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My preamp bender: A Journal.
- Thread starter el murdoque
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Truly, as I typed that line out, I was saying to myself "there's a certain German reggae bass enthusiast who is likely to tell me this is *precisely* the point of these Jounals"
Sorry for being that crappy old neighbour above a really rockin' house party. This old man will stop yelling at clouds, and go back to bed. LOL!
Sorry for being that crappy old neighbour above a really rockin' house party. This old man will stop yelling at clouds, and go back to bed. LOL!
This mini board idea has sprouted legs and taken off well before I was able to consider whether or not the idea is feasible.
I'm looking at tuners now.
I'm looking at tuners now.
I surprises and horrifies me that this thread is still going full steam ahead after all this time. 
I surprises and horrifies me that this thread is still going full steam ahead after all this time.
To your surprise and horror, I hope to have scored something for the mini board:
Here's a mockup of a probable build on a Nano. Tight squeeze, but it might work, will try it ASAP.
Does anyone here know if the Nano+ comes with that handy bag that you can attach to a gig bag like the Nano does?
How old is your Nano? PT re-did their bags a few years back, and re-oriented the strap so that it's 'horizontal' rather than the 'vertical' orientation on the originals. I don't know that it would fit as effectively strapped onto a gig bag (sorta samurai-style, right? I tried doing something similar with my Nano many moons ago), but then, I haven't tried it since getting a new bag. My old one ripped sufficiently that it isn't safe for a board anymore!
I tried a similarly tight-fitting mockup (is that on Pedal Playground? Looks like it), and was disappointed that things didn't quite fit as I'd hoped. There was some significant overhang on both sides of my board which, apart from triggering a little bit of OCD, made fitting the board in its bag rather difficult/awkward! I only mention this because it looks like, based on your mockup, you'd experience similar amounts of overhang. Ultimately, my "solution" was to move to a TC Polyclip tuner; my wireless cable allows me quick, easy muting for sound-free tuning. Freed up the requisite real estate to make everything fit very comfortably, but it did feel a tad like admitting defeat...
Yes, it is a Pedal Playground mockup. And yes, there is significant overhang.
I found something that might work, though.
When I looked around, something looked back. Julia.
I do use the Strymon reverb for two reasons. As an always on device to give me some more dimension with just a barely there touch of reverb, plus the favorite switch that triggers a big 'verb with lots of shimmer - I use that mainly when picking chords higher up the fretboard.
Julia is useless for the first task, but works quite well for the second.
Plus it is a normal sized pedal with top jacks.
Plus I own it and don't currently use it on another pedalboard.
A first test drive yielded quite pleasant results!
Mine is from around 2013.
It has double straps that are meant to hug the neck of a gig bag like the Mono Tick Bag does.
Since it is my project, it'll have to obey my rules and one of them (I just made up) is that the grab&go board has to fit on that Nano and include a tuner.
It might not be the most efficient, but I'm enjoying splitting pres (tube and non) from DIs, so I can mix and match. I've got a Night Owl Edison on the way, and I'm still waiting for the Xotic BB.
For my four string board that section is:
W&C PPB -> Xotic RC -> Ginger Linden [JohnK build of the ROG Ginger overdrive and Barber Linden in one enclosure] -> Edison when it arrives -> Countryman 85 or Radial ProDI
For the five string board:
Pigtronix Fat Drive -> Fliptop -> SV-PRE -> SB Finally
The Fat Drive is only on when paired with the Fliptop. Sound great together. It's possible the BB bumps it off though.
Would it make more sense to get a Two Notes Revolt or a Noble or some other preDI that I can match with a tube boost if it it's tubeless instead of having a multiple pedal solution? Yeah probably, but I really dig these pres and have found great tones by mixing and matching I may not have before.
For my four string board that section is:
W&C PPB -> Xotic RC -> Ginger Linden [JohnK build of the ROG Ginger overdrive and Barber Linden in one enclosure] -> Edison when it arrives -> Countryman 85 or Radial ProDI
For the five string board:
Pigtronix Fat Drive -> Fliptop -> SV-PRE -> SB Finally
The Fat Drive is only on when paired with the Fliptop. Sound great together. It's possible the BB bumps it off though.
Would it make more sense to get a Two Notes Revolt or a Noble or some other preDI that I can match with a tube boost if it it's tubeless instead of having a multiple pedal solution? Yeah probably, but I really dig these pres and have found great tones by mixing and matching I may not have before.
I did something I usually do not like to see on pedalboards. Sideways orientation.
You’ve got to do what you’ve go to do!
It cuts/enables the OCT-2 circuit (almost always in the cut position). I also changed electrolytic capacitors so I can run it at 18v.
Good call! I had a friend mod my OC-2 so as just to disengage the -2 circuit from the signal. I (almost) always run it with no dry signal and full -1, and now that setting is a little above unity gain, rather than below as it was previously.
Mine has two mods.
1. A level mod that gives it more output so there's no volume drop if you go for the -1 maxed and everything else at 0
2. A dry kill switch.
1. A level mod that gives it more output so there's no volume drop if you go for the -1 maxed and everything else at 0
2. A dry kill switch.
BTW, I really like what that Lehle RMI compressor does.
At first, I thought it was so transparent you'd really be pressed to spot a difference between on and off, except for the level not increasing past the threshold point.
Then I raised the volume a bit and compared it through PA and headphones and realized that the bass attack sounds and feels a bit more snappy when the device is engaged.
At first, I thought it was so transparent you'd really be pressed to spot a difference between on and off, except for the level not increasing past the threshold point.
Then I raised the volume a bit and compared it through PA and headphones and realized that the bass attack sounds and feels a bit more snappy when the device is engaged.
And concerning that Broughton Pedal (the Studio One):
If you're on the fence about this: Get one.
If you're not on the fence about this because you don't like the color or the price or whatever: Get one anyway.
If you're wondering why it is that these are rarely found second hand, it's due to the fact that it is extremely difficult to part with such a fine piece of gear.
I'm not exactly sure if I can hear the magic tone from the red gain knob that some of the fellow cork sniffers rave about. Nonetheless, this thing has so much utility, it's hard to fathom.
Basically, it works like this:
1. You imagine a tone you'd like to happen.
2. You set the knobs how you'd imagine they should go to get that tone done.
3. You play a few notes, fine tune a few knobs and you're there.
Shelving lows and highs, along with the HPF and LPF are incredibly useful.
What I don't really understand is that to me, the Tech21 Q\Strip, which works in a very similar fashion, sounds and feels boring and somewhat lifeless while the Studio One is exciting.
If you're on the fence about this: Get one.
If you're not on the fence about this because you don't like the color or the price or whatever: Get one anyway.
If you're wondering why it is that these are rarely found second hand, it's due to the fact that it is extremely difficult to part with such a fine piece of gear.
I'm not exactly sure if I can hear the magic tone from the red gain knob that some of the fellow cork sniffers rave about. Nonetheless, this thing has so much utility, it's hard to fathom.
Basically, it works like this:
1. You imagine a tone you'd like to happen.
2. You set the knobs how you'd imagine they should go to get that tone done.
3. You play a few notes, fine tune a few knobs and you're there.
Shelving lows and highs, along with the HPF and LPF are incredibly useful.
What I don't really understand is that to me, the Tech21 Q\Strip, which works in a very similar fashion, sounds and feels boring and somewhat lifeless while the Studio One is exciting.
