Effects chains

[TShafer]

We've had several photo threads on pedalboards, so I figured it'd be cool to see the actual effects chains people use, so in this thread you can do the following:

a) Post your actual signal path, from guitar to amp/pa/etc.
b) If you have a cool setting for an effect you want to share, let us know about it!
c) If you like, post the gear you're using (amps, guitars, violins, etc.)
d) Also, if you like, go ahead and post a picture

Cool, let's have fun and rock on, y'all! :)

---tom

[TShafer]

Here's my rig for your inspection. ;)

A)


Guitar
Dunlop Wah
Ibanez TS-7 Tubescreamer
Fulltone Fulldrive 2
BOSS Modded DS-1 Distortion
MXR Phase 90 Phaser
MXR DynaComp Compressor
Ernie Ball Junior Passive Volume Controller -> Korg Tuner
BOSS DD-5 Digital Delay -> BOSS FS-5U Tap Tempo
--> Output, main amp
--> Panning, secondary amp


B)

I absolutely love the combo of the FD2 and the Tubescreamer. With this setup, I can use the FD2 in Comp-Cut mode for anything from a nice shimmering overdrive to a very loud and smooth overdrive and can use the Tubescreamer for the more traditional crunchy sound.

My sound is very dependant on the delay; I would probably compare my style to a mix between Mark & Brad, as well as Sister Hazel's lead guitarist. I use a lot of delay for a lot of stuff to get some interesting sounds, so I found that having the volume pedal adds a lot to the tonal characteristics of my sound. The fact that I can mic two amps and use the panning on the delay is a nice characteristic, also.

C)

Currently I use:

Amps
Epiphone Galaxie 25 (Primary Amp)
Peavey Classic 30 (Secondary Amp)
Peavey Blazer 158 (Second monitor for Stage Noise)

Guitars
2002 Gibson Les Paul Studio Copper Top w/Gibson PAFs
2000 Epiphone Les Paul Special (strings heightened for slide-playing)
1998 Alvarez RD-30SC Acoustic w/Cutaway

Misc.
I use primarily George L. Cables for my setup.
I use a self-built pedalboard that fits nicely in an old suitcase :p
I use Kyser capos, Ernie-Ball .010s, and Dunlop picks

There ya go, have fun posting away!

---tom

[Ehud Elijah]

Guitars:
Kendrick Townhouse w/Fralin PAF's or
Tom Anderson Classic w/active EMG's

Effects:
into my pedalboard and other effects(wired with George L's) :
Teese RMC3 wah
Crowther Audio Hotcake
Gammatronics Derangemaster Trouble Booster
Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive
Carl Martin compressor
Fulltone SupaTrem
Boss TU2 tuner
Maxon PH350 Phaser
Maxon AD80 Analog Delay
Carl Martin Delayla
Fulltone Choralflange
Framptone Amp Switcher
Victoria Reverberato (reverb/tremolo)
Korg SDD300 digital delay

Amps:
I either run one Vox wet and one dry and a/b them with my Moxon, or I'll a/b the Vox's depending on what I want to play.
'64 Vox AC30
'63 Vox AC30
Moxon 18 watt head

I'm probably selling my '74 Twin to a friend, my brother plays my Auble 110, and my Soldano SLO-100 has taken a backseat to the Moxon because the SLO-100 is so incredibly loud. I may sell the SLO-100 in the future in favor of a Mojave Plexi 45. Right now I'm awaiting delivery of a Bob Burt 2x12 with a greenback and G12H30 for the Moxon. I'd also like a Keeley compressor, and BJF Emerald Green Distortion Machine.
I'm still learning to use the SDD3000, but can honestly say it blows away every other delay I've heard for warmth, clarity and purity of signal, with the possible exception of the Moog delay. I use the +4db output on the 3000 to drive the Vox's.

[Ryan Speer]

2002 Taylor 614ce with 3-piece maple back, maple sides, and sitka spruce top

...going into... 1) Custom A/B switch with tuner out to Korg GT-3, 2) Ernie Ball Jr. Volume, 3) Barber Tone-Press (compressor), 4) Line 6 MM4 (two flavors of chorus, one of flange and one of phaser), 5) Line 6 DL4 (tape-echo with progressively longer delay lengths), 6) Whirlwind DI box>PA system

The Tone-Press is the most beautiful compressor I've ever played my Taylor through, the MM4 has great chorus options, and the DL4 with it's tap-tempo is simply a God-send due to it's limitless flexibility.

[AcceptedOne]

Guitar
Ernie Ball Vol Jr. -> Boss TU-12H Tuner
Dunlop Crybaby Wah
Ibanez TS-7 Tubescreamer
Boss DD-3 Delay
Ibanez CF-7 Chorus/Flanger
Ibanez PT-9 Phaser
Amp

My guitars:
1998 Fender Standard Strat
2002 Epi Les Paul Standard Goldtop
2001 Alvarez RD20S Acoustic

My Amps:

Crate GX15R (i NEVER use it, but its there)
Marshall MG250DFX

Settings:
My tubescreamer is set flat, just to get a balanced overdrive tone out of it, and i find that (with my strat at least) i get a fairly bluesy tone out of it...
my DD-3, well, i just adjust the delay time accordingly, im not sure WHAT the settings are...
the CF-7 usually stays in Chorus mode, with just a SLIGHT chorus, good for the clean tones of the amp
and the PT-9 is always in a slow phase... i actually started using it just to nail the phasing/flanging speed on Philmore's cover of "living on a prayer" so it has pretty much stayed at that setting (did i mention im not big on modulation effects? ;))

I have my marshall's clean channel set to the factory recommended setting for "bright clean" because i LOVE the way it sounds with my LP... and the drive channel has the bass and treble set flat, with the gain and mid contour controls set to, well, however i feel like them sounding, but sometimes i just run everything on that channel flat, just because it gets a slightly distored, punk tone at that level, with the Les Paul. I usually add a SLIGHT bit of reverb to the clean channel.

I have a boss pedalboard (i got it cuz the onboard power supply is convenient, lol) I use kyser as well as Glider capos, ernie ball super slinkys and fender super bullets and Elixir Light Polywebs (soon to try out nanowebs) (on the Alvarez), and i dont USUALLY use a pick, but i have a stash of Dunlop .60 MMs and a couple dunlop 1MMs... as for cables... i use road hog and... some cable made for guitar center that they gave me for practically free when i got my amp, cuz i needed a new cable to run from my effects to my amp... i also run my effects through the loop on the marshall, but for no real reason. sorry for the rambling... did that off the top of my head.

[gmflash]

Well, when I get the chance to play through my Fender Evil Twin (which is rare these days...too big for what I do at church, and WAY to loud for my apartment), here is my chain:

GUITARS:
Fender '57 Vintage Reissue Strat
Fender Strat, 1978 Hardtail
Fender Strat, '68 Reissue (w/ Texas Special Pickups)
Taylor 310CE Acoustic/Electric

Into:
Vox Wah

Into:
Fender Twin Amp

Utilizing the effect loop, I then go out to:
Boss OD-2 Turbo Overdrive - For warm OD, basically to get a dirty clean sound...just used to give my clean sound a little edge
Sovtek Big Muff Pi (the big green one) - This is my main distortion pedal, and main shaper of my tone.
Boss DS-1 Distortion - Very rare that this thing ever even gets turned on. Basically only used if I want some crazily dirty sound.
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone - My #2 Distortion. If I am not using the Muff for my distortion, I am using this. Crazy distortion, wih enough definition to do what I want.
MXR Phase 90 Phaser - I use this puppy on just about everything. If I can't have any chorus, I use this phaser as my substitute.
Boss Equilizer - I use this to cut my mids an boost my highs asd lows...I don't care for midrange...


Hopefully soon, I will get back on my project, which was to build my own chorus pedal based on the Fender Princeton Chorus amp's chorus. I have one of the amps, and I have the schematics...just a question of finding the time to make the design mods and put it all together.

Now, if I am playing at church, here is my rig:

GUITARS:
Fender '57 Vintage Reissue Strat
Fender Strat, '68 Reissue (w/ Texas Special Pickups)
Taylor 310CE Acoustic/Electric

Into:
Sovtek Big Muff Pi

Into:
Line 6 POD


Directly into the board. If I am playing my bass, I just go straight to the board and that's that. For guitar work, I use the Muff when I need a little extra "umph", and I tweak the amp settings on the POD to get my overall tone like I want it. Simple but effective. Now, if I can just save the money to get the POD foot controller, I'll be set.

EDIT:
Forgot to mention:
I use an SM-58 for vocals (want to get an SM-57, because I like the mics better), and I have an E-Bow hanging from my mic stand that I use every now and then. For strings, I use GHS Boomers (.010s) on my electrics, and Elixir Lights (.012s) on my acoustic. I use Dunlop Tortex Picks, .73 mm (the yellow ones). And my favorite cords so far are the Horizon Vintage braided cords, in 20 ft. lengths. I also use Keyser capos when I feel the need...

[lespaul59]

My live rig has simplifyed over the last year or so. So here it is.

Guitars:
Dean: EVO
Epiphone: Les Paul

Amp:
Marshall: 1978 JMP 50w(with 6550's) half stack

EFX:
Dunlop: CryBaby
ProCo: Rat

Misc:
Dunlop: slides, picks
Gibson: slides
Dava: Picks
Peavey: cords

I'm gonna replace the Rat wit an MXR: Wylde Overdrive when it comes out.

[les_paul_strat]

heres my rig

guitars

- 50th aneversierie 70s strat
- epiphone les paul custom
- cortez (yeah they dont make them anymore) gold to les paul.
- squire strat pac
- squire p bass (i am really suprised by the sound of it to)
- alverez acoustic 9 dont know what modle it is, iits really my dads but i have all tim acces to it.

amps

-fender 70s 4 10 bass man
-peavy 112 bandit
-peavy tnt 115
-squire 15 watt amp

pedals

-ernie ball jr volume, fender tuner coming out)
-crybaby wah
-pro co rat
-ts9 tube screamer
-line 6 mm4
-dod milkbox compressor
-boss dd3



im really trying to get a picture soon.

[Band Geek]

The current Setup...

Guitars:
2004 Taylor 814ce
2002 Epiphone Les Paul Standard
1998 Ovation Celbrity Deluxe

The Les Paul into..

Ernie Ball Jr Volume-Boss TU-2 Tuner in tuner out
Vox V847 Wah
Marshall BB-2 Overdrive
Marshall ED-1 Compressor
Boss CE-5 Chorus

Fender Deville for an amp.

I think to finish off my pedal board for now I'm gonna get a Jekyll & Hyde and an MM4. In the long run I want a strat of some sort, but I'd rather have the pedals how I want them before I go with a new guitar because the Epiphone does it's job just playing in church every week (though I've been playing the Taylor a lot more since I got it a month ago).

So yeah, that's the current setup for now, but talk to me after my birthday this month and we'll see...

[E. Blues Gomer]

Guitars:
Laurel: 96 Epi Gold Top LP
No.2: 94 Fender Strat Sunburst with Dimarzio and Texas Specials
Kate: 94 Telecaster with RioGrande Pickups
Melissa: 03 Epi Kornia SG w/o ltd emblem, Rio Grande Pickups
Lynn(ette): 03 Hamer Sunburst

Pedal Line: JunkTrunk pedalboard. Vintage samsonite suitcase.
Vox UJ 847 with true bypass mod
Boss TU2 Tuner
Ibanez analogman TS909/808KWS mod
Fulltone '69
Roger Mayer Octavia
Boss RV-3 Delay/REverb
Guyatone Microdelay
Boss PN2 Trem Pan
Dunlop original reissue univibe
ISP Tech Noise Decimator
Ernie Ball Volume JR.

