Lets see those pedal boards you are using right now.
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donaldr
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In fact it's an entire pedalboard with:
- tuner
- phaser
- noise gate
- compressor
- tube screamer
- eq
- amp sim
- delay
- reverb
- IR loader
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
Sure could my H9, H90 and the distortion of the day.
This is what I have in rehearsal. Next to the wah is an expression pedal for the DL4, controlling both the feedback and volume of the delays. The compressor in the bottom row is the Chomp Stomp, a BYOC 5 knob compressor. The Dirty Shirley is my only source of dirt into a clean amp.
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The small square actually changes the DL4 from delay mode to loop mode, otherwise you have to bend down and turn a knob to do it. The end of the chain is the Guyatone tuner on the top left. I like it because it is one of the only tuners that can be seen in bright Florida sunlight. The Dirty Shirley is after the wah, compressor, and phaser.
What I like about the DS is that it doesn't have as many mids as most TS-type pedals (and I like mids), but it is very dynamic. You can leave it on and set the gain amount with your volume knob on the guitar.
Ascension
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For the first time in many years I playing acoustic without issues after the carpel surgery about 8 weeks ago..Today I went through my unused stuff and built a dedicated acoustic pedal board. Liking what I'm getting with this rig. TC BodyRez, SP Compressor, Neunaber Wet V5 plate verb. Rocktron Deep Blue Chorus and a Boss DD 7 Delay. Powered it with a Gator 5 spot iso brick. Really like what I'm getting from this set up. The Body Rez and Compressor will be always on as will the Wet Verb.
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Masta' C
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I haven't shared my pedalboard since the pandemic. Back then, I was using a Boss Katana as my main amp at home and had built my own custom two-level pedalboard to house the big GA-FC foot controller for the Katana with a handful of other pedals.
However, times have changed and my current setup couldn't be any more different! Let me introduce you to my awesome home recording rig that sounds absolutely friggin' incredible!
I know...you're probably thinking "Wow, that's a LOT of pedals!" and it certainly is, but it's best to think of the top row and bottom row as two separate "channels".
Here's how it works:
Signal from the guitar goes into a buffered AB/Y splitter with a dedicated output for the tuner. One half of the signal goes to the top row (for Doom/Stoner/Noise Rock) and the other goes to the bottom row (for Pop Punk/Classic Rock/Metal). Both channels are kept active at all times and switching between each row is done via the channel input/switching feature of the "F1" preamp, which is a little known feature about that amazing pedal when another preamp is connected to it!
From the splitter...
TOP: Moth Electric A.Incorrupta (expanded RAT) > Moth Electric P.Isabella (expanded Green Russian Big Muff) > PSHC Rusty Cog Boost (micro sized Zvex SHO clone) > AMT "O2" (Orange Rockerverb) preamp pedal
BOTTOM: EQD Special Cranker > Utility Belt FX "The Mutt" (a 2-in-1 drive pedal with blendable JCM and Dual Rectifier circuits) > PSHC FZ-2 (Boss Hyper Fuzz Clone) > AMT "F1" Fender Deluxe preamp pedal > EHX Canyon (via FX loop)
With this setup, I can dial in virtually ANY amp tone from Marshall drive to Mesa gain to Orange grit to Fender chime and it sounds dynamic and authentic as hell. Plus, it's easy to toggle the Muff and Rat on the top row or swap the Mutt for the FZ-2 when I want that sound.
Cleans are excellent, as well. Pure Fender chime and spank abound with a bit of breakup and punch when I hit the Special Cranker.
The only thing I'll likely change from here is the EHX Canyon, which is the only pedal keeping this from being a true "all-analog" board.
Not Shown: I have a third wooden section of this "board" sitting on top of the oversized 1x12" cab loaded with a Vintage 30 speaker. That third section houses a GPA-100 pedalboard power amp with room to add an Axiom PAE-2 (analog power amp emulator) and SCE-1 (analog speaker cabinet emulator) once my name makes it off the waitlist in the next month or so! I also have one more board "section" that is entirely dedicated to crazy fuzzes for special applications. I'll show that in another post at some point, because it's super cool, but it's not part of my "main" rig.
However, times have changed and my current setup couldn't be any more different! Let me introduce you to my awesome home recording rig that sounds absolutely friggin' incredible!
I know...you're probably thinking "Wow, that's a LOT of pedals!" and it certainly is, but it's best to think of the top row and bottom row as two separate "channels".
Here's how it works:
Signal from the guitar goes into a buffered AB/Y splitter with a dedicated output for the tuner. One half of the signal goes to the top row (for Doom/Stoner/Noise Rock) and the other goes to the bottom row (for Pop Punk/Classic Rock/Metal). Both channels are kept active at all times and switching between each row is done via the channel input/switching feature of the "F1" preamp, which is a little known feature about that amazing pedal when another preamp is connected to it!
From the splitter...
TOP: Moth Electric A.Incorrupta (expanded RAT) > Moth Electric P.Isabella (expanded Green Russian Big Muff) > PSHC Rusty Cog Boost (micro sized Zvex SHO clone) > AMT "O2" (Orange Rockerverb) preamp pedal
BOTTOM: EQD Special Cranker > Utility Belt FX "The Mutt" (a 2-in-1 drive pedal with blendable JCM and Dual Rectifier circuits) > PSHC FZ-2 (Boss Hyper Fuzz Clone) > AMT "F1" Fender Deluxe preamp pedal > EHX Canyon (via FX loop)
With this setup, I can dial in virtually ANY amp tone from Marshall drive to Mesa gain to Orange grit to Fender chime and it sounds dynamic and authentic as hell. Plus, it's easy to toggle the Muff and Rat on the top row or swap the Mutt for the FZ-2 when I want that sound.
