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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

746.0. "Yamaha GEP50 " by WAV12::POWELLD () Wed Jul 27 1988 20:39

Has anyone seen the new GEP50 Guitar Effects Processor from Yamaha?
    
According to the specs:

   Rack Mountable, Single space
   50 Factory Presets, 50 User Programmable Patch locations
   MIDI - In, Thru
   S/N - 74dB, 80dB with delay settings
   Freq Response - 20-12K Hz	
   Mono In, Stereo Out

The presets include 9 Distortions, 4 Room Reverbs, 3 Gated Reverbs, 4 Early 
Reflections, 4 Modulations (Chorus, Phase, Flange, etc), 4 Delays, 3 Pitch 
Shifts, Parametric EQ, Compressions, and 15 presets combining distortion with
the other effects. Don't know much else, except there are number of user 
programmable parameters for each patch. 

No price listed, however it does seem to have a new big brother named SPX-50II, 
(not the SPX90) and that's listed at $595 (Daddy's *discount* price). 
Dan
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746.1For Sale!ELESYS::JASNIEWSKIOur common crisisThu Jul 28 1988 12:234
    
    	Gee, if I sold all my stomp boxs...and my amp...
    
    	J
746.2>Urp.<CASPER::EXCHANGE_1Thu Jul 28 1988 16:354
    
    		I'd go for the SPX90 myself... Little more versatile.
    The idea of digital distortion makes me push my lunch to one side.
    
746.3No PrizeMARKER::BUCKLEYOPERATION: Mindcrime!Thu Jul 28 1988 17:497
    
    Then again, the SPX90 (IMO) is no prixe either.
    
    I hate the high freq resonance and ultra-signal compression the
    unit has to offer.
    
    Buck
746.4Yamaha Finally Put It Into A RackAQUA::ROSTLife is serious, but art is funThu Jul 28 1988 20:248
    
    Guess we know why REX50s are being sold off at half-price.
    
    This GEP sounds like an REX in a rack-mount package.
    
    REX50s are being blown out in Boston for $299 at LaSalle's.
    
    
746.5Yeah, but...CASPER::EXCHANGE_1Thu Jul 28 1988 20:539
    
    	Re. .3
    
    	I never said the SPX90 solved every problem, just more than
    a homogenous digital effects processor.  It has some nice tones
    on it.  Hey, for $600-$700, you really can't go wrong.
    
    
    /craig_who'll_stick_with_his_cheap_but_effective_fuzzbox
746.6Waiting for the Eventide H-3000DREGS::BLICKSTEINYo!Fri Jul 29 1988 03:368
    If it don't got harmonization, I ain't interested.
    
    SPX, is to my knowledge, still the only multi-effects unit with
    a harmonizer.
    
    Someone please tell me I'm wrong.
    
    	db
746.7Ibanez?ELESYS::JASNIEWSKIOur common crisisFri Jul 29 1988 14:575
    
    	Does not Ibanez make a "Harmonics Delay" with a harmonizer?
    
    	Joe Jas
    
746.8SRFSUP::MORRISmaybe we'll leave come springtime...Sat Jul 30 1988 02:427
    re: .6
    
    You're Wrong.
    
    See under ART Multiverb
    
    Ashley "told you so :^)  :^)"  Morris
746.9just bought oneIMPULS::STARRSRV.....I can't believe you're gone.......Tue Nov 06 1990 17:4014
Just picked up a GEP50 for my rack. Haven't had much time to spend with it,
but it seems to have a pretty decent bang for the buck (bought it used for 
$140). 

The distortion is pretty bogus, but its going in the rack with the KH Quattro,
so that doesn't bother me. There's a pretty neat application that allows you 
to have two harmony parts playing along with the original signal (get that
Brian May sound). And the chorus, flange and reverb seem to be pretty decent 
sounding. The delays are pretty good too, but limited to 500ms.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with it, considering the price paid. And if I ever
feel the desire to convert to the MIDI RACK FROM HELL, it is MIDI compatible.

alan
746.10BTOVT::BAGDY_MI'm the Lord of the WastelandsTue Nov 06 1990 19:057
        Alan, I'll get you the setups for one my brother has labelled
        `In-A-Pipe'.   Sounds  like  you're  playing  in  a  culvert.
        Good one for bass  too,  but  better when you give it ALOT of
        krunch ! :^)
        
        Matt
746.11Alans a rack puke, Alans a rack puke ...GSRC::COOPERMIDI Rack PukeWed Nov 07 1990 00:343
    Alright Alan !!  Does this mean I don't get my rack now ?
    
    jc
746.12BTOVT::BAGDY_MI'm the Lord of the WastelandsWed Nov 07 1990 09:035
        Besides, for  $140  !?!?!?!?  What a steal !  Now where can I
        get one that cheap ! :^)
        
        Matt