Let's REVIEW those pedal boards you are using right now.
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Demanic
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Right, and you get a usable option between the two channels of the amp. Have you ever run both at once?
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i do that a fair amount. one channel is mid scooped, cleanish, and has reverb. the other is dry, fat, and overdriven though not saturated. audible volume is a touch higher on the non reverb channel. i run one or the other probably 70% of the time but absolutely run both. especially for big solos
Demanic
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Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Hard to hate - but not impossible.
Overall selection is fine.
Love the radial box.
That said....
1. I would prefer velcro, but The ties are done reasonably
2. A white tie on the 69 and a black tine on the full drive would be a better aesthetic.
Also, tuck a couple wires.
I honestly think the patina on the wood adds to the 4 pedal zen vibe. "Been there, played that, just need this. All I have ever needed."
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wire tuck is legit, and i probably will velcro eventually but zip ties are functional. color of zip tie is a stretch but necessitated by needed length and limiting waste. that wood has a whooole lotta beer spilled on it. im more careful with the whiskey. 100+ gigs a year, for years, gives ya the "Been there, played that, just need this. All I have ever needed." vibe legitimacy
NegativeEase
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Okay Bob have at it
Double Eventide!
Demanic
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Blille
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Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Four questions first:
1. Why are the pedals on the left? I think you have said this before
2. What do you do with the H9 vs 90
3. Round channel button for what?
4. Talk to me about your general use of dirt; What sound, what pedal combos, how often?
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1. Why are the pedals on the left? I think you have said this before
2. What do you do with the H9 vs 90
3. Round channel button for what?
4. Talk to me about your general use of dirt; What sound, what pedal combos, how often?
Gotta jump on line and do some work. Will return this evening.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Okay Bob have at it
All right....let's see where we can bring the pain - for your own good, mind you....
OK, out of the gate, as we all should know by now, presentation counts (as it does in life). Three freaking different pieces of carpet? Seriously, couldn't find a patch large enough to show the whole gigantic board on? Had you went with the blue stripe, I'd have at least give points for the blue stripe showing underneath. And what the hell are those flakes on the floor? Does someone have psoriasis, is that crackers, or scaly elbows or what??? Try a vacuum. Now that that is out of the way,,,
The BBE Freq boost is a cool pedal. In fact, a lot of BBE Pedals are real sleepers. I personally have a Tremor and a Green Screamer - both excellent. I'm not a fan of the green on the greyscale aesthetic going on, but they don't have a reissue, so I'll let it slide.
Liverpool for 70's, Dracarys for heavy, and the Dirt Clod period is a great and unique lineup. I dig the order of Freq, Liver, Darcy, and Dirt, and also nicely top justified. I am personally a fan of dirt down front, but since you said you were losing the
Run that random roaming grey cable underneath the board, and slide the Chorus button over a touch. No lower...hold that thought, I'll get to this in a moment.
H9 and H90 and you have a JC - WTF is the CC even doing there? I concur - lose that.
Now, If we are using the Moog as an EP boost and moving it to the top, I suppose that's a post gain solo boost. You answered this one yourself;
- Loose the Moog. I know you are a fanboy of whoever dies with the most knobs wins, but all that space and knobs for just "An EP Boost"
- Get an actual EP Boost, even a Chinese knock off, and place it below the Chorus switch lower right corner for easy boost access.
- Put the Moog on your odds and ends board.
I concur with moving the H90 down a row, especially with the three switches.
By the way - get a 90 degree cord for the Wah / Volume. But - Morely Wah Volume - nice!
I am inches away from getting one of those MXR boxes. How well does it work? I'm cool with that being off the board since it goes near the mic stand.
Overall, the wiring is fairly neat and nice. Only one other issue...and we all know what it is.
How about we take a board that is all in all pretty good, with I'll say 4 premium pedals, and put a real power source with it?
