TC Electronic G-Force, User Manual

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FROM A USERS POINT OF VIEW
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Foreword by Palle Schultz, a guitar player with 10 years experience.
From a users point of view
If you ditch your beloved stomp boxes and invest your money in a multi-
effects unit, you'll most likely lose the simplicity and flexibility of your pedal
arrangement. You'll often have to deal with phone book sized manuals and
interfaces made by and for computer experts. These circumstances often drive
creative people and musicians away from such space-age machinery.
I've owned several different effect units, that each had their own version of a
hostile user interface so I've been waiting a long time for someone to develop
a multi-effect that doesn't clash with ones creative state of mind. The fact that
those "someone" are the people of TC Electronic guaranties the quality of the
entire product.
The G-FORCE is a very flexible machine which is very easy to approach. You
have the choice of simply using it as a linear chain of effects or you can go
beyond the use of any known multi-effect unit, and explore the countless
combinations and control possibilities within the G-FORCE.
After a short while of using the G-Force, I changed my whole approach
towards the creation of effects for my guitar. From simple use of standard
effects like delay, chorus and reverb connected in a straight line, I now find
myself thinking up a non-existing effect like say; a tremolo that only kicks in
when you play on the high notes, while the level of a phased distorted dark
delay is controlled by your old volume pedal that you calibrated for use with
your G-FORCE.
If you are totally new to digital machinery like the G-FORCE, and are a hard-
core knob turner but get frustrated dealing with scroll bars, LCD-displays and
strange technical terms, then you have ended up buying the right product. The
TC Electronic G-FORCE is so easy to use that it’s a bit ridiculous that this
manual even exists. When you cruise around the G-FORCE, and want a
certain thing to happen and have a feeling that this particular parameter is the
right one to adjust, then you're most probably right. The way you learn this
machine is by using it, don't be afraid of tweaking anything to its maximum,
the edges are the learning spot and from there you either take a fall or a step
back. The cool thing about the G-FORCE is that you won't hurt yourself, if
you go over the edge, but you might end up with the strangest or coolest new
effect you ever heard.
One very pleasing side effect of owning a G-FORCE is the dramatically
lighter rack you'll end up with. Mine certainly slimmed down to a tiny
Formula One sized powerhouse.
Palle Schultz