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PYPB 44: ...like Tetris with boxes, wires and cables
- Thread starter Jean Baudin
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Adamixoye
A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?
- Apr 9, 2012
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- Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
Recently got my board up and at'em again. I'm really happy with it, but I still need a Future Impact to ride shotgun. 
(*S.A. expression pedal not pictured)
(*S.A. expression pedal not pictured)
An update of my effect pedal setup (since it is not so much an actual pedal board), mainly some changes in the dirt compartment really, which I never were truely satisfied with. Am now though.
Actually I feel the only thing my dirt compartment lacks now is some sort of medium overdrive, which I will most likely get a Joyo American Sound pedal for.
My Boss MT-2 has left my setup and is currently retired, and turned out my Joyo Orange Juice placed after my fuzz (an EHX Tube Zipper with defect envelope filter circuit) works excellently to add a little extra spliff to it, make it a bit more smooth and toning it's semi synthy vecro character down a bit, as well as giving it some more tonal adjustment options than, well, none really. And this loop blended with a good deal of clean tone just sounds awesome now.
Also the Harley Benton California TrueTone pedal, which is basically just a relabeled Joyo California Sound, sounds awesome even without blend, and with the drive all the way up it acts as sort of a heavy, surprisingly meaty and hard punching, distortion.
Finally my EHX Black Finger, was relocated from first in the chain after the bass to very last in the chain, just before the volume pedal and amps.
Also it sort of changed function, as it now functions more as a tube preamp set to just about breakup point, going into light overdrive when I dig hard in, and with just a slight bit of compression with slow attack, as opposed to before where it's main function was acting as a medium compressor with a fast attack (still an always on pedal though).
So this is how it looks:
Which makes my signal path this:
Ibanez Mikro Bass>> Boss LS-2 ([A+B Mix>>Bypass] Loop A: Clean blend / Loop B: EHX Tube Zipper [used as fuzz]> Joyo Orange Juice)> Harley Benton California TrueTone> Monarch MFL-22> Zoom B3 [used for everything from delay/reverb, various modulation to more strange exotic effects]> EHX Black Finger [always on and mainly used as tube preamp/light OD, with very light compression]> Boss FV-50H>> Trace Elliot GP75SM 130W 15" (via Tuner Out)>> Joyo Orange Juice [always on]> Behringer BEQ700 [always on]>> Dynacord Bass King 50W with 15" cab
Actually I feel the only thing my dirt compartment lacks now is some sort of medium overdrive, which I will most likely get a Joyo American Sound pedal for.
My Boss MT-2 has left my setup and is currently retired, and turned out my Joyo Orange Juice placed after my fuzz (an EHX Tube Zipper with defect envelope filter circuit) works excellently to add a little extra spliff to it, make it a bit more smooth and toning it's semi synthy vecro character down a bit, as well as giving it some more tonal adjustment options than, well, none really. And this loop blended with a good deal of clean tone just sounds awesome now.
Also the Harley Benton California TrueTone pedal, which is basically just a relabeled Joyo California Sound, sounds awesome even without blend, and with the drive all the way up it acts as sort of a heavy, surprisingly meaty and hard punching, distortion.
Finally my EHX Black Finger, was relocated from first in the chain after the bass to very last in the chain, just before the volume pedal and amps.
Also it sort of changed function, as it now functions more as a tube preamp set to just about breakup point, going into light overdrive when I dig hard in, and with just a slight bit of compression with slow attack, as opposed to before where it's main function was acting as a medium compressor with a fast attack (still an always on pedal though).
So this is how it looks:
Which makes my signal path this:
Ibanez Mikro Bass>> Boss LS-2 ([A+B Mix>>Bypass] Loop A: Clean blend / Loop B: EHX Tube Zipper [used as fuzz]> Joyo Orange Juice)> Harley Benton California TrueTone> Monarch MFL-22> Zoom B3 [used for everything from delay/reverb, various modulation to more strange exotic effects]> EHX Black Finger [always on and mainly used as tube preamp/light OD, with very light compression]> Boss FV-50H>> Trace Elliot GP75SM 130W 15" (via Tuner Out)>> Joyo Orange Juice [always on]> Behringer BEQ700 [always on]>> Dynacord Bass King 50W with 15" cab
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DAUGHTER BOARD
Pedaltrain PT-Nano
Zoom MS-100 BT
DOD Meatbox Subsynth MK-II
"Brick Wall" Boss LM-2B Bass Limiter (rehoused and etched,enhance control eliminated: Acid Splash Designs)
Controllers:
Saturnworks Deluxe Feedback Looper(BT,Meat)
Power:
Pedaltrain Volto
Received the Saturnworks Deluxe Feedback Looper and this thing is awesome. When bypassed my signal goes: bass > Limiter > out. When engaged the Zoom BT and Meatbox come into play. Two ways to control the feedback either latching (via switch) or momentary foot switch. Meatbox sounds like a VERY angry demon and the 192 effects in the Zoom will be messed with. Also if you use the feedback control on a pitch-shift within the Zoom and add some slight delay and it's very close to Mode 7 on a Boss PS-3.
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I wanted something different and i had to sacrifice a fuzz but, so far, the arpanoid is worth it.
Got it on Thursday and played a show with it last night, it's a pretty fun pedal.
Please tell me you play some really badass drum&bass and massive dubstep tunes with that setup.
not Drum and Bass but very much Synth/Dance music.
Im in a band called Like A Thief.
just in the process of releasing our newest song called "Take Me Back"- available for free download on our FB Like a Thief
How cool to see dance music played with real instruments! Great job mate!
I'm not usually into this type of music but you guys sound great..quite catchy!
I went for it, Boss MS-3!
First impressions of using it: not too shabby! It's really easy to setup and create patches with your existing pedals. I have my loops set up as follows:
Loop 1: Future Impact
Loop 2: After Shock
Loop 3: Multiwave Bass Distortion -> Manta Filter -> Lunar Phaser
I've only sampled a few of the Boss effects and they get the job done, but may not be best in class (i.e. Bass octave). Overall, I'm happy with it and find it easy to use.
ok so after this video my boards had a pretty major overhaul, ive added three eqd pedals and a tc mimiq and just got a digitech ricochet in the mail tonight so a volume 3 needs to happen but i like how i can get bit heavy metal and rock sounds but also electronic sounds out of the board setup i have
Well that didn't last long! Dr J Sparrow is sold, MXR M81 ordered and arriving next week! Wanted something a little less colored for recording.Latest version of my Nano. Used for IEM, and in front of supplied SS backline. More about tone than effects.
The reviews seem mainly positive for this pedal. Any first hand experiences with it would be good to hear while I wait!
Is that a power supply top left black box? If so is it like the Volto with lithium battery power pack. Thx