I get it - we have all been there. Heaven knows I have done that myself. But really....time to let go of the appropriately placed, but very "I'm a garage band rocker!" power strip and get something a musician would use.
As you say "Could I rock it?" Oh hell yes I could.
JC120 base clean + awesome chorus on demand
Pop Rock and Metal dirt available
H9 for all sorts of random but crafty swirls, and the H90 for delays and reverb out the wazoo
- Of course they do way more than that...and of course a Talk Box for Livin' On A Prayer!
You have came a long way since that bag-lunch mess earlier in the thread. Nice progress. You have some great boxes there. Nice to see you take a little more pride in them. Now power them up like they deserve and give that power strip to some guy running lights.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
The MXR is fantastic and I use it more than I thought I would. We do Nazareth Hair of the Dog and Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion so it comes in handy. I also use it for Superstition, think funky Nile Rodgers 9th chords with a wah but instead of the wah I use the talkbox. The gain in that box is 100% MXR the tone is spot on.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
Nope. Along with the drive in the MOOG I use an almost undistinguishable bit of slapback delay just enough to fatten the signal and push it through the mix.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
After "reviewing" everyone else's boards, you post this abomination of a pedal board? I will say you have balls. Two trems, a delay, and a drive? The only song I know of where you need that setup is The Smith's "How Soon Is Now" even in that case, the tremolos are parallel, so this is a complete fail if you are looking to get your inner Morrisey on. I know you reasonably well, so this could be a troll of mammoth proportions.
This is something you play around with at home. Or something you use to scare the dog. Either way, there is no way you gig with that board.
As far as the pedals go. The Driveomatic is very cool, I can never hate on gain. BBE, is another nice choice, a unique pedal that will give you your own flavor when everyone else out there is using a Carbon Copy or DD3. The TRE-VERB and Viper are cool but a bit redundant, don't cha think?
Do you just turn off the lights, grab pedals and whatever is on your board when you turn the lights on is what you go with?
I will say the threshold I hold everyone else board at is "could I rock that board". The answer is yes, I could rock that board. Now tell us why you really posted that abortion of a signal chain
This is something you play around with at home. Or something you use to scare the dog. Either way, there is no way you gig with that board.
As far as the pedals go. The Driveomatic is very cool, I can never hate on gain. BBE, is another nice choice, a unique pedal that will give you your own flavor when everyone else out there is using a Carbon Copy or DD3. The TRE-VERB and Viper are cool but a bit redundant, don't cha think?
Do you just turn off the lights, grab pedals and whatever is on your board when you turn the lights on is what you go with?
I will say the threshold I hold everyone else board at is "could I rock that board". The answer is yes, I could rock that board. Now tell us why you really posted that abortion of a signal chain
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
The Driveomatic is indeed cool - tight/loose switch, two gain levels and presence.
I use the Viper for more of a swirl/phase deal, fattening of leads or clean arpeggios.
The BBE is not a long delay, and it certainly takes some work to get the "right" two delay times with one feedback/level, but totally worth it.
The Tremolo for actual tremolo - pure volume-tude.
And yes - I plug into this when I'm playing blues lately. But - I would totally rock it at an open jam.
I use the Viper for more of a swirl/phase deal, fattening of leads or clean arpeggios.
The BBE is not a long delay, and it certainly takes some work to get the "right" two delay times with one feedback/level, but totally worth it.
The Tremolo for actual tremolo - pure volume-tude.
And yes - I plug into this when I'm playing blues lately. But - I would totally rock it at an open jam.
Demanic
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Seeing as you have been raving about your POD Go, I figured that I'd pull this one out for a bit. It's a Line6 FBV longboard. It's controlling an old Bogner designed Spidervalve II 100 watt tube head.
Not all of the functions are available because it was designed to work with a Vetta amp. But I did figure how to use the loop function.
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Not all of the functions are available because it was designed to work with a Vetta amp. But I did figure how to use the loop function.
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