The Dynamic Duo: Oracle and LA-1A.
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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
- Thread starter garmenteros
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Question for you: If you could only play through an interface, what would be best option to add colour and tube warmth? The LA-1A or the Oracle?
Thanks.
If I could only pick one, I’d have to say the LA-1a is the way to go. I’m definitely a compressor guy though. I like the subtlety of the effect and to me that would be a great sound solo. I recently did a podcast talking about the Oracle being my desert island piece of gear, but that was before I got the LA-1a. It is not the LA-1a. Won’t go anywhere without it.
Not sure it’s that compact anymore... latest update with my new Keeley comp.
Its an in-line transformer. Generally a good transformer can impart a little "studio tone" secret sauce
Hey I really enjoyed your Instagram post. Thanks for doing that.
I may have missed it, but, what are you using your Stomp for in this set up? Seems like you have compressor/"amp"/overdrive/Delay/Reverb covered with your regular pedals
So I’m basically running a clean and a dirty signal chain. I have the compressor, Pandamonium and Oracle are my clean chain. I plan on running output number 2 to a DI. Then my dirty chain are all the previous pedals plus the prelude and hx stomp. I’m running EQ, Gate, and I’m running the Ampeg SVT4 model on there. Just gives me variety if I either want to run two signals to FOH or just one.
Sure! I’m planning on getting more into demos and stuff soon! I have a company (chrisray_premiumfxpedals) who’s sending me some stuff next week to demo! A bass fuzz and compressor. Super pumped about these! But the prelude is definitely on that list to demo. Not sure if anyone has a video of running bass through it.
So while not really a Compact board, it is nevertheless my board, and, I am planning to cannibalize it to build a compact board.
I thought the new RFE would render the Messenger redundant as I mainly use it for HPF/LPF, but in practice turns out not to be the case, they are very different and I still want the HPF the Messenger has to offer. Bummer as I was hoping to free up the Messenger real estate. (A Studio One would fix that but won't happen any time soon if ever).
So next steps are getting a Nano Max or Nano + (or another brand of similar size) and downsizeg from this board. This smaller board would have, and probably in this order:
I thought the new RFE would render the Messenger redundant as I mainly use it for HPF/LPF, but in practice turns out not to be the case, they are very different and I still want the HPF the Messenger has to offer. Bummer as I was hoping to free up the Messenger real estate. (A Studio One would fix that but won't happen any time soon if ever).
So next steps are getting a Nano Max or Nano + (or another brand of similar size) and downsizeg from this board. This smaller board would have, and probably in this order:
- TC Tuner
- Compressor (currently Keely, to replace with a Smoothie, Cali76 CB, Diamond, Lightning Boy Op-2, or other warmth Comp)
- Boss OC-2 Octaver
- Broughton Super Stack
- Maybe, a Boss RV-3 Reverb / Delay
- An ABY Switch to route around the Boss pedal(s)
- Broughton RFE and/or Broughton Messenger
- Olympic MKIIIS
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I agree with you. I thought the RFE and Filter FX Loop would be redundant. They are not!
I recommend a Cioks DC7. You might be able to get by with the 4 but it will be close. Especially, if any of your pedals don't like to be daisy chained.
Here is the Quiet Theory doing the majority of the work here! I’ll actually set up a legitimate recording later but for now, this will do!
Sorry, I missed this earlier. Not my podcast, but one I was a guest on!
Episode 15 // Luke of INVRSNS - Gear Addict Podcast