Amp:
Marshall MG80rCD

Misc
Ebow Plus
Moonshine slide
Mudslide Slide
Dunlop brass slide
Rapco Roadhog Cables
Dunlop Capo
Kyser Capo
LM product straps
Dunlop original straplocks recessed. On No.2
Schaller Straplocks everything else.
Ernie Ball straps
Godlyke power supply
Fender picks Pearloid (blue med) Green (thin)
BCR Music and sound Picks
and TKL cases.

[Alien5]

Guitars:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom Flametop
Tayor 414

Effects:
Crybaby 535Q Wah
Marshall ED1 Compressor
Marshall Bluesbreaker 2
Boss DD3 Delay

Amp:
Epiphone Galaxie 25

Strings:
Electric: D'Addario or Ernie Ball .011s
Acoustic: Martin, John Pearse or D'Addario .012s

Also:
Ibanez TS7
Danelectro Phaser
DigiTech X-Series Delay
Marshall AVT20
Vox Pathfinder 15
Fender or Ernie Ball heavy picks
Kyser capo
Intellitouch tuner

I like a lot of mids, generally have the bass at 1-2 o'clock, treble at 12 o'clock, and mids at 3 o'clock, with reverb around 9 o'clock. Most of the time I just run the two Marshall pedals and nothing else.

[JTindle]

Gibson '58 Reissue Les Paul
Fender SRV Strat
Fender MIM Tele
G&L ASAT
Martin D1R acoustic

LP into;

Vox wah
Marshall compressor
Fulltone Fulldrive2
Ibanez TubeScreamer TS9/808 mod by Keeley
Marshall BB2
Danelectro DanEcho(previously owned by the great Ryan Speer)
Marshall CHorus
Marshall vibrotrem
MXR Phase 100
Ernie Ball volume pedal

all sitting on a NYC pedalboard

using George L's all the way thru the chain

eBow

into a pre-'72 Fender Vibrolux Reverb or a Marshall 6101 combo
miced with a Shure SM-57

Also have a 1965 Fender blackface reverb unit
Dunlop crybaby
Ibanez TS 7
a Behringer V-amp and FCB1010 MIDI pedalboard
Fender medium picks
a couple of capo's(Kyser I believe)
experimenting with strings, trying the Gibson Vintage next

Jeff

[JTindle]

E.Blues and gmflash,

What are your opinions on the Texas Special pups? I have tried to incorporate my SRV Strat into my band but they just don't sound good playing CCM. Now for blues, they sound really good but I may change them out for some Fender Fat 50's or something else. Are there any CCM bands that use Strats? Wonder if they use stock pups?

Thanks,

Jeff

[E. Blues Gomer]

oh on a side note... Strings GHS Boomer .10's just about everything. DR tite's .9 on the tele... I'm not sure which pickup(s) are the Texas SPecials or the Dimarzio and I think on is stock too.... They're getting changed to rio grande big bottom sets.... NO2. is my SRV tribute strat. as far as CCM it's just gonna be based on your band's style... if your looking for a nice clean sound yeah the specials aren't gonna be the best. I'd recommend the Lace Sensor golds... I had a strat with those in it and it kicked a lot of butt, had guys thinking it was like some awesome american guitar but it wasn't. I have 6 electric guitars, each sound different, the song depends on the guitar which is used.... I think the point I'm getting at is CCM or not I'm sure there is a song that the SRV strat would sound great on, reguardless of what others think or believe....

I don't exactlly play "CCM" I honestlly don't know what that is and what defines it. I don't think it would be anything like praise and worship. Most of my music is just based off of my personal experiences the good and the bad, and people seem to enjoy it and feel some sort of connection to it... that's all i ask from my music. I found a quote that pretty much sums me up all together.

"I'm not all that much of a praying person, and I'm definately not a religious person, but I do consider myself a spiritual person and a Christian. I guess I might be a C-minus Christian, but I am one." -Johnny Cash

[gmflash]

Originally posted by JTindle
E.Blues and gmflash,

What are your opinions on the Texas Special pups? I have tried to incorporate my SRV Strat into my band but they just don't sound good playing CCM. Now for blues, they sound really good but I may change them out for some Fender Fat 50's or something else. Are there any CCM bands that use Strats? Wonder if they use stock pups?

Thanks,

Jeff
Well, I like them, but they are a bit hot sometimes. I played the Strat with the Texas Specials in it Wednesday night for Chi Alpha at our church, and it worked well. I was using it with the POD set to a slightly driven Tube Preamp setting with delay/chorus, and I had the Big Muff set pretty dirty, playing rythym support for our acoustic player and doing lead work. But it was less CCM style stuff, and more "P&W" style stuff.

I can get good cleans out of my Texas Specials, but it is harder to do. They are very hot, and tend to want to drive...but if you are going for a driven sound, they are great...

I gotta say, though, I agree with E.Blues on this one. Music is music, and just go with what you think sounds good. It is about feel and what you hear that you like, not about the style. Just like we say there is a genre of music that is "Worship Music." Well, you know, that is a fallacy of thinking, because it is all worship to God, if we are doing it in an attitude of worshiping Him. Just my thoughts. So go with what you like, what you can make work, and what sounds good.

Best of luck,
Stephen

[E. Blues Gomer]

ok good I tended to ramble last night and was incoheirent.... at least someone understood what i was trying to say.

[E. Blues Gomer]

also use a radioshack, 9volt powersupply... they're discontinued 1500miliamps get the M plug you need and instant powersupply... smaller then godlyke or One Spot.

[E. Blues Gomer]

Here is what's actually on the board

[Gabster]

uhm...

can we by any chance find out about Mark's (Lee) rig?

Thanks,
Gabi


------------------------
www.gabtone.com
www.18watt.com

[Snap]

Here's what I use...

Guitars:
2001 PRS Santana SE (Teal/Green)
Ibanez JX70 Acoustic/Electric (Teal/Green)
-to-
Pedal Board
(Monster Pro-1000 cables from guitar to pedal board and board to amp)
Boss TU-2 Tuner
Dunlop 535Q Wah
Boss BD-2 w/ Keeley Phat Mod
Marshall Shredmaster
Ibanez CF-7 Chorus/Flanger
Ibanez Soundtank Tremolo
Boss DD-6 Delay
(All the above effects are on a MPS Pedal Pad with George L's connecting the pedals)
-to-
Amp
(I usually put a SM57 on the amp that goes to the PA)
Fender Stage 100

Extra Effects - (extra pedals that I sometimes swap out with different pedals currently on the board)
Marshall BB-2 Bluesbreaker
Ibanez TK999 Tube King
Ibanez Pue5 Tube
Morley Bad Horsie Wah
Dunlop 535 Chrome Wah
Boss OC-2 Octave

Etc...
EBow
Dunlop Glass and Metal Slide
Fender Heavy and Extra Heavy Picks
Elixir Nanoweb Light Strings on both Acoustic and Electric guitars

Settings, Likes, Dislikes...

I almost always use some sort of delay behind whatever I am playing, it's just kind of become a part of my personal playing style. Sometimes I use the BD-2 as more of a boost with very slight distortion, when I add the Shredmaster to that I get a really nice warm tube overdrive type sound (at least the closest I can get without a tube amp).

I've been really happy with the Santana, for the price ($400) it sounds great. I've done a little work to it here and there, but otherwise it suits my needs. I'm really looking for a new amp though because the Stage 100 just doesn't fit with what I need. It gives me way more high end than I want (comes off just sounding brittle and downright crappy at loud volumes).

[Snap]

Finally got a pic of my pedal board...

[Gabster]

That is one neat pedalboard... Whwrw did get that cool loking case?

thanks,
gabi.

[Snap]

I found it on ebay for pretty cheap. They sell it on Musician's Friend (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040309071244068089240 038095681/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/159500/), but it's pretty expensive there.

[danielcrowe86]

I'm in the process of getting in pedals from Musicians Friend and ZZsounds, but here's what I've got and what I'm getting:


Got

Signal Flex A-B Switcher
Danelectro Daddy O
Danelectro Tuna Melt Tremolo
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus
Danelectro French Toast Octavator
Zoom 2100 Player
Rocktron Short Timer Delay
MXR Supa Comp
Audio Technica 300 Series Wireless


Getting

Ernie Ball Jr. Volume Pedal
Boss Blues Driver
MXR Phase 90
MXR 10 Band EQ
Rocktron "hush the pedal"
Boss TU2 tuner

And someday I hope to the the green line six delay pedal, and maybe a POD 2.0


IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SELL OR TRADE THEIR WHIRLWIND A-B SWITCHER, E-MAIL ME!

[His servant]

a) 3 acoustic guitars to mackie DFX6 mixer, to a presonus bluemax compressor, to a line6 MM4, to a Line6 DL4 (all stereo). 1 line runs to the amp (with line out to house), the other runs to a direct box and straight to the house.

c) Taylor 314CE with stereoblender running stereo, Takamine EF385 (12 string), Epiphone Chet Atkins SST, Marshall AS50R acoustic amp

d)...

[Gabster]

For what is an A/B box used for?

:confused:

thx
gabi.

[His servant]

Originally posted by Gabster
For what is an A/B box used for?

:confused:

thx
gabi.

sometimes to change amp paths, or sometimes I plug my chet atkins into it (prior to the mixer), and use it for some cool mute effects

[IDgomer]

Keep in mind I'm a beginning guitarist

Gretsch Electromatic Junior Jet 2
(kinda like an epi lp std. except made by Gretsch)
Squier Affinity Strat

Epiphone PR5-E

Boss ME-50
Ibanez TS-7

Marshall mg-30

Fender Acustasonic 30

[E. Blues Gomer]

darn gear acquistion syndrome.... got a new pedal for the board.... it's big, it's blue, and it rules..... Can you guess what it is?????









































no it's not the Line 6......




























Tech 21 ltd edition double drive

[E. Blues Gomer]

To Commemorate my 1000th post SpiritWalker and I decided to do something Special for the guys on the boards..... I have constantlly posted my forever changing rig but never really showed of the guitars... this is way we've got the worst case of Gear Acquistion Syndrome.... May also explain why I haven't had a girlfriend in the longest time.... Not too shabby for two guys.

[Spiritwalker413]

Those are my girls!!! Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!! So gorgeous! Yes, Elwood, we do have a major case of G.A.S... Oh well!!! One giant pile of rareties and monsters!

My ladies...
Corrine
Excalibur
M'lady
Morleigh
Rio
Siggy
Kay
and my homie Lazarus in the front right...

Just one thing to say... NEED MORE GEAR!!!!AAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAA HHHAAAGAAHAGAHAGAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JTindle]

Nice collection of guitars guys! But if it was me, I would sell 3 or 4 of them and get a good TUBE amp. Then you will have tone running out your ears:)

Jeff

[E. Blues Gomer]

That is officially next on our Lists.... I'm waiting till i get back from Seattle.... and Honestly even tho our amps are solid state we still have guys turning their heads to the surprise of our tone.

[Spiritwalker413]

Why exactly would I sell ANY of my guitars just to buy a "TUBE" amp??? You want to know how I got those guitars? By busting my rear 48-50 hours a week! If I want a tube amp I'll get it the same way. I will never understand what it is with you guys selling your guitars!?!?! All I can say is this. If you are not aboslutely so in love with a guitar that you could never part with it, DO NOT BUY IT!!! You will never connect with it and it will just be a waste of you time and money. There is not a single guitar in that line up that I could not play without. That is how seriously I take my craft. My money goes to bills and the rest goes to guitars. GOD didn't give me a gift so I could take it lightly... You really have to pour yourself into those guitars if you are going to be great. I hope you guys get what I am trying to say. They are not tools... They should be a part of who you are... Peace...
Padre

[gmflash]

Originally posted by Spiritwalker413
They are not tools... They should be a part of who you are...
I agree...my guitars are part of me...each one with its own attitude, feel, etc.

Stephen

[sleeper]

Originally posted by gmflash
I agree...my guitars are part of me...each one with its own attitude, feel, etc.

