TC Electronic:TC FX pedals, used G Major/G Minor or G Major2

[**DRB**]

Just picked up a guitar and amp after selling my gear years ago and I'd like to add some "basic" fx. My amp is single channel with an FX loop. My desired FX are, clean boost, delay, and a chorus/rotary speaker type. I also like the idea of a "simple" looping style pedal to allow me to practice over a backing guitar.

I've always liked TC Electronic and their products

Now, the question.

For under $500 I can have the TC dreamscape, boost and flashback pedals and get a free looping pedal.

For $200 I can get a older TC G major / G Minor setup that is in great condition. I've then got $250 to get a boost and looping pedal

For $400 I can get the G Major 2. I would need to save for a switching pedal, and I still wouldn't have a boost or looping pedal.

Your opinions would be most greatly appreciated

 

[H_Squire]

Are you just looking for something at home or do you have any aspirations of using it to jam with others, gig, etc?

 

[**DRB**]

Are you just looking for something at home or do you have any aspirations of using it to jam with others, gig, etc?

Well,

I'll be honest I don't know that I'll ever gig or play with anyone else again but I do tend to buy more than I usually need. ( I just purchased a Fryette Deliverance as a "living room" amp )

 

[H_Squire]

Are you just looking for something at home or do you have any aspirations of using it to jam with others, gig, etc?

Well,

I'll be honest I don't know that I'll ever gig or play with anyone else again but I do tend to buy more than I usually need. ( I just purchased a Fryette Deliverance as a "living room" amp )

We all have those tendencies.. lol!

Honestly for at-home there are a ton of multi-fx boards you could put in your loop that would work.

I love analog and would recommend it… build out an awesome pedal board to run through the loop..but that isn't cheap. Fun though

check out roadie made pedal boards if you go that route. Great stuff.

 

[RJF]

Oh boy, there are a lot of options here. With a rack processor, you are going to need some sort of footswitch for it. The thing with the G major/2 is that they have a built in pair of switching relays. I am not aware of how the Deliverance ch/fx/master switching is done, but if any of it is with 1/4 jacks, the G majors can switch it for you. I would get a G major 2, it's considerably improved over the original version, and used you can grab one for under $300.

Analog pedals are pretty strait forward, probably not much to go in depth on that.

 

[H_Squire]

Oh boy, there are a lot of options here. With a rack processor, you are going to need some sort of footswitch for it. The thing with the G major/2 is that they have a built in pair of switching relays. I am not aware of how the Deliverance ch/fx/master switching is done, but if any of it is with 1/4 jacks, the G majors can switch it for you. I would get a G major 2, it's considerably improved over the original version, and used you can grab one for under $300.

Analog pedals are pretty strait forward, probably not much to go in depth on that.

The G Major 2s are great if you go that route. I second this

 

[JerEvil]

Oh boy, there are a lot of options here. With a rack processor, you are going to need some sort of footswitch for it. The thing with the G major/2 is that they have a built in pair of switching relays. I am not aware of how the Deliverance ch/fx/master switching is done, but if any of it is with 1/4 jacks, the G majors can switch it for you. I would get a G major 2, it's considerably improved over the original version, and used you can grab one for under $300.

Analog pedals are pretty strait forward, probably not much to go in depth on that.

There is no channel switching or switching off/on of the effects loop on the Deliverance. Single channel and totally bad ass! The loop is aftermarket. Miss the heck out of mine.

 

[glpg80]

personally i gigged a g major for 4 years until the front knobs started to come off. although the gmajor 2 is well improved on many areas, i still like the reverbs of the original more. IMHO i'd recommend the original g major and use the cash on a footswitch.

 

[**DRB**]

My hangup with the rack units is the fixed order of FX and the programing process. I like the idea with the pedals of having knobs for all the major functions. I also like that I can add or sell individual pedals based on a desired sound.

Forvme, the programming of a rack unit is less "experimental" as I'm less likely to scroll through sub menus to dig in deeper to a hive different sounds. Obviously the major plus of the rack units is once I have a sound I like, having the ability to instantly recall that sound without remembering knob settings.

I think I'm leaning away from the G Major 2, as it will stretch my budget farther than I'd like to go.

 

[**DRB**]

With the 15% off at Musicians Friend, the threels TC pedals I'm looking at come to $380 ( TC clean boost, TC Dreamscape, TC flashback delay ) this would qualify for the Ditto Looper x2 pedal for free by rebate from TC.

 

[JimmyBlind]

Although I know people who have been pretty happy with their TC FX racks, subjective opinion aside, I used a Gmajor 2 for about 2 weeks before trading her in.
IMO you are better off identifying the FX that you need & buying those specific quality stomp boxes than a relatively cheap does-all FX rack.

 

[JimmyBlind]

My hangup with the rack units is the fixed order of FX and the programing process. I like the idea with the pedals of having knobs for all the major functions. I also like that I can add or sell individual pedals based on a desired sound.

Forvme, the programming of a rack unit is less "experimental" as I'm less likely to scroll through sub menus to dig in deeper to a hive different sounds. Obviously the major plus of the rack units is once I have a sound I like, having the ability to instantly recall that sound without remembering knob settings.

I think I'm leaning away from the G Major 2, as it will stretch my budget farther than I'd like to go.

This. All this.

You're making the right decisions.

 

[H_Squire]

Although I know people who have been pretty happy with their TC FX racks, subjective opinion aside, I used a Gmajor 2 for about 2 weeks before trading her in.
IMO you are better off identifying the FX that you need & buying those specific quality stomp boxes than a relatively cheap does-all FX rack.

Totally agree.

Better to have a few things that do what they do very well than one thing that does everything kind of meh.

 

[glpg80]

My hangup with the rack units is the fixed order of FX and the programing process. I like the idea with the pedals of having knobs for all the major functions. I also like that I can add or sell individual pedals based on a desired sound.

Forvme, the programming of a rack unit is less "experimental" as I'm less likely to scroll through sub menus to dig in deeper to a hive different sounds. Obviously the major plus of the rack units is once I have a sound I like, having the ability to instantly recall that sound without remembering knob settings.

I think I'm leaning away from the G Major 2, as it will stretch my budget farther than I'd like to go.

Just for shits and giggles for others in the same ballpark, you most definitely can route effects in the original g major as series or parallel within the rack. Just because the processor is in series does not mean the signal itself cannot be routed any other way. For what it does, it does well.

 

[RJF]

My hangup with the rack units is the fixed order of FX and the programing process. I like the idea with the pedals of having knobs for all the major functions. I also like that I can add or sell individual pedals based on a desired sound.

Forvme, the programming of a rack unit is less "experimental" as I'm less likely to scroll through sub menus to dig in deeper to a hive different sounds. Obviously the major plus of the rack units is once I have a sound I like, having the ability to instantly recall that sound without remembering knob settings.

I think I'm leaning away from the G Major 2, as it will stretch my budget farther than I'd like to go.

Just for shits and giggles for others in the same ballpark, you most definitely can route effects in the original g major as series or parallel within the rack. Just because the processor is in series does not mean the signal itself cannot be routed any other way. For what it does, it does well.

Yeah, you can change the signal chain in the matrix on the GM2. For what little the GM2 costs, I'd never buy a bunch of pedals vs the GM2.