This is quite an innovative way to prevent people from flipping their pedals for a profit!
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3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2
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This is quite an innovative way to prevent people from flipping their pedals for a profit!
BassByBaldSteve
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- Nov 17, 2011
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- Endorsing Artist: Fodera Basses, Aguilar Amplification
KILLER board. Man, I've been hunting a T&T Lab for a minute here. You like it? Apparently, Pino has been spotted running one front of chain lately.
I run mine first in the Chain now as well. I’ve noticed when I turn off the preamp in my fodera and use the Lab compressor it is literally as good or better than my fodera in regular active preamp engaged mode(which has been my main go to tone for years)
Basically I’m saying this pedal does something magical to passive basses it adds a texture that you get from plugging into a nice console. It adds depth and warmth along with compression. Currently the only pedal on my board that is always on ..
ok, so after a few shows with the octabvre under my belt, I can confirm that my big feet make it tough to always hit the bypass and/or sub switches as intended, even with a tall mini barefoot switch on the bypass and regular height on the sub
Does anyone have any other tips? I have done the usual "angle your foot and lean back to just use the tip of your toe on the switch" technique, but it's still very easy to hit the wrong thing by mistake with two switches on this small form factor
Absolutely love it, that aside, though!
Does anyone have any other tips? I have done the usual "angle your foot and lean back to just use the tip of your toe on the switch" technique, but it's still very easy to hit the wrong thing by mistake with two switches on this small form factor
Absolutely love it, that aside, though!
^^^
Have you tried using the standard size barefoots on the Octabvre? Could be worth a shot...
Side note, what are you using for the pedal settings markers?
Have you tried using the standard size barefoots on the Octabvre? Could be worth a shot...
Side note, what are you using for the pedal settings markers?
1. Practice. I'm serious. Hitting pedals accurately when playing live is its own skill.
2. Wear pointy-toed shoes.
3. Sell your Octabvre MKIII and buy an Octabvre MKII. Your board has room for it and the Octabvre MKII is superior to the MKIII in any case.
4. Why are you using mini buttons? You have full-sized ones on the neighboring pedals.
5. Dark Blue and Black can be challenging to distinguish on a dark stage. Consider making the colors a stronger contrast (silver, gold, orange, green, or brass--not red since that is on both the MBD and Longsword).
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Thanks for the ideas!
I felt like the minis worked better here so they didn't hang over the pedal, or make it even easier to hit the wrong thing by making them closer together. Also, the standard buttons are in the way of the lights on the pedal a bit
The colors of the buttons didn't bother me and I've been using lots of pedals on various boards over the years, just never and with two switches so close together like this - it's tough with 12W feet, hah.
Maybe I'll swap the tall standard button from the Shure to the bypass and see if that helps
I suppose if anyone out there with a Tim modded Octabvre would be willing to trade their MKII, I'd be interested
I felt like the minis worked better here so they didn't hang over the pedal, or make it even easier to hit the wrong thing by making them closer together. Also, the standard buttons are in the way of the lights on the pedal a bit
The colors of the buttons didn't bother me and I've been using lots of pedals on various boards over the years, just never and with two switches so close together like this - it's tough with 12W feet, hah.
Maybe I'll swap the tall standard button from the Shure to the bypass and see if that helps
I suppose if anyone out there with a Tim modded Octabvre would be willing to trade their MKII, I'd be interested
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These, they work great! I had to use tweezers to place them with one hand then pushed it down with the other to make them stick
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If I know I'm about to use it, I will set the sub switch to whatever setting I don't want to use. That way, when I need the effect, I just stomp on both switches and get what I need.
The standard width Barefoot buttons do not overhang the edges of 3 Leaf Audio pedals in 125B enclosures. I've read folks saying this before and it's simply not true. I know because I use two standard width Barefoot buttons on my Octabvre MKIII (one is a tallboy). See this previous post for visual confirmation. You are, however, absolutely right that the standard width buttons obscure the LEDs. And you'd know if they'd make it even easier for you to hit the wrong thing. We'll scratch that suggestion.
I did not mean to suggest that you are new to pedals. I have no idea what your background is, but I assumed you are an experienced user of pedals since you have a full board and gig on the regular. I simply meant that practicing one's footwork can be helpful. At least, I find it so--especially for songs that require complex and accurate footwork to engage/disengage several pedals.
I think an Octabvre MKII (or Tim-modded Octabvre MKI) is your best bet. Good luck with your trade/sourcing!
Yeah, no worries.
Admittedly I didn't even try the standard size barefoot buttons on it because of a post I saw here saying it was problematic (but did eyeball it without installing), so I planned accordingly when picking some up recently while trying to solve the issue (and also make the boost on my paraeq and mbd + longsword boost vs engage easier via different heights)
Admittedly I didn't even try the standard size barefoot buttons on it because of a post I saw here saying it was problematic (but did eyeball it without installing), so I planned accordingly when picking some up recently while trying to solve the issue (and also make the boost on my paraeq and mbd + longsword boost vs engage easier via different heights)
I'd suggest not using footswitch covers at all, especially on pedals that require precision. What I would also suggest is getting some pedalboard risers. That would make hitting the second row of pedals a bit easier for you.
I was such an idiot to sell the Doom 2 I had during early pandemic times. I said I'd never pay ultra markup on one, and knew if I didn't buy this one I'd never see a reasonably priced used Doom 2 ever again.
I don't need labels on this, but a wooden faceplate would look pretty spiffy next to my ultra rare, wood-faced Octabvre.
I don't need labels on this, but a wooden faceplate would look pretty spiffy next to my ultra rare, wood-faced Octabvre.
I have made a few, but im perfecting the idea first before I let it loose. Collecting/creating templates for something that's not in hand (for the most part) can be challenging, at least to get correct. Also trying to keep things on the straight and narrow, with TB and of course Spencer.
Can anyone share a picture of the little card that explains the knob/switches for the Doom 2? I seem to recall the EQ operates differently depending how the bass/clean switch is set.
'BASS/CLEAN is a switchable crossover for the BASS control. In BASS mode, a crossover filters out high frequencies and the BASS knob introduces clean low frequency content into the output signal. CLEAN mode bypasses the crossover and turns the BASS knob into a clean volume control.'
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