Stephen

Sometimes my stuff has attitude problems too, and there will be nothing I can do about how bad they sound, for some dumb reason. lol. Its like it'll sound good for 2 or 3 weeks for church, and then all of a sudden its just crappy sounding. Its wierd. Its not like it gets bumped around or anything, cuz I don't usually bring home my electric stuff, just the acoustic. Cuz if I want, I can go to the church and play with that stuff anyway, so it'd just a waste of time and energy usually, cuz half of the time, I'm too lazy to get all that stuff out anyway. lol.

[JTindle]

I didn't mean to upset you, but when it comes to tone, tube amps are head over heels above solidstate. Just like analog pedals are better than digital stuff. Most of your tone is from the amp. I believe E Blues even said this, a cheap guitar thru a really good amp will sound alot better than an expensive guitar thru a cheap amp. So a good tube amp would be an important piece of the tone puzzle. The major piece!

I don't know who you are referring to selling their guitars, I have never sold one of mine yet, but things change. I bought a Gibson LP Studio, liked it alot and then played a '58 Reissue LP. Liked it much better and bought it. Now I am considering selling the Studio or changing the pups, but theres nothing wrong with selling it to aquire other gear.

I have a different opinion about a chunk of wood with wires strung on it. I could live without any of them, because even though I enjoy playing tremendously, my relationship with God, my wife and kids and my job are much more important. They make guitars every day, just like the ones I have and just like yours. You can always buy another one. I couldn't replace my 13 year old that enjoys playing music with me or my 10 year old that loves sports or even my 8 year old that prays as well as alot of adults. He even went to the alter at church Sunday, talk about a love for God!

My apologies if I offended you, but once you get a good tube amp, you'll wonder why you didn't get one long ago.

Jeff

Originally posted by Spiritwalker413
Why exactly would I sell ANY of my guitars just to buy a "TUBE" amp??? You want to know how I got those guitars? By busting my rear 48-50 hours a week! If I want a tube amp I'll get it the same way. I will never understand what it is with you guys selling your guitars!?!?! All I can say is this. If you are not aboslutely so in love with a guitar that you could never part with it, DO NOT BUY IT!!! You will never connect with it and it will just be a waste of you time and money. There is not a single guitar in that line up that I could not play without. That is how seriously I take my craft. My money goes to bills and the rest goes to guitars. GOD didn't give me a gift so I could take it lightly... You really have to pour yourself into those guitars if you are going to be great. I hope you guys get what I am trying to say. They are not tools... They should be a part of who you are... Peace...
Padre

[E. Blues Gomer]

a decent amp is part of the tonal key, but YOU are the major piece of the tonal spectrum.... I did an open mic by myself before my black strat got stolen, busting out some old clapton tunes and people were in awe coz i had that early 90's clapton tone... Solid State amp.

Padre and I have played at this one spot in WV where it was like an Open Mic night with head lining bands.... the guys before us cleared the place out, we started playing brought everyone back in, including the bands head lining, and they're mouths dropped when they saw what we were playing.... They were baffled at how our amps sounded the way the did coz they were solid state.

also our buddy greg has an original 59 bassman up in the "upper sanctum" I would think he would gig with that... but what does he use???? Tech 21 Trade Mark 60's....

I'm still a traditionalist as far as tube vs. solid state goes, but each has their advantages and disadvantages... hence why i'm going with both in the long run.... but our guitars aren't those 1000 dollar models.... they're all imports, and Greg who owns 007 of the 30th anniversary Hamers, a Robin Wrangler, a Hamer Duotone and other various "boutique" guitars along with his vintage 59 Gibby LP and other various vintage instruments, says that is one cool guitar, and don't get rid of it, I feel honored. As I feel honored to be one of the few and proud that own the checkered board cases....

[Ehud Elijah]

I found out this weekend that my great uncle has a 1952 Telecaster he bought brand new for $187.50 fifty-two years ago.
Serial #56. Yes, true believers, the 56th Telecaster ever made.
I wish he didn't have kids and I was his favorite nephew.

[Spiritwalker413]

First of all you did not offend me. Couldn't if you tried... The thing is. I have a family and I have great friends. Never said my guitars mean more to me than them. On the other hand, my guitars are not chunks of wood with strings on them. Each one is a part of me. Each one has told a different piece of the story of my life. Most of it was the building of my relationship with the Father and my Lord. To part with them would be like parting with my voice. Parting with the memories of my life. Christ had the power of his words. The power of His love through words. I have the power of His love through them...

As far as the amp goes. British made Laney's are not "cheap" amps. It cost as much as a tube amp. I would love to have a tube amp. I just have not found one that I am totally happy with. Right now I am a huge fan of the Traynor YCV 80. I have no intentions of parting with a part of myself to get it tho. Don't take all of this as an insult. It's not! I just want everyone to know where I am coming from...
Padre

[Spiritwalker413]

Oh, and guys, that thing about the guitars throwing tantrums. I hear ya! They all do that... Take care and GOD bless...

Padre

[Spiritwalker413]

Back to the subject at hand... You guys are talking pedal rigs so here goes...

Vintage (Thomas Organ Company) Vox King Wah
Tech 21 Double Drive (special edition only because it's BLUE!!!)
Maxon OD 808
Electro Harmonix Holy Grail
Marshall Edward the Compressor
Boss TU-2 Tuner
Boss PSM-5 (looper)
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Russian)
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Jr.

I also have a Marshall BBII, Vibratem, and a Crybaby wah floating around that I don't use so much anymore...

Got plans for a Guyatone Micro Delay, a new looper, and probably an MXR Phase 90 or a Danelectro Hashbrown...
After that I need to build myself a new pedal board...

Padre

[E. Blues Gomer]

sorry not the wrangler... it'/s the ranger

[Ryan Speer]

Originally posted by Ehud Elijah
I found out this weekend that my great uncle has a 1952 Telecaster he bought brand new for $187.50 fifty-two years ago.
Serial #56. Yes, true believers, the 56th Telecaster ever made.
I wish he didn't have kids and I was his favorite nephew. Know any hit men in your area? :D *just joking - obviously*




Well, maybe not... ;)

[Spiritwalker413]

Niiiiiiiice.............. .. There is always bribery!?!? You never know...

Padre

[alex]

Originally posted by Spiritwalker413
Back to the subject at hand... You guys are talking pedal rigs so here goes...

Vintage (Thomas Organ Company) Vox King Wah
Tech 21 Double Drive (special edition only because it's BLUE!!!)
Maxon OD 808
Electro Harmonix Holy Grail
Marshall Edward the Compressor
Boss TU-2 Tuner
Boss PSM-5 (looper)
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Russian)
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Jr.

I also have a Marshall BBII, Vibratem, and a Crybaby wah floating around that I don't use so much anymore...

Got plans for a Guyatone Micro Delay, a new looper, and probably an MXR Phase 90 or a Danelectro Hashbrown...
After that I need to build myself a new pedal board...

Padre
how do you find the holy grail? I've been wanting a reverb box and I';ve had my erye on one of them...
ah to ever have all the stomp boxes and guitars and amps I've wanted.......
I'm tempted to not post my gear, I like my pedals, but I'm badly in need of a new guitar and amp...

guitar --
Vox v847 wwah wah
electro Harmonix big muff US reissue
Dan Electro Daddy O overdrive
Boss BF2 Flanger
--Amp.

My guitars are a squier strat that I've had since I was 15(I'm now 22) that's badly in need of retirement. I'm aiming to get an ES335 style guitar(I'd love a Gibson but can't see my self affording it while I'm still at university) probably and epihone sheraton

I've also got an Epiphone PR5E I kinda like it but the guy at the shop gave me the impression that ity was a solid top which I found out was untrue which made me pretty mad.,.. I might replace it with somthing else.

I've got a bass, a classical guitar, and a couple of other acoustics too...

My amp's a fender power chorus. it's an 80's solid state, and I also really need a good tube amp. guitar's more pressing though.

misc..
I've got a boss ds1 distortion that the big muff replaced at xmas

that's about it. not very impressive, a rig that's still very much in it's infancy.
alex.

[Third Day Gomer]

Hey guys...it's been a while since I've been on here so I thought i would post my updated set-up.

Guitars:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom (white with Gibson 57's--chrome hardware)
Fender SRV Signature (Red Tortoise Shell Pickguard)
Taylor 714-CE

Effects:
Fulltone Clyde Wah
Fulltone Full-Drive 2
Keeley Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
1970's ROSS orange Phaser
Voodoo Labs Tremelo

Amps:

Fender VibroKing 3x10 (Blonde)


I'll try to get some pictures if you guys want to see them but whatever...just thought you all might like to know what I have acquired as of late.

[E. Blues Gomer]

got some new toys here's what good ole E. Blues is sporting these days.

guitars

96 Epi Blue Sparkle top- Voodoos (greg wind bridge, and 60's neck)
96 Epi Gold Top - Stock (so far :( )
95 Fender Strat, Sunburst Rio midbottom set
94 Fender Tele Rios non string through to string through
02 Epi Korina SG Rios
Hamer Import Sunburst (xxxx177), nearly semetrical serial.... a friend of mine has the one before mine (xxxx176)
BREEDLOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! AD25/SR PLUS


PEDALS

NO PERTICULAR ORDER

Fulltone Fulldrive2
Fulltone 69
Boss TU2
Boss PN2
Univibe
ISP Noise Decimator
Guyatone Microdelay
Tech21 Double Drive
Ibanez TS10
Ibanez TS9/808KWS
Roger Mayer Octavia
Danelectro Hashbrown
Vox UJ 847
Ernie Ball Volume Jr.


amps

Tech21 Trade Mark 60
1983 Marshall JCM 800!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

[Muleya]

I'm a new member here, but have been playing guitar for around 18 years. Boy, some of you really have some $$ wrapped up in gear! I only owned an acoustic until about 7 years ago, and with a growing family it takes me a while to save my beans to buy a piece of equipment. But after about 6 different amps and a handful of acoustic guitars, here's my current setup, which I'm pretty happy with for the most part.

Guitars:
Charvel Surfcaster (Semi-Hollow, Seymour Duncan JB in bridge, Kent Armstrong hot lipstick in neck)
Fender Standard Strat (replaced pickups with lace sensors, red in bridge, gold in middle and blue in neck)
Taylor 414CE with Fishman prefix blender preamp

Pedals:
Boss DD-5
Arion Stereo Chorus
Tech 21 TRI O.D. (rarely use except for Speaker Sim when recording direct from the Mesa)
Homemade Signal Booster
Homemade A/B box
Homemade Effects loop switcher (which I used with a previous amp, don't need it now)

Amps:
Mesa Boogie F-50
Vox Valvetronix 30W (a toy to play with...also has an attenuator built into it, making it much more family friendly late at night)

Other:
Boss BR-864 Digital 8-track recording unit
A Cheapo Squier Bass that I use for recording

I don't use a lot of effects, but would like to get a better chorus one of these days and am planning to get a good overdrive box in January...probably either a Boss OD-3 or a Danelectro Wasabi Overdrive. I'd seriously think about the Ibanez tube screamer, but the Boss has more bottom end and produces a more pleasing overdrive. I want to test out the Wasabi, but the on-line sample seemed promising. I'm also looking at a reverb box, probably the Boss RV-5, but I'm not fully decided on that yet.

Otherwise, I'm setting my sights on a Fender American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster with the Cherry Burst finish...though it could take me a couple of years to get there...and who knows, by then I'll probaby want something else!

