Adamixoye
A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?
- Apr 9, 2012
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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
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I have five LBA2020s (three original, two steel-core). But that row of six is magisterial. Well done!
...so that's 2.68 lbs and $115 ea. (on sale) for the LBA 2020 job, plus cables and the elevator addition...
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Wow. Have you A/B'd without all the extra transformers? That's really something!
Thanks! I have, and it is noticeable. Mostly in the IEM mix, but noticeable none the less.
You can't put a price on good tone... oh, wait, it seems you can...so that's 2.68 lbs and $115 ea. (on sale) for the LBA 2020 job, plus cables and the elevator addition...
I concur with @Low F#: the difference that stacked LBA2020s make is subtle, but noticeable. I like it.
No. It's magic.
JK. It's electrical engineering.
I'll give this a shot. Maybe @Low F# will agree, maybe not. The saturation of the transformer, especially when hit by a hot signal, introduces more midrange and upper frequency harmonics. The coloration is quite pleasing, and because the harmonics are more present in the mids and upper echelon of the highs, to me it almost sounds like a slight scoop in the lower trebles or even, depending on how the high frequencies are colored, a high-end roll-off . There's plenty of discussion in the Lightning Boy Audio thread. The effect is compounding, which is why more 2020s in a chain make the tonal change more audible. Therefore, the key is to use more than one LBA. With just one, I find the effect inaudible. And, indeed, plenty of folks on here have decided the effect is too subtle to be worth it; at the same time, plenty of folks have several of these under their board. And that's actually a secondary benefit that isn't really discussed: having a few of these under your board make running cables so much easier because they break up weird distances and jack placements.
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lol you have a point. But the reality is that most pedals don't employ transformers (that's why stuff like the Origin Effects Cali76 TX and Doc Lloyd DLA-2A are so big, and so in demand) and vintage studio consoles do so if you want that genuine transformer saturation from a pedalboard... Lightning Boy Audio has you covered.
I plan to Midi-fy that switch too once I get the Helauxy midi launch out the door
free up the Aux port for an expression pedal, and/or just be able to enable dual-press modesHelauxy Duo MIDI - Pedalnetics
I plan to Midi-fy that switch too once I get the Helauxy midi launch out the door
Helauxy Duo MIDI - Pedalnetics
Thanks for feeding my GAS. I will probably have to get one of these.
I would have to agree with everything that @Erithon has said. I started w/ just 2, but seemed to like them after almost every pedal. Descriptive words are tough, but the total harmonic distortion magic that they create makes my tone fatter warmer fuller broader cleaner tighter. Magic.
I plan to Midi-fy that switch too once I get the Helauxy midi launch out the door
Helauxy Duo MIDI - Pedalnetics
I have a feeling this one is going to be another order from me. Would it be able to scroll up/down through the presets on the Stomp?
VT Bass Deluxe, Boss BC-1x, Shure gldx16+ wireless/tuner.
