Post Your Pedalboard - Part III

[Nick man]

Yup yup yup. Its boobies. I almost never turn the thing off. I use the Volume pedal to change the amount of signal I give it and thus how much fuzz I get. It sounds good anywhere from light fuzz to full on.

 

[KeithBMI]

Cool. Once I get my low gain overdrive I'll probably start looking for some fuzz boxes.

 

[Nick man]

Get an nice all tube amp and you wont need one. I dont.

 

[Willem]

Yup yup yup. Its boobies. I almost never turn the thing off. I use the Volume pedal to change the amount of signal I give it and thus how much fuzz I get. It sounds good anywhere from light fuzz to full on.

But don't you have too much volume fluctuation going on? Light fuzz = low volume and full on = LOUD?

 

[Nick man]

Naw, I use the light fuzz durring quieter parts of the songs where the dynamics call for a lower volume anyways. On top of that the fuzz does compress the signal a good amount so that I dont get as much of a change in volume as the sweep in my volume pedal would make you think.

 

[scotch]

As I recently built my "mothership" pedalboard to include my most often used pedals, it's size has inhibited my being able to fly with it. I hereby post my "fly board" which just has the necessities. *note - the RC Booster is often replaced with the Octabass, depending on the gig*

And to reference the size issue, the "mothership":

Apologies for posting this board again, I'm just so proud. (and bored, apparently)

 

[TaylorW]

As I recently built my "mothership" pedalboard to include my most often used pedals, it's size has inhibited my being able to fly with it. I hereby post my "fly board" which just has the necessities. *note - the RC Booster is often replaced with the Octabass, depending on the gig*

And to reference the size issue, the "mothership":

Apologies for posting this board again, I'm just so proud. (and bored, apparently)

whats in the middle? the black circle

 

[Toasted]

Looks like a foot switch to me

 

[excane]

 

[Anscari]

hahaha!

 

[Phyrexian]

Tell me Scotch, how do you compare your RC Booster to the Bassdrive's Compcut modes???

 

[JanusZarate]

I just noticed your Renz Mute / Boss TU-15 setup on both of your boards. Why not just sell both and get a tuner pedal? A Boss TU-2 or Planet Waves CT-04 should fit in that space just fine (or even the Korg DT-10, if you're willing to extend the board an inch). It'd save you space, cable, and hassle.

 

[excane]

Yup yup yup. Its boobies. I almost never turn the thing off.

If I had boobies on my board, I wouldn't turn them off either.

 

[Dash Rantic]

Scotch, that's a really awesome idea for a pedalboard--most used on a "gig/fly" board that fits in the "mothership" board... I just may have to steal that idea someday

Very nice board, and very cool idea!

-Dash

 

[scotch]

Tell me Scotch, how do you compare your RC Booster to the Bassdrive's Compcut modes???

Well, to be honest, they are entirely different.

To my ears, the Fulltone emphasizes the midrange - even in compcut. Also, the fulldrive doesn't really achieve a truly clean tone. It is an overdrive, after all!

The RC booster, on the other hand, sounds extremely transparent (with the eq's set flat). I haven't tried to make it distort. * technical note: I previously used the guitar version of this pedal. It broke up a liitle to easily with bass. The good folks at Xotic told me that the bass version has more input headroom and the treble eq point is set lower than the white pedal *
I don't use the RC for overdrive, per se. I use it to boost the output of a couple of my lower-output basses. In a live situation I can keep my volume's consistent between basses(thus avoiding the soundman's wrath). The RC also allows me to achieve the right level of signal to find the "sweet spot" going into other gear (like the ValveDrive).

To sum it up, the RC Booster serves a totally different purpose than the Bass Drive, at least for my applications.

 

[scotch]

I just noticed your Renz Mute / Boss TU-15 setup on both of your boards. Why not just sell both and get a tuner pedal? A Boss TU-2 or Planet Waves CT-04 should fit in that space just fine (or even the Korg DT-10, if you're willing to extend the board an inch). It'd save you space, cable, and hassle.

I'm glad you asked this. It gives me a chance to rant on how much I despise pedal tuners! I wish that there was a muting pedal tuner out there that I liked. I just haven't found one yet.

I have owned & used the TU-2 and tried the Planet Waves. In my opinion, (here comes the flaming) they are horrible!
Here's why:
1) The TU-2 is almost impossible to read in outdoor bright sunshine. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tune up in front of thousands of people while balancing on one foot while I try to "shade" the tuner with my other foot in order to tune up. This is ridiculous. I shouldn't have to compensate for the pedals design flaw by doing gymnastics. (o.k., "gymnastics" is stretching it a bit, but you get my point)
2) If you use a 9v with the TU-2, it has to be fresh. When the battery starts dying in these things, tuning gets very erratic.
3) In my use of the TU-2 with both bass & guitar, I find the note reading is sluggish & sometimes erratic. Especially with low B on a bass & the higher strings on guitar.
4) I prefer a needle for more accurate tuning. I often change strings & intonate when traveling. I prefer a needle or a strobe for this process.
5) This is certainly a debatable topic, but I don't like running my signal through a tuner's electronics & then to my other gear. I refuse to do it in the studio as I have heard how strange sound artifacts can sometimes be added in. I am leery enough of it to keep my tuner on an isolated audio path live as well. (I know this is a microscopic "niggle" & nobody in the audience will ever notice!)
6) As to the Planet Waves tuner, the one I used would sometimes produce some hum in bypass mode. That just doesn't fly! It also didn't read the low B very well.

