Boudoir Guitar
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This would go greeeeeeeeeeat with an FM0 tucked up underneath the hood....I started tallying up the stuff on that board in my mind and it was quickly direct to the poor house
GigRig pedalboards
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AutomationBias
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I used to have a very neatly wired Pedaltrain, but I'm at a point now where I have some large and oddly shaped pedals that won't fit. I guess I'm going to plan it all out and build a plywood board from scratch.
david57strat
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I think the GigRig switchers are superb, although I have yet to have the pleasure of owning one.
I already have five pedalboards (all pedaltrain, from the little Nano MAX to the Classic Pro) and am not currently looking to buy a sixth one LOL.
Have never tried their power supply options, but am very happy with the PP3 Plus, DC7s and Zumas I'm using on the current boards (especially with the DC7s).
As the saying goes:
"If it ain't broke..."
I, too, would probably be inclined to go with a Schmidt Array, if money were no object and I wanted a slick, custom board made for me.
Is it just me, or do these look kind of odd and awkwardly bulky?
I'm perfectly happy with my pedaltrains, but am likely to buiy yet another pedal. Pedals (especially delays and reverbs) are my go-to drug of choice. Completely hooked.
I already have five pedalboards (all pedaltrain, from the little Nano MAX to the Classic Pro) and am not currently looking to buy a sixth one LOL.
Have never tried their power supply options, but am very happy with the PP3 Plus, DC7s and Zumas I'm using on the current boards (especially with the DC7s).
As the saying goes:
"If it ain't broke..."
I, too, would probably be inclined to go with a Schmidt Array, if money were no object and I wanted a slick, custom board made for me.
Is it just me, or do these look kind of odd and awkwardly bulky?
I'm perfectly happy with my pedaltrains, but am likely to buiy yet another pedal. Pedals (especially delays and reverbs) are my go-to drug of choice. Completely hooked.
laxu
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I just have the terribly named Gigrig Wetter Box parallel mixer. I hate the name so much I put a sticker of a cartoon donut on top of it. No other complaints about it.
I admit I've never used them, but to me the Gig Rig switchers seem quite dated in the way they opearate and reading the manual even for the latest G3S feels like there's a lot of steps to remember, and the system doesn't seem to communicate what you are supposed to do very well. Just need to know what different color lights mean etc.
The actual feature set seems very capable tho.
AutomationBias
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They're making them in the UK instead of China. Labor costs are literally 10x higher.
Boudoir Guitar
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And it’s a combo of steel/aluminum and comes with a steel
Lid that turns the whole thing into a hard case. A pedal train junior with a tour case is $200 new which makes this look like a premium product, but not outrageously overpriced. The Schmidt Array stuff DOES make this look like a bargain.
metropolis_4
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If I had a pedalboard where half of my pedals are hidden and I’m spending time programming presets and MIDI and then hauling around something that big and heavy I would quickly start thinking “why don’t I just use an FM9?”
Or save some money and save some weight by picking up an AxeFX III and fc12!
Or save some money and save some weight by picking up an AxeFX III and fc12!
Boudoir Guitar
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I think most of us here are in that same boat. I also don’t get wanting something as brilliant as the small G3 to control what you can realistically put on the small board…five pedals? Is a MIDI loop switcher REALLY needed at that point?
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A lot of people put their gain stages into the loops, and then have their delays and reverbs down stream, not in loops, and switch them by midi commands at the same time as bringing various gain stages in and out.
It's more of a "I want Helix snapshots but with my own pedals" type of setup, rather than explicitly making sure pedals aren't in the signal path when not required.
I have the big boy G3, which has 12 loops, and I can honestly say I've never used all of them, and I've never really utilised the unit to its full potential. I'll probably sell it tbh, coz I'm actually loving going back to tap dancing at the moment!
AFKAEjay(retired)
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If I ever do a Pedalboard again…provided I still can a bit silly with gearmoney (indeed they are not cheap)….ill probably go for one of these. Maybe…just maybe…my board won’t look like a total mess like they Ussually do 
AutomationBias
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I spent 4 or 5 years entirely in the Fractal universe and just got back into amps and effects in a big way in the last year. I'd forgotten how quickly it starts to sound bad when you start chaining effects together, so to me the biggest appeal of a looper is taking effects out of the signal path. It's extremely cool that you can programmatically change the order, but for me the main thing to me is making it not sound like shit.
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How many effects, and did you have a good buffer at the start of the chain?? I can definitely chain together 6 or 7 effects with no problem!
itchyfingers
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I don't go down the modeling rabbit hole like most of yall, but I have spent many hours programming my G3 atom. Once you've got things dialed in, you can just play, but the setup can take weeks of trial and error, lol. I use it as my home board, with most of my favorite & more versatile pedals. I like to have loops of stacked gain pedals or the ability to switch them individually (stomp box mode). My board itself is not a Schmidt Array or a GigRig board, but my buddy who made it was definitely inspired by SA. While I love this setup, I don't think I'd ever take it out of the house since the cost of the whole enchilada rivals a used Kia, and theres just so many cables / opportunities for something to go south, and troubleshooting on stage is my own private version of hell.
AutomationBias
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Usually four or five in front, and a couple in the effects loop of my Powerstation. I've experimented with different buffers, but they don't play well before my drive pedals. I have a simple looper now, but I'd like to eventually get the G3S.
Have you guys that are bellyaching about the cost actually watched the intro video? I’ve not seen any other pedalboard that has the design features they have incorporated here. Really, I haven’t seen anything close.
Having built (literally, from raw materials) a few boards, I can appreciate what they did here and how they solved for common problems.
If you want a compact, powerful, switcher-based rig, I don’t think you could do better than this board.
Expensive? Yeah, of course it is. It’s meant for touring pros and enthusiasts with lots of disposable income (or people that go with the “buy once cry once” mentality I guess). I think it’s fair for what it is and how and where it is made.
I like it, I’m sticking with my fm9 though.
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Having built (literally, from raw materials) a few boards, I can appreciate what they did here and how they solved for common problems.
If you want a compact, powerful, switcher-based rig, I don’t think you could do better than this board.
Expensive? Yeah, of course it is. It’s meant for touring pros and enthusiasts with lots of disposable income (or people that go with the “buy once cry once” mentality I guess). I think it’s fair for what it is and how and where it is made.
I like it, I’m sticking with my fm9 though.
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AutomationBias
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I think it's nicely made and would probably buy one if they offered a version with multiple treadle slots.
Jarick
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These are high end pedalboards catering to high end clients that are made available to regular customers. First board going to Johnny Marr, and Dan has built boards for guys like Ed O'Brien, Robben Ford, Andy Timmons, and others. I don't think these guys are worried about saving a few bucks ordering a NUX board off Amazon.