[kpracer94]

Thought I'd join in and list my gear I've aquired over the last 17 years. It doesn't grow as fast now that I'm married and have 2 kids.
Guitars
Fender SRV strat
Fender 60's relic strat sunburst
Fender custom shop flamed tele amber
Fender 1972 blonde tele
Epiphone Les Paul deluxe gold top
Gretch 1967 Chet Adkins Country Gentleman red stain
Charvel model 2 blue metallic
Gibson 1930's hawain lap steel sunburst
Takamine Steve Warner acoustic black
Takamine classical
Alvarez acoustic
Carvin Bolt
Fender Jazz Bass sunburst
McNally Strumstick (for goofing off)
Effects (no particular order) on powered pedalboard, don't use all
Crybaby wah
Ernie Ball jr. volume
Ibanex TS9 tubescreamer
Boss Bluesdriver
Boss MT2 metalzone
Boss TU2 tuner
Boss comp/sust
Boss CE5 chorus
Boss acoustic simulator
MSR dynacomp
MSR phase 90
Boss delay
Line 6 POD (don't use in my rig, it's a tone killer)
A/B switch
Amps
Fender Twin
Fender Blues Deville 2-12's Tweed
Kustom dual 35 dsx (practice amp, keeps wife and neighbors happy)

I use and recommend George L cables, I couldn't believe the difference these made when I switched all my cables to these. ALOT Hotter signal

[godcaresforu]

So lucky................i know im jealous...beautiful rigs.............i want to boost my tone but..........u got to have money to do that

[Muleya]

So lucky................i know im jealous...beautiful rigs.............i want to boost my tone but..........u got to have money to do that

You don't have to spend big bucks to get decent tone (and it's certainly true that spending big bucks doesn't guarantee good tone)...just be very selective and spend your money on the right things. The most important pieces in shaping your tone will be pickups, amplifier and speaker. The bugger of the matter is that in most cases you cannot return pickups or speakers, so it's difficult to just "try them out", but do your homework, find out what your favorite guitarists use. While many aspects of a guitar play into the tone, carefully switching out the pickups on a decent quality lower end guitar will sound pretty close to the more expensive guitars for a fraction of the cost. At the same time, try to avoid doing the "trade up" thing too many times, you lose money each time you do that. In some cases, you may be better off just waiting until you can afford what you really want. And don't spend too much time second guessing your decision after you've made your purchase, thinking maybe you should have gotten B instead of A. Chances are if you had bought B, you'd be wondering whether you should have gotten A instead. It's human nature...you know...the grass is always greener on the other side.

And try to avoid buying novelty items that you won't use much. Effects are cool, but if money is tight, carefully evaluate how much you'll use it before you buy it and buy only those that you know you will use consistently (for me it's only chorus, delay and reverb). Once you have the guitar and amp setup you want, then you can add the spicier effects if you want. I keep thinking about buying a wah pedal, but honestly, I wouldn't use it that much. I borrowed a friends for a couple weeks and only hooked it up a couple of times, and then only used it for a few minutes. Helped me to realize that if I bought one, it would mostly just sit around (and besides, if I ever want to use it, he'll gladly lend it to me again.) The same would be true for me of a phaser or flanger pedal.

I would also give a word of caution to people buying digital modelling equipment. Just be aware that anything digital loses value quickly. The technology is always advancing, and whenever new technology finds its way to the market place, the old technology loses value. You can spend $400 on a piece of gear today and in a couple of years you'll be doing good to get $150 for it on e-bay. (Just do a search on e-bay for the POD 2.0, or worse yet, the Johnson J-Station or any number of similar items.) This is not to say you shouldn't buy them, I own one myself, but just don't plan on selling it in a couple years to upgrade to something better, you might not be able to give it away. Unfortunately, most gear loses value, but some much more than others.

Lastly, it helps to take the mindset that you don't have to get everything at once. While it'd be great to do that, for many of us it's just not realistic without going into debt...which I do not advocate. 7 years ago all I had was a Sigma Guitars SDR-28 acoustic that I had paid about $400 for about 7 years earlier with college graduation money. And while my gear collection is still pretty modest, I'd never have dreamed at that point I'd have all the gear I have now...and my budget for music gear has only been $10/week this whole time, and an occasional gift of money for birthday or Christmas. And while I'd still like to own a nice Les Paul and/or a more upscale Strat, I've got plenty of years to save up for that!

[steffen]

how do you find the holy grail?
Yea. That has been bugging mankind ever since the Middle Ages:D

(OK- I know... it's getting late and I'm sleepy)

[Band Geek]

The current Setup...

Guitars:
2004 Taylor 814ce
2004 Fender American Deluxe Telecaster
2002 Epiphone Les Paul Standard
1998 Ovation Celebrity Deluxe

The Les Paul into..

Ernie Ball Jr Volume-Boss TU-2 Tuner in tuner out
Vox V847 Wah
Fulltone Fulldrive 2
Marshall BB-2 Overdrive
Marshall ED-1 Compressor
Boss CE-5 Chorus
Boss DD-6 Delay

Fender Deville for an amp.



I just wanted to post the changes in my gear since March.

~Craig

[TShafer]

Okay...much has changed since I posted my rig in March...and I mean alot. Changes and additions in bold.

A)


Guitar
Dunlop Wah
MXR DynaComp Compressor
Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Overdrive
Guyatone OD-2 Overdrive
Ibanez TS-7 Tubescreamer
BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver
Ernie Ball Junior Passive Volume Controller -> Korg Tuner
MXR Phase 90 Phaser
MXR MicroAmp Signal Boost
Line6 ToneCore Tap Tremelo
BOSS DD-5 Digital Delay -> BOSS FS-5U Tap Tempo
--> both the Main & Panning outs go to
Line6 DL-4 Delay Modeler (presets on rythym tap, ping-pong, and sweep)
--> L out to Epiphone Galaxie 25
--> R out to Fender Blues Deluxe (if running stereo)


B)

I absolutely love the combo of the FD2 and the Blues Driver...the Tubescreamer is very close to being extinct in this setup. Some people wonder why I have 3 or 4 overdrives and no distortions, but it's pretty simple. I play alot of church music (think Chris Tomlin, David Crowder), so I don't need anything really heavy. What's more, the FD2 is so versatile in Comp-Cut that it can easily boost the Blues Driver into a very heavy sound if I need it.

The other reason I have 4 drive effects ( 5 if you count the micro amp ) is because I'm picky. They each have a different sound, which is the other thing about the worship music we play ... it requires different tones for different songs ( the micro-amp always stays on to add back som signal sucked by effects pedals. ) The only real standard I hold myself to with effects is that I must be able to play any song with nothing more than a guitar, one overdrive (or an amp's overdrive) and an amp. After that, all the rest is for accenting my tone, not creating it.


C)

Currently I use:

Amps
Epiphone Galaxie 25 (Primary Amp)
Peavey Classic 30 (Secondary Amp)
Peavey Blazer 158 (Second monitor for Stage Noise)

Guitars
2002 Gibson Les Paul Studio Copper Top w/Gibson PAFs
2000 Epiphone Les Paul Special (strings heightened for slide-playing)
1998 Alvarez RD-30SC Acoustic w/Cutaway

Misc.
I use primarily George L. Cables & Monster Cables for my setup.
I use a custom-built pedalboard made by NYC Pedalboards (http://www.nycpedalboards.com)
I use Kyser capos, Elixir or Gibson .010s, and Dunlop picks

Tom

[Friend_of_God]

I took a pic of my pedalboard tnight and I thought I'd post it on here. Pretty basic, nothing really fancy. I change it alot so it may not look like this next set, who knows.

[Muleya]

If I were to play live ever, I would still go with the Les Paul and a good stack for stage presence.

If you start playing live remember the fact that you'll have to transport and carry your rig with you. As someone who gigged a couple times a month for about three years, I can tell you that I don't want to haul a stack around with me..or even a half-stack!!! My Mesa Boogie F-50 combo weighs in at 50 lbs. and I get tired of lugging that thing around!!

I also like the Marshall sound, but the one thing that frustrates me immensely is that Marshall has not learned how to package that sound in an affordable compact combo. None of the Marshall all-tube combos on the market now appeal to me. While the DSL 40 is affordable (by Marshall standards, anyway), it sounds like you're cutting a tin can with a buzz saw...nothing like the DSL 50 Head. And I imagine the TSL 122 sounds decent, but not only does it weigh in at 67 lbs, the thing costs $1800!! And I was not impressed with the TSL 601 I demoed once...maybe it was that particular model and I should try another one.

Now I did try out a JCM 900 50 Watt head last week at my local guitar shop, and it sounded great, but again, it's a huge head, and all the JCM 900 combos that I've seen are 2x12's that weigh a ton as well. So, as much as I like the Marshall sound, I'm sticking with my Mesa, at least until Marshall comes out with an all tube 1x12 combo that sounds good!

[Ehud Elijah]

The Jubilee series are the best amps Marshall has put out since the 70's. The 2x12 combo's sound awesome. Slash can play any amp in the world, but he still plays 50 watt Jubilee's, and there's a reason for that.
50 watts is more than enough for anyone unless you play stadiums or other huge venues.

There are also many boutique manufacturers whose amps can be found used at really good prices. These guys build amps because they love to do it, and the quality is noticably higher than larger manufacturers (Marshall, Fender...etc.).

[Snap]

If you're looking for a smaller combo that has a big stack sound I have a friend who just bought a Mesa Boogie Studio 22 (kind of a smaller brother to the Mark IV). It's a really good sounding amp and it has extra eq controls on the amp (aside from the normal bass, mid, treble).

[Muleya]

Randy,

A little more of my opinion on Marshalls. I played a DSL 50 watt head through a Marshall 4x12 cab a few months ago. The first channel was awesome...nice clean and the crunch with the gain maxed was really sweet...and while I would have needed a little more time with it, it almost seemed like there was enough gain on the first channel to play a lot of rock...not modern high gain stuff, but I felt it got close to the 80's hard rock sounds. But the second channel was unimpressive. Basically, Marshall employs diode clipping to get those high gain sounds, and that's why you get that buzzy and thin sound at the higher gain settings. But the first channel was pure tube distortion, which is why it was so sweet. I just keep thinking they should package that first channel in an amp and I'd buy it (provided it doesn't cost more than $1000-$1200...I'll pass on the new JTM-45 reissue).

And I would second what Ehud Elijah said...don't let them talk you into a 100 Watt amp...it's way more power than you'll ever need. My 50 Watt amp is SOOOOOO loud it's not even funny. Chances are that you will mic your amp if you start gigging, in which case 50W is more than plenty...I've never turned my master volume up past 10 o'clock when gigging, at home it's around 9 o'clock...which is even really too loud (however my wife will usually humor me for an hour or so at that volume). At 50W, my amp is too loud for me to really get the amp hot enough to overdrive the power tubes, which is a little frustrating (unless I buy an attenuator, which I'm considering)...fortunatel y, the pre-amp distortion sounds good to me, so I survive!! :) But seriously, even 30 Watts is more than enough to gig with if they are tube watts. The Matchless DC-30 is "only" 30 watts, but they'll blow you out the door!!

Also, the F-series has the EQ that Snap refers to built into the amp as well with the Contour Switch...only on the F-series, it is pre-set to a "V" instead of being adjustable by the user (Randall Smith says everyone just set it to a "V" anyway, so that was his justification for removing the actual EQ controls on the F-series. But there are a number of older 22 Watt Mesa's you may want to consider, they would still be plenty loud I would imagine, but you would more easily be able to get some power tube distortion.

All this for what it's worth...ultimately you must decide what's best for you...good luck! :)

[Euphoric]

I use a custom-built pedalboard made by NYC Pedalboards (http://www.nycpedalboards.com)
Those pedalboards look nice. I have an SKB powered board and I like that. One thing I'm noticing on that site and here is that people are putting their volume/wah pedals on the right side of the board. Am I the only one who puts them on the left? The reason I put it on the left is because I put the whole board to the right of my mic stand and I sometimes want to put my right foot on the pedal when singing. I could have the board in front of the mic stand and have the boom angled more to go over it but I don't like that much either.

Picky picky! :p

[Jesus Freak!]

Ya'll confuse me. :D

I'm just one little chick and a cheap acoustic guitar with very little knowledge on the subject of guitar...

