Some pedals incoming

[keef]

Snagged a AM modded BD-2 for $69.99. Crazy world.

 

[JiveTurkey]

So last addition to my board. For a few days, at least

Wired up the NS2 in 4cm this morning. Definitely a difference in noise levels. Had it up loud but only to hear the bacon frying. Should have time to play tonight and see how it works while playing. That'll tell me whether I'm still curious about the Zuul+ or not.

 

[metropolis_4]

Yeah, this is why I’m hoping to find a classic rock band that isn’t dead set on gigging every single weekend. Any other time and you don’t see anything else but classic rock bands looking for guitarists, now that I have the gear to accommodate it’s barren!

What makes it even harder is that a lot of the ones who aren’t gigging every weekend are full of guys who aren’t exactly the highest caliber musicians.

That video of the Tchula sounds great! I bet it sounds even better in front of the Plexi (I can’t stand digital Bassman models )

 

[Dave Lewis]

These are excellent Phaser pedals

 

[Mikael Dez]

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So last addition to my board. For a few days, at least

Wired up the NS2 in 4cm this morning. Definitely a difference in noise levels. Had it up loud but only to hear the bacon frying. Should have time to play tonight and see how it works while playing. That'll tell me whether I'm still curious about the Zuul+ or not.

I'm interested to see how you like it cranked - it's rough plugging into my cab at the moment lol

 

[DrewJD82]

What makes it even harder is that a lot of the ones who aren’t gigging every weekend are full of guys who aren’t exactly the highest caliber musicians.

That video of the Tchula sounds great! I bet it sounds even better in front of the Plexi (I can’t stand digital Bassman models )

The Tchula is beastly in front of the Plexi, I was just using it last night to boost the SD-1 that was boosting the Plexi and they all work together and individually GREAT. I love the Bassman models, I just don’t love that particular tone I had dialed in that vid, I was using way too much Treble/Presence when I first started playing Strats again.

And you’re spot on in regard to the classic rock crowd. I’d also add to it that the IQ levels can match the playing levels more closely than genres like jazz or anything prog. This also holds true for metal and particularly the GenX thrash metal crowd.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I'm interested to see how you like it cranked - it's rough plugging into my cab at the moment lol

Did you get yours in yet? This morning I had the III up to volume. Probably at 2 which is where it can start to really think about cooking and the NS definitely took the power sizzle out of signal. I did not play at all because it was 5:45 AM

 

[Mikael Dez]

Did you get yours in yet? This morning I had the III up to volume. Probably at 2 which is where it can start to really think about cooking and the NS definitely took the power sizzle out of signal. I did not play at all because it was 5:45 AM

No I think I might order it tonight

 

[Mikael Dez]

Did you get yours in yet? This morning I had the III up to volume. Probably at 2 which is where it can start to really think about cooking and the NS definitely took the power sizzle out of signal. I did not play at all because it was 5:45 AM

Ok NVM I just bought one off of Reverb

 

[Mikael Dez]

TIL Boss has pedal manuals. https://www.boss.info/us/support/by...manuals/b7a96140-a257-4662-bbb0-a6d2753ca579/

I love manuals

 

[EOengineer]

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So finally got the EVH stuff in. The Phase is Terrible Atomic Punk riffing for about 15 minutes at LOUD volume It's an absolute keeper (this board is not going to be it though).

Flanger on the EVH setting is enjoyable but there is a volume drop. I am wondering if the TC with the buffer eventually going in front of it could help? Not sure as it's been so long since I ran a full-on traditional pedalboard. We'll see on Monday once the chorus gets here and go from there on it. CS12 is great and powers it all easy but it might be a swapout for a slimmer model as well. Need to get the chorus onboard then work from there \m/

That’s a bummer about the volume drop on the EVH Flanger. If that ends up being a deal breaker but you otherwise love the sound, the PastFx Hot For Flanger is an MXR-117 (the circuit the EVH aims to replicate) clone with a couple additions, like a level control. It’s spot on with my OG M-117.

Now that I’m in the Plexi world there’s allllll kinds of fun to be had with them. I know I’ve gotten closer to defining ‘mah tone’ as a result of using dirt pedals instead of amp distortion.

