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sashimi said:
Those caline pedals are pretty good, especially for the money. I had a $30 pure sky timmy clone which sounded great.

I LOL’d at this review. Yeah buddy it’s not the pedals fault you suck
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Oh yeah....I have 3, this one and the TS Timmy combo clone...and a sweet honey od clone....very impressive for the money.

That review is funny.
 
the swede said:
Yeah those Caline combo pedals seems to be very cool
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The brigade is dumb....unless you like a TS, which I don't..... hindsight I would have gotten something else ....but I mainly use it for the Timmy clone.....but I'm pairing down options and going back to strictly, or predominantly, amp gain.

I had a octave fuzz that just became unusable after like 6 months, due to noise, but that's the only issue I've had in three years with their pedals.

@the swede , your board is coming along quite nicely!!!! Looks fun.
 
likitlikeyoulikeit said:
@the swede , your board is coming along quite nicely!!!! Looks fun.
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So far yes! I thought i would go the cheap way and use all of the pedals i had in the drawer but so far i already sold off 3! OD-3, SD-2, DD-6. Have a few left, but so far only two is velcroed in place, Carcosa and DVP mini. The 250 could be hanging loose to because i found a used Barber Gain Changer that is coming soon. But it’s fun! I’m taking it slow. After all, goofing around like this is a big part of the fun for me.
 
I may need to slight rewire how my pedalboard is setup. Instead of the Boss TU-3W going into the Boss ES-8, with the GT1000 Core/Synergy Syn-2 preamps combined in a loop, I may need to put the ES-8 in the second GT1000 Core loop. TU-3W > GT1000 Core > Fryette Power Station PS-2A with the ES-8 and Synergy Syn-2 in separate loops of the GT1000 Core. I use the ES-8 loops for drives.

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Visually, for those confused, it was wired like this:
  • Boss ES-8
    • Drive pedals (ES-8 loops 4-7)
    • Boss GT1000 Core (ES-8 V Loop)
      • Synergy Syn-2 (GT1000 Core FX Loop 1)
I may need to change it so that it is:
  • Boss GT1000 Core
    • Synergy Syn-2 (GT1000 Core FX Loop 1)
    • ES-8 (GT1000 Core FX Loop 2)
Using the drives, which appear in the ES-8 prior to the GT1000 Core, whereas it may sound better if they appear within the GT1000 Core. I wrote my prior post when I was in a tad bit of a rush. That said, with my Synergy stuff and the EXG/SPC boosts in most of my guitars (PA2 boosts in two of my LTDs), I'm not sure how much I need drive pedals at this point. I have contemplated getting some delay fun going, as that is the thing I most enjoy after gain and a good wah pedal.
 
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New addition from Sweetwater today.


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Piing said:
Nice rig! Is it a progressive rock band?
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I wish! But alas, no.

It was a gospel band funnily enough. I was tasked to direct the band but was also short staffed on musicians. So, I took it upon myself to play both guitar and keys. And because I have the pedals, and also a massive Rush fan, I was able to do all that at the same time. I did use the 12 Step on my prog band, but I also did it for a country band some time back where I played bass, and we didn't have a keyboard player.
 
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Oh yeah. Top row is done. The GC kicked the 250 off. I was using the the 250 as a “hint of grit/dirt” thing, and it does that. But nowhere near the level of how good the GC does it. And it really tempts one to add more, and more, and more.

I’m not really an overdrive pedal connoisseur of sorts, but it sounds just right to me. And while it surely does its own medium gain thing very good, it’s the low gain usage that I really like. So that’s where it will be 90% of the time. Everything I’ve read about this pedal is true, even from silly TGP. The makers/brand of this pedal definitely know what they’re doing.

So cool I was able to find one used for a nice price in Europe (within import duty free zone) because the only distributor in Europe charges a hefty sum for a new one (exl import duty).

I may consider a mini type of od also, as a boost for GC… idk…
But the bottom row need to go to ambient stuff.
 
the swede said:
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Oh yeah. Top row is done. The GC kicked the 250 off. I was using the the 250 as a “hint of grit/dirt” thing, and it does that. But nowhere near the level of how good the GC does it. And it really tempts one to add more, and more, and more.

I’m not really an overdrive pedal connoisseur of sorts, but it sounds just right to me. And while it surely does its own medium gain thing very good, it’s the low gain usage that I really like. So that’s where it will be 90% of the time. Everything I’ve read about this pedal is true, even from silly TGP. The makers/brand of this pedal definitely know what they’re doing.

So cool I was able to find one used for a nice price in Europe (within import duty free zone) because the only distributor in Europe charges a hefty sum for a new one (exl import duty).

I may consider a mini type of od also, as a boost for GC… idk…
But the bottom row need to go to ambient stuff.
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GC is such a great pedal! I think it’s the best OD I have tried.
 
the swede said:
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Oh yeah. Top row is done. The GC kicked the 250 off. I was using the the 250 as a “hint of grit/dirt” thing, and it does that. But nowhere near the level of how good the GC does it. And it really tempts one to add more, and more, and more.

I’m not really an overdrive pedal connoisseur of sorts, but it sounds just right to me. And while it surely does its own medium gain thing very good, it’s the low gain usage that I really like. So that’s where it will be 90% of the time. Everything I’ve read about this pedal is true, even from silly TGP. The makers/brand of this pedal definitely know what they’re doing.

So cool I was able to find one used for a nice price in Europe (within import duty free zone) because the only distributor in Europe charges a hefty sum for a new one (exl import duty).

I may consider a mini type of od also, as a boost for GC… idk…
But the bottom row need to go to ambient stuff.
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:::: cough ::::

BOSS TE -2
 
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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! :love

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.
 
^^^

Had a great time with this new board yesterday. I can honestly spend a whole evening just on the Fractal 2290. :love

I love the VP4’s form factor, ease of use + having Fractal effects and audio quality in my Mesa’s loop. :love

Didn’t get the midi switching on the VII happening yet, plan to do that today, as well as rig up a DIY 4cm/midi snake for gigs.

The HX One sounds great out in front. I have it set to “true bypass” when off, seems to sound and feel fine. Very appealing as an “anything I might need” utility pedal. I had thought I’d just change effects on it manually during gigs, mainly keeping it on octave-down, but I think I’ll get it switching effects via PCs from the VP4, just to make things more mistake-proof at gigs.

VERY HAPPY to have my Whirlwind Orange Box back on the board. I love phase and I think it’s one of the HX’s weakest effects (been using the Helix Floor in 4cm prior to this). The Whirlwind is just a fantastic-sounding pedal and leagues above any digital version I’ve tried, HX or otherwise (Fractal’s being the best, in my experience).

And lastly, that little 535 mini wah is killer, nice to have real wah back, too!
 
Ok damn it....this is it!🤣

It's kind of odd....but it works.
Now to build a DIY midi controlled, 10 stereo loop switcher to make all this work easier!🤣Also need a midi amp switcher....probably should build that too!!

This is a studio board config.

Mx5 is on desk controlled via midi.....for wdw.

Need to focus on other stuff....and building a small outboard studio...for upcoming projects.
So this is it for a while.....for real.

Need drums, bass, key controller....mics.....so yeah..... leaving one hole, jumping into another. 🤣

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