Prages
02-01-2009, 02:16 AM
Well, by Barber Direct Drive Super Sport came in yesterday. Unfortunately, I didn't have any time to even unpack it before my gig yesterday, so I had to wait until today.
Before I even got around to messing with the pedal, Mrs. P and I had to go into town, so I used that opportunity to by the materials I'd need for my new pedalboard.
1 sheet of 1/4" Luan, 2 furring strips, and one can of spraypaint. Total cost....about $15.
I liked my old pedalboard, where I hid all the wiring under the top, so I went the same route with this one, only made it a little bigger so I could fit the two new pedals I have (Barber and a Hardwire Reverb pedal). I also left room on the board for two more pedals, just in case. I think it'll still fit in my gig bag, but I haven't tried yet. It'll be close.
Anyway, I cut the luan to size, then cut the furring strips to size and glued them to the luan. Then I cut another piece of the luan to use as the bottom of the board. I screwed the back on. I drilled large holes in the top of the board to run the wiring through, then painted the whole thing silver. Since I didn't do any grain filler or anything, it came out looking like brushed aluminum. :cool:
Then I put on some heavy duty velcro and stuck the pedals to it, and wired it up.
Here's how it's wired. Wah -> EVH Phaser -> SS -> DigiDelay -> Reverb -> EQ.
http://www.thewindtunnel.com/GuitarPics/Pedalboard013109.jpg
It came out pretty nice, I think.
As for the new Barber pedal, I like it a lot so far. I actually like it more through my Classic 30 than I do through the Bassman though. :facepalm: I'm thinking that's probably mostly due to the volume I was playing at and the speakers I'm using. I've got a Celestion G12H30 in the C30 and a Greenback in the extension cab. For the Bassman, rather than using the 215 Bassman cab, I was using my homemade cab that's now loaded with the two Peavey 12" speakers that came in my Classic 50. Those are the only 8 ohm speakers I have on hand, and I wired them parallel so the cab would be the required 4 ohms. I think with different speakers in there, I'd like the Bassman a lot more. I'll probably try it through the 215 cab tomorrow.
Before I even got around to messing with the pedal, Mrs. P and I had to go into town, so I used that opportunity to by the materials I'd need for my new pedalboard.
1 sheet of 1/4" Luan, 2 furring strips, and one can of spraypaint. Total cost....about $15.
I liked my old pedalboard, where I hid all the wiring under the top, so I went the same route with this one, only made it a little bigger so I could fit the two new pedals I have (Barber and a Hardwire Reverb pedal). I also left room on the board for two more pedals, just in case. I think it'll still fit in my gig bag, but I haven't tried yet. It'll be close.
Anyway, I cut the luan to size, then cut the furring strips to size and glued them to the luan. Then I cut another piece of the luan to use as the bottom of the board. I screwed the back on. I drilled large holes in the top of the board to run the wiring through, then painted the whole thing silver. Since I didn't do any grain filler or anything, it came out looking like brushed aluminum. :cool:
Then I put on some heavy duty velcro and stuck the pedals to it, and wired it up.
Here's how it's wired. Wah -> EVH Phaser -> SS -> DigiDelay -> Reverb -> EQ.
http://www.thewindtunnel.com/GuitarPics/Pedalboard013109.jpg
It came out pretty nice, I think.
As for the new Barber pedal, I like it a lot so far. I actually like it more through my Classic 30 than I do through the Bassman though. :facepalm: I'm thinking that's probably mostly due to the volume I was playing at and the speakers I'm using. I've got a Celestion G12H30 in the C30 and a Greenback in the extension cab. For the Bassman, rather than using the 215 Bassman cab, I was using my homemade cab that's now loaded with the two Peavey 12" speakers that came in my Classic 50. Those are the only 8 ohm speakers I have on hand, and I wired them parallel so the cab would be the required 4 ohms. I think with different speakers in there, I'd like the Bassman a lot more. I'll probably try it through the 215 cab tomorrow.