Lets see those pedal boards you are using right now.
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How do you like the Fundamental Ambient?
Loving all things ambient, I just watched the demo video on the site. And I hate the demo video. The pedal might sound great, but the video takes 3 minutes or so to get to a sound which doesn't sound any more ambient than a Deluxe Reverb with the Reverb knob on 8.
playas
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The Bogner ecstasy blue is a great pedal (I have the second version which is smaller), but it was never in any way designed to be a
The red pedal is more along those lines I would imagine - if even that would get you there.
Nevertheless it is a fantastic sounding pedal for the gain levels it covers
The red pedal is more along those lines I would imagine - if even that would get you there.
Nevertheless it is a fantastic sounding pedal for the gain levels it covers
I think you're right, the Red or Uberschall pedals would be closer to what I need - zero complaints about the G4 though, my search is over. I happened to find a great deal on the Blue at the right time and took a chance on it. As far as high gain sounds, it's almost there - usable in a pinch - but it falls apart at the limits. It's also pretty quirky about input. You can see the knobs on the Saturnworks pedal near the right of my board up there - the Revv is getting unity, but the Bogner needs to have its input cut down to about half that to sound good (would probably be great with single coils). And I still have to fix the foot switches.
All in all it's a really impressive and capable pedal that's been enough of a pain in the nuts that I don't really want to keep going down the Bogner rabbit hole. I could get by with it as a heavy sound, but I don't want to be fighting with my practice rig.
Huh. I haven't watched any demos. I wonder if they're trying to show that it can do "normal sounds too" right out of the gate for broader appeal.
Well, it was one of those overproduced 'hear it in a mix' videos. I don't really trust those...besides not giving any useful information, I can't tell what is the pedal and what is post-production. But hey, I am sure I am not the audience for gear videos. I tend to hate them all...haha.
I do love that they are making ambient pedals these days. I used to have to take rack processors, spend hours tweaking them to make sounds they were never designed to make. Now we have single effect pedals that do this, so I am happy.
That little MXR reverb has some nice ambient sounds right out of the box, and it's got an expression jack, stereo via breakout cables, and selectable full wet and trails mode. Plus a couple great-sounding normie verbs and a tone knob... tone knob is such a good feature.
I don't get anything out of those "full band mix" gear demos either. Defeats the purpose for me.
HX Effects is such a great piece of gear. I've had it for about 5 years now and I haven't tried everything it can do. I have been combining their Nonlinear reverb with either tape or digital delay and some chorus on a single footswitch for instant ambient fun. Putting that after a synth or octave model (or just running the HOG into it) is like playing a different instrument. And it's so convenient. I feel a little uncertain of it because I've had it hiccup on me during startup in a couple live/jam situations, but it's always come through eventually.
I am starting to have one of the buttons go on me...it takes a few presses to engage. I hope there is a fix.
Ascension
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Put this little board together today. Pedal Train JR, 1 Spot Pro CS-7 Power. Xotic SP compressor and Noblels ODR-1 to the front of the Amp. Have a Xotic Super Clean booster / buffer to a Boss DD7 and then an Oceans 11 in the loop. Will use this one with my Zinky Velvet, PRS Sonsera 20 or my Mesa F 30 combo for small gigs. Will replace the Oceans 11 at some point with either a Strymon Blue Sky or something like it. Haven't got everything really cleaned up but will finish it tomorrow as have to play tomorrow night and plan to run the Zinky. Found the Pedal Train JR with the Power supply all cables and the soft case at a local Pawn Shop a couple of weeks ago for $75 OTD and just got time to throw this one together. The Board and power supply is exactly this same set up from Reverb and looks unused, There was no way I was leaving it at that shop for that price! https://reverb.com/item/43429734-pe...soft-case-w-truetone-cs-6-power-supply-bundle
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That's a great price for the Pedaltrain!
Ascension
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No doubt! I guess they looked up used prices on Reverb for just the board and priced the entire set up with the power supply that way. That Power Supply was not cheap, in particular. What I can't believe is how much quieter this set up is than the SKB powered board I was running with a One Spot was. Will make a great grab and go small gig set up once I get the Reverb situation fully sorted out. I may swap the Oceans 11 for my Newnaber wet and add my old Deep Blue Rocktron Chorus to get some modulation. Just not wild about the Oceans in this particular set up.
Ascension
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Revamped my board for tonight. I think it will stay like this for a while. Replaced the Oceans 11 and the DD7 with a Neunaber Wet Verb and my trusty old DD3 then added the Rocktron Deep Blue Chorus all from my acoustic board. Really likening this set up now. Will run it out tonight and see how it feels live before I really lock everything down and tidey it up.
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What made you go back to the DD3 over the DD7? I've got a (mostly) trusty old DD3 as well, but I'm leaning towards taking it off for something with tap tempo.
Ascension
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Just wanted to keep it really simple and easy on this board. This particular combo of the DD3 the Wet and the Deep Blue Chorus just sounds fantastic together and was not being used. I pulled that set up off my unused acoustic board and just moved it to the new board. I am not getting rid of the DD-7 just will use it elsewhere. The Oceans 11 may go at some point though.
ErikH
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I don't use a pedalboard live anymore with my cover band (Clickbait) and originals band (Texez Mudd). Amp footswitch out front and that's it. I'll have an overdrive by the amp plugged in and a tuner but since I use a wireless I don't need them out front. Short cable in to the amp. Sometimes the overdrive stays on and sometimes it doesn't. Depends on the room. I'll have to find a pic of my worship pedalboard.
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