This is the one I'm strummin' on right this second...
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000365TM.01.LZZZZZZZ.gi f

I'm trying to finish a song I'm writing...

[matt15]

Those pedalboards look nice. I have an SKB powered board and I like that. One thing I'm noticing on that site and here is that people are putting their volume/wah pedals on the right side of the board. Am I the only one who puts them on the left? The reason I put it on the left is because I put the whole board to the right of my mic stand and I sometimes want to put my right foot on the pedal when singing. I could have the board in front of the mic stand and have the boom angled more to go over it but I don't like that much either.

Picky picky! :p


i put my volume and wah on the left. i never really knew why i did it but that's the way it's set up. i have TU-2> DS-1> carvin UD-1(distortion)> digitech snyth wah> dunlop crybaby(hopefully soon changed out for a morley bad horsie II)> morley little alligator.

[Someone]

OK, here goes...

Guitars:
- Parker P-44
- Old Samick Artist Series LP copy

All going into (in order of chain):

- Vox V847 wah
- Ernie Ball Volume
- Boss CS-3 Compressor
- Jekyll & Hyde OD/Distortion
- Boss DD-20 (in amp signal chain)

All playing through my Traynor YCV40WR tube amp.


I will also likely add an Electro Harmonix Small Clone Chorus to the list within 2 weeks or so. Woohoo!

[Muleya]

Those pedalboards look nice. I have an SKB powered board and I like that.


Are these pedal boards really worth the $$? I find it hard to shell out $150-$300 just for a board to hold my pedals...and I've rarely (if ever) seen any pros using them...most of them have homemade pedal boards that are basically just variations on a plank of plywood.

I recently took a piece of plywood and screwed a power strip onto it and plan to velcro my pedals onto it. Of course, I've only got about 4 or 5 pedals, but I can't imagine that I'd ever shell out that much money for a manufactured pedal board.

[TShafer]

For what I do, it's definitely worth the $200. Mine is two-tiered so I can get to the 2nd row of pedals easier, as well as hide my 3 power supplies. What's more, the board gets trailered all the time and I needed the hard case to protect all the stuff inside. Plus, it gets fixed for free for the lifetime of the board.

Tom

[Euphoric]

Are these pedal boards really worth the $$? I find it hard to shell out $150-$300 just for a board to hold my pedals...and I've rarely (if ever) seen any pros using them...most of them have homemade pedal boards that are basically just variations on a plank of plywood.

I recently took a piece of plywood and screwed a power strip onto it and plan to velcro my pedals onto it. Of course, I've only got about 4 or 5 pedals, but I can't imagine that I'd ever shell out that much money for a manufactured pedal board.I figured I'd save money in 9volt batteries and I think I have - especially with my Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb - that eats batteries like crazy. I got my SKB PS-25 used on Ebay for a good price and it was practically mint. I didn't have adapters for all my pedals so I figured the powered board would make sense. One problem I have is that if I power my BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble through the board it makes a lot of noise so I ended up buying a separate adapter for that. Everything else is powered through the board. If I bought 4 more adapters and made my own board I'd probably be in it for as much $$$ as I was for the board. Personally I think the board was worth it for me. However, there's nothing wrong with doing it your way either. Whatever works best for you. :)

[Muleya]

Yeah, you don't want to rely on batteries for any reverb or delay effects. Currently I've got my Boss DD-5 and a cheap Chorus pedal using adapters, but overdrive pedals are pretty easy on batteries, so I'm using a battery for that. I'll be getting a Boss GE-7 here in the next couple of months, and I'm assuming it'll be pretty easy on batteries, too. If not, I'll probably do an adapter for that, too. I've also got a homemade boost pedal, but batteries last forever in that thing...then again, I made it only for battery use. Besides, I really only used it in my effects loop as a solo volume boost when I was gigging, and I'm not gigging now, so it will probably just sit around and gather dust.

The one thing I noticed that some of these pedal boards had that could be useful in a gigging situation was the ability to have two separate and switchable loops, but again, since I'm not gigging I don't really need it.

Thanks for your input.

[Euphoric]

Yeah, I haven't gigged for a long time either.

I don't know if it's just me but it seems like those pedals sound better with batteries. ??? Maybe it's in my mind. Has anyone tried those 9 volts they sell for $6.99 in Musicians Friend (I think). They were supposed to last 4 times longer or something like that. I wonder if they are worth it.

[lpkm79]

Guitars:

'50s', '60's and '70's Strats, Teles (mix of regular, Custom, and Deluxes), and SGs/Les Pauls (mix of Standards, Customs, and Deluxes).
A couple of those neck-through body Fenders (Showmasters, TC-90.)
'60's Gibson acoustics
A variety of Schecters (Elites, and Omens)

Amps/Effects:

Line 6 Flextone III (just need the FBV Pedal Board).

[Friend_of_God]

I just got my case friday, so I figured I'd update from my previous one. Nothing special, I am going through a "no modulation" kind of stage(other than my wah). I dont think I have to list the pedals, u guys probably know what they are.

[Friend_of_God]

By the way I dont use that amp, its just all I had at home. :D

[lpkm79]

(just need the FBV Pedal Board).

I bought the Pedal Board. Now I'm just waiting for it to come in.

[BruceM]

Here is my homebrew pedal board, it has a matching lid that is not shown. With everything, it's pretty heavy (+/- 40 lbs).

Guitars:
'00 Black Epi LP Custom (stock pickups now, but will upgrade to Classic '57s soon)
'04 Epi PRS-350SO Acoustic

Amp:

Peavey Classic 50/410 with JJ-Tesla tubes

Pedals:

Dunlop High Gain Volume ->
Morley Pro Wah II ->
BOSS Super Overdrive SD-1 ->
BOSS Distortion DS-1 ->
BOSS Compressor/Sustainer CS-3 ->
DOD FX94 Ice Box Chorus -> (Output #1) Zoom 505II (used as tuner)
|->(Output #2) BOSS Digital Delay DD-3

Soon to add:

Phase 90 phaser, or Dunlop Uni-Vibe (can't make up my mind)
BOSS Blues Driver BD-2
BOSS Tuner TU-2

[lpkm79]

Line 6 Flextone III (just need the FBV Pedal Board).

I finally got the pedal board. Now, it's a couple hours of 'together time.'

[otto2jfrk]

Here's my rig

Guitars:
Fender Jimi Hendrix Tribute strat with hot rails in bridge
Prs Ce 24
Epiphone Les paul juinor

Effects:
Digi tech Whammy
Jimi hendrix wah
Wylde Overdrive
Fulldrive 2
Dime distortion
Bluesdriver
Dod eq
Boss super chorus
Mxr phase 90
Ibanez delay/echo
Boss Noise suppressor
Rocktron rack effect in the fx loop

Amp:
Mesa Dual Rectifier and standar mesa cab.

Plannig on getting a pic posted

[proclubs1]

I just joined to see what others in the church rock music scene are doing.

I play a Peavy T-60 or an ovation through a Fender Cyber-Twin Se to get about any sound you like. Ive only had it three weeks but it is pretty incredible. With the midi foot board it's pretty easy to set up and use. Now if I could just get the tab for the wire cd I'm set.

[E. Blues Gomer]

my board kinda varies from week to week. Using my strat heavily, and my micro delay, everything else is kinda up in the air.... use a double drive, fulldrive 2, vox wah, and isp noise decimator and juice goose power conditioner

[Someone]

Here is an update to my rig:

Guitars:
- Parker P-44
- Old Samick Artist Series LP copy

All going into (in order of chain):

- Vox V847 wah
- Ernie Ball Volume
- Boss CS-3 Compressor
- Jekyll & Hyde OD/Distortion
- EHX Small Clone Chorus
- Boss DD-20 (in amp signal chain)

All playing through my Traynor YCV40WR tube amp.

For my b-day in a little over a month i'm getting an eBow and replacing my Boss CS-3 with a Barber Tone Press.

[JTindle]

Here's my updated chain:

Gibson LP58RI
Fender American Tele
Fender SRV Strat

into;

[BFS Fan]

To Commemorate my 1000th post SpiritWalker and I decided to do something Special for the guys on the boards..... I have constantlly posted my forever changing rig but never really showed of the guitars... this is way we've got the worst case of Gear Acquistion Syndrome.... May also explain why I haven't had a girlfriend in the longest time.... Not too shabby for two guys.


Very nice, Sir!! Very nice, indeed!

G

[E. Blues Gomer]

since that pic we've added two breedlove acoustics and Robin wranglers on the way

[ibanez_player]

how do can you make a animated like picture thing of your pedals like some people do. (eg, http://guitargeek.com/rigs/img/c/chris_duarte_2001.gif)? i just want to know how to do this.

[E. Blues Gomer]

a lot of people just copy and paste

[Friend_of_God]

Here is my current setup, minus the wah with phase 90 there. I'm running my amp dist. with everything you see in the efx loop. I had to make my own platform for my wah and fulldrive, its not pretty but it works.

[E. Blues Gomer]

just bought a Budda Wah for 80 bucks, and just added tone pros to my Sparkle Top.... just waiting for the LCP to get done

[Ryan Speer]

Here's my acoustic pedalboard. Soon (within the next 3-4 weeks) I hope to be adding a custom phaser.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/ryanspeer/AcousticPedalboard001.jpg

And just for fun, here's the latest pedal I built for someone: a PacifiCustom Pedals 3LTM-C. 3-Loops with tuner-mute and intermediate out/in jacks between each loop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/ryanspeer/3LTM-C5.jpg

[E. Blues Gomer]

Man do I have G.A.S. bad still got a custom order to finish paying for, but does that stop me, nope.... Went to guitar center and found a 91-92 MIJ Fender 72 thinline. To go with my Korina SG 400 and My sparkle top LP and Marshall head.... kinda feel like i'm turning into mark now. Which is rather funny due to previous posts about his tone. and If you read this Mark, got the Live Wire and gotta say you're playing and tone has drastically improved. you and brad gotta cut some heads sometime

[Friend_of_God]

Traded in some pedals for an ebow. Pretty cool. Although I must say its not as hard to use as some people have said.....

[yamakememad]

I only own one pedal!!! :( :( :( The church has a chorus pedal which I rarely use, because it is meant for acoustics and not solid body electrics like mine. It ends with this discusting noise. :eek:
I have a grunge pedal, which by the way is perfect for all you guys who love metal. However, the grunge is too heavy for my church because most of the believers are strict and conservative. So last time at church, I decided to use the chorus to soften up my guitar and then rigged it in to the grunge.....my soul was satisfied. It sounded sweet.

Ibanez Rg380mw-\
-Danelectro (Chorus Flange)
-Dod Grunge (Heavy Distortion)
- into some very huge peavey speakers, very, very old

[godcaresforu]

yo e blues post a pic of ur pedal board.......or boards.......

Shawn

[Someone]

Well, my board has been changing!

Parker P-44 into (in order):

- Barber Tone-Press
- Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde
- Vox V847 wah
- Ernie Ball Mono Volume Pedal
- Boss DD-20 Delay (in efx loop)
- EHX Small Clone Chorus (in efx loop)

all into a Traynor YCV40WR tube combo

Also, just got an eBow today!

[E. Blues Gomer]

yo e blues post a pic of ur pedal board.......or boards.......

Shawn
I'll try to get some pics asap. with the guitars when they all come home.

[BFS Fan]

I have added a T-Rex CompNova to the rig. I have to say that is the best money I have spend on a pedal.

Has anyone tried the new Vox pedals yet?

G

[JTindle]

Here's mine except I replaced the Danelectro delat with a Line6 DL4

[Friend_of_God]

Here's mine except I replaced the Danelectro delat with a Line6 DL4



U noticed any tone suckage out of your vox? Or have to had it modded to true bypass?

[JTindle]

U noticed any tone suckage out of your vox? Or have to had it modded to true bypass?

