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TC Electronic G-System Guitar Multi-Effects Processor
9 effects simultaneously, 4 switchable effects loops, USB connection.
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In the past, guitar multi-effects units have been a much maligned bunch. Written off as "entry-level only" for many years, these multi-use effects boxes have come a long way since their initial inception. TC Electronics, one of the biggest innovators in audio processing tools in the last 30 years, strives to make believers out of of nay-sayers. Founded by Danish brothers in 1976, TC specializes in audio interfaces, computer hardware, audio software, studio processors, rack effects, and most importantly, pedal-based guitar and vocal effects. The G-System is their flagship, a tank-like Megalodon that brings the best of what multi-effects processing has to offer the modern guitarist.
Options A'Plenty
Thanks to the inclusion of two independent DSP sections, the TC G-System is capable of running up to nine of the twenty five onboard effects simultaneously. Try as we might, we can't find a need for any more than that. Prefer the rack/MIDI control side of being a guitarist? TC thought of that too, allowing you to unhinge the "brain" unit from the G-System (known as the GFX01), rack it up in a standard 19" box, and still retain control via the remaining floorboard. Plus, the floor unit has MIDI connections for controlling any of your other favorite MIDI gear. Do the 18 knobs leave you wanting more? Connect up to four external expression pedals for added control over virtually any effect or parameter. Since you're going to be using this with an amplifier, TC Electronic even went so far as to make the G-System smart enough to control and switch your favorite amplifier, allowing you to leave your amp's footswitch at home. And with the USB connection, you'll be able to stay on top of your firmware updates for years to come, all free from TC. And since this unit is all about the little things, we'd like to mention one more little thing--unlike most others, this TC piece has extremely fast, silent program changes, that even allow for controllable delay spillovers!
Total Integration for Tonal Integration
While certainly capable of replacing the majority or entirety of your pedalboard, that is not the aim of this TC unit: the G-System was built with the common needs and functions at the heart of being a guitarist in mind. TC recognizes that of all of the different kinds of pedals we use, distortion, overdrive, and fuzz are a subjective matter of personal taste, which is why they decided to leave them out of the G-System completely. By the same token, the G-System incorporates another brilliant feature--the ability to route up to four of your favorite effects pedals or units via four switchable, mono, analog loops, allowing placement wherever you choose in your signal chain. Having the option to put your other pedals within your chain wasn't good enough for TC--they went above and beyond, allowing you to control those effects with four of the eighteen oversized, knurled metal knobs. Do you have a preamp you favor? TC thought of that too, offering an additional insert point, ready to accept your favorite external pre. Oh, and those pedals we mentioned earlier, the ones you patched in yourself? No need to bring out an extra power strip, because the G-System has an array of four 9V DC outlets, ready to supply juice to your favorite stompboxes. Continuing the design aesthetic of total control, the G-System allows you to reroute and change up the footswitch layout to whatever your guitar-playing heart desires.
Options A'Plenty
Thanks to the inclusion of two independent DSP sections, the TC G-System is capable of running up to nine of the twenty five onboard effects simultaneously. Try as we might, we can't find a need for any more than that. Prefer the rack/MIDI control side of being a guitarist? TC thought of that too, allowing you to unhinge the "brain" unit from the G-System (known as the GFX01), rack it up in a standard 19" box, and still retain control via the remaining floorboard. Plus, the floor unit has MIDI connections for controlling any of your other favorite MIDI gear. Do the 18 knobs leave you wanting more? Connect up to four external expression pedals for added control over virtually any effect or parameter. Since you're going to be using this with an amplifier, TC Electronic even went so far as to make the G-System smart enough to control and switch your favorite amplifier, allowing you to leave your amp's footswitch at home. And with the USB connection, you'll be able to stay on top of your firmware updates for years to come, all free from TC. And since this unit is all about the little things, we'd like to mention one more little thing--unlike most others, this TC piece has extremely fast, silent program changes, that even allow for controllable delay spillovers!
