setting's you guys run ZUUL at? I have mine between 8 and 9 o'clock, if I go much higher it dies when soloing (not that im any good at solo'ing lol). Also do I need to mess with the switch on the side? What does that do exactly?

I’m running mine at a little higher then 10 o’clock but it’s going through a buffer first so I imagine that’s pushing the signal just a bit. As long as it’s gating the way you need it to be and it’s not cutting off the end of your lead stuff you have it set properly for your particular situation. Are you having problems with it??

 

[DaveTMusic]

Get an ISP and be done with it. Even my Decimator pedal that's almost 10 years old still works like a champ and doesn't kill your tone.

Totally agree. I still used an original decimator in the effects loop and have no complaints.