Cleans are excellent, as well. Pure Fender chime and spank abound with a bit of breakup and punch when I hit the Special Cranker.
The only thing I'll likely change from here is the EHX Canyon, which is the only pedal keeping this from being a true "all-analog" board.
Not Shown: I have a third wooden section of this "board" sitting on top of the oversized 1x12" cab loaded with a Vintage 30 speaker. That third section houses a GPA-100 pedalboard power amp with room to add an Axiom PAE-2 (analog power amp emulator) and SCE-1 (analog speaker cabinet emulator) once my name makes it off the waitlist in the next month or so! I also have one more board "section" that is entirely dedicated to crazy fuzzes for special applications. I'll show that in another post at some point, because it's super cool, but it's not part of my "main" rig.
I haven't shared my pedalboard since the pandemic. Back then, I was using a Boss Katana as my main amp at home and had built my own custom two-level pedalboard to house the big GA-FC foot controller for the Katana with a handful of other pedals.
However, times have changed and my current setup couldn't be any more different! Let me introduce you to my awesome home recording rig that sounds absolutely friggin' incredible!
I know...you're probably thinking "Wow, that's a LOT of pedals!" and it certainly is, but it's best to think of the top row and bottom row as two separate "channels".
Here's how it works:
Signal from the guitar goes into a buffered AB/Y splitter with a dedicated output for the tuner. One half of the signal goes to the top row (for Doom/Stoner/Noise Rock) and the other goes to the bottom row (for Pop Punk/Classic Rock/Metal). Both channels are kept active at all times and switching between each row is done via the channel input/switching feature of the "F1" preamp, which is a little known feature about that amazing pedal when another preamp is connected to it!
From the splitter...
TOP: Moth Electric A.Incorrupta (expanded RAT) > Moth Electric P.Isabella (expanded Green Russian Big Muff) > PSHC Rusty Cog Boost (micro sized Zvex SHO clone) > AMT "O2" (Orange Rockerverb) preamp pedal
BOTTOM: EQD Special Cranker > Utility Belt FX "The Mutt" (a 2-in-1 drive pedal with blendable JCM and Dual Rectifier circuits) > PSHC FZ-2 (Boss Hyper Fuzz Clone) > AMT "F1" Fender Deluxe preamp pedal > EHX Canyon (via FX loop)
With this setup, I can dial in virtually ANY amp tone from Marshall drive to Mesa gain to Orange grit to Fender chime and it sounds dynamic and authentic as hell. Plus, it's easy to toggle the Muff and Rat on the top row or swap the Mutt for the FZ-2 when I want that sound.
Cleans are excellent, as well. Pure Fender chime and spank abound with a bit of breakup and punch when I hit the Special Cranker.
The only thing I'll likely change from here is the EHX Canyon, which is the only pedal keeping this from being a true "all-analog" board.
Is there anything lacking in the Canyon's sound? I heard good things about its DMM emulation, but I haven't played one. Looks like it can do a whole lot of cool stuff.
Love the 2 channel setup, something like this into the power section of my Pittbull would be super fun to try.
80's_Thrash_Metal
Slightly_Glazed_Believer
I added an old favorite back to the board today.
The EHX Nano Metal (custom paint job) to go with my new solid state amp.
The EHX Nano Metal (custom paint job) to go with my new solid state amp.
Masta' C
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Thank you!
The Canyon is actually pretty sweet. It really does a lot and sounds great doing it. The DMM emulation is one of the best things about it!
If I could cite a weakness, it's simply the fact that there are so many features onboard, which is as much a benefit as it is a hinderance. I like to keep things very straightforward.
Also, the Canyon doesn't have analog dry-through like many other digital delay pedals do, so there could be some signal degradation and added latency when stacked with other fully digital pedals. However, it is the only digital pedal in my chain and it's currently at the very end, so I'm not in a rush to replace it.
Masta' C
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Thank you, Mincer!
I've been super-impressed with how well this particular combination works. Honestly, I haven't been this satisfied with my tone outside of plug-ins since I sold my Katana Artist!
I have no plans to gig in the near future, just collaborating with some friends on a couple projects and doing some recording, so this setup is perfect.
As for the board, it's this kit from Amazon: LINK
It's made of wood and comes in two halves, which can be mounted together via brackets to create the larger board I posted above (which is still fairly compact overall). It goes on sale for about $30 fairly often.
I liked the first board so much that I bought a second kit to hold the pedalboard power amp (not shown) and mount my "fuzz" pedals to, which makes them easy to connect to my main board when needed and store away when not in use (I left those sections unconnected).
The board is is tall enough that I was able to mount a Walrus Audio "Aetos" isolated power supply and a short outlet extension (via the 120V pass-through on the Aetos) to accommodate a single wall-wart for the AMT pedals underneath.
I'm pretty proud about how clean it all turned out!
Thanks for the link! I added it to my wishlist. Is the board by itself heavy? I've been contemplating a Pedaltrain or something like it, but man, they are kinda expensive for a few aluminum beams.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
Depending on the model and how many pedals you have on there they are not all that light. My Pedaltrain Pro is on its second carry bag because the weight of the board broke the zipper on the first bag.
