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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
- Thread starter garmenteros
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- Dec 21, 2007
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I used to have a pedalboard with 12 pedals. Now, I'm happy with this
TC Electronic Polytune 2->Aguilar Fuzzistor->TC Electronic Corona Chorus->TC Electronic Hypergravity->Aguilar Tone Hammer
In my previous pedalboard I ended up with pedals that I only used in one song of the set and wasn't even very crucial. Now I have what I need and I think it sounds better. I also used to think more about what effect should I use more instead of improving my bass lines.
TC Electronic Polytune 2->Aguilar Fuzzistor->TC Electronic Corona Chorus->TC Electronic Hypergravity->Aguilar Tone Hammer
In my previous pedalboard I ended up with pedals that I only used in one song of the set and wasn't even very crucial. Now I have what I need and I think it sounds better. I also used to think more about what effect should I use more instead of improving my bass lines.
Well, I have to admit that I didn't like it at first. But now I love it. It is a very subtle fuzz, not that aggressive (I also own a Dr Green Bearded Lady and I used to own an EXH Bass Big Muff). It has a lot of bottom end. It has a Blend control, but in my case it is always at 3 (if a set it lower, in a band situation you lose all the dirt. But in a solo situation or in a power trio (something with less guitars) it can be a useful control). The Tone is nice and the Level I think it should be a must in every pedal. The fuzz control is really fun to play with with a lot of possibilities. Overall, as I said, it's very subtle. I use it in choruses or special parts. It gives some aggresiveness to your playing but without changing the sound dramatically. It just ads a little something to your sound (in a band situation). But that "something" is key. I really really like this pedal
My board has grown. I like the Templeboard a lot more than my Pedaltrain Mini.
Love that MXR. My settings are almost the same. Great pedal.
Got the Polymoon and preset switch last week. Really cool pedal and fills all my delay and reverb needs as well as some cool phaser and flanger stuff! I think I’m making pretty good use of a Pedaltrain Mini with a Cioks DC5 power supply!
How's the Olympic holding up? I read here on TB that they don't recommend powering it via DC5 (because it provides up to 300mA while the pedal requires 450-ish)
I love the Olympic! Best preamp I’ve tried to date! I’m powering it using a parallel adapter cable that sums the two 300ma outputs of the DC5 to give me the recommended 600ma for the pedal. Works a treat! Polymoon gets the same treatment with two of the 100ma outputs leaving a single 100ma output daisy chained to the Darkglass and Amptweaker pedals. Works great and I have a very low noise floor while keeping everything compact and only using one board mounted power supply!
My current small board. Powered by a BoxKing battery.
I have a Dispatch Master and Westwood for my guitar board... also a Dispatch Master for ambient bass as well... love it!
Cool board @MascisMan -- is the tablet for set lists or charts? How do you control it?
I use it mainly for set lists, sometimes for charts on occasion. I don't really need to control it because it generally displays a static image. I primarily use Google Docs so I can update on the fly from my phone or wherever.
