Last night I thought I'd sort out all the pedals I am not using, managed to scrape together enough power and patch leads, dug out my old plank of wood and some velcro and assembled a "didn't make it on to my board", board.
Damn thing sounds better and was more fun than my "proper" board
It's also smaller, lighter and offers more weirdness.. it also cost roughly a 1/4 of the price...
some things it has shown me...
patch leads quality doesn't matter so long as they thing works. these are the cheapest nastiest patch leads money can buy. I hear no tone suck, buzzing or other issues, except that leads aren't cut to length.. so lock a bit messy and the plugs aren't as compact.
sometimes simple 1 knob, 1 function pedals are better.
the EHX Bass big muff is a cracking fuzz, on guitar
Boutique pedals probably aren't worth the money...
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I've got several themed pedal boards and diy combo pedals:
Band-board: Old Jen Wah, 69 fuzz, Analogman bicomp, Voodoovibe, Eventide Time Factor. on and around a PT2 (wants a PT Metro 24)
Poshboard: Timmy, Analogman BiChorus, Fulltone Choral Flange, Skreddy Echo - PT2
GrungeBoard: Battered Jen Wah, Battered Route 66, Grey box Arion, Battered EHX Small Clone - Ikea shelf.
Nano Board: Bearhug Compressor, PiggyFX Tonebender, "Zendinki",Rowin Chorus, HOF mini - currently on a floorboard.
Looper/MIDI board: Linn Addrenalinn 3, Line6 M5, EHX 2880, FCB1010 - on a heavy music stand.
Rudy - DIY Klon Buffer, DIY Lovesqueeze, DIY Timmy/Janray, Rehoused Visual Sound H2O - 1550GG Hammond enclosure.
DIY Board - Orange Squeezer, Umble, Pork Barrel (CE2) on a plywood scrap
Saboo (Work in Progress) - Clyde Style Wah, Klon Buffer, Ross Compressor with a blend control, Ge Fuzz Face toggled with Si Fuzz Face, Octaver, Voodoovibe Clone*, Madbean Zero Point Micro 2 with tails* - housed in a filled and redrilled Boss ME50 box.
Ironically the most versatile boards are the Looper and the Band board - the secret is in the presets... having learnt the hard way trying to use an EHX SMMwH live during a jam...
Give my regards to the high-priestess, I shall be seeing her on Monday
that's pretty much manifesting itself in a PT Grande for me....
It's funny, I dont get trigger finger over guitars really anymore.
the bypass looper labels are postcodes
Vintage v400mh mahogany topped dreadnought acoustic FS - £100
some of the pedals are not true bypass.