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PYPB 44: ...like Tetris with boxes, wires and cables

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moishelichtfuss said:
Some more minor changes. Since I got a RW P-Bass two weeks ago, the Beta won the ongoing fight between it and the Barbershop for now (The new P is a lot brighter than my previous main P-Bass...and completely awesome. But that also means, that I can finally make some of use of the Beta's tone-knob instad of always having it turned full-on to have at least some treble in there.). So here you go:

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And of course, here's the home-board with all the stuff I could/should get rid of, but wont. :-)

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My extra pedals consist of an EHX Stereo Electric Mistress. SA Manta with HH3. I'm sure they will come in handy as trade bait for when the time is right. When my Blakemore ROUS clone gets here I will probably have my Rat King as backup as well.
 
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My name is Mudd said:
Who makes those boards?
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The green one? That was something I made from some plywood and poplar scraps. Got a sample half pint of neon green paint at Lowe's for 3 bucks. Nothing I could find on the market was organized the way I wanted so I made my own. Fun with power tools! Fits in a PT jr case.
 
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BartmanPDX said:
The green one? That was something I made from some plywood and poplar scraps. Got a sample half pint of neon green paint at Lowe's for 3 bucks. Nothing I could find on the market was organized the way I wanted so I made my own. Fun with power tools! Fits in a PT jr case.
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Very Slick Bartman!

It pains me that I need about 1" more depth than my PT Mini has, so I'm considering building what I need and still stuffing it in the PT-Mini's soft case (it'll fit, just). That or add a second tier to the Mini somehow.

I read somewhere around here of a PT-Jr owner who discovered a Pelican case that fits the Jr perfectly, but I don't know if it would be big enough for the two-tiers of your board.


Great board you have and tastily populated.
 
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Cross-posted from the Breeders thread:

Ok, time for the next version...added the Blower Box, changed up the order a bit (in part forced by the phase inversions of the BB and the Baby Quasar.

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Signal path is:
Tuner-> Pitch Fork-> Blender (A: BlowerBox, B: MultiDrive, C: Flanger)-> Phaser-> Wah-> Compressor-> Ultimate Drive-> Delay-> Reverb-> EQ ->Boost

Note that the UD got a facelift!

So far, I'm loving this...The BB in parallel with the MultiDrive is very angry. The BB in parallel with the flanger is very Tool-esque. I'm using the Ultimate Drive to simulate a high-gaon amp (like Wetton-era King Crimson). I'm using the XP booster as a preamp, going direct to the poweramp of my MarkBass combo (the native preamp is a bit sterile).
 
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Quickly snapped pic of my current pedalboard project. Trying to get as much functionality out of a Pedaltrain Jr. board as I can.

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It's all MIDI controlled. Got the Peak from eBay and it's a really nice MIDI controller and easy to program. The AB Cadabra is a MIDI controlled A/B/Y. I'm running the octave and clean outputs of the MicroPog to it, so I can select either or both outputs with the Peak. It also controls the Adrenalinn III, allowing me to load presets, toggle in and out individual effects on each preset, tap tempo, bypass all effects, etc. The Peak can do 4 program changes and 8CCs per switch, so I can set up at patch to make all of my changes at once and then also set up buttons to change individual functions, for example to toggle the MicroPog in and out.

The basic chain is Bassbone > Channel A of the TC Nova Dynamics compressor. The Bassbone loop starts with the MicroPog, both outputs of the MicroPog go into the AB Cadabra, then out to the Adrenalinn III, then to channel B of the TC Nova Dynamics just to snag peaks on the effects. The green ink is florescent and comes off with a wet rag: http://www.stagetrixproducts.com

Under the board is a Rolls personal monitor amp, so I can use headphones for silent practice. I found an iPhone to XLR cable on Amazon.com, so I can run my bass into the 1/4" input on the Rolls and my iPhone or laptop into the XLR input when I'm learning tunes. Everything is powered with a Cioks DC10.

I'm not quite totally done. I still need to get some better/shorter right angle MIDI cables and I want to get the JHS Mod done on the MicroPog so that I can engage the upper and lower octaves with a footswitch instead of having to lean down to make changes. I also have a ton of programming to do in the Adrenalinn. I'm trying to dial in some decent dirt, an envelope filter, and a synth patch that I can use. I'm close but not quite 100% there yet with the sounds I want. I also haven't dialed in the compressor through my rig yet, which is why I don't have my settings marked on the Nova Dynamics yet. Overall I think this is going to work out great for me and I'm thinking about a second pedalboard with an Infinity Looper so that I can do some solo shows.
 
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Way Huge Swollen Pickle Dirty Donny Edition is the newest one, bumping my tuner off my board (two Nanos actually). Extremely happy with every pedal. After owning a Swollen Pickle MKII, loving it, and then stupidly selling it, the Dirty Donny was an easy decision. Slightly smaller case as you can see from the comparison with the Pork Loin and all controls on top. What's not to like?

Might be time for the Pedaltrain Junior though to get a tuner and buffer on there (the buffer is a hair too big to fit underneath a Nano). The two Nano system made total sense to me at the time, but now I'm not so sure.

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Lethgar said:
Could you share your thoughts on that AMT bass wah? I've had my eye on it for a while now as an alternative to a 105 that won't kill a third of my board space.
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I also went to this from a 105Q. I like the form factor and the three filter settings...I personally prefer the middle one, as the "top" one is a little too trebly for me, and the bottom doesn't quite feel like it gives enough sweep...but that's a matter of taste and needs. I like having the flexibility, and find them all to be musical/useable. It's also nice to be able to leave it engaged as a filter when appropriate (which obviously can't easily be done with the 105Q). It doesn't feel as physically intuitive as the full-size versions, and I don;t think I have the touch for more subtle movements, but overall it's worth it (to me) for the decreased footprint.
 
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