Behold my massive board of pedals

Jonathanthomas83

Here's the latest, and hopefully the last incarnation for a while...



Switched the Nova out for the Flight Time which I think could be replaced by the new Free The Tone delay next year. The Mooer little ones have been replaced by the CE-2 and Phase 95 and the Mojo has been replaced by the Vibe Machine. 

Think the best upgrades I've done are going all Buffalo for my main sounds. The M-1 is great and the Power Booster is a beauty too. The Infinity doesn't need to be at my feet as I'm hoping to control it via MIDI (we shall see how that goes shall we!).

Special mention for the DIG, I should probably sell it as I have too many delays, but it stays because it sounds lovely and I like it. Each one offers something different that I really like, so I'm happy and it's a fun, fun *board*!

Wazmeister

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Here's the latest, and hopefully the last incarnation for a while...



Switched the Nova out for the Flight Time which I think could be replaced by the new Free The Tone delay next year. The Mooer little ones have been replaced by the CE-2 and Phase 95 and the Mojo has been replaced by the Vibe Machine. 

Think the best upgrades I've done are going all Buffalo for my main sounds. The M-1 is great and the Power Booster is a beauty too. The Infinity doesn't need to be at my feet as I'm hoping to control it via MIDI (we shall see how that goes shall we!).

Special mention for the DIG, I should probably sell it as I have too many delays, but it stays because it sounds lovely and I like it. Each one offers something different that I really like, so I'm happy and it's a fun, fun *board*!

Mate.... nice selection there J !!!

I know what you mean about the DIG, I sold mine but may revisit in the future ! Unique delay... 

You just need a board the size of a barn door now...

Jonathanthomas83

Wazmeister said:

Mate.... nice selection there J !!!

I know what you mean about the DIG, I sold mine but may revisit in the future ! Unique delay... 

You just need a board the size of a barn door now...

Thanks fella! Ha, yes, that's the issue isn't it, it'll be a heavy beast! However, I have a plan to put most of it in a rack...somehow! Won't be easy but should be cool when finished. Still think that a couple of pedals could be culled, maybe!

Teetonetal

@Jonathanthomas83 ;THAT is an awesome selection of pedals.

Jonathanthomas83

Thanks @Teetonetal  it's taken ages to get to this point!

sgosden

Is it gonna be a studio rig or are you taking in on the road?

Winny_Pooh

This is the latest, been this way for 5 months and no changes. I've considered a tape delay but the dm-2 still works really well. Been lol'd before for cable ties so here goes:

http://i.imgur.com/V7DPyJu.jpg

Jonathanthomas83

@sgosden hoping to do both if I can find a good way to put them in a rack flight case of some kind :-)

meltedbuzzbox

peteri said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

@peteri ;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DigiTech-FS3X-Foot-Controller-Digitech/dp/B000K69UM8/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1482531101&sr=1-1&keywords=digitech+fs3x+foot+controller

Thanks but that stops me using the expression pedal I think?

Ah I didn't realise you want to do both. There is only one option then and its quite pricey. @GavRichList linked it a few posts bac

kossofffan

Just added my last pedal for 2016, The brilliant Phase 95. Wicked fun!

digitalscream

So, this afternoon, I made a thing...



Yep, it's totally rough round the edges and I haven't even bothered painting it...because it's never leaving the house. This is my studio/recording board; the idea is that if I ever play live again, I'll just take the stuff off it that I need.

It's designed specifically to fit in that gap under the desk (it sits to my right). There's a lot going on, but it breaks down pretty easily:

- MIDI: the ART X-11 controls presets on the Eventide Time Factor and a NUX relay unit under the board, which switches channels on both Jet City amps (JCA22H and JCA50H).

- There's only one signal up to the TC Mimiq. That splits the signal off to the two amps, which then go through a reactive load each and back into the inputs of the Eventide. This gets around any issues involving uneven effects loop levels (or badly-designed loops, in the case of the JCA50H) and generally levels the playing field.

- The outputs from the Eventide then feed directly into my audio interface, where they'll be fed into Wall of Sound III for some realistic cab emulation.

- The signal chain for the right-hand channel is totally isolated using Orchid Electronics isolating transformers. No ground loops here.

