Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

And I think most people who laud over they way their guitar sounds direct into their amp are ACTUALLY enjoying how the impedance matching between their pickup and the preamp circuit are working because it can be very nice at times with the right combo -AND NOT how their various pedals are interfering tonally as often communicated

To be clear, I was still running through my board. I just didn't turn anything on.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

To be clear, I was still running through my board. I just didn't turn anything on.

Yep, I was speaking to general comments on this board and others on this topic -not really necessarily your specific scenario.

how many True Bypass versus Buffer style were you running?

I would experiment and see if it's the pickup/buffer relationship or a additive effect of bypass pedals and see if it's one rotten pedal -just to know.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

Man - I'm all over the map. Just depends on what I need, what I'm feeling, what I had for lunch, direction of the prevailing wind and the tide chart. A lot of my sound is straight into the head and done. Up front is a detune pedal, a synth and a wah. Mostly not on. In the loop I run digital delay, chorus, and/or reverb.

In the band we make sure only one guitar has chorus or delay on at a time. If it sounds good, go with it. Mo one in the audience cares about your Pure Tone. They just want it to not be muddy or shriek, sound like the record, and be at a decent level in the mix.

Sorry - folded arm guitar guy cares. But not enough to actually be in the band playing. Just standing there telling himself how wrong you are.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

Sorry - folded arm guitar guy cares. But not enough to actually be in the band playing. Just standing there telling himself how wrong you are.

:lmao:

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

Yep, I was speaking to general comments on this board and others on this topic -not really necessarily your specific scenario.

how many True Bypass versus Buffer style were you running?

Into the front of the amp, I have a wah, tuner, Centaur Klone, and MXR GT-OD/Wylde Overdrive. In the loop is just a delay.

I would experiment and see if it's the pickup/buffer relationship or a additive effect of bypass pedals and see if it's one rotten pedal -just to know.

Nothing really rotten at all. I just realized that not tightening up the bass with an overdrive gives a little more character and growl to the overall tone.

 

[Francois]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

I found that a small tuner clipped to the headstock very usefull at times to check your actual pitch when practising slide.
(Mine is a TC Electronics. Cheap and works well).

 

[Jacew]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

Hmm, I really have little experience with real gear so maybe I am over-counting the effects of cabling/impedance.
Thanks for the info and clear-up!

You're not. Aside real problems like artifacts caused by bad buffer or power issues, impedance load and cable capacitance are the two factors that affect your guitar's tone interacting with the preamp. NegativeEases explanation is good practical advice to over come possible issues without too much headache.

 

[chadd]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

I only use pedals to get the tones I want to get in the ballpark of the bands I cover. For my own stuff, I'm perfectly happy with just my amp.

 

[NecroPolo]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

As long as that tuner is not clipped to the headstock when playing live.....I HATE that.
It just looks unprofessional to me. JMO
Like chewing gum on stage.

Now that you're saying...

I use a clip-on during acoustic gigs (I have a built-in tuner but the clip-on is more spot-on) and I just realised that after tuning in I remove it from the headstock all the time. Never wondered why but I guess it has nothing to do with being pro ( = folks are willing to pay to visit my gigs) rather of aesthetic reasons instead. I think I just don't like the shape of the headstock disturbed a second more than necessary.

I've never used chewing gum onstage as I'd scream all of it on a molecular level into the mic creating a secondary diaphragm but it can be useful to fix things. Just like, to attach setlists to the floor, glue loose pedals to the board or to mark attractive gals (shoot a pick to anyone else during the show but shoot a gum to the hair of the gal = all the pick owners disappear 30 seconds after the show but the gum girl will stay fighting with the gum so you can apologise, show Mariana Trench deep sympathy on the matter, offer help then bed her in 5 minutes) and so on so on forth.

 

[beaubrummels]

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I always have to remove clip-on tuners. They cause psychological neck dive.

 

[devastone]

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Sorry - folded arm guitar guy cares. But not enough to actually be in the band playing. Just standing there telling himself how wrong you are.

 

[NegativeEase]

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Hah, he's in Tampa -so I pictured a serious death metal guys judging him like this:

IM JUDGING YOU.... IM JUDGING YOU>>>>

 

[devastone]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

Hah, he's in Tampa -so I pictured a serious death metal guys judging him like this:

IM JUDGING YOU.... IM JUDGING YOU>>>>

Ah, you're right, but which is more loathing, Cannibal Corpse or a hipster?

 

[Gtrjunior]

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Ah, you're right, but which is more loathing, Cannibal Corpse or a hipster?

That’s easy:

Hipster

 

[80's_Metal]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

Without a good dirt box, I am worthless as a guitar player.... Just what would I play? . . . the Eagles or something?

 

[Dave Locher]

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Without a good dirt box, I am worthless as a guitar player.... Just what would I play? . . . the Eagles or something?

Perhaps...a high-gain amp?? Just saying.

 

[devastone]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

Perhaps...a high-gain amp?? Just saying.

It can be done, but where's the fun in that?

 

[Jacew]

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It can be done, but where's the fun in that?

Maybe it is the fun?

Just plugging in a pedal can be too easy

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

Re: Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

As long as that tuner is not clipped to the headstock when playing live.....I HATE that.
It just looks unprofessional to me. JMO
Like chewing gum on stage.

I feel the same way, but then I go out and see people that kick my rear on guitar, and they have them! Makes the unprofessional argument more difficult...

 

[Gtrjunior]

Pedalboard blasphemy. Who's with me?

I feel the same way, but then I go out and see people that kick my rear on guitar, and they have them! Makes the unprofessional argument more difficult...

I’m strictly going on the looks dept.
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