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06 Nov 2011

Boss NS2 Noise gate?

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Posted By : Bad Horsie (Mick) | Comments : 13

Anyone got one hanging around?

I'm looking to add a noise gate to my pedalboard. If anyone has a Boss NS2 or similar they want to sell or perhaps swap for a Boss Super Chorus, please drop me a PM.

Cheers :o)

Comments

# Posted by Blueprint - 06/11/2011, 16:49 (GMT)

Sorry pal just sold one. Word of warning it was a massive tone sucker!

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 06/11/2011, 16:51 (GMT)

No worries mate.

I use pretty high gain, so there's not much damage it can do ;o)

# Posted by Blueprint - 06/11/2011, 16:55 (GMT)

Yep definitely worth having one then mate!

# Posted by Ian - Rocking Horse - 06/11/2011, 17:19 (GMT)

better off getting a Smartgate Mick

# Posted by Kingpin (Keith) - 06/11/2011, 17:53 (GMT)

Mick, Have a look for an ISP Decimator, supposed to be much better

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 06/11/2011, 17:54 (GMT)

rocktron blue hush pedal very good value on ebay

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 06/11/2011, 18:11 (GMT)

Thanks for the suggestions lads. I've looked at the smartgate, the ISP and the Rocktron stuff. The ISP and Smartgate are more than I'm prepared to pay and the Rocktron has too big a footprint for y pedalboard. I'm not going the Behringer route in this case because the youtube vids show a great deal of tone suck. The Boss is the middle ground.

# Posted by The Black Watch - 06/11/2011, 21:39 (GMT)

The behringer one isntop notch. ZERO difference between that and the Boss. I've had both. Save yourself some cash and go behringer

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 06/11/2011, 21:48 (GMT)

Ben, I've tried both in the past before I was serious about getting them. For my particular application (in the FXloop) the Behringer doesn't cut it mate.

# Posted by Ian - Rocking Horse - 06/11/2011, 22:02 (GMT)

I have a mate in Scotland who might be selling an NS2 Mick, I'll give him a bell tomorrow and find out if he still has it for sale mate

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 07/11/2011, 08:23 (GMT)

Cheers Ian :o)

# Posted by Phoenix - 07/11/2011, 23:47 (GMT)

Mick, pm sent. Cheers, John

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 09/11/2011, 22:45 (GMT)

Job done! Got an NS2 from John (Phoenix) and tried it out at rehearsal tonight. Exactly what I needed. No discernable "tone suck" and copes with the higher gain staccato stop/start passages just as I require.

Cheers John. You're a gent and a scholar :oD

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