What effect patches would YOU like?????

[Greeny]

Say what you want - it's a hypothetical wish list, but maybe someone from Boss is reading 

I'll start...

1. An octaver patch (I'm surprised this isn't already in there)
2. A Brian May approximation
3. A George Harrison 'While my guitar gently weeps' tone
4. A sitar-like droning effect

[AlchemyMN]

Clapton - Woman Tone
Mayer - Continum (Gravity & Vulture) Tone
Knopfler - Sultans Tone
Prince - Funk Tone

Actually I think I can get close with some patch editing.  Look for some patch setting later...

[64Guitars]

1. An octaver patch (I'm surprised this isn't already in there)

I think you mean an octave effect which you could then use in a patch. Yes? As I said in another message, new effects will probably never be added to the existing Micro BR, but you can already create new patches using the existing effects.

2. A Brian May approximation

You might want to bookmark guitargeek.com. It gives equipment details for many artists. The Micro BR already contains most of the effects you'd need to approximate the sound of Brian May, including the VOX AC-30 amp model ("VO DRV"). You just need to find the right settings for your particular guitar.

3. A George Harrison 'While my guitar gently weeps' tone

If you're referring to the lead guitar, it was actually Eric Clapton playing on that song. He used a Gibson Les Paul. The wobbly effect was created by George Martin's assistant, Chris Thomas, according to the book "The Beatles Recording Sessions" by Mark Lewisohn:

Perhaps the most interesting set of remixes was for 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. "I was given the grand job of waggling the oscillator on the 'Gently Weeps' mixes," says Chris Thomas. "Apparently Eric Clapton insisted to George [Harrison] that he didn't want the guitar solo so typically Clapton. He said the sound wasn't enough of 'a Beatles sound'. So we did this flanging thing, really wobbling the oscillator in the mix. I did that for hours. What a boring job!"

The oscillator he refers to is the variable speed oscillator (VSO) of an automatic double tracker. You should be able to simulate this with the Micro BR's flanger effect if you can find the right settings.

[64Guitars]

Clapton - Woman Tone

This might help:

   http://books.google.com/books?id=vqQjuzPrqIwC&pg=PA6

[Greeny]

Wow! I didn't expect such an informative and well-researched response! Thankyou 64 Guitars - as always, just what the doctor ordered!

I haven't started editing the patches yet - but I can see that there's a lot more flexibility on offer if I put the effort in.

 

[Greeny]

guitargeek.com....

Thanks 64 guitars... what a great site! My work productivity has just taken another backward step! 

I love the rig set up section. Especially this one for Angus Young. No messing or effects here - an SG straight into the amp 

[AlchemyMN]

Thanks for the article link to the Clapton tone piece 64Guitars!  I was getting close to this tone, but the article should help fine tune it...

The ability to create patches with various amps and effects is pretty amazing in the Micro-BR.  It sems that it is pre-loaded with many 'heavier' patches that I have to tone down for my playing style.

As far as effects that would be nice:
1. Octave - i agree that this would be pretyy useful
2. Tube Echo - Line 6 has a pretty decent one
3. Envelope Filter - for that funky/blues sound

Of course, it would also be nice to have more than one delay and chorus choice, but the ones included are decent enough.

[64Guitars]

The Micro BR has far fewer effects than the rest of the BR series. This BR Insert Effects Comparison chart shows the differences. The Micro BR has 11 insert effects and 5 Mastering Tool Kit effects. The BR-600 and BR-900CD have 26 insert effects and 9 MTK effects. The BR-1600 has 43 insert effects.

If you want to find out more about any of these effects, download the BR-1600 manual. It covers all of them except the Guitar Synth and Harmonist which are unique to the BR-864.

[Prive]

I can't believe the compressor after the amp and no compression before amp, two different concepts, all my cleans have Comp before the amp so i have to use my old pedal to the MBR input for clean tones, and of course if you use comp before distortion you have to do like me.

Anyway MBR sounds great as is!!! years ago we spend hours looking for a decent tone to record with a portastudio, far far far from now with MBR.

[64Guitars]

I can't believe the compressor after the amp and no compression before amp

Only in the Micro BR. All of the other BRs have the compressor at the start of the algorithm (effects chain), before the amp/speaker simulation.