NPD Some more Strymon

BintyTwanger77 · September 2017

The only one of the big box Strymons I'd never owned is the Mobius, so went to try one out, and as I expected, the sounds I got from it were so good, good enough in fact for me to put the H9 on the sales thread. I was only using the Eventide for mods and filter sounds, and the Mobius just (to my ears/tastes) sounded better.

Of course with the big three Strymons on my board, I could now be mistaken for a hobbying dentist who plays P&W at the Evangelical Church Of Trump's Hairpiece every Sunday. For a non-medically trained atheist not earning nearly as much as a dentist, that is interesting, but who cares who else owns these pedals: they make a sublime noise together.

sgosden · September 2017

You need some JHS on your board before you go full P&W

jellybelly · September 2017

The möbius continues to pique my interest - how is the volume swell in it?? I loved the bias and harmonic trems in the Flint and always like having a true vibrato and phaser but would never want to splash out on a dedicated pedal for either board-space-wise.

A Strymon M9-alike, or a full on modeller, MUST be in the pipeline right?

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2017

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

BintyTwanger77 · September 2017

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER AMP!!! ARGH, I'LL BUY ANOTHER AMP, DO YOU NEED TO BUY A KIDNEY????

BintyTwanger77 · September 2017

jellybelly said:

The möbius continues to pique my interest - how is the volume swell in it?? I loved the bias and harmonic trems in the Flint and always like having a true vibrato and phaser but would never want to splash out on a dedicated pedal for either board-space-wise.

A Strymon M9-alike, or a full on modeller, MUST be in the pipeline right?

The volume swell setting is excellent, sounds better than the similar modes on the other two Strymons for me.

The rotary, vibe and Trem are out of this world, and I don't use much chorus, but they've nailed the chorus sounds on this.

exocet · September 2017

The Möbius is the only Strymon pedal that I own. I really like it. I only use 3 or 4 sounds and those tend to be slightly tweaked versions of the factory presets. One of the reasons why I disliked the Helix was because I couldn't replicate the Mobius tones....especially the "Fat Phase" which I love.

GavRichList · September 2017

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

A question on this; let's assume you have a patch bay on the underside of your board - a master in and out box. You want the option to stereo out, but don't always intend to use it. If you connect both L & R outs from a strymon, are you then losing half the effect if you only connect to one amp? I feel like you must be. I keep thinking I'll get a little patch for the underside edge of my board and connect the few stereo pedals I have at the end of my chain to it (Timeline, H9 and Mercury 7) but fear that I'd be diminishing the effects when used in mono (which would be 90% of the time).

BintyTwanger77 · September 2017

GavRichList said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

A question on this; let's assume you have a patch bay on the underside of your board - a master in and out box. You want the option to stereo out, but don't always intend to use it. If you connect both L & R outs from a strymon, are you then losing half the effect if you only connect to one amp? I feel like you must be. I keep thinking I'll get a little patch for the underside edge of my board and connect the few stereo pedals I have at the end of my chain to it (Timeline, H9 and Mercury 7) but fear that I'd be diminishing the effects when used in mono (which would be 90% of the time).

As far as I know, all Strymons sum to mono.

BintyTwanger77 · September 2017

sgosden said:

You need some JHS on your board before you go full P&W

Interesting fact: instead of goop, all the circuitry of JHS pedals is protected by the gelatinised tears of gay people and the prayers of Rush Limbaugh.

GavRichList · September 2017

BintyTwanger77 said:

GavRichList said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

A question on this; let's assume you have a patch bay on the underside of your board - a master in and out box. You want the option to stereo out, but don't always intend to use it. If you connect both L & R outs from a strymon, are you then losing half the effect if you only connect to one amp? I feel like you must be. I keep thinking I'll get a little patch for the underside edge of my board and connect the few stereo pedals I have at the end of my chain to it (Timeline, H9 and Mercury 7) but fear that I'd be diminishing the effects when used in mono (which would be 90% of the time).

As far as I know, all Strymons sum to mono.

They do, that's not what I meant sadly

Teetonetal · September 2017

GavRichList said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

GavRichList said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

A question on this; let's assume you have a patch bay on the underside of your board - a master in and out box. You want the option to stereo out, but don't always intend to use it. If you connect both L & R outs from a strymon, are you then losing half the effect if you only connect to one amp? I feel like you must be. I keep thinking I'll get a little patch for the underside edge of my board and connect the few stereo pedals I have at the end of my chain to it (Timeline, H9 and Mercury 7) but fear that I'd be diminishing the effects when used in mono (which would be 90% of the time).