- Oh, and I'm running it all from two Warwick Rockboard LT rechargeable battery power supplies. Awesome things, they are, and zero-noise.

Of course I haven't tried it yet, so it's all theory at this point. I'm one cable short.

Cabicular

Looks pretty cool though ..

EricTheWeary

digitalscream said:

So, this afternoon, I made a thing...



Yep, it's totally rough round the edges and I haven't even bothered painting it...because it's never leaving the house. This is my studio/recording board; the idea is that if I ever play live again, I'll just take the stuff off it that I need.

It's designed specifically to fit in that gap under the desk (it sits to my right). There's a lot going on, but it breaks down pretty easily:

- MIDI: the ART X-11 controls presets on the Eventide Time Factor and a NUX relay unit under the board, which switches channels on both Jet City amps (JCA22H and JCA50H).

- There's only one signal up to the TC Mimiq. That splits the signal off to the two amps, which then go through a reactive load each and back into the inputs of the Eventide. This gets around any issues involving uneven effects loop levels (or badly-designed loops, in the case of the JCA50H) and generally levels the playing field.

- The outputs from the Eventide then feed directly into my audio interface, where they'll be fed into Wall of Sound III for some realistic cab emulation.

- The signal chain for the right-hand channel is totally isolated using Orchid Electronics isolating transformers. No ground loops here.

- Oh, and I'm running it all from two Warwick Rockboard LT rechargeable battery power supplies. Awesome things, they are, and zero-noise.

Of course I haven't tried it yet, so it's all theory at this point. I'm one cable short.

@digitalscream what's The Juicer like? The Mooer description is rather vague. 

digitalscream

EricTheWeary said:

@digitalscream what's The Juicer like? The Mooer description is rather vague. 

I gave it half an hour's going-over in the shop with a JCM800, and it basically seems like a very transparent TS-alike (although closer to the Bad Monkey, control-wise), but when you wind the "Juice" control up it adds a lot of sustain-y goodness. I'll be putting it through its paces tomorrow once I've got the whole studio rig set up, so expect some clips in the next few days. I've got a whole list of things people want me to do demos of...

JCA22H and JCA50H
Eventide Time Factor
TC Mimiq
Mooer Juicer
TC Shaker
AMT Powereater

...so I really should get on it.

EricTheWeary

I shall look forward to that then 

ICBM

Mine currently looks like an empty flightcase with a breakout box and a power supply (which also needs replacing) in the back corner.

Can't decide whether to go through the faff of putting the pedals I have left back on it with all the usual cabling hassle, or just bolt the Boss GT-5 in and be done with it.

The GT-5 actually sounds better...

Teetonetal

ICBM said:

Can't decide whether to go through the faff of putting the pedals I have left back on it with all the usual cabling hassle, or just bolt the Boss GT-5 in and be done with it.

The GT-5 actually sounds better...

Gt5 it is then

digitalscream

UPDATE: The new board (above) works brilliantly, even with both amps plumbed in via the Mimiq and the Eventide running after the dummy loads.

There's a bit of a whine coming from somewhere that I haven't been able to nail down yet, but it's pretty low-level. I reckon it's probably the best recorded sound I've had (demos to follow over the weekend, hopefully).

@professorben can attest to the astonishment we both felt on hearing the Mimiq for the first time. It really is one of those "WOW!" pedals that work far better than you'd think they possibly could. I've since tried it in mono, and it's a bit pants...if you want to get one, then you definitely need a stereo rig.

professorben

digitalscream said:

UPDATE: The new board (above) works brilliantly, even with both amps plumbed in via the Mimiq and the Eventide running after the dummy loads.

There's a bit of a whine coming from somewhere that I haven't been able to nail down yet, but it's pretty low-level. I reckon it's probably the best recorded sound I've had (demos to follow over the weekend, hopefully).

@professorben can attest to the astonishment we both felt on hearing the Mimiq for the first time. It really is one of those "WOW!" pedals that work far better than you'd think they possibly could. I've since tried it in mono, and it's a bit pants...if you want to get one, then you definitely need a stereo rig.

Yeah, the Mimiq really is awesome, to the point where I was hitting an A chord and just switching it on and off, until @digitalscream asked me what I was doing and I felt sheepish......

professorben

On a side note totally unrelated to music, peach shnapps is very good..........