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Pedaltrain MINIs unite!
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Fresh off the rewiring bench!
5sg.
WOW! i wanna gig with this board! pure Awesomeness!!!!
Fresh off the rewiring bench!
5sg.
very neat looking board!
Didn't you try a rusty box at one point? Was the tone hammer better at giving you the tone you were after?
Thanks guys! It came together really well. I'm entertaining thoughts of a George L kit to clean it up even further, but after getting it put together, I'm not entirely sure it's necessary. After I took that pic, I realized that the patch from the B3k to the PWNZOR could go under the board, so now the only cable you actually see is the patch from the tuner to the Darkglass. Like Caeman said, having jacks on top does wonders for keeping things tidy.
G - I've only tried a couple other compressors, but the PWNZOR seems to be a pretty darn good one. I've always struggled with understanding the best way to use one, so I've gone back and forth with having one on my board or not. Compression shouldn't be overdone IMO, and I like this one because Spencer built it with a lower threshold range, a max of 10:1. It adds some nice presence/punch to my sound too.
Amped - You're right, I did try a Rusty Box and it just wasn't my thing. It was a great pedal, but it was a little too ... "unfeeling" and aggressive for my taste. I was looking for a little more warmth and color in a preamp, rather than just an EQ with an overdrive. (No offense to Rusty lovers!) I really dig the Tone Hammer because it has more warmth and just a little color (as opposed to a LOT with the Sansamps) that perfectly seasons my Jazz bass sound. The TH also has a DI and the Rusty didn't, which comes in particularly handy now that I've switched to in-ear monitors at church.
5sg.
G - I've only tried a couple other compressors, but the PWNZOR seems to be a pretty darn good one. I've always struggled with understanding the best way to use one, so I've gone back and forth with having one on my board or not. Compression shouldn't be overdone IMO, and I like this one because Spencer built it with a lower threshold range, a max of 10:1. It adds some nice presence/punch to my sound too.
Amped - You're right, I did try a Rusty Box and it just wasn't my thing. It was a great pedal, but it was a little too ... "unfeeling" and aggressive for my taste. I was looking for a little more warmth and color in a preamp, rather than just an EQ with an overdrive. (No offense to Rusty lovers!) I really dig the Tone Hammer because it has more warmth and just a little color (as opposed to a LOT with the Sansamps) that perfectly seasons my Jazz bass sound. The TH also has a DI and the Rusty didn't, which comes in particularly handy now that I've switched to in-ear monitors at church.
5sg.
I think I know what you mean about the RB...
Thankfully, that's the tone I was after!
It does make me think that maybe having a warmer/mellower tone for church use might be beneficial....
perhaps I'll need a Mini #2
jk, its more like I need some help with GAS
Getting the Mini put together and thinking on the George L's made me remember... I bought a Planet Waves kit a while back (like, last summer) that I ended up not even opening. So I figured what the h3ll, lets see what happens. I'm super happy with how clean it turned out. Not as clean as it would be with the George's, but high tech and cleaner than the cables and from yesterday. I think I'm going to wait on the Georgies for a while.
Just for kicks, here's some detail shots of the Mini with the new Pedaltrain cables.
5sg.
The new Waves kit (guess they changed the plugs, the new ones are black):
Right side:
Middle:
A sneaky one to the Hammer:
...and the underside. I guess I could probably take a couple of the cable ties off now.
Just for kicks, here's some detail shots of the Mini with the new Pedaltrain cables.
5sg.
The new Waves kit (guess they changed the plugs, the new ones are black):
Right side:
Middle:
A sneaky one to the Hammer:
...and the underside. I guess I could probably take a couple of the cable ties off now.
...and the underside. I guess I could probably take a couple of the cable ties off now.
that sure does look nice and tidy!
the underside of mine is ceraintly "the belly of the beast"! once I get my arc flash back in, I'll try to figure a way to tidy the power cables up.
I feel like there is a void...
^ oh I've got plans for that hole!
I sent out a Fuzzhugger Arc Flash to be looked at, possibly modded and pre ordered a Polytune mini, so I should be Voidless by mid April!
I sent out a Fuzzhugger Arc Flash to be looked at, possibly modded and pre ordered a Polytune mini, so I should be Voidless by mid April!
AmpedSilence said:
I don't know... Yours looks pretty clean too, considering it looks like you have most of a 1-Spot wound up in there!
5sg.
that's what gets to me, I wish the cable wasn't so freakin long. I still feel there's some way I can bundle the cable without it bulging out from the bottom. but I'm gonna wait until I get my other pedals in before I even deal with that..
first world problems of mine
Getting the Mini put together and thinking on the George L's made me remember... I bought a Planet Waves kit a while back (like, last summer) that I ended up not even opening. So I figured what the h3ll, lets see what happens. I'm super happy with how clean it turned out. Not as clean as it would be with the George's, but high tech and cleaner than the cables and from yesterday. I think I'm going to wait on the Georgies for a while.
Just for kicks, here's some detail shots of the Mini with the new Pedaltrain cables.
5sg.
The new Waves kit (guess they changed the plugs, the new ones are black):
Right side:
Middle:
A sneaky one to the Hammer:
...and the underside. I guess I could probably take a couple of the cable ties off now.
very nicely done board, congrats!
back again to mini, here is my board with Planet Waves cable kit:
Thanks! You're board is pretty sharp too, very clean as well! How do you like that Hall of Fame? I've wondered about those Toneprint pedals and how they work for bass. A guitarist friend has the Flashback...
5sg.
fivestringgecko said:
Thanks! I like the Hall Of Fame pedal, only using in a few tunes when some bass solo/slap happens especially when the bass is in the center
For bass is perfect since it has the dry-wet pot also you can get the custom tone print setup, I like the Uriah Duffy tone prints for bass, used my iPhone app to load into the pedal, -- simple. Previously I had the Flashback and I loved that too, but this reverb works out better than the delay for my solos.....things changed lately, pedal on sale at the classified.
I have a pedaltrain JR which i love, but picked up a nano for small stage gigs. Made a couple modifications so I could mount my DC Brick underneath (would prefer the voodoo P2 but it won't fit). Duct taped cleats to the back two posts which lets the DC Brick fit under and angles the board which is nice. Used velcro to mount the DC.
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