The Mothership - Pedalboard Build Pt3

[James Freeman]

@Whizzinby Do you like the BP-1W and how are you using it?

 

[Fireproof]

Holy crap that’s amazing. Super clean!!!

 

[HotRats]

The board is spectacular.

Now, let's get practical, can you lift that thing off the ground?

 

[Orvillain]

woah.

 

[the swede]

Great stuff Whizzy!
That’s like…. Well, it gets me wet…

Also very nice with a rundown like this to read about your thoughts of each pedal.

 

[Stone]

Thats awesome Whizz

And nice seeing you again

 

[Progressive_disclosure]

Light Pedal
Total dice throw. I wanted to add a real spring reverb pedal since I have all the other reverb variants covered elsewhere. I landed on this since the SurfyBear stuff wouldn’t fit with the real estate I had open. Base spring reverb sounds good. All the clank and jangle. I throw on some trem with it and it’s full on burning man acid trip vibes. The sweep mode is really cool too, to get some extra movement. I don’t know if I can get high enough to use some of the more esoteric modes, but soon? I’m only scratching the surface with it, but I think it will survive the gauntlet.

I also get stuck on the tremolo setting a lot! Though lately I’ve been moving my Light pedal from the fx loop to before the amp and blasting away on the freaky modes with lots of fuzz/dist/gain. Soooo much fun just cranking out weird noises with this pedal!

 

[Whizzinby]

The board is spectacular.

Now, let's get practical, can you lift that thing off the ground?

“Can” I lift it, sure.

Do I want to?

It’s not bad for repositioning in the music room, but it would be pretty cool to fabricate a bottom plate and mount some rollers.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Welcome back Whizz! And what an entrance.

 

[Whizzinby]

I also get stuck on the tremolo setting a lot! Though lately I’ve been moving my Light pedal from the fx loop to before the amp and blasting away on the freaky modes with lots of fuzz/dist/gain. Soooo much fun just cranking out weird noises with this pedal!

That’s how I run it, straight into amp. It’s the last in chain for the mono side of things. I really dig it. Super unique.

I thought the pedal was too aggressively out there at first, but then realized the drive control is really important. If you keep that low to moderate it’s just a really nice spring. Once you start getting aggressive with the drive it morphs into a more character/experimental verb.

I’ve been having fun with it, especially paired with a tremolo etc. Normally spring and trem aren’t my thing, but one of the first versions of the board I did I went with all-in with the core pedals I had lying around, got done building it, then realized I had this elaborate board of two core tones. Granted those were my favorite base tones, but the board wasn’t really giving me a chance to get too creative or fresh. (6 chorus and flanger pedals sounds cool in theory ) That’s when I started mixing in a couple of the oddballs like the Light Pedal, and it’s been really fun to figure out how to integrate them into whatever it is I do.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Good to have you back, Whizz.

But… the labels on the switcher are crooked.

 

[the swede]

Now, let's get practical, can you lift that thing off the ground?

HOMEPLAYERS UNITE! No fucking lifting stuff damn it.... at all!!!!






(wife, children, animals, house appliances and normal stuff that has to be lifted are the exception of course. TGF will not take responsibility for divorces or angry wifes calling because of lazy husbands)

 

[Dave Lewis]

Great looking board
Are you using the Flip Flop mode on your Quartermaster 10 ?

 

[deadpool_25]

Wow. Killer board! I know full well how much work those are to plan and build. Well done!

 

[Whizzinby]

But… the labels on the switcher are crooked.

Great looking board
Are you using the Flip Flop mode on your Quartermaster 10 ?

I havent been using flip flop mode on the QM. I tested it out, but don’t keep it engaged. Seems like it would be great for live applications but this is really more of a studio board and I stack pedals n some loops so flip flop isn’t as applicable for my use.

Wow. Killer board! I know full well how much work those are to plan and build. Well done!

Thanks dude. I had fun planning and building it. I got about halfway into the initial build before I stopped for a rethink. There are some things you don’t really consider until you’re using it, both from a wiring and a pedal selection perspective, but that ending up helping me make some better decisions with this revision.

I’m going to add a little side flatboard with a Whammy and expression pedal that I can easily detach, but otherwise I think it’s largely dialed in now.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

That's a very cool board. I really like thr strymon deco and wish I'd never sold mine. Do you still use your vp4 or are you mostly using single pedals at the minute?

 

[Whizzinby]

That's a very cool board. I really like thr strymon deco and wish I'd never sold mine. Do you still use your vp4 or are you mostly using single pedals at the minute?

I didn’t board the VP4 since I have the AxeFX already integrated in my rack, so I can get my FAS fix on the backend whenever recording or going direct.

But I also didn’t board it because what inevitably happens is you just end up using it for everything It’s fun to break out the box with different pedals and approaches etc.