Is there a pedal with multiple fx?

[GearAddict]

You know - not a digital multi-fx, but a single pedal with a few nice analogue pedals kind of incorporated into it. I know the pros get these things made for them, but I was wondering if anyone made an off-the-peg one, so to speak...was there not some Carl Martin unit a while back?

[Sporky_McGuffin]

Yeah, there's a Carl Martin. Ibanez did a series called something like the UE405 or similar? Otherwise the Boss ME-5 is ace - analogue compressor/limiter, analogue overdrive/distortion, analogue EQ, noise gate, then digital (I think) chorus/flanger and reverb/delay.

Also the Boss BE-5 though I can't recall ever seeing one on Ebay - I don't think they sold very well.

And the ME-X which had some built in effects (can't remember what, sorry) and slots for a number of your own Boss pedals. I think you could choose your own overdrive and such, and it had its own reverb and delay maybe.

[downfader]

Carl Martin has mostly kept it in the same family - eg compressor and limiter, drive and boost. Or three/four preamp sections. They havent really gone down the multiples route yet as far as I know.

Ibanez were the only one I've seen apart from Electro Harmonix who've done more than one complimentary effect in a stomper. Didnt realise the ME-5 had analogue drives and compression.

[Sporky_McGuffin]

Didnt realise the ME-5 had analogue drives and compression.

That's certainly my understanding. If not then they were years and years ahead of the curve!

[Professor SourTone]

I have an Ibanez UE300 (like this one). Chorus, comp and tubescreamer, with a loop for another pedal.

[Sporky_McGuffin]

Dang it - that's the one I think I meant.

[Basher]

Carl Martin has mostly kept it in the same family - eg compressor and limiter, drive and boost. Or three/four preamp sections. They havent really gone down the multiples route yet as far as I know.

The latest Carl Martin Quattro has compressor, overdrive, "vintage chorus" and "vintage echo".
It's a pity as I quite like the idea of just something with a compressor and a couple of overdrive/boost variations.

I think that SlideJules used to use a Carl Martin multi-fx but I don't think he's posted on the new site yet. (Probably busy with stupid stuff like actually playing gigs and suchlike!)

Anyway, whenever he posted samples of his live sound it was always stunningly good. If it's good enough for him etc.

[GearAddict]

I have an Ibanez UE300 (like this one). Chorus, comp and tubescreamer, with a loop for another pedal.

That looks cool - does it sound good?

[keithm]

Pretty sure the ME5 has analog distortion and overdrive, I do have one and it doesn't sound digital. I have a thread on this forum about ME5's!

[Professor SourTone]

That looks cool - does it sound good?

Its pretty ok sounding, although individually the effects are not best in their class. I'm not a fan of Tubescreamers anyway. As a simple live box for those who prefer analogue effects to digital, and if those effects + a delay/something in the loop were all you needed, it would be pretty cool. Mines 110v, which lessens the convenience factor.