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SHOW OFF YOUR PEDALBOARD!
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Well they're my chief effect categories of course. But like I said, the middle row is totally subject to change. Really all I need is the MercuryX, LVX, and one other delay with a few different modes to mess around with.
At the moment I'm gonna mess around with the above, and just see whether I can stomach the signal to noise ratio and what not.
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Still some work to do, but this already is gig-ready.
Not looking even remotely as fancy as the old version, but it's easily the best rig I owned since years. Very likely even the best rig ever. Simply because not only does it sound great, but once the initial work is done, it does the things I want pretty much exactly the way I want to do them.
Not looking even remotely as fancy as the old version, but it's easily the best rig I owned since years. Very likely even the best rig ever. Simply because not only does it sound great, but once the initial work is done, it does the things I want pretty much exactly the way I want to do them.
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Just updating: unfortunately, the VP4 + HX One isn't a great pairing, midi-wise.
With the VP4 only capable of sending PC changes that match the preset # to which you're switching (for now, apparently per-scene is being added), as well it being a global on/off for whether midi signals are being sent (ie. not adjustable per preset), plus the HX One not being able to save on/off status, every time you switch a preset with the VP4, the HX One is engaged and you have to manually switch it off if you don't want the effect immediately active.
Not super-usable in a live setting, unfortunately.
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This is heading my way at the moment - my first ever 100% custom build, done by JDM Pedals.
It's a loop switcher with a parallel analog upper octave and the possibility to blend between loop/octave seamlessly, along with a hi cut for the octave, and a phase toggle.
I reached out to 3 different builders within the EU (to avoid taxes while supporting small companies) with a short draft. All of them were friendly and replied rather quickly, but Joe was the first to fully "get" the idea and add QOL tweaks. Pricing is decent, considering the build quality of JDM and the praise he gets from many fuzz nerds.
Really cool to see this come to fruition.
It's a loop switcher with a parallel analog upper octave and the possibility to blend between loop/octave seamlessly, along with a hi cut for the octave, and a phase toggle.
I reached out to 3 different builders within the EU (to avoid taxes while supporting small companies) with a short draft. All of them were friendly and replied rather quickly, but Joe was the first to fully "get" the idea and add QOL tweaks. Pricing is decent, considering the build quality of JDM and the praise he gets from many fuzz nerds.
Really cool to see this come to fruition.
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Thanks much!!!
I've been searching high and low for a few weeks, but besides assembling a combination of pedals with a parallel loop switcher like the LS-2, nothing does that trick. And the phase toggle comes in VERY handy.
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@dronerstone, that seems to be a wicked idea.
One important question before I might have some more: What's the octave shifting like, does it work more or less well with polyphonic signals, too?
One important question before I might have some more: What's the octave shifting like, does it work more or less well with polyphonic signals, too?
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Vielen Dank!
From what I know, the octave is based on the Green Ringer but with a few tweaks to add stability and improve the tracking, but it's still analog, so probably not very tidy with polyphonic signals at all.
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Awesssommmeee!!
the swede
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Domination….
That one hell of a rig
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The main board handles my Presets and Scenes layouts.
The three pedals on the main board are Pedal 1-3 in the FM9.
The 8 switches in front on the main board are switches 1-8 on an ExpressionIO under the board, and mostly trigger momentary effects changes.
The sidecar board handles per-preset effects and/or effects channels, though a number of switches have become cemented into the layout, particularly in View 2, where I hide switches for choosing channels on a number of effects.
The buttons in front of the sidecar board are a switch connected to FC1 Pedal 1, and 'utility' functions: preset up/down, scene up/down with FC Layout switch and View switch on hold.
Main board:
Sidecar board:
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I have the Tube Screamer one floating around here somewhere. It worked decently enough, and sounded like a Tube Screamer.
Super easy to set up and lock in for avoiding "surprises" when you step on them.... :)
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Daheq with the pedalboard, tell us about the kitteh....
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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.
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.
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The main board handles my Presets and Scenes layouts.
The three pedals on the main board are Pedal 1-3 in the FM9.
The 8 switches in front on the main board are switches 1-8 on an ExpressionIO under the board, and mostly trigger momentary effects changes.
The sidecar board handles per-preset effects and/or effects channels, though a number of switches have become cemented into the layout, particularly in View 2, where I hide switches for choosing channels on a number of effects.
The buttons in front of the sidecar board are a switch connected to FC1 Pedal 1, and 'utility' functions: preset up/down, scene up/down with FC Layout switch and View switch on hold.
Main board:
Sidecar board:
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Sascha Franck
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You know, the last version already lasted for 3+ years. I'm not exactly known for flip-flopping gear like mad. In fact, it's pretty much the opposite, I almost hate slapping new setups together. Sure, there's analog drive pedals which are subject to change pretty much all the time, but others than that, my plans are to stick with what I have as long as possible (unless there's something to really blow me way, but atm I don't see anything even close).
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Thats good!
Personally I have discovered in recent time that I like and enjoy the pedalboard planning/goofing around/building part. Almost (shamefully so) to the point it’s more fun than playing guitar. I remember missing that almost from day one when I converted to Helix 2017. I became a sad person (realized that now) that stopped having fun.
For me, my solution is to have a basic board size and a predetermined number and type of pedals. But the “fun” part for me is that most of can be changed, if I want to try a different reverb or delay etc. I think I have found the balance there, to not go crazy on redoing stuff but still have spots that are open for change.
