I'll start with reposting my stuff:
The "big" board - this pic is missing a Mojo Hand Crosstown Fuzz first in line now:
So I've been in the process of building two different pedalboards...one big one for my cover band work where I need to get lots of different sounds and one smaller one that I think sounds the best and is more useful for my original music and blues gigs.
Since the big board has so much stuff going on I decided earlier in the year to run as many pedals as possible in separate loops, which would take them out of the signal path when not being used. This was one quick way to improve my overall tone. Also putting the pedals away from my feet stopped me from changing settings by accident mid gig (especially on my Xotic RC Booster, which was always gettingvolume knob kicked up or down).
The signal path from right to left goes:
Fulltone Clyde Standard wah
Loop Master pedal #1
Loop 1: Wampler Ego Compressor
Loop 2: Barber UNLTD Overdrive
Loop Master pedal #2
Loop 1: Line 6 M9 Stompbox modeler
Loop 2: Xotic RC Booster
Tuner out for the Sonic Research Turbo Tuner is on Loop Master pedal #2 as well....then it goes out of that looper into the front of the amp. For a while I was using another looper just to run the time based effects in the amps built in effects loop but that was a giant PITA to deal with and didn't sound as good as this setup. If I had the 6-8 weeks to wait for Loop Masters to build me one larger loop pedal I would have done that but I was in a hurry and this works pretty well.
For the Line 6 M9 I currently have the following pedal models programmed:
3a - Tremolo
3b - Octave synth sound
2a - Tri Chorus
2b - Phase 90
1a - Analog delay - long setting
2b - Spring Reverb - set totally surf and "Kid Ramos"
The Barber UNLTD is cool because I can get both a lower gain overdrive and something a little heavier which works for pretty much everything I play in a set list that spans from 1950-2012. I might program a second scene in the M9 of heavier drive sounds and some specialty stuff but the drive sounds are a little shrill compared to the UNLTD. The Xotic RC Booster is mainly a solo boost or if I want to drive the front of the amp a small amount more. Super useful.
One thing about this board is that it is designed with lower volume gigs in mind. I have to run the amp a little cleaner and then pedal in more dirt when the tunes call for it.
The "small" board:
No loops on this one....overall it just sounds better than the big board because of the simplicity I think. I'm also relying more on the amp being maybe 20% louder.
Signal path:
Mojo Hand Crosstown Fuzz - best Fuzz Face-style fuzz I've tried
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Mojo Hand Rook Overdrive - dirtier drive tones.
Wampler Ego Compressor (running at 18v)
Suhr Koko Boost - really to push the amp into Marshall territory without adding any inorganic distortion
MXR 1974 Phase 90 - just a little modulation. I dig this pedal and while I'd love to have my old Arion SCH-1 back for a good Leslie Sound this seems to be the best out of my current collection and it's not an important enough pedal for me to buy anything new right now.
Wampler Analog Echo - set just for a little ambiance most of the time. I also like how it colors my sound even when there isn't too much audible delay.
Van Amps Sole Mate Reverb
We'll see how it goes but this is pretty much where I'm at right now
The "big" board - this pic is missing a Mojo Hand Crosstown Fuzz first in line now:
So I've been in the process of building two different pedalboards...one big one for my cover band work where I need to get lots of different sounds and one smaller one that I think sounds the best and is more useful for my original music and blues gigs.
Since the big board has so much stuff going on I decided earlier in the year to run as many pedals as possible in separate loops, which would take them out of the signal path when not being used. This was one quick way to improve my overall tone. Also putting the pedals away from my feet stopped me from changing settings by accident mid gig (especially on my Xotic RC Booster, which was always gettingvolume knob kicked up or down).
The signal path from right to left goes:
Fulltone Clyde Standard wah
Loop Master pedal #1
Loop 1: Wampler Ego Compressor
Loop 2: Barber UNLTD Overdrive
Loop Master pedal #2
Loop 1: Line 6 M9 Stompbox modeler
Loop 2: Xotic RC Booster
Tuner out for the Sonic Research Turbo Tuner is on Loop Master pedal #2 as well....then it goes out of that looper into the front of the amp. For a while I was using another looper just to run the time based effects in the amps built in effects loop but that was a giant PITA to deal with and didn't sound as good as this setup. If I had the 6-8 weeks to wait for Loop Masters to build me one larger loop pedal I would have done that but I was in a hurry and this works pretty well.
For the Line 6 M9 I currently have the following pedal models programmed:
3a - Tremolo
3b - Octave synth sound
2a - Tri Chorus
2b - Phase 90
1a - Analog delay - long setting
2b - Spring Reverb - set totally surf and "Kid Ramos"
The Barber UNLTD is cool because I can get both a lower gain overdrive and something a little heavier which works for pretty much everything I play in a set list that spans from 1950-2012. I might program a second scene in the M9 of heavier drive sounds and some specialty stuff but the drive sounds are a little shrill compared to the UNLTD. The Xotic RC Booster is mainly a solo boost or if I want to drive the front of the amp a small amount more. Super useful.
One thing about this board is that it is designed with lower volume gigs in mind. I have to run the amp a little cleaner and then pedal in more dirt when the tunes call for it.
The "small" board:
No loops on this one....overall it just sounds better than the big board because of the simplicity I think. I'm also relying more on the amp being maybe 20% louder.
Signal path:
Mojo Hand Crosstown Fuzz - best Fuzz Face-style fuzz I've tried
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Mojo Hand Rook Overdrive - dirtier drive tones.
Wampler Ego Compressor (running at 18v)
Suhr Koko Boost - really to push the amp into Marshall territory without adding any inorganic distortion
MXR 1974 Phase 90 - just a little modulation. I dig this pedal and while I'd love to have my old Arion SCH-1 back for a good Leslie Sound this seems to be the best out of my current collection and it's not an important enough pedal for me to buy anything new right now.
Wampler Analog Echo - set just for a little ambiance most of the time. I also like how it colors my sound even when there isn't too much audible delay.
Van Amps Sole Mate Reverb
We'll see how it goes but this is pretty much where I'm at right now