As far as I know, all Strymons sum to mono.

They do, that's not what I meant sadly

I think if you always had the stereo outs connected, but then later only ran the left via the patch bay, you would be losing the right side. If you had a Pan tremolo, it would extremely odd for example as the right side would go completely. Swirly fx and reverbs might also sound a bit thin if they have a panned content.

GavRichList · September 2017

Teetonetal said:

GavRichList said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

GavRichList said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

A question on this; let's assume you have a patch bay on the underside of your board - a master in and out box. You want the option to stereo out, but don't always intend to use it. If you connect both L & R outs from a strymon, are you then losing half the effect if you only connect to one amp? I feel like you must be. I keep thinking I'll get a little patch for the underside edge of my board and connect the few stereo pedals I have at the end of my chain to it (Timeline, H9 and Mercury 7) but fear that I'd be diminishing the effects when used in mono (which would be 90% of the time).

As far as I know, all Strymons sum to mono.

They do, that's not what I meant sadly

I think if you always had the stereo outs connected, but then later only ran the left via the patch bay, you would be losing the right side. If you had a Pan tremolo, it would extremely odd for example as the right side would go completely. Swirly fx and reverbs might also sound a bit thin if they have a panned content.

That's what I meant, and also what I feared. Do those who set up for a stereo rig really play with two amps at all times? - can surely only be bedroom players? - in a decade of gigging I've never once see someone turn up with two amps.

hotpickups · September 2017

I use a stereo setup sometimes. However I have a patch bay under my board that I can flick a switch that will sum everything to mono if using one amp. Bought it from bright onion

Teetonetal · September 2017

hotpickups said:

I use a stereo setup sometimes. However I have a patch bay under my board that I can flick a switch that will sum everything to mono if using one amp. Bought it from bright onion

That would seem to be a neat solution.

Just interested, are you in an originals band or a covers / function band? when do you choose to run stereo?

BintyTwanger77 · September 2017

GavRichList said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

GavRichList said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Criminal using all that Strymon goodness in mono, Binty! ;-)

A question on this; let's assume you have a patch bay on the underside of your board - a master in and out box. You want the option to stereo out, but don't always intend to use it. If you connect both L & R outs from a strymon, are you then losing half the effect if you only connect to one amp? I feel like you must be. I keep thinking I'll get a little patch for the underside edge of my board and connect the few stereo pedals I have at the end of my chain to it (Timeline, H9 and Mercury 7) but fear that I'd be diminishing the effects when used in mono (which would be 90% of the time).

As far as I know, all Strymons sum to mono.

They do, that's not what I meant sadly

Apologies, Gav, I'd had a few drinks last night and seemingly had lost the ability to read posts properly.

GavRichList · September 2017

hotpickups said:

I use a stereo setup sometimes. However I have a patch bay under my board that I can flick a switch that will sum everything to mono if using one amp. Bought it from bright onion

Ooh, nice. Link?

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2017

GavRichList said:

hotpickups said:

I use a stereo setup sometimes. However I have a patch bay under my board that I can flick a switch that will sum everything to mono if using one amp. Bought it from bright onion

Ooh, nice. Link?

There's The Interfacer, which is a nice little unit. http://goodwoodaudio.com/product/theinterfacer/

Teetonetal · September 2017

GFI also did one, it was either stereo or mono - auto config depending on the cables plugged on. Bright onion stuff is very good though.

hotpickups · September 2017

Teetonetal said:

hotpickups said:

I use a stereo setup sometimes. However I have a patch bay under my board that I can flick a switch that will sum everything to mono if using one amp. Bought it from bright onion

That would seem to be a neat solution.

Just interested, are you in an originals band or a covers / function band? when do you choose to run stereo?

Covers / function band. I use it when I have room tbh

hotpickups · September 2017

GavRichList said:

hotpickups said:

I use a stereo setup sometimes. However I have a patch bay under my board that I can flick a switch that will sum everything to mono if using one amp. Bought it from bright onion

Ooh, nice. Link?

It's not on his website I don't think but call / email him and he'll know what you mean. You'll need the phase and ground lift switch on it too

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