New pedalboard day

[hydro]

Here in H town, I got the day off because of the storm (which so far, has produced not much in our area but a little rain) so I made use of the time to put my new board together



Right to left -
Guitar input to Mini Crybaby
Korg Pitchblack
DryBell Deja Vibe (nose expression above it)
Analog Man RE-J mod TS-9
TC Flashback
MXR Dist. III
EHX Bass Muff

This is all on a new Pedaltrain metro 20 powered by a Pedaltrain Volto. Lava cables end to end.

I may ditch the Nose expression as I don't really use it that much, and I may experiment with other fuzzes at the end of the chain. The Mini Wah is a pleasant surprise, it sounds great and is pretty easy to adapt to. The Volto works quite well.

This is my "home rig", my main board has a similar layout but different stuff. This is a big upgrade over all these random pedals lying around in my house.

 

[Snake Aces]

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I dig it man, nice work

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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Nice, looks very versatile.

 

[PFDarkside]

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Fun!

How did you decide on Delay between O/D and Distortion?

 

[hydro]

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Fun!

How did you decide on Delay between O/D and Distortion?

Well two reasons, one is that on my main rig I don't use an FX loop, so my dirt channel comes after everything. The home rig is set up to sound like the other one as much as I can (my home amp is single clean channel). The second reason is that to me, delay *after* dirt always sounded too slick for my application. I use a lot of reverse delay, and tend to use delay more to replicate notes than as a tonal or atmospheric effect, if that makes any sense. But the tube screamer, I use mostly as a boost with very little overdrive in the mix, so I put it before the delay; and it also gives me the option of a more polished delay sound with some overdrive if I leave the other dirt boxes off.

 

[Securb]

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Love the board how is the Volto?

 

[hydro]

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So far, so good. Haven't logged much time on it yet but it is small, lightweight and seems pretty convenient. It fits easily underneath the Metro 20 and apparently will fit even their smaller boards.

 

[wroemail]

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How long does the volto last? Can you charge it and use it at the same time?

 

[hydro]

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How long does the volto last? Can you charge it and use it at the same time?

Yes, you can. It came charged, and I've logged a couple of hours on it and haven't had to charge it yet. So far it seems like a very good product.