Boss VF-1 Effect Processor

Hi,
I have both a VF-1 and an SE-70.  When I first got the VF-1, I 
pretty much dropped using the SE70.  The VF has a number of effects 
not available in the SE.  Plus the distortions in the VF are a lot 
more over the top before they hit the noise overload threshold.  
BUT... (drum roll), now I'm back with the SE70 and haven't used the 
VF in a year or so.  Why?  To my ears, the distortions in the SE are 
way more natural and organic sounding.  I can get some very smooth 
Eric Johnson and Robben Ford sounds out of the SE that I could never 
seem to coax out of the VF.  As you probably know, the SE 
distortions are supposedly all pure analog, and that may be the root 
of the difference.

I suspect that if I went back to the VF and really dug in for some 
serious tweaking, I'd get what I wanted out of it.  That is what I 
intend to do sometime soon.  A potential drawback about the SE is 
something Scott Henderson said regarding its lack of transparency.  
He uses the SE70 only for effects (reverbs, delays, and filters) and 
he keeps his straight signal completely separate (he mixes the two 
signals back together with a one-channel mixer).  According to 
Scott, "The SE-70 will ruin your dry sound."  But I just don't hear 
the degradation he hears, and since I'm using the SE for 
distortions, keeping a separate dry signal is pointless.

I'd be interested in hearing how it goes for you.

Bert




--- In BossVF1@yahoogroups.com, "ervenj" <ervenj@r...> wrote:
> 
> I have  a VF-1 which am delighted with, but sone ran off with, so 
was 
> able to round up an SE-70 its predecessor.
> 
> Anyone use the SE-70, and have any comments?
> 
> It will be interesting to compare them side by side when son gets 
> bsack from university end of April.
> 
> I auditioned an Eventide Eclipse yesterday, cool unit, needs a lot 
of 
> setup would think tho, but quality of some things is excellent