Yeah, it's pretty awesome. I kinda wanted one before I even heard it on guitar. There were a few good demos with organ, but after I heard Burg's demo I knew i had to have one. I've found it to be a touch on the finicky side because most of my guitars have fairly low output pickups, but other than that it's great.
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................… Sweet dealin's: here "Now, of course, Strega is not a Minimoog… and I am not Sun Ra" - dude from MAKENOISE #GreenRinger
Oh I guess this is also important info: I asked the Strymon guys what the turnover rate for the Lex is and they are "still back ordered the full 10 weeks"...
There's a comparison video of the Lex and the Ventilator. In headphones, the Lex sounds really awesome, but the Ventilator really seems to dwarf it. Anybody ever party with a DLS RotoSIM? Seems to have a fair amount of features, and price-wise matches the Lex.
bigchiefbc wrote:It's funny because there was a Lex vs Ventilator thread on TGP, and someone said:
somedudeonTGP wrote:The Ventilator is better , but not $200 bucks better.
Which is such an un-TGP thing to say
Yeah, I think BCBC got to the crux of it. If you need the best Leslie simulator, you get the Ventilator. It's not that versatile, it's just a Leslie simulator. If you want something more phasery, more Uni-Vibey, more than just rotating speakery, you get something that might cover all those bases and also cost less. (Especially if you're a heavy effects user. I feel that a lot of the nuances of the Ventilator get lost as you start pairing it with more and more effects. So, it kinda depends what you want.)
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................… Sweet dealin's: here "Now, of course, Strega is not a Minimoog… and I am not Sun Ra" - dude from MAKENOISE #GreenRinger
None of them really sound like being in the same room as a Leslie or a Vibratone though. You don't get that movement out of a pedal unfortunately. Not saying you can't record perfectly well with one though.
I like mine old skool. Maestro PS-1A / Multivox Full Rotor Although I've got a couple of nice modern vibe clones: Viva Analog Opto-Vibe / Paisley Vibra Fuzz, which has the bonus of a MkI Tone Bender built in.
There's also a Skreddy PS on b/s/t, which why I asked. I keep going back to that Strymon video however. I really to find a shop that has at least has the fulltone and the roland and compare......
Phengren Oswald wrote:There's also a Skreddy PS on b/s/t, which why I asked. I keep going back to that Strymon video however. I really to find a shop that has at least has the fulltone and the roland and compare......
Edit: Vibes and Leslies are not the same at all!!!
For Leslie-sims: I had the DLS and didn't like it. It is very tweakable, yes, but on all settings you can only get it to sound like a chorus pedal, not a rotary speaker. Very one-dimensional.
Next I had the Option 5 Destination Rotation Single. Way better than the DLS, more realistic. It sounds good but you can tell it's a simulation. Lacking a bit of low-end maybe.
Now I have the Tech21 Roto Choir that gets very little mention on the forums, I don't know why. It is by far the best and most realistic of the three, I don't feel the need for anything else anymore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BT1ExmPTWY&feature=related
This is just my personal opinion. Have never played the Lex or Ventilator.
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