SHOW OFF YOUR PEDALBOARD!

[Baba]

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:

 

[the swede]

I'm afraid that this will become the final version:

Couldn't be any happier.

 

[Sascha Franck]

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).

 

[the swede]

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).

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.

 

[Sascha Franck]

I like and enjoy the pedalboard planning/goofing around/building part.

I actually like all the planning as well. And partially checking out things, too. But actually building things is a bit different, simply because my pedalboards are my main workhorses which I'm actually using live to make my living, so one of the prerequisites is to have everything absolutely foolproof and secured, fitting in a case and what not. There's no room for errors or so. So each time I set up something new, unless there's no gigs ahead, I have to deal with cable management, cable ties, velcro, differently sized foam blocks and what not. That's the part I absolutely hate.

In addition, there seems to be a sort of rule going like: "What works at home, won't work live!" Of course that's not exactly true, but more often than I would like, some unforseeable things happen, sometimes requiring you to play a half-miserable gig and then fix those unforseeable things as soon as you get back home, which often includes to rip lots of things out again, cut all cable ties and what not.

As a result, once I have a board working safely under all (well, at least almost all) expectable conditions, I just try to stick with "never change a running system".

But then, by now I have so much stuff collected, I could possibly set up an entirely separated board for home/fun purposes.

 

[laxu]

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.

I can agree with that. I've had a ton of fun just figuring out different configurations of the pedals I own using e.g Pedalplayground.

The actually putting the board together part is less fun because it's always the wrong length cables, or something doesn't fit quite right, or there's an issue you have to troubleshoot.

 

[dronerstone]

Finally!

20 minutes in -> it's a messy beast, in the best possible way.

Seems to add kinda Superfuzz-esque havoc to whatever it's fed.

The parallel octave definitely sounds different from a serial one. Deep dive will have to wait until the weekend, and possibly result in a complete board rewiring...

 

[TubeStack]

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Pretty happy with this, so far! Just set it up, haven’t tried it yet.

Gotta say, the VP4 and HX One on the same board is pretty badass!

Signal is Stowaway buffer > HX One > wah > phase > front of amp, with the VP4 in the amp’s loop.

Ampero midi controller is for changing amp channels on Mark VII.

Ok, here’s the new version.

Fractal’s recent midi w/scenes update allowed me to ditch the Ampero controller and add some drives for boosting the MKVII.

Everything is in front of the amp except for the VP4 in the loop.

Going to set up the VP4 midi control of the VII now.

 

[TubeStack]

With the VP4 only capable of sending PC changes that match the preset # to which you're switching

the HX One not being able to save on/off status,

Both of these issues were fixed in recent updates, making them a much better pair now!