Now, I know that the Boss TU-2 is arguably the most popular tuners in all of guitardom! Almost every casual & professional player I know has & uses one (or two).

I'm not trying to suggest anyone abandon their TU-2 or Planet Waves pedal.
I'm just "riffing" on why they don't work for me! I just happen to be rather passionate on this subject.

Thank you for your time.

Goodnight.

 

[scotch]

Scotch, that's a really awesome idea for a pedalboard--most used on a "gig/fly" board that fits in the "mothership" board... I just may have to steal that idea someday

Very nice board, and very cool idea!

-Dash

Wow. Actually my fly board isn't designed to fit into the "mothership". That is a brilliant idea however & will be my next project!
Rantic has just come up with a genious new board design concept. Let's go into business dude!

Seriously, I think it could be huge in the pro community. I know lots of guitarists here in nashville that would love the idea.

 

[JanusZarate]

I'm glad you asked this. It gives me a chance to rant on how much I despise pedal tuners! I wish that there was a muting pedal tuner out there that I liked. I just haven't found one yet.

I have owned & used the TU-2 and tried the Planet Waves. In my opinion, (here comes the flaming) they are horrible!
Here's why:
1) The TU-2 is almost impossible to read in outdoor bright sunshine. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tune up in front of thousands of people while balancing on one foot while I try to "shade" the tuner with my other foot in order to tune up. This is ridiculous. I shouldn't have to compensate for the pedals design flaw by doing gymnastics. (o.k., "gymnastics" is stretching it a bit, but you get my point)
2) If you use a 9v with the TU-2, it has to be fresh. When the battery starts dying in these things, tuning gets very erratic.
3) In my use of the TU-2 with both bass & guitar, I find the note reading is sluggish & sometimes erratic. Especially with low B on a bass & the higher strings on guitar.
4) I prefer a needle for more accurate tuning. I often change strings & intonate when traveling. I prefer a needle or a strobe for this process.
5) This is certainly a debatable topic, but I don't like running my signal through a tuner's electronics & then to my other gear. I refuse to do it in the studio as I have heard how strange sound artifacts can sometimes be added in. I am leery enough of it to keep my tuner on an isolated audio path live as well. (I know this is a microscopic "niggle" & nobody in the audience will ever notice!)
6) As to the Planet Waves tuner, the one I used would sometimes produce some hum in bypass mode. That just doesn't fly! It also didn't read the low B very well.

Now, I know that the Boss TU-2 is arguably the most popular tuners in all of guitardom! Almost every casual & professional player I know has & uses one (or two).

I'm not trying to suggest anyone abandon their TU-2 or Planet Waves pedal.
I'm just "riffing" on why they don't work for me! I just happen to be rather passionate on this subject.

Thank you for your time.

Goodnight.

Heheh... same reasons why I don't own a TU-2

As for the Planet Waves... the hum issue is fixed in the latest shipments. I don't think I ever had any issues with tuning a low B, though.

At any rate... I'll be getting a rack tuner eventually, simply because I need the board space, and the rack space is there.

Why not get a rack tuner?

 

[bongomania]

I wish that there was a muting pedal tuner out there that I liked. I just haven't found one yet.

Ah, that begs the question: Have you tried the Strobostomp yet? IME it answers every complaint you have listed.

Also, if you get a rack tuner, most do have a jack for a remote muting switch, BUT you'll want to investigate the quality or type of bypass it uses.

 

[DrGroovenstein]

I'm glad you asked this. It gives me a chance to rant on how much I despise pedal tuners! I wish that there was a muting pedal tuner out there that I liked. I just haven't found one yet.

I have owned & used the TU-2 and tried the Planet Waves. In my opinion, (here comes the flaming) they are horrible!
Here's why:
1) The TU-2 is almost impossible to read in outdoor bright sunshine. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tune up in front of thousands of people while balancing on one foot while I try to "shade" the tuner with my other foot in order to tune up. This is ridiculous. I shouldn't have to compensate for the pedals design flaw by doing gymnastics. (o.k., "gymnastics" is stretching it a bit, but you get my point)
2) If you use a 9v with the TU-2, it has to be fresh. When the battery starts dying in these things, tuning gets very erratic.
3) In my use of the TU-2 with both bass & guitar, I find the note reading is sluggish & sometimes erratic. Especially with low B on a bass & the higher strings on guitar.
4) I prefer a needle for more accurate tuning. I often change strings & intonate when traveling. I prefer a needle or a strobe for this process.
5) This is certainly a debatable topic, but I don't like running my signal through a tuner's electronics & then to my other gear. I refuse to do it in the studio as I have heard how strange sound artifacts can sometimes be added in. I am leery enough of it to keep my tuner on an isolated audio path live as well. (I know this is a microscopic "niggle" & nobody in the audience will ever notice!)
6) As to the Planet Waves tuner, the one I used would sometimes produce some hum in bypass mode. That just doesn't fly! It also didn't read the low B very well.

Now, I know that the Boss TU-2 is arguably the most popular tuners in all of guitardom! Almost every casual & professional player I know has & uses one (or two).

I'm not trying to suggest anyone abandon their TU-2 or Planet Waves pedal.
I'm just "riffing" on why they don't work for me! I just happen to be rather passionate on this subject.

Thank you for your time.

Goodnight.

Solution: Strobostomp!