Who makes the best intelligent Harmonizer in a Pedal format?

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In addition, are these units best used in the loop like most time based FX or do they work out front?

Kage
 
A related question :

Does anyone recall who made an ANALOG pedal harmonizer recently ? I believe I saw a link to it here a few months ago. It was one of those wacky boutique pedal companies.
 
Rezamatix":lwoxwia6 said:
I love my Digitech Harmony man. its pretty bitchin..
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Ive seen some good demo's with it but its a big pedal. Im really hoping that the BOSS is a decent unit.

Are you using it in the loop or out front?
 
I think a harmonizer would sound better out front. I remember trying the Digitech whammy in front and in the loop and i didn't like it much in the loop. Same thing with a Boss GT-5 multi-effects pedal i had. I used that in the loop for delay and verb, but since it was in the loop everything else sounded like ass from it.
 
danyeo":28bn3o8y said:
I think a harmonizer would sound better out front. I remember trying the Digitech whammy in front and in the loop and i didn't like it much in the loop. Same thing with a Boss GT-5 multi-effects pedal i had. I used that in the loop for delay and verb, but since it was in the loop everything else sounded like ass from it.
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My H3000 works well through the loop but that is a different beast than what is being asked.

I would think it would work well in front, I only put time based in the loop.
 
If you've got gain on the amp you'd want it in the loop, I suppose. Or even better, into a seperate amp like Brian May :thumbsup:
 
Kage, I have/had the Rocktron IntelliPitch, Digitech GSP1101 and TC Major 2, all rackunits with harmonizers - always in the loop (for me).
I only tried a Boss harmonizer in pedalf orm and that worked best in the loop as well - I don't harmonize clean stuff, but Lizzy-ish crunch and leads you know . . .

The Boss pedal wouldn't be my first choice, the Major 2 is cool. The Rocktron also. The GSP adds only one voice . . .
 
Kage -

I have the Boss HR2, works well. The big difference is between whether you run it front of amp or fx loop. When you run it front of amp, then harmonies sound 'gritty' - just like you tried to play them at the same time on one guitar. In the loop, they smooth out a lot.
 
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