How many pedals are on your board?
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
you mean battery vs power supply? no, i dont think it matters much at all with the exception being the rangemaster and fuzzface circuits. i do notice that the sunface and treble boost sounds best not only using a battery but a heavy duty battery, not alkaline.
i run my little three pedal board on batteries since a) the sunface sounds best that way b) they are all analog pedals so dont eat batteries c) its a quick grab a go board that doesnt need power
everything else runs on power supplies. and im a guy who wont put my tu2 inline since i heard a difference i dont like so the tuner lives on top of the amp
you mean battery vs power supply? no, i dont think it matters much at all with the exception being the rangemaster and fuzzface circuits. i do notice that the sunface and treble boost sounds best not only using a battery but a heavy duty battery, not alkaline.
i run my little three pedal board on batteries since a) the sunface sounds best that way b) they are all analog pedals so dont eat batteries c) its a quick grab a go board that doesnt need power
everything else runs on power supplies. and im a guy who wont put my tu2 inline since i heard a difference i dont like so the tuner lives on top of the amp
solspirit
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
Yes. Pedals will run on one or the other (almost always DC), not both. Usually, the power supply converts AC to DC for the pedal to run on, or if you're using a battery, its DC by default.
There are very few pedals that run on AC (I think the digitech whammy pedal does??)
Yes. Pedals will run on one or the other (almost always DC), not both. Usually, the power supply converts AC to DC for the pedal to run on, or if you're using a battery, its DC by default.
There are very few pedals that run on AC (I think the digitech whammy pedal does??)
solspirit
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
So... Batteries are better unless you're using a DigiTech?
So... Batteries are better unless you're using a DigiTech?
devastone
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
Not sure where you pulled that out of what zizyphus said...
Power pretty much all ends up as DC for the circuit. Even tube amps convert the AC to DC for the tubes to work. It just depends on whether the rectifier is in the pedal/amp or if it needs for it to be converted for it.
Batteries are a PITA either way, only thing they might make a difference on would be some fuzz/OD circuits where the battery sag might make a difference, but a lot of modern power supplies have a simulator for that built in.
Not sure where you pulled that out of what zizyphus said...
Power pretty much all ends up as DC for the circuit. Even tube amps convert the AC to DC for the tubes to work. It just depends on whether the rectifier is in the pedal/amp or if it needs for it to be converted for it.
Batteries are a PITA either way, only thing they might make a difference on would be some fuzz/OD circuits where the battery sag might make a difference, but a lot of modern power supplies have a simulator for that built in.
Erlend_G
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
maybe not. Next time I'll try to plug the adaptor plug right into my wall outlet!
maybe not. Next time I'll try to plug the adaptor plug right into my wall outlet!
Re: How many pedals are on your board?
Typically:
Guitar > Tuner > Clean boost > OD > Analog Delay (short repeats) > Digital Delay (long repeats) > Amp
Occasionally I’ll slip a chorus between the OD and AD, but it only gets used for a couple of songs, so I normally don’t bother.
Typically:
Guitar > Tuner > Clean boost > OD > Analog Delay (short repeats) > Digital Delay (long repeats) > Amp
Occasionally I’ll slip a chorus between the OD and AD, but it only gets used for a couple of songs, so I normally don’t bother.
NegativeEase
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
Many pedals are quieter when you don't use an AC direct plug but rather batteries -but only maybe 5% of the pedals now bring AC into the chassis (usually multi effects units or very old pedals)
If the pedal takes a AC Wall transformer and taps and rectifies outside of the pedal so the pedal only sees DC then it's not a big deal on a single pedal.....but
If you daisy chain lots of transformers or use a PDU brick without individual isolation transformers then it can be a very noisy affair.
My rule is if recording use only batteries or a very good PDU with ISO transformers, live? -don't care so much.
Many pedals are quieter when you don't use an AC direct plug but rather batteries -but only maybe 5% of the pedals now bring AC into the chassis (usually multi effects units or very old pedals)
If the pedal takes a AC Wall transformer and taps and rectifies outside of the pedal so the pedal only sees DC then it's not a big deal on a single pedal.....but
If you daisy chain lots of transformers or use a PDU brick without individual isolation transformers then it can be a very noisy affair.
My rule is if recording use only batteries or a very good PDU with ISO transformers, live? -don't care so much.
dystrust
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
If you include my tuner & switcher, I've got 13.
I'm playing original alternative / progressive rock so a pretty wide tonal palette is called for.
