I'm looking at several different floor effects to use with my Godin electric mandolin amplified through a Fishman Loudbox amp. The effects that have my interest are the Strymon delay, the Line6 Pod 300 multi effects box, and the Boss RC3 looper. I'm curious if anyone else here is using these "guitar" effects with a mandolin. In general, I've always had a hard time getting a tone through my electric mandolin that is even in the ballpark to what guitars get using pickups made for guitars and amps made for guitars. My main question is twofold.
1. In general how do any of these floor units SOUND on mandolin
2. and what effects in particular are folks here using. Include specific brands if that applies. And what about them turns you on? For example, I own an inexpensive multi-chorus, and there's something about the way it mashes the higher frequencies of a mandolin that doesn't work for me, although i love it when used with a guitar.
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