Yngtchie Blacksteen
Helper
I've been pondering, and I'm gonna see how much I can minimize my pedalboard before I start thinking I'm lacking something. Decided one three effects and two practical devices, five pedals in total. They are:
TC Electronic PolyTune -> EP Booster clone -> BB Preamp MB -> Decimator Noise Reduction -> amp
MXR Carbon Copy in the FX loop.
I could alternately get a headstock tuner and just dispense with the pedal altogether, but I'm fine with having one on the board. Noise reduction isn't essential as such, but hum is hum. As for the rest, I find the BB to be absolutely killer, very versatile OD. With the EP boosting it, I've got both an extra gain stage as well as added thickness to the drive sound.
I don't think this will be my final board, of course, but it's a nice experiment, and it does force me to focus more on my playing and also experimenting with amp settings and such to get different sounds.
What would your 'minimalist' board look like, thinking it would be a board you could see yourself being happy with?
TC Electronic PolyTune -> EP Booster clone -> BB Preamp MB -> Decimator Noise Reduction -> amp
MXR Carbon Copy in the FX loop.
I could alternately get a headstock tuner and just dispense with the pedal altogether, but I'm fine with having one on the board. Noise reduction isn't essential as such, but hum is hum. As for the rest, I find the BB to be absolutely killer, very versatile OD. With the EP boosting it, I've got both an extra gain stage as well as added thickness to the drive sound.
I don't think this will be my final board, of course, but it's a nice experiment, and it does force me to focus more on my playing and also experimenting with amp settings and such to get different sounds.
What would your 'minimalist' board look like, thinking it would be a board you could see yourself being happy with?