This board gets used with my Marshall Jubilees; everything here gets used, though the only always-on effect is the reverb side of the Flint:
Guitar -> Ernie Ball Volume -> Wilson Signature Wah -> MXR EVH Phase 90 -> Loop-Master Clean/Dirty/Channel Switcher™ w/Combinable Loops & Tuner Out
Clean Loop: MIJ BOSS CS-3 -> Fulltone GT-500 -> MIJ BOSS CE-2 -> Strymon Flint
Dirty Loop: Wampler Tumnus -> Homebrew UFO -> MXR Micro Flanger -> TC Electronic Flashback 2
Tuner: Korg Pitchblack Portable
I also have a smaller board for my Lead 12 mini stack with 6 pedals:
Guitar -> Korg Pitchblack -> Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster -> MXR EVH Phase 90 -> Maxon OD-9 -> TC Electronic Dreamscape -> TC Electronic Flashback
If you include my tuner & switcher, I've got 13.
I'm playing original alternative / progressive rock so a pretty wide tonal palette is called for.
This board gets used with my Marshall Jubilees; everything here gets used, though the only always-on effect is the reverb side of the Flint:
Guitar -> Ernie Ball Volume -> Wilson Signature Wah -> MXR EVH Phase 90 -> Loop-Master Clean/Dirty/Channel Switcher™ w/Combinable Loops & Tuner Out
Clean Loop: MIJ BOSS CS-3 -> Fulltone GT-500 -> MIJ BOSS CE-2 -> Strymon Flint
Dirty Loop: Wampler Tumnus -> Homebrew UFO -> MXR Micro Flanger -> TC Electronic Flashback 2
Tuner: Korg Pitchblack Portable
I also have a smaller board for my Lead 12 mini stack with 6 pedals:
Guitar -> Korg Pitchblack -> Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster -> MXR EVH Phase 90 -> Maxon OD-9 -> TC Electronic Dreamscape -> TC Electronic Flashback
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dzdandcunfsd
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
4 sometimes 5, recovering pedal addict still gotta get a little fix now and then though
4 sometimes 5, recovering pedal addict
still gotta get a little fix now and then though
Chistopher
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
I've got two boards.
One, which I use all the time, has a Bad Monkey and a hot rodded DS-1.
The other, which I don't use nearly as much has a Soul Food, Harmonic Percolator copy, DOD Boneshaker, noise gate, DC-2w Dimension Chorus, tremolo and vibrato, Univibe, and Canyon Delay.
The Canyon Delay gets used a lot when I'm getting experimental. I can use it as an up/down octave pedal, a looper, a tremolo picking simulator, harmonizer, instant lo-fi, and other things. And that's before I even think to use it as a delay.
I've got two boards.
One, which I use all the time, has a Bad Monkey and a hot rodded DS-1.
The other, which I don't use nearly as much has a Soul Food, Harmonic Percolator copy, DOD Boneshaker, noise gate, DC-2w Dimension Chorus, tremolo and vibrato, Univibe, and Canyon Delay.
The Canyon Delay gets used a lot when I'm getting experimental. I can use it as an up/down octave pedal, a looper, a tremolo picking simulator, harmonizer, instant lo-fi, and other things. And that's before I even think to use it as a delay.
skyydogg01
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
4 pedals + footswitch
Tuner>Caline Pegasus>amp
Effects out>Boss BF-2>Biyang Tri-Reverb>Effects in
4 pedals + footswitch
Tuner>Caline Pegasus>amp
Effects out>Boss BF-2>Biyang Tri-Reverb>Effects in
Lewguitar
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
Six including the tuner and the Multi-switch for the Timeline.
But I can get away with just a Snark tuner on the headstock if I'm playing through a Deluxe Reverb or Princeton Reverb.
Here's my board:
Six including the tuner and the Multi-switch for the Timeline.
But I can get away with just a Snark tuner on the headstock if I'm playing through a Deluxe Reverb or Princeton Reverb.
Here's my board:
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stevie_bees
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
My current main board
My current main board
ErikH
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Re: How many pedals are on your board?
As little as possible. I have what I need. A buddy of mine sent me a MXR Custom Shop '74 Phase 90 because he bought two and didn't realize it. So that one for sure will stay on the board. I love the Cantrell Crybaby and I have a EHX Soul Food and Boss OD-3. I want to get an EQ and take one of the overdrives off. Debating between the Boss GE-7 and the MXR 6-band. Leaning heavily towards the Boss though. I love their enclosures and they are workhorses. So right now, 4 with the Crybaby.
As little as possible. I have what I need. A buddy of mine sent me a MXR Custom Shop '74 Phase 90 because he bought two and didn't realize it. So that one for sure will stay on the board. I love the Cantrell Crybaby and I have a EHX Soul Food and Boss OD-3. I want to get an EQ and take one of the overdrives off. Debating between the Boss GE-7 and the MXR 6-band. Leaning heavily towards the Boss though. I love their enclosures and they are workhorses. So right now, 4 with the Crybaby.
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