ISP Decimator G-String II

[richiekotzen]

that there are differences between these pedals?
1- DECIMATOR                       noise reduction
2- DECIMATOR II                    noise reduction
3- DECIMATOR G string        noise reduction
4- DECIMATOR G string II     noise reduction

[kothoma]

Don't know about the II versions. The G string models have a send/return loop. Essentially the input signal is split for the send and to get the control signal for the gate. The gating is applied after the return. The idea is to have some dirty high gain stuff in the loop but use the clean signal for tracking.

[mremic01]

You'd be hard-pressed to improve on the original Decimator. I'd bet the II versions aren't terribly different. Back when the G-String first came out, the original Decimator was the only noise gate on the market that wasn't a tone-sucker. The G-String seemed like a great idea, but I never felt the need to try it out because the regular version was already perfect for my needs. Then MXR and Boss stepped up their game and fixed the issue with their respective gates. ISP probably slapped the II on there to make it seem like they made their own gates even better in order to stay competitive.

But I could be completely wrong.