I modded it true-bypass

Jeff

[Friend_of_God]

I modded it true-bypass

Jeff



Which mod do you have? How much did it cost you?(if you dont mind telling me) I have seen some with Keeley for like $75 and then some for like $18 on ebay. I dont think I'm going to use my wah again until I get one.

[JTindle]

Which mod do you have? How much did it cost you?(if you dont mind telling me) I have seen some with Keeley for like $75 and then some for like $18 on ebay. I dont think I'm going to use my wah again until I get one.

I bought the true bypass switch and found the mod on the net somewhere, can't remember exactly. I think I got the true bypass switch from here;

http://www.smallbearelec.com/

Jeff

[lespaulsupreme]

Guitars:

-Epiphone Les Paul Custom (alpine white, chrome hardware, gibson 57 classic plus pickups)
-Epiphone Les Paul Studio (vintage sunburst, gibson burstbuckers pros)
-Epiphone G-400 (cherry)
-Epiphone Wildcat (turquoise)

... Grover Tuners on all guitars


Efx:

Vox V847 Wah
Ibanez TS-808 Tubescreamer
Crowther Audio Hotcake Distortion
Fulltone Fulldrive 2
Z. VEx Super Duper 2-1
MXR Phase 100
Keeley Compressor
Demeter Tremulator
Boss DD-6 Delay
Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer
Ernie Ball Vp Junior
Boss Tu-2

Amps:

Peavey Classic 50
Vox Ac 30 TB

[E. Blues Gomer]

yo e blues post a pic of ur pedal board.......or boards.......

Shawn
better late then never, this is for Shawn the current layout of the pedalboard. The od/distortion pedals kinda come and go as they please, I have a Analogman ts9/808kws mod thats up on the shelf a Fulltone Fulldrive 2, Roger mayer Octavia, a TS10 and dan electro hasbrown flanger all in the wings waiting for me to decide to pull them down. but here is the board and the signal path


Path:
Guitar
Tuner
PacifiCustom Pedal Bypass Switch which is now labeled in Sharpie "Edge" for the time effects, Slash for the OD, Distortion, fuzz, Wah and Les is Moore for the master bypass.

"Slash"
Tech 21 Double Drive
Fulltone 69
Budda Wah

"Edge"
Boss PN2 Trem Pan
Ibanez FL9 Flanger (original)
Dunlop Univibe

Out of the bypass to

ISP Noise Decimator
Ernie Ball Volume (Not shown)

Amp
Tech 21 Trade Mark 60 w/ Red Fang speaker

The other pedal below the board is the Footswitch for the TM60
and I have my Delay in the effects loop in the back of the amp.

[godcaresforu]

It looks different from the one u posted a while back...............seems like it covers every aspect of tone

Shawn

[E. Blues Gomer]

Its The Current Setup

[Ryan Speer]

Its The Current Setup
Looks nice. How're ya' diggin' the UniVibe? I always wanted to give one of those an audition with my Tele, but never had the chance. Ever tried it with the expression pedal? I'd think that'd be cool just for the sake of flexibility if nothing else. Looks good.

[E. Blues Gomer]

I love the univibe but the problem was it was sucking major tone out of the signal when it was off. Hence why I needed the bypass switch Honestly tho I probablly would of spent the extra money and got the Rotovibe, it's the Univibe and expression pedal in one unit

[Ryan Speer]

This board belongs to one of my first customers. I wish I could steal his rotovibe.

[E. Blues Gomer]

actually that is the rotosphere there scooter

[robbyaube]

Here is my homebrew pedal board, it has a matching lid that is not shown. With everything, it's pretty heavy (+/- 40 lbs).

Guitars:
'00 Black Epi LP Custom (stock pickups now, but will upgrade to Classic '57s soon)
'04 Epi PRS-350SO Acoustic

Amp:

Peavey Classic 50/410 with JJ-Tesla tubes

Pedals:

Dunlop High Gain Volume ->
Morley Pro Wah II ->
BOSS Super Overdrive SD-1 ->
BOSS Distortion DS-1 ->
BOSS Compressor/Sustainer CS-3 ->
DOD FX94 Ice Box Chorus -> (Output #1) Zoom 505II (used as tuner)
|->(Output #2) BOSS Digital Delay DD-3

Soon to add:

Phase 90 phaser, or Dunlop Uni-Vibe (can't make up my mind)
BOSS Blues Driver BD-2
BOSS Tuner TU-2

Hey,

I saw that you have the Boss comp sustainer pedal. I have the exact same one but everytime I try to add it to my setup I always end up taking it out because I can never get a good sound balance with it on and off. Wondering if you can help me with some ideas?

Thanks,
Robby

[micahsky]

I wish I could help, but I havent owned an electrich guitar in my life! :D :cool:

[Buck_This_Hum]

The Elms came and played at my church once, and I thought their guitar player's pedalboard was really funny! He didn't have anything on it except for a tuner and a Tubescreamer. The way he plays though, he didn't need anything else!

His tone was really, really good too. From what I could tell, he only used the tubescreamer for solos. His tone came from his amp being turned up really loud. It was a Marshall but I don't remember the model it was. If anyone knows, please tell me.

I on the other hand really like pedals and wish I owned a few more of them.

[robert_delahunt]

I use an ESP LTD EC-100QM guitar through a Boss ME-50 into a cheap practice amp (but normally at church into a direct box and into the sound board).

[Bobsnox]

I love my Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde and my VS H20 Chorus/Echo. I run from my SG Standard (Heritage Cherry) into my DigiTech Metal Master, then into the J&K, DigiTech HotRod, DigiTech Overdrive, H20, and then lastly my DigiTech Phaser. I'm in desperate need of a pedal board though - packing and unpacking all this stuff is a pain, but I don't want to spend money on a good board when there are so many more pedals to collect! :D

My amp is a Fender Hotrod Deville 410.
I also play a Taylor Big Baby, in which I had installed a pickup, through a small Crate, and a Fender Fat Strat (which has taken the back seat since I got the SG).
I used to play my Carlo Robelli bass more often, but not so much anymore. More of a guitar guy. For the bass, though, I have a Behringer BX600.

[luke_scotland]

Anybody got or played a Zoom GFX1???

I'm looking for a good value but fairly cheap effects pedal for my first pedal.

http://www.soundcontrol.co.uk/mod_1/pages/mod_1.12/pages/mod_1.12.1/pages/mod_1.12.1.1/pages/index.php?sku=1.1.1.4.2-59-33

[E. Blues Gomer]

Zoom is one of the companies you either like or you don't.... I honestly don't.... best words of advice is find a local shop that sells that unit and test drive it. I would honestly stay clear from multieffect units.... I go by the theory of "It may do many things good but it doesn't do one great"

[Bobsnox]

Zoom is one of the companies you either like or you don't.... I honestly don't.... best words of advice is find a local shop that sells that unit and test drive it. I would honestly stay clear from multieffect units.... I go by the theory of "It may do many things good but it doesn't do one great"

Seconded. Multieffects units can lead you astray, as can all effects if you get the wrong ones, but Multis specifically make me wary.

[luke_scotland]

Seconded. Multieffects units can lead you astray, as can all effects if you get the wrong ones, but Multis specifically make me wary.

Ok thanks guys. I was also thinking of some of the marshall pedals...

http://www.marshallamps.com/product_range.asp?product RangeId=18

Does anyone recommend them?

[E. Blues Gomer]

I had the blues breaker 2 pedal and the compressor and they worked well, but it wasn't what i was looking for in the end.

[Aj_rocker]

This is a rough guide to my set up. Im just about to get a pedal train, and a one spot.

enjoy

Aj

[Bobsnox]

This is a rough guide to my set up. Im just about to get a pedal train, and a one spot.

enjoy

Aj

Nice graphics. ;)
I would definitely suggest the One Spot. I like mine a lot.

[Snap]

This is a rough guide to my set up. Im just about to get a pedal train, and a one spot.

enjoy

Aj

Is that a Marshall shredmaster or drivemaster on the board (black pedal)? I don't see those around too often. I've been very pleased with my shredmaster...

[Aj_rocker]

hey
yeh its a shed master. i have been using one for about 4/5 years now. its a good pedal.

what do you think about it??

[Snap]

I've used and enjoyed the shredmaster for about three years now. What first got me interested in it was that Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead uses one.

I use it a lot for lighter distortion applications and I like using it with some of my delay settings. My Marshall Shredmaster and Ibanez Pue5 Tube have been all the distortion I need for a variety of songs for the past couple of years.

[BFS Fan]

After months of wheeling and dealing, trading and giving away, here is what I am left with in no particular order:

Boss TU-2
Boss LS-2
T-rex Compnova
Maxon AF-9
ZVex Ooh Wah 2
Ibanez CS-9
Boss RV-5
Keeley BD-2
Keeley SD-1
Keeley TS-808
Keeley AD-9
Keeley TR-2

Now if I can just get up enough $$ to afford for Ryan to help me sort it all out! I'll post a picture when I get them mounted on the pedal board.

G

[BFS Fan]

Ahhhh. Mmmmm. Blue.

My friend's pedals.

G

[BFS Fan]

The first step is admitting you have a problem! :)

G

[larryl]

i have simplified mine considerably........

right now i run from my tele, to the line 6 POD 2.0, to the amp

i am digging it

:D

[Friend_of_God]

Ahhhh. Mmmmm. Blue.

My friend's pedals.

G


ATTENTION K-Mart shoppers: Blue Light Special on isle 5.............Blue lights!

[BFS Fan]

ATTENTION K-Mart shoppers: Blue Light Special on isle 5.............Blue lights!

lol :)

Yeah, we are afraid to crank them all up at an outside show. . . something may come in for a landing.

G

[ibanez_player]

The first step is admitting you have a problem! :)

G
:eek:

[dmock66]

Guitars:

82 Ibanez Artist
87 Kramer Focus 3000
86 Japanese Fender Strat

Pedal Board:

(home made plywood board)
DOD Milk Box Compressor
AnalogMan SD-1\808
AnalogMan DS-1\Pro
Franklin Mod SD-1
MXR EVH Phase 90
Visual Sound H2O
Ernie Ball Mono Volume Pedal

Amp:

Traynor YCV40WR

I just finished building a 2x12 cabinet with two V-30s and test drove it for the first time last night. WOW!!! :D

David

[steffen]

The first step is admitting you have a problem! :)

G
Why exactly do you have three tuners?

[BFS Fan]

Those pedals are actually for 3 people in my band. The ones in the board are my other guitarists, the two on the top right are the bass players, the ones on the floor are mine.

I really wanted to have some witty reply, but thats the real answer.

The sad truth is that there are three pedals not included in the picture.

G

[steffen]

OK, I should have guessed.

I could see why one would have three distortions, but three tuners... :)

[ibanez_player]

alright, my rig has changed so much in the last couple months. i have gone a ibanez rg321 -> Boss ME50 -> roland cube30 to this:

Aria Pro II Les Paul
-----------
Tech 21 Double Drive
Boss MT-2
Proco Vintage Rat
Boss ME50 (only until i have a few more pedal, then i am selling this)
-------------
Fender Blues Jr.


do you guys have any tips on creating your own pedalboard to put your pedals on?

[E. Blues Gomer]

Suitcases... Vintage Samsonite suitecases

[dmock66]

I built my pedalboard out of plywood. I trimmed that base with 1x2. I also built a lid using 1x4 for the sides and plywood for the top. I put a guitar case handle on it so I can carry it and used toolbox style latches, two on each long side. So far, so good.

[ibanez_player]

thanks guys. what do you use/suggest for holding the pedals in place, like so when i put a handle on it, i can pick it up and carry somewhere w/out the pedals going everywhere and getting damaged. velcro maybe?

[E. Blues Gomer]

Kinda why i did the suitcase idea... just attach a piece of plyood on one side of the case, and tear off the hinges, then get a couple "Guitar case" latches at your local hardware store. and screw those in and bam!

