NPD: Looks like a footswitch but it's actually four pedals..

Phantasmagoria

Phantasmagoria

watch where you point that sabre
Being on an eternal quest for an all-in-one quick recording solution (mostly for instant hassle-free loop pedal jamming :laugh2:) that requires no chaining bunches of pedals together/endless tweaking/mazes of wires, I thought these looked handy & sounded pretty fantastic for $65..so I've just ordered one..a "Sonicake Sonicbar Rock-Stage" :bigthumb:

Seems ideal for direct recording with the onboard cab sim or I could just slip one in my amp's loop and have all the FX I'll ever need (ie..delay & verb :p)

If this one hits the spot I'll get the "metal" version as well to cover all my loop jam requirements :lmao:


 
Re: NPD: Looks like a footswitch but it's actually four pedals..

Yeah, nice but at nearly six times the price & it's a bit fussy/too many options :p

This is a pretty cool little unit I've been looking at too..it's still pretty straightforward & very versatile in terms of tones. Does'nt break the bank either. Can always hook it up to my Mooer Radar for some IR variety..

 
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THAT works for me! Chprus, Delay, Verb and some dirt? I can play!!!!!

Of course, my little Mooer board does the same thing and I picked the effects...
 
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I have the original Fly Rig 5, and it is a wonderful pedal for this sort of thing. Another option is the Atomic Ampli-fire pedal, which does a similar thing but accomplishes it differently. That is what I am using now.
 
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Those are pretty sweet little pedal-board-in-a-box kind of things!
 
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The Valeton Dapper Bass effect strip has tempted me many times. If I played bass live I'd probably get one.
 
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*BUMP* 'cuz the eagle has landed...

Sonicake_2.jpg

Yeah, it came in yesterday & I have to say I'm more than impressed with this gizmo even though I only got to jam with it for a short while this morning. Very versatile, very transparent, very touch sensitive & amp-like. The FX sound great ..all of them.

..lots of tones to be had from hairy/raunchy rock & 80's metal to warm, smooth, bluesy, touchy feely gooey sweetness.

Thought I'd try my hand at the latter :bigthumb:

..decided to set my exploration of sleazy porn-tone aside for the moment & explore my sensitive side... :wink:



Recording:

Pedal settings used were the ones in the pic above..

Guitar: My '94 Ibanez S-540Ltd Saber..

Direct out from the pedal using it's onboard cab simulator into my DAW..no additional effects or pre/post production. It's just the pedal.
 
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Thanks :beerchug:

I think this is something I could use a lot for recording & won't just get relegated to the cupboard where I dump my other dirt pedals after the first couple of days :laugh2:.

Sweet tones for sure..awesome ones really, but mostly It's super quick/convenient just plugging into one box & pressing 'record' to go..that's my sort of thing :lmao:

Pretty sure it'll sound great in my amp's loops as well ....just for the FX which are very transparent & HQ imo...

Def going to pick up the 'metal' version as well when I can... that should set me up for all my home recording needs :bigthumb:
 
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And the new mastered version... (Online mastering with LANDR. Don't know if it's an improvement or not...maybe a bit more polished :dunno:)

 
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I'm a simple guy. That many things all at once would make me read it as "foolswitch" and you know, from that point things go downhill for me.

I mean, nice loot mate ;)
 
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haha..same here ..when it comes to playing live I'm simplicity itself (no pedals)...just some 'verb for the solo's from the sound guy sometimes :lmao:

I'm not just simple but lazy as **** too ..that's why I had all effects on at once instead of doing separate clips/sections demo's for each effect.. :laugh2:

Having said that they (delay/chorus) were barely on ..and it was a pretty sweet tone for a $65 pedal :bigthumb:
 
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Just for kicks.. since I had the pedal hooked up to my Bugera 333XL through the loop..I thought I'd see what the difference between pedal and amp sounded like in a (simple/quick/sloppy) recording

The signal was from the amps speaker output using a DI box & my load-box. The pedal was in the loop & I used it's onboard speaker sim & a touch of slap-back delay for all clips...

The pedal was set pretty dark (same settings as the video up there) so I turned down the amp's treble to approximately match it... touch of amp reverb too for the last 3 lead clips.


So... 3 riffs/licks

Switching between the two amp channels & the Sonicake pedal in the loop.

Running order:

1. Bugera Red Channel (Lead 2)
2. Bugera Yellow Channel (Lead 1)
3. Sonicake Rockstage

(....and repeat twice more for the other 2 riffs)

Speaker out from the Bugera using a DI box, reactive load-box & Sonicake onboard speaker sim (for both pedal & amp clips)

 
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That thing looks great for dropping in your gig bag on the go type of gigs/jams. I don't think I could use it live I have to cover too much territory gain-wise, VH- Foghat - Bad Co. - 5FDP.
 
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haha...I've been thinking of taking it along to band practice one of these days...that'll save me lugging heads & a bunch of cables around. It'll sound great straight through the PA.

It's surprisingly versatile for tones...it does some excellent VH tones, bluesy stuff with the gain dialed back & 80's metal (Maiden/Saxon etc) but will even work for old school death metal & doom with the gain cranked up a bit! If you want the lows.. they are DEEP man :bigthumb:
 
Re: NPD: Looks like a footswitch but it's actually four pedals..

Curious do you know what the signal path is?
 
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