by dave robinson » 07 Apr 2011, 10:45
The patches that I posted were made by just listening to the ESE and Magicstomp. comparing the taps and re-creating them on the Tonelab. I personally believe that the the Tonelab allows more accuracy than my Zoom G7, which is a good piece of kit and Charlie got the echo taps as close as the machine would allow, but the Tonelab allows almost perfection. The big attraction for me is the built in volume pedal as well as all the other sounds that I have been able to set up for a full show that involves much more than The Shadows tunes. I know that the Magicstomp will do that too, but I have to connect two volume pedals with that set up, which is untidy.
Anyone intending to buy a Tonelab for this purpose needs to remember that only the SE & LE models have the capacity to be able to programme the correct multitap echo patches. There is now a brand new model of the Tonelab, but I haven't seen it and cannot say whether the facility is still included on this machine.
Dave Robinson