SHOEGAZE board . . .what would you use ?
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ShoeGazer64
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I prefer separate pedals. I've gone the multi FX a few times and it's just not as versatile. At least 10 years ago. Not sure about nowadays. Used to be the algorithms were set, so you always had dirt - mod - delay - reverb and couldn't experiment with different ways to chain FX together. My first setup was a crybaby wah into a digitech RP-1 into a Marshall 2x12 combo on left, and a Sovtek Mig60 w/Marshall 412 cab on the right.
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Now it is a whole new ballgame. Fractals are as modular as any pedalboard, and a simple delay can have 100 parameters and all kinds of ways to control them. I needed delays that were 10+ seconds, and need to re-configure the order of things on the fly, which is so much easier than individual pedals. I still use my pedalboards with pedals, but live, I have a much lighter, much more configurable rig. And it is quieter, too.
ShoeGazer64
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I'll have to look into it. But considering how much I've invested in my pedalboard to date, it probably won't be advantageous. Especially since I'm not playing live at the moment. But thanks for the information.
That was my issue with big pedal boards- playing live. If for some reason you don't have sound, it can be one of 30 patch cables (or worse, 2) that has gone bad, and just getting the pedals unplugged to test them onstage was a nightmare. And they always break onstage. Never at home.
ShoeGazer64
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Yup. But those big pedals boards just look so darned impressive. I've seen screenshots of Kevin Shields' set up, back in the day. Ludicrous, but made me drool with envy.
marcello252
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If you can find a pedal with reverse reverb, like that gorgeous Hardwire RV7 for example, in to a standard Boss BD2 blues Driver (reverb first, od second, it's important) , boom! Instant My Bloody Valentine, trust me, try it
ShoeGazer64
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MBV is my least favorite of the shoegaze bands. They're pretty much a one trick pony - excessive volume to bludgeon the listener into an altered state. I much prefer the bands with more dynamics and nuance. But reverse reverb is still pretty cool.
Isn't what backup pedalboards are for?
Because that is super easy to do in between songs.
I'd bet no working musicians bring backup pedalboards regularly. I am constantly trying to get the load lighter.
That's what a pair of ABY pedals with half a dozen extra cables are for, so you can switch between primary and backup with a few... oh wait...
hahaha, exactly.
FuseG4
Our Neighbor Totoro
I use....
Ce-5 set to vibrato,
into Keeley realizer into blues driver into Boss ps-2 and a copy of deep blue delay,
into Sloer
into muff
The reverse reverb on the realizer isn't exactly the real thing it has its own sound but I like it mostly
Lot of dream pop to shoegazing options there. I'm not bored yet
Ce-5 set to vibrato,
into Keeley realizer into blues driver into Boss ps-2 and a copy of deep blue delay,
into Sloer
into muff
The reverse reverb on the realizer isn't exactly the real thing it has its own sound but I like it mostly
Lot of dream pop to shoegazing options there. I'm not bored yet
