Behold my massive board of pedals

gatheredinsong

Do people use Barbershops/Modele Bs as always on pedals because they clean up fully with the guitar's volume knob, with little loss of perceived volume, or because they just don't need a clean clean tone?

gatheredinsong

Appreciating that you can't speak for all people, lol. 

GavRichList

gatheredinsong said:

Do people use Barbershops/Modele Bs as always on pedals because they clean up fully with the guitar's volume knob, with little loss of perceived volume, or because they just don't need a clean clean tone?

for me personally it's the latter. I have my Modele B set to the cliched "little bit of light break-up" as I increasingly favour that as my default. I then use the Barbershop as my drive, and have a Soviet Muff for even more nuts. 

gatheredinsong

GavRichList said:

gatheredinsong said:

Do people use Barbershops/Modele Bs as always on pedals because they clean up fully with the guitar's volume knob, with little loss of perceived volume, or because they just don't need a clean clean tone?

for me personally it's the latter. I have my Modele B set to the cliched "little bit of light break-up" as I increasingly favour that as my default. I then use the Barbershop as my drive, and have a Soviet Muff for even more nuts. 

Cheers. Just wondering if a Modele B under the pedalboard could free up a space on top 

Keyroh

Joining in on the Barbershop discussion, it was so good and so necessary I had to sell it so I could get the version without the annoying off button! I've since gone on to become a bit of a JFet gain addict with their accountant and similar but higher gain offerings from Smallsound/Bigsound

GavRichList

Keyroh said:

Joining in on the Barbershop discussion, it was so good and so necessary I had to sell it so I could get the version without the annoying off button! I've since gone on to become a bit of a JFet gain addict with their accountant and similar but higher gain offerings from Smallsound/Bigsound

Snap! 

Lebarque

GavRichList said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

There’s a lot of love for the Barbershop on this forum. What does it do?

low to medium gain, nice and transparent. I more or less have 2 of them stacked; a Modele B is an always on version, then I have a Barbershop to add for more juice. 

It's a cliché, but I'd add that it's got a nice 'amp-like' quality to it, compared to many dirt pedals.

BintyTwanger77

Lebarque said:

GavRichList said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

There’s a lot of love for the Barbershop on this forum. What does it do?

low to medium gain, nice and transparent. I more or less have 2 of them stacked; a Modele B is an always on version, then I have a Barbershop to add for more juice. 

It's a cliché, but I'd add that it's got a nice 'amp-like' quality to it, compared to many dirt pedals.

Can the Modele B work for a nice, always-on clean sound, or will it always sound better as a low-gainer?

jonnygreentrees

A few recent changes - added a BAT LSTR clone in the fuzz spot, added the Bogner Wessex and put my Cornish buffer clone back on as I was definitely losing a bit of high end going through 18 pedals and the associated patch leads

MikkiMcMurderer

Bugger it....
http://imgur.com/gallery/fMrtdF1

slacker

MikkiMcMurderer said:

Bugger it....
http://imgur.com/gallery/fMrtdF1

I could happily gig with the super duper tm and H9. I'm guessing from the cupboards it's a loft conversion specifically for the pedalboard which is impressive.

GavRichList

BintyTwanger77 said:

Lebarque said:

GavRichList said:

BintyTwanger77 said:

There’s a lot of love for the Barbershop on this forum. What does it do?

low to medium gain, nice and transparent. I more or less have 2 of them stacked; a Modele B is an always on version, then I have a Barbershop to add for more juice. 

It's a cliché, but I'd add that it's got a nice 'amp-like' quality to it, compared to many dirt pedals.

Can the Modele B work for a nice, always-on clean sound, or will it always sound better as a low-gainer?

Oh it definitely can. I do find myself giving it a little crank though. 

Springywheel

MrSwanson said:

Some great pedals there! What's top right?

Black Arts Toneworks - Sarcophagus. Brutal double muff  

RaymondLin

benmurray85 said:

Don’t think I’ve ever posted in this thread! 

My current setup/mess

Who makes that little wooden board with 3 pedals

UnclePsychosis

Keyroh said:

Joining in on the Barbershop discussion, it was so good and so necessary I had to sell it so I could get the version without the annoying off button! I've since gone on to become a bit of a JFet gain addict with their accountant and similar but higher gain offerings from Smallsound/Bigsound

Blinkin' 'eck. 

As a big fan of the Smallsound/Bigsound Mini, how do the Barbershop and the F**K compare to it? 

Jota

Decided to move away from the pedaltrain board and did this:

Keyroh

UnclePsychosis said:

Keyroh said:

Joining in on the Barbershop discussion, it was so good and so necessary I had to sell it so I could get the version without the annoying off button! I've since gone on to become a bit of a JFet gain addict with their accountant and similar but higher gain offerings from Smallsound/Bigsound

Blinkin' 'eck. 

As a big fan of the Smallsound/Bigsound Mini, how do the Barbershop and the F**K compare to it? 

I'd say the Mini is the highest gain of the 3, currently set as my dedicated fuzz, but the F*ck is a close second. 
The F*ck has (I believe) the same gain structure as the mini. It has a powerful high cut knob which is simple but a good enough eq for what it is. The 'Boom' switch is what sets it apart, it's a really fun momentary feature that adds this crackly modulation to your signal, I set it light with a moderate threshold as it can easily become too much.
I don't think I can say anything that hasn't been said about the Barbershop, but comparing directly to the Mini, there's much less maximum gain and it's the most natural sounding of the 3 in my opinion. The sag knob is comparable to the Mini's bias knob but more subtle.

meltedbuzzbox

MikkiMcMurderer said:

Bugger it....
http://imgur.com/gallery/fMrtdF1

Looks like a great board for country and western 

DoctorX

MikkiMcMurderer said:

Bugger it....
http://imgur.com/gallery/fMrtdF1

Woah 

tekbow

Latest, possibly final incarnation In the Sense that everything i want to be there is there.

Pre and routing on the board (plus 2 gates) and wet stereo post handled by the GT1000CORE.

not wired up as I literally only started setting up my music room yesterday.