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At last year's quad jam I was using a volume pedal (far more control over the overall volume than relying on channel switching) and using a Boss BE5 with compressor / sustainer, overdrive, delay and noise suppressor (plus chorus which I never use). Meets the 30-second setup rule.
For the end result, a good example is the Foxy Lady solo at 2:40
The biggest component of the sound is the compressor / sustainer, at pub jams I often just take one of those (modded for noise reduction)
@darthed1981- very happy to join you in playing around with amps and effects in room 2!
got it all here no problem will bring all sorts of things.
u can all use my battery board, it sounds great! has most of the gains anyone would ever want and load of other stuff all fits in to a lap top bag, and is also completely wireless, no leads, cables, things to plug in nothin nadda ziltch say it agen nuthin!
on this board in particular at the moment it has comp, dist, od, fuzz, clean boost, power boost, 2x delays, tuner, trem and univibe. i have i dunno a 20 or so mini pedals so u can swap in out what i want.
i'll bring a couple of those boards if u want?
save y'all arguing eh!
*IF* this simple pedal board really is a simple pedal board with nothing too esoteric or expensive on it, and one which will meet 80% of people's needs, then perhaps we look to put together a *forum* pedal board, rather than everyone bringing their own slight variation of the same thing?
That way it's tested beforehand so we know that it works, power's OK, no noise, etc.
I'm thinking "put it together" from donations primarily, although we do usually end up with a small surplus from the sessions, so we could probably fund some of it.
Based on experience at the Hudd jam, carrying in a mini-board that's already set, and just needs power and inserting between guitar and amp takes no time at all. Others will still be faffing, chatting, finding clip-on tuners, etc. and you'll be ready to go before at least half of your companions
Not saying don't do it, just saying you might get caught out.
On the mini-delay front, I have a Tone City Tape Machine that I didn't really get on with - feel free to PM if you're interested.
For the most part yes.. but..
Cheapo tuner - watch out what tuner you get.. i bought a cheapo chinese rowin special off ebay for £8.99ish once. It's definition for "in tune" was not the same as yours and mine.. more of a general area kind of tuning.
Yellow fall delays - they look cool - but are very noisy. Talk to @Snags about the tape machine. They are really good for the size/price. I would have snapped that off of him in an instant if i didn't have a caverns reverb/delay.. and a Joyo Quattro.. apparently 3 delays is "too much"
No argument with the rest - i like a lot of tone city stuff
Most of them (i think) are pretty low draw and you should be fine with a daisy chain.
@snags - what was making the noise on your board?
@snags - what was making the noise on your board?
@LuttiS didn't track it down - as this was for one of the recordings I just took everything out of the loop apart from an overdrive (was playing clean but needed drive for some widdles, and would have liked delay). It would have been poor form to try and diagnose it properly taking one out at a time and thus delaying (ba-dum!) everyone from getting started (i.e. exactly the PITA scenario that TTony wants to avoid, and which I wholeheartedly agree with).
Prime suspect was one of the two digital delays. Had a TC Flashback x4 and a Boss DD6 on the board, and it was probably one of those, or possibly even just the order they were connected - on my main board they both sit in a single loop, and I've noticed that if they're chained DD6 > Flashback x4 then there's a definite "pop" the first time that loop gets engaged. If they're chained the other way, there isn't. I can't remember what order they were in on the "make do" board, but with a non-isolated PSU it was probably academic anyway.
Having a secondary board, with cheaper but still adequate "bare minimum" kit on which can easily be taken to jams, or be used in more confined space, or, as on yesterday morning, be used in a situation where it simply isn't feasible to use the main one just provides options.
It's a bit like saying "I don't see the point of buying a Les Paul if you've got a Strat". Or even "I don't see the point of buying an electric if you've got an acoustic; they're all just guitars". They're different boards for different purposes.
I'm intending on bringing a tubescreamer powered by a battery to be as simple as possible.
I could get by with a much smaller main board, but like so many things, it has grown and crept over time, and it is what it is. And one of things it is, is totally impractical for a tFB jam session (in terms of taking into the studio or using at the Outlane gig) where personnel are changing for every song. And there are other circumstances where it's less than ideal.
So for me, living my life, with my requirements in the situations I operate, having a tiny small board is nice, and has a value. Yes, it's a luxury/extravagance, but ... who cares? I'm luckily in a position to do that. Maybe in a few years I'll go back to no pedals at all, or a multi-FX. I dunno. But it'll be dictated by what makes sense to me at the time.
Anyway, this is @darthed1981 's thread on pissing his money up the wall, so I should probably stop the tangent.