Total Integration for Tonal Integration
While certainly capable of replacing the majority or entirety of your pedalboard, that is not the aim of this TC unit: the G-System was built with the common needs and functions at the heart of being a guitarist in mind. TC recognizes that of all of the different kinds of pedals we use, distortion, overdrive, and fuzz are a subjective matter of personal taste, which is why they decided to leave them out of the G-System completely. By the same token, the G-System incorporates another brilliant feature--the ability to route up to four of your favorite effects pedals or units via four switchable, mono, analog loops, allowing placement wherever you choose in your signal chain. Having the option to put your other pedals within your chain wasn't good enough for TC--they went above and beyond, allowing you to control those effects with four of the eighteen oversized, knurled metal knobs. Do you have a preamp you favor? TC thought of that too, offering an additional insert point, ready to accept your favorite external pre. Oh, and those pedals we mentioned earlier, the ones you patched in yourself? No need to bring out an extra power strip, because the G-System has an array of four 9V DC outlets, ready to supply juice to your favorite stompboxes. Continuing the design aesthetic of total control, the G-System allows you to reroute and change up the footswitch layout to whatever your guitar-playing heart desires.
More than Meets the Eye
G-System is the world's first complete high quality floor based Guitar System. Delivering a complete and uncompromised package of effects, control and integration, no other product will match the flexibility or the quality of the G-System.
With its unique combination of two DSP sections providing the very highest quality effects on the market, analog loops, amp switching, floor control, and even 9VDC power outputs for your pedals, the G-System offers the highest level of integration attainable.
Choose between a rack or a floor based setup, decide how the effects are routed, tailor the foot switch layout, and choose from more than 25 different on-board effects.
* Up to 9 effects simultaneously
* Fast and smooth preset changes featuring delay spill-overs
* 4 switchable mono-loops for your favorite effect pedals
* 1 additional loop/insert point dedicated for preamps
* 4 x 9V DC outlets powering your effect pedals
* USB connection for software updates
* Ultimate flexibility as the the board can be separated allowing you to place the GFX01 with loops etc. in a 19" rack while leaving the control board on the floor
* MIDI for control of additional external MIDI units
* Connections for 2/4 Expression pedals
G-System is the world's first complete high quality floor based Guitar System. Delivering a complete and uncompromised package of effects, control and integration, no other product will match the flexibility or the quality of the G-System.
With its unique combination of two DSP sections providing the very highest quality effects on the market, analog loops, amp switching, floor control, and even 9VDC power outputs for your pedals, the G-System offers the highest level of integration attainable.
Choose between a rack or a floor based setup, decide how the effects are routed, tailor the foot switch layout, and choose from more than 25 different on-board effects.
Technical Info
* Multi-effects processor on the floor* Up to 9 effects simultaneously
* Fast and smooth preset changes featuring delay spill-overs
* 4 switchable mono-loops for your favorite effect pedals
* 1 additional loop/insert point dedicated for preamps
* 4 x 9V DC outlets powering your effect pedals
* USB connection for software updates
* Ultimate flexibility as the the board can be separated allowing you to place the GFX01 with loops etc. in a 19" rack while leaving the control board on the floor
* MIDI for control of additional external MIDI units
* Connections for 2/4 Expression pedals
Integrates a pedalboard with great TC effects--or you can separate them! Run up to 9 effects at once, choose effect routing and footswitch layout. Over 25 world-class effects to choose from. Preamp loop, 4 effects loops, and DC power out for other pedals. USB connection for software updates.
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TC Electronic G-System Guitar Multi-Effects Processor Reviews
10 out of 10
"G-System vs. Solar System"
Feature:
I think it lacks in distortion, since TC has a great vintage distortion, but the effects on it, it's way beyond my imagination, it only takes the sound of your amp and puts the effect(s) on, it doesn't ruin the sound.
Quality:
This is the Knight Rider... it has red light also...
Value:
It's expensive, but I think it has worth every single euro.
Desirability:
It's beautiful... prettier only my girlfriend ;)
Sound:
It's just simply amazing... well, at least until you manage to set your sound. It sounds always great, but when you find what you were looking for, it will sound even better.
