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So I played a gig this past Friday with Sideways Down who I sit in with from time to time. They play primarily 60-70's Classic Rock with some 80's thrown in there plus a couple of 90's tunes. Normally I use my Country/Rock board to play with them. It has all of the right pedals to carry me through their whole set with no issues.
So instead I used my GP board for the night.
Talk about having pedal issues with sounds and all - what a cluster fuck I went through. While similar in what the functionality of each pedal does, each pedal does have a unique sound and purpose. The drives on my GP board serve great for playing the whole gamut of sounds but with compromises. The Country/Rock board is perfect for what Sideways Down does.
So moving on with this conversation. I have an audition in 2 weeks for a corporate band type project. The 6 tunes I am being auditioned with are:
1) Stop Dragging my Heart Around – Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks
2) Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
3) Just a Girl – No Doubt
4) Because the Night – Patty Smith
5) Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders
6) Only the Lonely – The Motels
I am actually thinking of using my Mike Campbell board for this one. I need to clean it up though. It will be the first time that I use the DL4 (MC used the DL4) with it. It is really funny how certain songs go with only certain pedal types. I know with the MC board, 5 of the listed tunes are no issue. I will need to compromise on the No Doubt tune but may have some type of patch in the MM4 to create the off eq'd sound.
Our fearless leader @Mark Wein has done numerous changes to his board to confirm with certain sounds that he hears and needs for his gigs. I also know that Mark does like to experiment as well.
So with that said, how do you handle your pedal sounds regarding:
1) Song type
2) Artists rendition
3) Compromise
4) Other
So instead I used my GP board for the night.
Talk about having pedal issues with sounds and all - what a cluster fuck I went through. While similar in what the functionality of each pedal does, each pedal does have a unique sound and purpose. The drives on my GP board serve great for playing the whole gamut of sounds but with compromises. The Country/Rock board is perfect for what Sideways Down does.
So moving on with this conversation. I have an audition in 2 weeks for a corporate band type project. The 6 tunes I am being auditioned with are:
1) Stop Dragging my Heart Around – Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks
2) Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
3) Just a Girl – No Doubt
4) Because the Night – Patty Smith
5) Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders
6) Only the Lonely – The Motels
I am actually thinking of using my Mike Campbell board for this one. I need to clean it up though. It will be the first time that I use the DL4 (MC used the DL4) with it. It is really funny how certain songs go with only certain pedal types. I know with the MC board, 5 of the listed tunes are no issue. I will need to compromise on the No Doubt tune but may have some type of patch in the MM4 to create the off eq'd sound.
Our fearless leader @Mark Wein has done numerous changes to his board to confirm with certain sounds that he hears and needs for his gigs. I also know that Mark does like to experiment as well.
So with that said, how do you handle your pedal sounds regarding:
1) Song type
2) Artists rendition
3) Compromise
4) Other
