Looper's Delight Archive Top (Search)
Date Index
Thread Index
Author Index
Looper's Delight Home
Mailing List Info

[Date Prev][Date Next]   [Thread Prev][Thread Next]   [Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index]

digitech 2120



I believe Robert Fripp had one at one point too didnīt
he? but he has kept his GP100s and with a good reason
too
cheers
Luis





--- mark sottilaro <marksottilaro@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> I had a Space Station and man I loved that little
> pedal.  However, I sold it when Digitech added a lot
> of the functionality that the Space Station had to
> the
> 2120 processor.  The good thing about the 2120 is
> that
> the peramiters were tweakable, unlike the Space
> Station so there was less of that "oh, that's the
> Space Station 35 preset" thing going on.
> 
> I sold my 2120, but if you can find one on ebay, I
> highly recommend it.  Great preamp tone too, IMO.
> 
> Mark
> 
> --- Legion <legion@helpwantedproductions.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Just wanted to add my $.02 (or $250-300 as the
> > market seems to be :)) for
> > the Spacer Station. Last summer I picked one up
> for
> > my Guitar/Not Guitar
> > all Guitar Synth shows for a local festival. 
> > 
> > IMO the pedal is built just fine. I haven't used
> it
> > much but it traveled
> > well and worked flawlessly. I have had to tighten
> > the screws on the rocker
> > pedal to make it a bit more usable but that's the
> > only maintenence. 
> > 
> > I too would prefer if it ran off a battery but it
> > doesn't so what can you
> > do. The wall wart isn't that big so it's pretty
> > practical to use among
> > other pedals with a bit of planning. I used two
> > volume pedals, the Space
> > station, and a SKB pedal bag full of stomp boxes
> all
> > into a DL4 delay (for
> > looping) which ran on it's own wall wart. one good
> > multi-outlet strip and
> > some layout work and I was fine and not tripping
> > over wires. 
> > 
> > The Space Station has a few tricks but needs to be
> > used sparingly IMO. The
> > strings settting is cool but not nearly as
> > interesting as something like a
> > midi guitar triggering some analog pads or a
> Roland
> > VG8 type thing. The
> > multitap arpeggiators or ring mods etc make good
> > "werid noises" but as a
> > synth guitar player I have to say that gets old
> > quick too if that's all
> > you're doing. So while it's got some great stuff
> in
> > there it also run the
> > danger of being a Novelty" if you overdo it. Just
> > IMO.
> > 
> > The best thing about the Space Station is that
> it's
> > small and you *don't*
> > need a specific guitar or GKwhatever pickup
> system.
> > Plug a hondo or $150
> > danelectro into the 1/4" and you're ready to rock
> > (or Soar as the case may
> > be :)). There is NO tweaking on it whatsoever but
> at
> > least you get the
> > exporessino pedal so you can do *some* sweeping,
> > etc. With a bit of
> > practice and some basic composition skills anyone
> > can make a good
> > "weird" guitar synth/noise type song and in my
> world
> > that's a good thing
> > :)
> > 
> > Is it worth current market value (Seems t be about
> > $200-$300 depending on
> > who's selling)? I'd say given what guitar things
> go
> > for, yes. Anyone
> > remember the Korg G5 bass synth unit? Those sold
> for
> > $99 too at one point
> > on blow out. In this day an age of Boutique $300
> > fuzz boxes the Space
> > staion offers something unique and compact. You
> can
> > get similar effects
> > with a trashy Zoom 505 if you just want weird
> pitch
> > shifting, delays'
> > etc. but the Space station goes the extra mile and
> > again , it's all-in-one
> > nature makes it a cool box for someone looking for
> a
> > compact bit o'
> > weirdness.
> > 
> > I don't use mine much at all these days but I keep
> > it in it's box ready
> > for action. Given what it does and what it's worth
> > I'd say it's either a
> > vintage $$ sell piece or a keeper. 
> > 
> >
>
___________________________________________________________________
> > HELP WANTED PRODUCTIONS -
> > Http://www.HelpWantedProductions.com
> > "Bringing you the best in Organic Electronic music
> > since we started..."
> > 
> > Home of the Unusual Instrument and Recording
> Gallery
> > with pictures and
> > info of Tube recorders, Omnichords, weird guitars,
> > Casios, and more.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 


=====
www.luis-angulo.com


                
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.
http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail