MrDan666
Active member
MXR Smart Gate is my choice!
rottingcorpse
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ns-2 in front. isp decimator in the loop of any amp without a built in gate.
note....the gate on the fbm needs to be in every amp ever built from now on. far and away the best gate for metal i have ever used. i did the big rack thing in the 90's with all high end comps/limit/gates crap. (already spent enough time in studio in the 80's to have a clue) tried them all every way you can think of. right now, the feel i get from the fbm gate is almost like it's ahead of the ns-2 in the signal chain. almost a push/pull from the ns-2 to the fbm gate and back. i know that sounds crazy, but it's the wildest thing....on the quietest amp ever.
note....the gate on the fbm needs to be in every amp ever built from now on. far and away the best gate for metal i have ever used. i did the big rack thing in the 90's with all high end comps/limit/gates crap. (already spent enough time in studio in the 80's to have a clue) tried them all every way you can think of. right now, the feel i get from the fbm gate is almost like it's ahead of the ns-2 in the signal chain. almost a push/pull from the ns-2 to the fbm gate and back. i know that sounds crazy, but it's the wildest thing....on the quietest amp ever.
D-Rock
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I'm actually the opposite, ISP in front and NS-2 in loop (of noisier amps only)rottingcorpse":3b08p6wo said:
The best gate I've ever used is the onboard one in my 2203KK. Marshall should market that gate in pedal form. It would give ISP a run for their money IMO.
IntenseJim
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+ me too. It was a godsend at some noisey gigs, esp with single coil pickups.MrDan666":3g4sh9p1 said:
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MXR Smart Gate
jsp
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I've been using the NS-2 for many years with no problems.
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lettmusic
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Love the ISP Decimator. it does affect the tone when when the gate closes, but the amount of tone suck is minimal.
I have 2 on my pedalboard, one for each amp when I'm running 2 amps.
I have 2 on my pedalboard, one for each amp when I'm running 2 amps.
ericsabbath
Active member
rocktron reaction hush
costs half of the isp and works just as well
for the price of the decimator, you could have a rocktron guitar silencer, which includes the hush reduction AND the guitar silencer gate AND a loop
costs half of the isp and works just as well
for the price of the decimator, you could have a rocktron guitar silencer, which includes the hush reduction AND the guitar silencer gate AND a loop
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Classic
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The ISP Decimator is the only pedal for me.
Mudder
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What am I seeing in your sig?ericsabbath":3qdhmjwr said:
Buster_Lee
Member
ISP Decimator G-String, or MXR Smartgate. Smartgate, if your cheap like me.
Shark Diver
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James Lugo":g9rg3xnz said:
Easiest way I found when singing is to ride a volume pedal. Just keep your foot there when at the mic and you don't have to look or hit a button.
James Lugo
Active member
Just got the Decimator, put on pedalboard, 10 seconds to adjust knob, perfection! I actually love the way it sounds when it clamps down, makes things sound heavy.
fluff191
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LOVE my Decimator!
AmpliFIRE
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James Lugo":2j47qy6v said:
angelspade
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Tried a bunch...ISP Decimator: seamless, transparent, no tone color
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Shiny_Surface
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I went back to the NS-2 after reading all the Decimator hype back in the mid 2000's. It's a good unit but I also like other models as well and could use pretty much any of them.
I agree with an earlier comment about many of these types of units behaving similarly. The differences tend to be embellished/exaggerated on forums just imo.
ericsabbath
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Mudder":391dix26 said:
that's Mr. Testicles
he's the mascot for some brazilian cancer society
lovely, huh?
Badronald
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NS-2.
If I ever buy another ill probably get the ISP.
If I ever buy another ill probably get the ISP.