These amps take pedals so well you can kind of make anything work. There’s pretty much an endless palette of tonal colors and textures to be had.

Fuzz Face, muffs, screamers, Rat, DS-1, EQs, whatever. They all seem to be useful. It’s a hell of a lot of fun.

I still don’t think the interactions between pedals work nearly as well in modeling gear as it does with analog pedals. Something happens when you start stacking pedals on top of each other that just doesn’t work the same way in digital.

I agree. I’m hoping this is something that improves in future modeling generations. I’ve been using analog dirt pedals into a Tonex pedal recently and kind of splitting the difference. On the fence on whether I think the captures seem to be handling pedals a little better overall.

 

[JiveTurkey]

That’s a bummer about the volume drop on the EVH Flanger. If that ends up being a deal breaker but you otherwise love the sound, the PastFx Hot For Flanger is an MXR-117 (the circuit the EVH aims to replicate) clone with a couple additions, like a level control. It’s spot on with my OG M-117.



These amps take pedals so well you can kind of make anything work. There’s pretty much an endless palette of tonal colors and textures to be had.

Fuzz Face, muffs, screamers, Rat, DS-1, EQs, whatever. They all seem to be useful. It’s a hell of a lot of fun.


I agree. I’m hoping this is something that improves in future modeling generations. I’ve been using analog dirt pedals into a Tonex pedal recently and kind of splitting the difference. On the fence on whether I think the captures seem to be handling pedals a little better overall.

Flanger in front does not have this issue so problem solved \m/

 

[EOengineer]

Flanger in front does not have this issue so problem solved \m/

Sounds better out front anyway.

 

[EOengineer]

Not to pull things off track, but is anyone else using flange/phasers out front?

My whole musical life everything I’ve read says to put it in the loop. It’s never worked for me. I always end up with some metallic jet thing happening. They both work so much better out front. Probably my fav modulations.

 

[gearJunkie]

Not to pull things off track, but is anyone else using flange/phasers out front?

My whole musical life everything I’ve read says to put it in the loop. It’s never worked for me. I always end up with some metallic jet thing happening. They both work so much better out front. Probably my fav modulations.

I run vibrato (Magma57) and harmonic tremolo (harmonious monk) out front. I'm not using any flangers or phasers, but I would also use them in front.

Chorus in the loop.

 

[metropolis_4]

Not to pull things off track, but is anyone else using flange/phasers out front?

My whole musical life everything I’ve read says to put it in the loop. It’s never worked for me. I always end up with some metallic jet thing happening. They both work so much better out front. Probably my fav modulations.

I sometimes run chorus post-drive pedals or in the loop, but both flanger and phaser I only run out front.

When I was young I was taught that phaser was in the same camp as wah and should be used in the same place in the signal chain where you run your wah. I don’t know, but that has always worked for me.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I sometimes run chorus post-drive pedals or in the loop, but both flanger and phaser I only run out front.

When I was young I was taught that phaser was in the same camp as wah and should be used in the same place in the signal chain where you run your wah. I don’t know, but that has always worked for me.

In my FM9 gigging preset; modulation is after amp and it sounds Traditional gear has me doing things differently and I'm loving it!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Not to pull things off track, but is anyone else using flange/phasers out front?

My whole musical life everything I’ve read says to put it in the loop. It’s never worked for me. I always end up with some metallic jet thing happening. They both work so much better out front. Probably my fav modulations.

I like phasers in front and flange after drives personally. Flange does a cool filter thing with drive hitting it that I like. But both effects I typically have used sparingly over the years. Wah and vibe are more my thing though.

 

[dbagchee]

Not to pull things off track, but is anyone else using flange/phasers out front?

My whole musical life everything I’ve read says to put it in the loop. It’s never worked for me. I always end up with some metallic jet thing happening. They both work so much better out front. Probably my fav modulations.

Phaser/flange/vibe always up front for me. Chorus and trem I can go either way. I've used phaser in the loop post amp a bit for that specific effect but I like my mod more subtle in general.

 

[dronerstone]

When I was young I was taught that phaser was in the same camp as wah and should be used in the same place in the signal chain where you run your wah. I don’t know, but that has always worked for me.

I agree. I'd give both a place post fuzz/pitch, but still before the amp.