Artec onboard effects

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:54 pm

niiiiice - never seen these before

http://stores.ebay.com/GUITAR-FUEL-PERF ... idZ2QQtZkm

the active boost is kinda sexy, also the 5-way active EQ (QDD) cos it has a METALZ setting! someone buy one and stick it in, ah go on they're cheap as chips.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:27 pm

Artec make the Guitarfetish Modboards as well.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:34 pm

never heard of them before, so looked them up:

http://store.guitarfetish.com/modboards.html

sorry but thats totally retarded - no phaser or fuzz? FFS, who wants an onboard delay or trem?!! anyway the Artec boosters are cooler cos they require no modding of the guitar - should fit nicely in your tone/volume route.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:50 pm

euan wrote:Artec make the Guitarfetish Modboards as well.

And GFS pups.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:54 pm

Yeah that too but we weren't talking about pickups.

There is a possibility that Artec make SD Far East pickups and some from other names too.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:56 pm

I had a similar thing on my Man Strat. They are limited but definitely usefull if used in the right context.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:28 pm

A friend of mine has a G&L strat-thing with an active boost. It made every pedal sound like complete shite.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:20 pm

They do work better with valve amps than into pedals. I had active EMG's and onboard Fuzz going into 2 x Big Muffs and it was like WTF?

Post by **Doog** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:11 pm

aphasiac wrote:
sorry but thats totally retarded - no phaser or fuzz? FFS, who wants an onboard delay or trem?!!

Uhm, a lot of people I'd think- trem and delay being time-based effects, having them at your finger tips would be pretty great, spesh for delay time-tweak freakouts.

That said, I wouldn't want them at the start of my chain.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:17 pm

Doog wrote:
aphasiac wrote:
sorry but thats totally retarded - no phaser or fuzz? FFS, who wants an onboard delay or trem?!!
Uhm, a lot of people I'd think- trem and delay being time-based effects, having them at your finger tips would be pretty great, spesh for delay time-tweak freakouts.

That said, I wouldn't want them at the start of my chain.

Yeah, delay at the start of your FX chain is completely unacceptable. I've never known it work that way. But saying that, these are like micro effects for subtle effect, not your standard stomper affair. I imagine working with a clean amp would give the best results.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:20 pm

It can work- I'm pretty certain East Bay Ray had his Echoplex/Copycat (?) before his amp gain, you can hear the repeats get less distorted as they fade out on stuff like Police Truck.

But yeah, you're somewhat limited and lose the spacious swirlings a properly-placed delay can give youse.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:31 pm

Them old echo units were a different beast though doog. I had a Carlsbro model the size of an amp head that consumed anything in its path, i tried the wem copycats out and they were much weaker (unless the tape had deteriorated.. i dunno). Police Truck! What a song.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:48 pm

Yeah, true enough- the guitarist in my 3 piece jerky punk band messes around with a WEM Copycat in practise sometimes and that thing is noisy and fuzzy as fook, even in the FX loop. Think the tape is just so worn out, it's just wooly as anything.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:59 pm

Doog wrote: Uhm, a lot of people I'd think- trem and delay being time-based effects, having them at your finger tips would be pretty great, spesh for delay time-tweak freakouts.

meh, guess it's ok for the noisemakers. but for the other 99% of guitar players, tap-tempo is a good enough solution.

just seems an odd choice of effects to intigrate - not that useful considering how much you have you cut up your axe.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:05 am

THIS IS OLD FUCKING NEWS

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:57 am

Mike wrote:THIS IS OLD FUCKING NEWS

i had a search but couldnt find anything on here.

link to old thread??

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:30 am

aphasiac wrote:
just seems an odd choice of effects to intigrate - not that useful considering how much you have you cut up your axe.

I'd sooner carve up a guitar for something like a built in delay rather than some boringass FUZZ sound..

euan · Post by **euan** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:35 am

Basically he wants to Bellamy himself.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:40 am

damn straight.

You have ONE famous guitarist (Bellamy) who uses integrated effects (fuzz and phaser), and they decide not to include those. odd decision - these kits oare freaking DESIGNED for Muse fanboys!

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:33 pm

aphasiac wrote: no phaser or fuzz? FFS, who wants an onboard delay or trem?!!

The same kind of people who'd want an onboard phaser or fuzz.
Bellamy didn't invent onboard effects, he's just one of the more famous people who uses them. I have no idea how an onboard phaser is cool and an onboard tremolo is "retarded". You'd think the more effects they offer on these things the happier people would be, but no. Bellamy never had one, why does it even exist?