Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
So my live board now looks like this:
Here is the rundown on the changes -
#1 Added the US Dream (removed Rat, Proco Solo, HM-2, etc...). I LOVE the US dream. This is a really good sounding pedal. I use the amp distortion channels, so it is really there just as an option/backup/whatever. Still, it is more sturdy than it seems. Might not take to on/off every other song for too long, but I'd turn it on and leave it. Not quite Suhr riot, but for $30 you just can't miss. I can hit this for a little more sizzle if I want when in OD1 too.
#2 The Nose Mean Green Clean boost. Again, I use OD2 on the amp for solo boosts. But, if I go into clean with the Dream, I use this for a lead boost. Overall, I really really like this. Great clean boost, very transparent, nice range of output. By the way - the insides are freaking meticulous. No 9v option here. The extra LED is nice and bright. Highly recommend. I miss my beloved 70's Micro amp - but no LED and live, well....that can lead to embarrassingly loud/quiet boo boos in the chaos. Also I can hit this for a little extra "something" right into the amp.
#3 Marshall Regenerator (replacing vintage Washburn Accelerator). The Washburn was getting hinky eating batteries, and the switch was repaired by me once, so it is sort of "momentary" which is how I use it on just one song. This Marshall thing is pretty rock solid and very road worthy (plus not 35 years old!). It has like 6 effects; 2 chorusses, a flanger, a couple of phasers and a univibe. They are all pretty cool tones: Vintage Chorus is great, the multi chorus has an ensemble vibe about it, the flanger is straight up flange, and the phaser pretty basic, and the Step phaser meh (at least to me) the vibe is meh IMO too. Still a lot and all usable in a solid package.
#4 The Boss RV3 is back! From left to right now the delays are set to: AD9 is for a short metallic sound for more crunchiness. The DD3 is set to Def Leppard Hysteria. The RV3 is a actually a long delay plus reverb setting. This is one reason this pedal just rules. It is essentially a DD3, a Reverb, AND a delay plus reverb pedal. It would be awesome for vocals too. I use it for a couple of things. Finally, that Garage Tone is there for on the fly changes. It is usually set for a tight slap, but can be marked and changed/seen easily on stage. Back to the RV-3; I'm not going to get into the current batch of Uber-Reverb or Ultra Delay pedals. This thing is a great pedal when you want solid reverb (a four types), solid digital delay(s/m/l) or both! The controls change based on the setting, but for delay you get either level feedback and time, or feedback and time. For verb you get mix tone and time.
Here is the rundown on the changes -
#1 Added the US Dream (removed Rat, Proco Solo, HM-2, etc...). I LOVE the US dream. This is a really good sounding pedal. I use the amp distortion channels, so it is really there just as an option/backup/whatever. Still, it is more sturdy than it seems. Might not take to on/off every other song for too long, but I'd turn it on and leave it. Not quite Suhr riot, but for $30 you just can't miss. I can hit this for a little more sizzle if I want when in OD1 too.
#2 The Nose Mean Green Clean boost. Again, I use OD2 on the amp for solo boosts. But, if I go into clean with the Dream, I use this for a lead boost. Overall, I really really like this. Great clean boost, very transparent, nice range of output. By the way - the insides are freaking meticulous. No 9v option here. The extra LED is nice and bright. Highly recommend. I miss my beloved 70's Micro amp - but no LED and live, well....that can lead to embarrassingly loud/quiet boo boos in the chaos. Also I can hit this for a little extra "something" right into the amp.
#3 Marshall Regenerator (replacing vintage Washburn Accelerator). The Washburn was getting hinky eating batteries, and the switch was repaired by me once, so it is sort of "momentary" which is how I use it on just one song. This Marshall thing is pretty rock solid and very road worthy (plus not 35 years old!). It has like 6 effects; 2 chorusses, a flanger, a couple of phasers and a univibe. They are all pretty cool tones: Vintage Chorus is great, the multi chorus has an ensemble vibe about it, the flanger is straight up flange, and the phaser pretty basic, and the Step phaser meh (at least to me) the vibe is meh IMO too. Still a lot and all usable in a solid package.
#4 The Boss RV3 is back! From left to right now the delays are set to: AD9 is for a short metallic sound for more crunchiness. The DD3 is set to Def Leppard Hysteria. The RV3 is a actually a long delay plus reverb setting. This is one reason this pedal just rules. It is essentially a DD3, a Reverb, AND a delay plus reverb pedal. It would be awesome for vocals too. I use it for a couple of things. Finally, that Garage Tone is there for on the fly changes. It is usually set for a tight slap, but can be marked and changed/seen easily on stage. Back to the RV-3; I'm not going to get into the current batch of Uber-Reverb or Ultra Delay pedals. This thing is a great pedal when you want solid reverb (a four types), solid digital delay(s/m/l) or both! The controls change based on the setting, but for delay you get either level feedback and time, or feedback and time. For verb you get mix tone and time.
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