IPS Decimator advice: G String pedal or ProRackG?

[aly44]

The only difference I can see between the two are that the ProRackG has 2 channels that can filter out unwanted sound. On ISP's website, they say that channel 1 can filter out any noise from your instrument, while channel 2 can filter out hiss from after your preamp (series effects loop). I am wondering though, how much of the noise and hiss is really coming from my instrument. For starters, I use a high quality Mogami gold plated 18' 1/4" cable (overpriced, I think at $60), and I play through a Fender Stratocaster HSS American Deluxe, that has noiseless pickups on it.

Anyways, do any of you have experience with either of these? I have a Roadster head that play exceptionally well, but there is noticeable hiss when playing high gain, that I would like eliminated.

Thanks.

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

While the amp is on at the volume you are talking about (obviously plugged into the cab, etc.), unplug your front chain (guitar and pedals) from the input of the head.

The noise you hear is the noise coming from the amp alone.

Plug your front chain (with guitar volume up, but do not play) back into the amp...any noise added is from your guitar and pedals.

I'm thinking about grabbing a prorack aswell to be honest.

 

[aly44]

Yeah, I have amp noise, mainly when playing channels 3 and 4 of my Roadster. Not very apparent when I'm playing at home, but live and at practice it is wicked noticeable. I played the Middle East club last Friday, and as an added bonus, they give each band a live cd of their set. I could always feel the hiss and noisiness, but having the live cd made me hear it that much more!

I just called Matt's Music in Weymouth, and Matt himself told me that the ISP decimator pedal (and specifically NOT the G-string pedal) is much better than any of ISP's other decimator technology. I asked him why, and he told me that he is basing this opinion on his rack setup, and the fact that a very good tech friend in Boston works for a lot of big name artists, and when he builds racks and setups, he only uses the regular decimator pedal, and nothing else!

I don't know what to think now. I have a feeling I am going to be hauling my head, cab, and guitar around to test out the differences though! My guitar is dead quiet, I just need to remove the high gain noise!

 

[the_wallcrawler]

I have the regular Decimator and run it in front of my Single Recto after the guitar and an OD-808 pedal. It makes the setup virtually silent. Pretty amazing pedal.

 

[aly44]

Rad, thanks for the tip WALLCRAWLER! I think I am definitely going to go with the ISP Decimator pedal. I can't imagine needing the ProRackG, especially if I want to eventually invest in the GCX Switching System -- those systems run all of your pedals in a gate themselves, and are true bypass.

I think w/ the Roadster, since my cleans are already pretty quiet, I will flip the FX knob on channels 1 and 2 to the off position. This way the Decimator cancels out the hum on my high gain channels, while not affecting my clean tone in a negative way.