I'm afraid that this will become the final version:
Stuff:
- All relevant parameters are controlled through TouchOSC on a tablet or phone, wireless connections courtesy of Bluetooth and a CME WIDI Jack.
- All amps, dirt pedals (the digital ones as well), lead circuitry (basically a light compressor serving as a pre-boost and a post-EQ to balance things out) and main FX (reverb and delay) are global blocks (aka "Stompboxes" in Boss lingo), the Stomp will never see any patch switching live. This is also why controlling things via TouchOSC works so incredibly well.
- BE-OD and The Dude will be subject to more or less constant change, depending on the gig. But I'm also using the Stomp's dirt boxes, so there's certainly no shortage.
- Stomp is running in a GT loop, used just for dirt stuff. Before trying, I was a little afraid that latency could become an issue, but with everything fully loaded, I'm still somewhat <4ms, which is absolutely amazing.
- Thought about doing the same for all clean(-ish) stuff, but on the first gig and a rehearsal room session, the GT's internal (Natural) clean amp worked amazingly well (I was absolutely wondering), so I can call it a day. Which is great because...
- Second loop atm is populated with just the MS-50G, which right now serves as a "not the common stuff again" utility. I like being able to have 1-3 somewhat weirder sounds (with zero exact specification, just somewhat unusual) at my disposal that I can casually use whenever the situation allows for. The Zoom is ok but I think I will purchase a Hologram Chroma Console one day rather soon. Will fit in perfectly.
- The I/O section at the upper right needs some clean up. Maybe I'll built a panel, but likely I'll just secure all cables and have them end in cabled sockets, which worked great in the past already (fixed sockets can introduce friction and break). I don't give much of a damn about the looks, give me function over form any day.
- The GT can easily be pulled out (it's only secured by foam-pressure from the top during transport), so I can as well use it for one-suitcase-only gigs (also fits in one compartment of a dual gig bag, great form factor!).
The gig I played and the session we had 3 days ago went incredibly fantastic. Yeah, honeymoon and hyperbole and all that, but I think I've got enough experience under my belt to say that in case nothing strange happens, this is the setup to stay for a long while. I may even build a dedicated case around it.
And it's quite amazing how anything even remotely working like this would've required a kitchen sink rack just 15 years ago.
Couldn't be any happier.
