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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