Ease of Use:
I liked better my boss gt-3, but once you learn, you will find it very easy to use. It has more parameters, so it's hard to be more simple. And it allow you to "steal" the set of any effect of other banks.
Support:
Anything you need to ask, they answer in 2 days.
Overall:
It's amazing
I think it lacks in distortion, since TC has a great vintage distortion, but the effects on it, it's way beyond my imagination, it only takes the sound of your amp and puts the effect(s) on, it doesn't ruin the sound.
Quality:
This is the Knight Rider... it has red light also...
Value:
It's expensive, but I think it has worth every single euro.
Desirability:
It's beautiful... prettier only my girlfriend ;)
Sound:
It's just simply amazing... well, at least until you manage to set your sound. It sounds always great, but when you find what you were looking for, it will sound even better.
Ease of Use:
I liked better my boss gt-3, but once you learn, you will find it very easy to use. It has more parameters, so it's hard to be more simple. And it allow you to "steal" the set of any effect of other banks.
Support:
Anything you need to ask, they answer in 2 days.
Overall:
It's amazing
Submitted: 12/02/2006
Style of Music: Rock, Grunge, Acoustic
9 out of 10
"Good Value Good Product"
Feature:
This is where there really isn't anything out there in its class Without having to get into a Bradshaw/Skydstrup type set-up, you can implement midi change messages to control your synth or presets on a Line 6 Module, or any midi device. You can loop your favourite effects through the send /return loops, set - up the board any way you want to. Most all of the floor buttons can be programmed to control whatever you choose to control. The amp switching is great. I use a Boogie Roadster with four amp channels and they are all switchable through the unit. Through the preamp send return you are able to set up a wet/dry/wet amp setup similar to the bradshaw/lukather amp configutation. Most of these optins are programmable to each pre-set.
Quality:
Tank Build and reliability.
Value:
If you have some midi equip, pedals that you like to use, amp switching, diverse amp set-ups, and all kinds of on-board processingYou can't beat it. Limitation is that ,although it does just about anything you want to it is limited as a
Desirability:
It's a desireable product if you have equipment to utilize it's options in terms of routing. The effects are excellent.
Sound:
The sounds are clean and true to the tone of the guitars. It needs to matched up high quality amplification to experience the full effect of the quality processing.
Ease of Use:
Once you get the hang of the set up functions its not that bad. You have to expect some grief with all of the flexibilty that you have. You really have to sit down and think about how you want to set up your gear.
Support:
I have called on some specific programming issues, not repairs just questions on how to do certain things. Most were dealt with within 48 hours.
Overall:
It has been what I expected and more
This is where there really isn't anything out there in its class Without having to get into a Bradshaw/Skydstrup type set-up, you can implement midi change messages to control your synth or presets on a Line 6 Module, or any midi device. You can loop your favourite effects through the send /return loops, set - up the board any way you want to. Most all of the floor buttons can be programmed to control whatever you choose to control. The amp switching is great. I use a Boogie Roadster with four amp channels and they are all switchable through the unit. Through the preamp send return you are able to set up a wet/dry/wet amp setup similar to the bradshaw/lukather amp configutation. Most of these optins are programmable to each pre-set.
Quality:
Tank Build and reliability.
Value:
If you have some midi equip, pedals that you like to use, amp switching, diverse amp set-ups, and all kinds of on-board processingYou can't beat it. Limitation is that ,although it does just about anything you want to it is limited as a
Desirability:
It's a desireable product if you have equipment to utilize it's options in terms of routing. The effects are excellent.
Sound:
The sounds are clean and true to the tone of the guitars. It needs to matched up high quality amplification to experience the full effect of the quality processing.
Ease of Use:
Once you get the hang of the set up functions its not that bad. You have to expect some grief with all of the flexibilty that you have. You really have to sit down and think about how you want to set up your gear.
Support:
I have called on some specific programming issues, not repairs just questions on how to do certain things. Most were dealt with within 48 hours.
Overall:
It has been what I expected and more
Submitted: 01/29/2007
Style of Music: Jazz Fusion, Rock, Country, Whatevers happening next week
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