[ibanez_player]

Kinda why i did the suitcase idea... just attach a piece of plyood on one side of the case, and tear off the hinges, then get a couple "Guitar case" latches at your local hardware store. and screw those in and bam!
yeh, i know, but i don't want the pedals banging around inside, unless you don't think that's an issue.

[E. Blues Gomer]

industrial strength velcro... epoxy velcro to the plywood, and get some foam and line the other side

[ibanez_player]

industrial strength velcro... epoxy velcro to the plywood, and get some foam and line the other side
ok thanks, i'll do that.

[les_paul_strat]

i cant figure out how to post pictures on this thing

[Aj_rocker]

hey

les_paul_strat

you can attach file using the "Manage Attachments" on the Additional Options under the box where you type in the message!
hope this helps and that we can see some of your gear pics soon


Aj

[ibanez_player]

well, my rig has changed. i am mainly an acoustic player now, and i have downsized my electric stuff.

Main guitar: Acoustic/Electric Alvarez RD8C (w/ custom mod job :D )


electric: Aria Pro II Les Paul
-------------------------
Visual Sound Jekyll + Hyde
-------------------------
Fender Blues Jr

that's it.

[Col. Ghillie]

After much procrastinating I finally have a pic of my (or borrowed) stuff...

Guitars: Late 60's early 70's Ventura Les Paul copy electric
2004 Samick Acoustic Electric (Koa Wood)

Effects Board/Signal Path: Crybaby 535q - Peavey Hotfoot Distortion - Digitech rp200A (selling it to get a Jekylle and Hyde *Hopefully*) - DOD Stereo Chorus (Long story behind that pedal, funny too) - Boss DD-20 Delay (New pedal I got for Christmas) ------

Amp(not mine): Peavey Classic Chorus 130

-----Back to footswitch for the amp. Amp has onboard overdrive, vibrato, chorus, and reverb.

[stratguy1]

my rig.

[E-driver]

Hey whats up. I'm new but here's my set up.

Guitars- Gibson Les Paul Standard and soon to be Taylor 414ce.

Board- Ernie Ball Passive Volume>Dunlop Crybaby>MXR SuperComp>Fulltone Fulldrive 2> Ibanez TS-9> Line 6 MM4 (analog chorus,phase 90, bias trem, vibrato or flanger)> Line 6 DL4 (analog with mod, analog, either auto volume or reverse). Powered by a 1Spot with 2 daisey chains on a home built pedal board. I also leave my extra junk on the board (ie picks, slides, ebow). I'm thinking about getting a deticated delay just for reverse parts but other than that I may be the only guitarist that is done buying new pedals.

Amps- Currently running a Fender Pro Tube Concert Reverb with 4 10s and 50 watts but i want to upgrade and downsize to a Vox AC30 212CC. Those are sweet amps.

I mainly play lead guitar for an acoustic player ( kinda like Chris Tomlin's lead player, subtle but good) and it's a blast.

For worship team I plug my board into a Line 6 PODxt right into the PA. That way stage volume is still low, but i still sound like i'm playing through a guitar amp not just a pa.

[Aj_rocker]

Hey

just thinking about gear and taking a few pics.
This is a pic of my current pedal board, i have a few more pedals on a shelf. as always any questions about it are welcome!

thanks

p.s. working on relay switching now.

[E. Blues Gomer]

I got royally bored, plus I'm getting a new pedal that I'm adding to this lineup anyway but here's a lay out of what I use but not what I have.

http://www.2ndstringroadie.com/cholliebd1.jpg

Guitars
Hamer USA BCR Mahogany Jr. Reissue - Custom Voodoo P90

Epi LP Sparkle Top - Custom Voodoo Humbuckers, Tone Pros, Kluson Locking Tuners, Hamer Pots

Epi Gold Top - Rio Humbuckers, Hamer Pots

Fender MIJ Relic 72 Thinline Stock

Fender MIM strat Rio Midbottom set

Fender MIM Relic tele Rio pickups, allparts bridge.

[Raven Diver]

Guitars:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom (Main)
Epiphone PR-6E Acoustic-Electric

Carvin Wireless

Into:
Morley Tremonti Wah
Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer
MXR M-108 Equalizer
Boss CE-5 Chorus
Digitech X-Series DigiDelay
Ernie Ball VP Jr. Volume --> Boss TU-2 Tuner
Marshall AS100D Amp

Powered by Dunlop DC Brick
NYC Classic Pedalboard

[guitardave]

Less is More:

Ibanez

Nady Wireless
Behringer Rack Tuner
Behringer V-amp Pro
FCB 1010 controller

Straight into the mixer

[BFS Fan]

Less is More:

Ibanez Universe

Nady Wireless
Behringer Rack Tuner
Behringer V-amp Pro
FCB 1010 controller

Straight into the mixer

That sounds like a simple but versatile set up. Are you using the V Amp for amp modeling and effects? Can you signal out to the board and to an amp at the same time?

[Aj_rocker]

can you draw us a signal flow chart

eg

Guitar -> TU2 -> V amp -> PA


or can we see a picture??

thanks

[guitardave]

The V-amp has 2 direct outs built in, so yes you can split the signal.

Here is the signal path:

Ibanez->Nady Wireless->RTB2000->Vamp Pro (using the 2 built in direct line outs) -> floor box #17 & #18 (at my church :) )

When I can wrestle the digital camera away from my wife, I'll post a pic of my rack. It also contains a Vamp Bass for when I feel like speaking 5 string. In which case the whole thing is the same, just bass where the pro is.

I know that Behringer can be considered cheap, but, guys! The sounds I get out of that one rack unit as opposed to having to mess around with pedals is awesome. For all the 30-somethings out there, go try one and select the rectified hi gain setting and see if it doesnt take you back to the ol' arena rock days! :cool:

(also, set up time now is however long it it takes me to plug into 2 XLR's in the floor!)

[dmock66]

I FINALLY have some pics to post of my board! The duct tape on the right will soon be replaced by a velcro cable loop to hold the cords down.

http://www.913media.com/drmock66/Boardw-lid.jpg

http://www.913media.com/drmock66/Pedalboard.jpg

[ibanez_player]

I FINALLY have some pics to post of my board! The duct tape on the right will soon be replaced by a velcro cable loop to hold the cords down.

http://www.913media.com/drmock66/Boardw-lid.jpg

http://www.913media.com/drmock66/Pedalboard.jpg
that's pretty sweet! both the board and the pedals

[dmock66]

Hey thanks!

The board was built using all scraps from other projects - 1/2 ply for the top and bottom. The edge of the base is 1x2. The lid sides is 1x4. It's enough space with the lid on to put my guitar strap and cables in there along with music for that Sunday's service.

... as for the pedals - all the Boss boxes at the bottom (except the tuner) are Franklin Mods - they ROAR!!! The H20 provides some really nice Floyd type tones in the neck of a strat. It's not the biggest board - but it suits my needs very well.

Soon the Behringer Trem will be replaced by a Franklin mod TR-2. :D

[freesun]

Now I use

Squier Strat loaded with Fender Tex-Mex singlecoils (pretty good pups)
Digitech RP-7 (emergency but best multieffect I ever heard and I heard new and old, it sound pretty dirty in a vintage way)

Custom Boutique 2x10" 2xEL34 50w all tube amp - like cross of Fender Princeton and Vox AC-30/6 tone, loaded with Weber Alnico Silver Ten and Alnico Blue Pup

but I sell everything except guitar now (I will sell guitar later)

future rig

Soller Stratocaster (custom shop builder) with EMG SA's
Fender PT-100 Tuner (got already)
Dunlop CryBaby (already have, maybe I'll change it for Vox later)
Custom Boutique 3-channel head stereo (2x)50w with effects loop - sound similar to Mesa-Boogie Mark IIc but different
mono effects loop send
Rocktron Nitro (for solo boost)
Line6 Tonecore Echo Park (stereo mode)
Line6 Tonecore Space Chorus (stereo mode)
stereo effects loop return

two 2x12 cabs in stereo loaded with Eminence Patriot/RedCoat (I'm choosing which one next month)

God blessed me so much that I can have all this! Pray and be faithfull in few, he'll bless more than you dream. Cheers

[E. Blues Gomer]

http://www.2ndstringroadie.com/images/electric.jpg

New Family Photo

sorry miss typed it.... thoughti fixed it last night but guess not

[Aj_rocker]

Eblues, Have you got a link to that pic, cus it isnt showing up

Aj

[E. Blues Gomer]

fixed

[E-driver]

Well I've had a couple changes to my gear since my last post so here she goes.

guitars: Gibson Les Paul Standard (honey burst), Taylor 514ce L10 (natural mahogany and beautiful), Soon to add a Fender Tele of some kind. Trying to decide if I should back up my les paul with a custom or deluxe or if i should go for something different like a highway one or thinline. Seriously your expert opinions would be really appreciated.

Effects: Crybaby Classic>Fulltone Fulldrive 2>Boss BD-2>Ernie Ball VP jr. with boss TU-2 of the tuner out >Line 6 MM-4 (Tri Chorus,Soft Bias Trem, Fast Hard Bias Trem, Uni-vibe>Line 6 Dl-4 ( Memory Man, Stereo Delay, Rhythmic Delay)> Boss DD-3.
All that mounted on a Mks Pedal Pad and wired with Georgle L's.

Amps: Vox AC-30CC2. Wow this is by for the most amazing peice of gear that i own (and I own too much) The tone is SOOO good. I don't regret not getting the blues because now i have the classic Vox tone but a little bit different and unique so thats cool.
Line 6 Pod xt- For chuch and practice mostly. but now it probably won't get much use.

Misc. Ebow (pretty new, still getting used to it but i can definatly see use for it.)
Dunlop Pyrex Slide
Gibson Brass Slide
Kyser Capos
Levy's Leather guitar Straps
Gator Grip 1mm guitar picks.

[mikeyowen]

Here's my rig:

Epi LP Standard
Washburn D10 Acoustic/Electric

AKG WMS40 Pro Wireless

BOSS GT8 Multi FX - Utilizing the 4 Cable method to use my amp's tube pre-amp. Also controlling the amps channel selection through the GT8.

CRATE GXT100 2x12 Tube Hybrid Combo

Guitars> AKG Wireless> GT8 Input>
(Volume Control,Noise Suppressor,Wah,Overdrive)>
GT8 FX Send> Amp Input> Tube Pre-Amp> Amp FX Send> GT8 FX Return>
(UniVib/Tremolo,Phaser/Flanger,Chorus,Delay)>
GT8 Main Output> Amp FX Return> Amp Spring Reverb

I know that looks crazy, but it sounds good (to me anyway), and it's easy to gig with.

[NickD]

Guitars:
Custom Built G&L Legacy
Blonde Cort Yorktown Jazz Box

Amp:
Tech 21 TM60's

Effects:
Digitech Bad Monkey
Original Crybaby
Rocktron Tsunami Chorus
EH Small Stone Phaser
Matrix Tuner

NickD

[TShafer]

Okay...a little update to my rig. The attached pic is a shot of how the board looked while we were in the studio, so stuff was moved around a bit (and I was borrowing some friends' effects) but it's pretty much the same deal.

Pedalboard

MXR Dynacomp Compressor
MXR Micro Amp
Dunlop Wah
BOSS BD2 Blues Driver
Fulltone Fulldrive 2
Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde (Red model)
Ernie Ball Volume Jr. >> Tuner
MXR Phase 90 Phaser
Danelectro Tunamelt Tremelo
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Chorus
BOSS DD-5 Delay (w/FS-5U tap tempo)
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler


Other Stuff

Amps
Epiphone Galaxie 25 (Primary Amp)
Fender Blues Deluxe (Secondary Amp)

Guitars
2002 Gibson Les Paul Studio Ltd. Edition
2003 Fender '72 Telecaster Custom Reissue
199x Takamine Acoustic/Electric (been told by FOH engineers that it sounds better than the Taylors most friends play live...)
1998 Alvarez Acoustic/Electric (bang-around guitar)

Misc.
I use a custom-built pedalboard made by NYC Pedalboards (http://www.nycpedalboards.com)
I use Elixir 0.010s for all electrics and Elixir 0.012s for acoustics.

