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Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 08:04 AM

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Tc_Electronics_G-Force_Review

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Feb 18 2008, 08:10 AM

yeah, great review !!!! another time my GAS is increasing...

Some of my friends got it and they always say that is an amazing multiefects

Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 08:12 AM

Thanks Juan!

Yeah,it IS amazing unit indeed.

Posted by: lavendell Feb 18 2008, 08:30 AM

Great review Muris. Thanks!

I'm not sure what "THD" is. What does it mean?

Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 08:40 AM

Same here Marcus,I have no idea.
I took those specs from their website,I'd be hard to write it all manually.
But I'm sure isn't nothing that important since they are using short name for it.
Btw,I hate those short names,don't you?

Posted by: Trond Vold Feb 18 2008, 09:55 AM

THD means total harmonic distortion.. and instead of me using wobbly english trying to explain it, there's a great article on wiki about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_harmonic_distortion

Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 10:19 AM

Thanks Trond!!!

Edit:I'm reading all those formulas,I just suck when it comes to physics

Posted by: Pavel Feb 18 2008, 11:24 AM

No wonder Steve Vai used this one as his main effect processor for so many years Nice review Muris! I hope to get myself one, one day...

Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 11:25 AM

Thanks Pavel,I wish the same for you!

Posted by: DeepRoots Feb 18 2008, 11:44 AM

I fairly sure Vai uses the TC electronics G system not the G force, i dont know the specs difference but i know his is a little more expensive

Posted by: Pavel Feb 18 2008, 11:47 AM

G-System is a one year old product, until this year he used G-Force for YEARS, and just switched to G-System recently

Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 11:54 AM

Yeah,I know that,not sure if it's caused by product quality since it's same thing as G-Force,floor edition.
I believe it's more related to marketing and buck.

Posted by: DeepRoots Feb 18 2008, 11:59 AM

ahh cool - thanks for the info

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 18 2008, 01:09 PM

Great piece of gear Muris. Another great buy.

I would always say that Processors don't sound good when playing live, but with this unit and it's pricetag... I would reconsider

Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 01:16 PM

First we must describe what processor is.
If processor tries to do gain/dist work,it always ends bad.
Like on some Zoom,Digitech etc unit.
But if it's related only to effects,then the result is pretty nice.

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 18 2008, 01:28 PM

Yes off-chorus I didn't say that this processor acts as a distortion modeller unit, I just complimented it's quality. I'm sure it's a great unit. There are a lot of mulitFX units that don't do a good job on effects either, and in my book that's a lot because I'm not a proc fan, but as I said, with this unit I would really have to reconsider.

Posted by: Muris Feb 18 2008, 01:33 PM

Spot on!
I didn't use lots of efxs as well,bit of delay and some chorus here and there.
But with this G-Force,options(good ones) are open wide.

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 19 2008, 11:01 PM

What effects do you use from the device on gigs? I'm guessing that you've used it already...

Posted by: Muris Feb 20 2008, 01:57 AM

Well not too many so far,basic stuff like delay,chorus,halls,comp.
But they sound sooo great,it's just like you haven't used efxs before.

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 20 2008, 05:47 PM

I would be happy really to use only those 4 effects from that unit and it will definitely show on a gig. Must buy something similar as soon as I get my hands on some $.

Posted by: Tjchep Feb 21 2008, 07:03 PM

Ivan, you should try out the TC electronics G-major.

Its much cheaper, around the $250 mark on ebay, $400 new.

Posted by: Muris Feb 21 2008, 07:16 PM

Absolutely,G-Major is great unit as well.

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 21 2008, 08:33 PM

Hey Muris, what's the REAL difference between Major and Force models? Are the effects in better quality, there is more of them, something third?

Posted by: Muris Feb 21 2008, 09:49 PM

Perhaps basic "sound" of effects is same in 80%,G-Force has more parameters for better editing,
more effects blocks and few other features but nothing major imho.

Posted by: Tjchep Feb 21 2008, 09:50 PM

And I must ad the G-major is a bit more fragile than the G-force, not as well made.

Posted by: Muris Feb 21 2008, 09:55 PM

Oh yeah,it's plastic case I think,G-force has metal case.

Posted by: Tjchep Feb 21 2008, 10:29 PM

And G-major doesnt have a harmonizer!! ;(.

Posted by: Muris Feb 21 2008, 10:40 PM

Seems like you know a lot more about it!!

Yeah,few effects less,including harmonizer.

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 21 2008, 11:30 PM

Cool, good to know, thanks!

Posted by: Muris Feb 22 2008, 12:14 AM

But that's really not big deal!
Go to TC page,listen to the samples,it's sounds really good.

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 22 2008, 12:27 AM

I've listened to the samples that you've posted and they do sound out of space, but I must confess that I wouldn't use all that universe of effects. I woudl use maybe 4-5 effects (nost simultaneosly) and that's it, but when I get the money, I'll buy something similar for sure. Then I have to hire a roadie too, because I'm having troubles carrying around even my good ol' pedalboard

Posted by: Danilo Capezzuto Mar 16 2008, 12:05 PM

And it seems to "color" your sound. Give a try at some rocktron, the xpression is good, the intelliverb too!

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Mar 16 2008, 05:38 PM

Thanks for the tip man!

Posted by: Dejan Mar 18 2008, 11:38 AM

Thank you for the review mate