My Digitech GNX4 has fried...HELP!

[zeusse]

I was just sitting down with my box of wine and a microphone to give Tony's Four Horseman tune some vocals and the computer crashed and smoke was rising from my Digitech GNX4.....Yep it shorted and fried...its toast....

Well after 3years of flawless performance from the thing it has fried for recording....here's what happened

On the back where the usb plugs in it finaly decided today it was going to short out and fry everything...and Zeusse knew this would eventually happen.

Part of the problems

1. The design of the location of the power jack, usb ,xlr,line jacks are all too close to the ground...when the unit is sitting on the floor.
2. For more than three years I have played the crap out of this thing but unfortunately I have cats that like to chew power cables so I have to put everything away everytime I finish(way more than most people do)
3. Last year my cats chewed through about 4 cables and I freaked out at the kids who use my computer in my studio and then leave the door open when they finish....little punks
4. It has been trashed and kicked on the floor of a lot of gigs....once again the design of the back where the jacks are is poor
5. I was too lazy and busy all at the same time to get the house renovation done to move into the new studio to end these kind of issues.

Some solutions:
1. Get rid of the cats.....I'm just waiting for them to accidently get run over in the driveway but they never leave the house anymore...lazy animal
2. Give the associated costs to my kids to teach them a lesson.....they'll be slaving around here from now on.
3. Build the new studio....gonna start in two weeks...little late though
4. See if I can get one of my overpaid techy buddies to fix the damm thing.......now we'll see if they are as smart as they get paid to be
5. Start shopping for a new unit......Maybe I'm do for a change....help!!!


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[Rick]

all 5 solutions are cool and should sort it out

podx3 ask bluesgeek

[Guitarpima]

I like the line 6 stuff but I would look at the digitech. My pod xt has been a workworse for quite a while now and still works fine. I may go with digitech though when I get a new one when the pod goes.

[ZappaFan]

The best plan is to get to a store and spend all day there trying them all out. It'll be a blast :-)

[Viscolex]

zoom g9 >.>

[Six]

Some solutions:
1. Get rid of the cats.....I'm just waiting for them to accidently get run over in the driveway but they never leave the house anymore...lazy animal

I love cats so I can't personally recommend that as a solution.


2. Give the associated costs to my kids to teach them a lesson.....they'll be slaving around here from now on.

Sounds like a good idea


3. Build the new studio....gonna start in two weeks...little late though

Absolutely, you need your own private guitar space.


4. See if I can get one of my overpaid techy buddies to fix the damm thing.......now we'll see if they are as smart as they get paid to be

Probably not worth the hassle, you've had three good years out of it.


5. Start shopping for a new unit......Maybe I'm do for a change....help!!!

Definitely.


Give me all your suggestions my wallet and I are listening!http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/690/cry1os8.gif


I always liked the tones you got out of the Digitech.
I'm very pleased with my POD XT Live.
Visco gets phenomenal tones out of his Zoom G9.

There are so many great choices available to us these days that it's difficult to know what to spend our hard-earned on.

A more expensive option, but one which is highly recommended, is the Rocktron Voodu Valve. If I had the cash to buy one I would in a heartbeat.
I've read many reviews on this unit and the vast majority state that it blows all the Digitech, Line6, Boss and Zoom products out of the water.

[zeusse]

I love cats so I can't personally recommend that as a solution.



Sounds like a good idea



Absolutely, you need your own private guitar space.



Probably not worth the hassle, you've had three good years out of it.



Definitely.




I always liked the tones you got out of the Digitech.
I'm very pleased with my POD XT Live.
Visco gets phenomenal tones out of his Zoom G9.

There are so many great choices available to us these days that it's difficult to know what to spend our hard-earned on.

A more expensive option, but one which is highly recommended, is the Rocktron Voodu Valve. If I had the cash to buy one I would in a heartbeat.
I've read many reviews on this unit and the vast majority state that it blows all the Digitech, Line6, Boss and Zoom products out of the water. Thats what I've been hearing Phil about the Rocktron...gotta find one somewhere to try out though thats the problem...I have to head into Toronto alot for work so I'll have to wait when I can find a couple of hours to start trying stuff out at the store down there. The guys in town where I live don't carry all the models so I can make a decision. The painfull part is all the tone patches I've put together over the last few years will be gone for me if I change models...But sometimes change is good