Tom

[TShafer]

Quick Update...got my new stuff in & got the board all rewired, hooray.

Tom

[NickD]

Cool board :)

What is the order of your chain, and why is the wah in the middle?

[Les_Is_More]

Looks good!:cool:

[TShafer]

mkay...chain is:

Signal (Guitar)
MXR Compressor
MXR MicroAmp (Equalizes the levels between my Telecaster & Les Paul)
Dunlop Wah
BOSS Blues Drive
Fulltone Fulldrive II (Comp-Cut mode)
Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde
Danelectro Tremolo
MXR Phase 90
Ernie Ball Volume >> Tuner Out: Korg Tuner
Electro Harmonix Chorus
BOSS DD-5
BODD DD-20 >> FS-5U footswitch for tempo (out of picture)
Amp

The wah's in the middle 'cause I like to have all my gain effects in one spot (I may move it over, though, if I need the longer cable I'm using for it...it's just a small preference).

Tom

[Aj_rocker]

Tom how's u powering it all?

Aj

[TShafer]

It's all powered by one Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 and one Dunlop DC Brick. It's actually really cool because I can plug the AC adaptor from the DC Brick into the outlet on the Pedal Power so I end up with only one power cable coming out the back of the board. I was real excited when I found that out...it helps keep the board neat.

Tom

[E-driver]

Tom, you must play REALLY loud, you got all your level knobs near max, and a fulldrive in comp-cut with those settings is LOUD. Anyway, beatiful board.

[TShafer]

Tom, you must play REALLY loud, you got all your level knobs near max, and a fulldrive in comp-cut with those settings is LOUD. Anyway, beatiful board.
Haha, yeah I push my amp pretty hard. You can disregard a couple of those knob positions, though, since I had just cleaned the pedals so the knobs were a bit out of whack. Still, I usually do run with the Fulldrive around 10-11 o'clock with the boost varying (I can get some cool & strange overloaded sounds pushing all that gain from the FD2's boost into the Jekyll & Hyde). Normally I run the Jekyll & 12 o'clock, the Hyde all the way up, and the Blues Driver at whatever level matches the Fulldrive's setting...

Tom

[E. Blues Gomer]

Choralflange on the way to a new home on my board

[Aj_rocker]

oooo sounds nice! Can we see it when your done?

Aj

[E. Blues Gomer]

I don't think i ever took a pic of the new "Main" board either, and I'm also trying to build a smaller travel rig coz the main board weighs so darn much.

[E. Blues Gomer]

still gotta do some cable cleanup but here it is

http://www.2ndstringroadie.com/images/pedals.jpg

[Aj_rocker]

oooo pretty. Really nice and the cases look the proper deal! You manage to keep most of the main pedals the same on your board for a year (maybe more) but still you must have good tone!

Aj

[E. Blues Gomer]

can't live without the noise decimator. That cleans up a lot of noise... The OCD has become one of my favorite crunchy overdrives... Still not a big fan of the line6 but it does get the job done, and the Other pedals help out to make it sound a lot better.

[JTindle]

can't live without the noise decimator. That cleans up a lot of noise... The OCD has become one of my favorite crunchy overdrives... Still not a big fan of the line6 but it does get the job done, and the Other pedals help out to make it sound a lot better.

Where do you get all the noise from, the fuzz? The only time I get noise is when I have my Xotic BB Preamp on full gain, even then the noise isn't that bad.

Jeff

[E. Blues Gomer]

Single Coil Hum from bad electricity at the places I play at.

[BFS Fan]

Lot's of nice rigs here, guys!! I really enjoy the pics and discussion.

Here is my board. I have since cleaned up the cables, but the layout is the same.

[Musicdude]

The POD-XT is the only FX I need. Combined with the Atomic amp, it just sounds amazing.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p252/keeverw/IMG_0382.jpg

[Aj_rocker]

This is my new little freind.

http://inlinethumb25.webshots.co m/920/2860643560093760258S500x5 00Q85.jpg


Aj

[joshreavis]

I lead worship and use acoustic and electric. My new set-up starts with a Taylor T-5 Standard with a maple top.

Effects:
Boss TU-2 tuner
Boss LS-2 Line Selector

A side (acoustic settings):
L.R. Baggs Para DI preamp/DI box straight to the PA

B side (electric settings):
Ernie Ball Jr. Volume Pedal
Humphrey Audio CS-3 Compression Sustainer (Boss mod)
Fulltone Fulldrive 2
MXR Phase 90
Boss DD-5 Delay
Boss FS-5U Tap (for delay)

Into a Vox AC15 CC set pretty clean.

It's a lot of fun and suggest the guitar for those looking to do both well and carry half the gear!

[Martyred]

All I Have right now is my Boss DS-1 distortion and my Dunlop Cry Baby Wah... here's my signal path (Starting from amp)

Amplifier (With overdrive on)
DS-1 distortion
Cry Baby
Guitar

This gets the job done for the sound I want... not too much wah with alot of distortion....

[Tak]

Here is mine, guess I just like Boss. :D


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-11/508822/CXULM-BossPedalboard2.jpg

[Musicdude]

My new rig I use for worship at church.

I use my Variax-700 electric into this POD-XTL.
Versatile like no other rig I've ever used. I just plug the line outs into the church mixer.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p252/keeverw/2991332460053862948S425x4 25Q85.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p252/keeverw/2290757960053862948S425x4 25Q85.jpg

I got this one used on ebay. Someone had already mounted it in this pedal-board carrier. I thought that was awesome, since I do have to transport it to church every week, it keeps it from getting damaged.

[gomerpyle]

I have an Ibanez-Tabman acoustic/electric guitar plugged strait into an Ibanez 10" by 12" amp... and thats it :( :( :( :( :( . I want to get an all-in-one pedal board of some kind, plus a slightly larger amp. I would also need one or two electrics (preferably a Squier tele thinline and/or a Squier/Fender esperit [two of the sweetest guitars guitars on the planet]). So it looks like I have a ways to go:rolleyes: .

Dantheman;)

[SGRocker]

Wow. Yall've got some awesome rigs. Here's mine:

Epiphone SG Special (very cheap i know...i'm working on that)
Dunlop Crybaby Wah
Fender PT-100 Pedal tuner
Guyatone ST-2 Compressor
EH Big Muff Pi
ProCo Rat
Marshall BB-2
ISP Noise Decimator
Rogue Volume Pedal
Boss DD-6
All to a Line 6 Spider (which sounds like crap....i'm gonna buy a Peavey Classic 30 soon though. *grins*)

I also have an Ebow. Which is cool, but I'm not as good as I'd like with it.

SG

[E. Blues Gomer]

just traded my podxt, for a h&K Rotosphere.

[Aj_rocker]

E blues, come on post a pic or two! we know you want to!!!


Aj

[E. Blues Gomer]

I'm waiting for it to arrive... should be here today...

[E. Blues Gomer]

after a huge fiasco between moving into a new apt, the evicted tenant giving up the proper mail key, getting a replacement key, and package being sent back to south carolina.... so I still have yet to recieve the rotosphere. On a side note got rid of the pod xt for the line 6 pod x3 live

[Musicdude]

after a huge fiasco between moving into a new apt, the evicted tenant giving up the proper mail key, getting a replacement key, and package being sent back to south carolina.... so I still have yet to recieve the rotosphere. On a side note got rid of the pod xt for the line 6 pod x3 live

How do you like your X3Live so far?

I had to sell my XTLive in the pictures above to pay for wedding expenses. But my new wife bought me a regular PODxt for Christmas. I thought about the X3, but it was more expensive, and aside from the included model packs, I didn't really see anything the X3 offered over the XT that I needed.

[E. Blues Gomer]

x3 live is pretty cool... it has an built in fx loop for your standard stomp boxes. the ability to plug in a guitar, bass and vocals, and any combination of two instruments. Right now I've just been messing with the guitar side. USB 2.0 connection for recording. It can be a little complicated and time consuming since it doesn't have computer interface ability yet, and line6 is putting out a version of Gear box at winter namm. As usual there is a volume problem between patches where they're not all equal.

also has a cd in for headphone practice. xlr outs, to run straight into the sound board. I've been using it as a backup pedalboard for practices and depending on what we're playing I'll plug it into the effects loop of my Tech21.

is it worth the 500 price tag, probably not, but then again it does have the every modelpack for guitar/bass and vocals.

[zak_caco]

GUITARS;gibson les paul classic,,fender strat american standard,,,ibanezRG wd tonzone,fast track and paf pro pik ups(dimarzio) AMP:MARSHALL JCM 800 EFFECTS:ibanez wd7 wah,mxr phase 90,boss ge7 and boss ch1(clean channel)BOSS LS2,marshall ed1,ibanez ts9and marshall jh1(od channel),marshall echohead delay - AMP

[BigDaddy]

This is a picture of my board as it is. I am thinking of going to a multieffect pedal though. One of the pedals with footswitches for affects.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j197/bgdaddy316/GuitarPictures007.jpg

[E. Blues Gomer]

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l161/2ndStringRoadie/Gear/e8be55f1.jpg

definitely not all my pedals but this is what's getting me by right now

[yamakememad]

hey buddy... thx for posting the pic - nice...

i know this is only a few of your pedals... i remember u sayin u had lots of them :D

keep rockin

[E. Blues Gomer]

List of all the pedals

Line 6 DL4
Line 6 FM 4
Line 6 X3L
Maxon OD9
Ibanez Fl9 Vintage
Ibanez TS9 Analog Man KWS mod
Ibanez TS10
Fulltone '69
Fulltone OCD #100
Fulltone Choral Flange #108
Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Push/pull compcut model
H&K Rotosphere
Vox 847 Union Jack
Tech21 Double Drive
Guyatone MD3 Micro Delay
ISP Noise Decimator
Budda Buddawah
Boss TU-2 Tuner


Ebow

[yamakememad]

woa - thats a lot... but looking at your two line 6 modelers you prolly wont have to use the other pedals...

>>which of the ibanez tube screamers did u say you didnt like?

[E. Blues Gomer]

I've a/b d the 808 reissue, the modded 9, the 10, a maxon 808, and the maxon nine. they all pretty much sound close around the board . The maxon 9 sounds thicker and more rounded.... most of the tubescreameresque pedals boost the treble up to cut through the mix when taking solos.

[4nomore]

After 24 years of countless different pieces of effects, amps, and guitars. I have became a minimmalist. Dunlop CryBaby Wah, MXR Phase 90, Line 6 Echopark Delay (has tap tempo and I love it), and that is all. For overdrive, I just switch between the amp channels. Now if we happen to change sound guys again, I might have to alter the setup. Some guys want everyone plugged into the board, while some want to mic up your rig (my personal favorite people BTW). Either way, the worship leader put them there, so I have to figure out how to work with them.

[Martyred]

yeah, I'm pretty much sittin on two pedals right now.

Boss DS-1 (Get's me by when I'm using a board- gonna upgrade that eventually)
Dunlop Crybaby Wah (Pretty much a cool thing to have on board.)

[Martyred]

So, as of tomorrow or saturday, or sometime next week, I'm gonna be operating on a footswitch...

The little Line 6 75w that I've been using is a great little amp for the tones I want (jack of all trades, master of none, really) and I'm gonna grab the footswitch for it for switching between my pre-set channels.

this should work pretty good for now.

[gasmanguitarist]

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x317/gasmanguitarist/Guitar%20Stuff/DSC_0052.jpg

This is my current setup. I use a Peavey Classic 30 and a Marshall DSL401, so I have footswitches for both on the board as well as an A/B switch. It all works pretty well. I also have a Boss GT-8 that works pretty well, but since I got the Marshall I really like it's distortion, so I've decided to use analogs with my amps own tone.