Adventures in pedalboard building

[metropolis_4]

I definitely prefer the older Big Box EHX Analog lineup versus the new mostly digital/DSP
smaller enclosure lineup of the current EHX.

Warts an all. I mean... wall warts and all.

I prefer the old big box ones too, but I believe most of the small versions of the classics are still all analog. The small ones don’t sound quite the same though

 

[la szum]

No matter what we do someone will always come along to hurl doubt and cast aspersions. All
the more reason to do what we want, and adhere to what inspires us.

 

[metropolis_4]

Tried setting up two separate paths with an A/B. The box at the end gives me separate master volumes for each path.

Preliminary results are good. I think I’m going to keep moving forward with this approach.

Also, turns out the Micro Chorus does a decent Leslie impression, so I might keep it around for that!

 

[newpedals]

Tried setting up two separate paths with an A/B. The box at the end gives me separate master volumes for each path.

Preliminary results are good. I think I’m going to keep moving forward with this approach.

Also, turns out the Micro Chorus does a decent Leslie impression, so I might keep it around for that!

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Who makes this A/b switch?

 

[Aelred]

The JHS Mini A/B is a good price, but I'm unsure if it has some features I like in my Radial Twin City, which has a buffer, phase switching etc.

 

[metropolis_4]

Who makes this A/b switch?

JHS

The JHS Mini A/B is a good price, but I'm unsure if it has some features I like in my Radial Twin City, which has a buffer, phase switching etc.

My goal was finding the simplest, least feature packed, cheapest passive A/B available

Got both the A/B and the 2 channel mixer for $35 each which seemed good to me

 

[newpedals]

JHS



My goal was finding the simplest, least feature packed, cheapest passive A/B available

Got both the A/B and the 2 channel mixer for $35 each which seemed good to me

Friend's dad has a Deluxe Reverb and some Marshall tube amp. He was looking for a switcher like this but couldn't find anything simple.

Gonna recommend this to him. Thanks.

 

[the swede]

Friend's dad has a Deluxe Reverb and some Marshall tube amp. He was looking for a switcher like this but couldn't find anything simple.

Gonna recommend this to him. Thanks.

One Control have many different switchers in mini format.

 

[Whizzinby]

Or you can buy a TC clone of it, to test out the sounds first:

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I’ve tried to kick this pedal off my board on numerous occasions and even considered an “upgrade” to the OG, but this is just a good sounding pedal and I now have a soft spot for it. $40 gem of a pedal. (If the Dimension style chorus is your thing)

 

[metropolis_4]

This seems to be almost turning into an MXR board, haha. That wasn’t intentional.

I forgot how much I love the Carbon Copy! You almost forget it’s on it blends so well. I could leave it on for a whole show. It serves the same function as a reverb for me in a lot of ways, it just fills space nicely.

Also I’m liking the Micro Chorus a lot more after a break from it. It’s staying.

 

[dbagchee]

Carbon Copy is the GOAT.

 

[metropolis_4]

You know, when I first started this thread I thought I would be spitballing ideas and auditioning pedals on this little board and then building a nice big board once I figured out what I wanted…

But now I realize that’s not gonna happen, this is pretty much it, haha

I’ve still got plans to add a few more pedals… maybe I’ll go buy a wood shelf from Lowe’s to use as the board

I realize this is who I am when it comes to pedalboards - sparse, utilitarian, simple, analog, the fewer knobs and controls the better. I’m just not a big fancy pedalboard kind of person I guess.

And every time I’ve found myself looking for pedals to add I seem to gravitate towards the simple tried-and-true classics

 

[the swede]

Looking good @metropolis_4

The Carbon is really nice, and simple. That’s pretty much how i use the Digitech Obscura: murky dark lo-fi long repeats that sits behind everything, but I use it mostly for ambient. Together with a pristine clean digital delay, its post rock madness