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
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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
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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.