total duh 4 cable noob query.

[newholland]

tryna make a 4 pedal board (always on dirt, bogner lagrange (whuch is dirt and a boost), HOF, and tuner), and since two of my amps have loops.. figured id throw my HOF on it and wanted to use 4 cable.

anything i need to worry about? i just figured a pedaltrain metro 20, my pedalpower plug, some velcro, some zip ties, and i have a pretty solid front end for basically any basic purpose.. as i am mostly a guitarist for basic purposes

gracias!

 

[Frodebro]

That's a pretty simple signal chain, it should be no problem.

 

[newholland]

That's a pretty simple signal chain, it should be no problem.

Thank you! Was mostly worried about ground loops with the loop portion- but im with ya. i usually plug straight in- but this could work great if i can't use my own amps or if i do!

 

[Frodebro]

Ground loops are always a possibility, but with just one amp and all the pedals on isolated power this shouldn't be a problem.

 

[sleewell]

Big fan of colored electrical tape on cables and amp to make setup way faster

 

[Frodebro]

Big fan of colored electrical tape on cables and amp to make setup way faster

My default is yellow to amp input, blue to amp loop send, and red to amp loop return. My cables are marked with electrical tape, as are the jacks on the amps and boards.

 

[newholland]

yeah- as a sound person/field recording person, i know the necessity of that, fo sho! i dunno why i figured a dingdong little pedalboard would be much different- but pedal power consistently irritates me versus real power supplies
so that was my primary concern.

i just found an older thread on the cable sleeves to keep it all together and that seems like a pretty great investment as well.

 

[sleewell]

Small boards are where it's at. Last nights rehearsal I had a tuner, the noise, ts9, and a swollen pickle. Used the reverb and delay on the katana. Was fun.

 

[newholland]

Small boards are where it's at. Last nights rehearsal I had a tuner, the noise, ts9, and a swollen pickle. Used the reverb and delay on the katana. Was fun.

yeah.. i never really assimilated 'boards'- im just trying to make a thing that'll let me get usable sounds easily into almost anything and be able to adapt feel to work. the time stuff isnt necessary- i can absolutely do the same thing dry as a bone- but why NOT have the capacity if its one space and two cords?

 

[JiveTurkey]

yeah.. i never really assimilated 'boards'- im just trying to make a thing that'll let me get usable sounds easily into almost anything and be able to adapt feel to work. the time stuff isnt necessary- i can absolutely do the same thing dry as a bone- but why NOT have the capacity if its one space and two cords?View attachment 60058

I probably wouldn't bother with 4cm on this and run it all up front of a clean amp? Or I'd add more loop pedals to pair up with that reverb

 

[newholland]

I probably wouldn't bother with 4cm on this and run it all up front of a clean amp? Or I'd add more loop pedals to pair up with that reverb

i know its OTT for an always on, a drive, a tuner and an HOF. but in all seriousness.. i have no verb on my amps, and the big solid stater is a short spring tank... so its meh. the whole schtick is just ridiculous... but inuse verb about as often as i buy penny loafers its a cheap insurance policy. maybe id actually use it now and again if its there i actually probably use a little too much gain to verb out front anyhoo a lotta times, and i never use anything else!

 

[JiveTurkey]

i know its OTT for an always on, a drive, a tuner and an HOF. but in all seriousness.. i have no verb on my amps, and the big solid stater is a short spring tank... so its meh. the whole schtick is just ridiculous... but inuse verb about as often as i buy penny loafers its a cheap insurance policy. maybe id actually use it now and again if its there i actually probably use a little too much gain to verb out front anyhoo a lotta times, and i never use anything else!

I get it, 100%. It's just that 4cm adds enough clutter into the situation that I'd want it to be "worth it". For whatever that means Delay and verb for me are generally no bueno so I feel you there definitely.

 

[newholland]

I get it, 100%. It's just that 4cm adds enough clutter into the situation that I'd want it to be "worth it". For whatever that means Delay and verb for me are generally no bueno so I feel you there definitely.

nothing exceeds like excess.

i mean.. i could go full rack or somethin, or just put three pedals on a board like a sensible person