I borrowed something.
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Actually the school has two pedalboards worth of pedals that haven't been put together for the students to use so they have two of these as well as a bunch of other stuff (Line 6 M9, Dunlop mini Wah, etc). The other conservatory teacher and I each took a Sunset home to try out before he finally puts the boards together for the students to use in his classes (I don't teach the actual rock classes)
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
So it is close, but missing some low-mid meat that makes the Sparkledrive occupy sonic territory. I’m on the second break right now and I added the Em Drive stacked with the Sunset and that seems to fix that but I won’t really know for another 15 minutes when the next set starts.
So with a little tweaking I think the Sunset stays (err...I need to buy my own) and I can 86 the King of Tone, dirty Shirley, Sparkledrive mod, Wampler compressor and the noise gate. I’m looking at this and realized I haven’t used any of that stuff this weekend and except for the Sparkledrive I barely use any of it on a regular basis either. I’d rather get rid of it all and have a smaller on stage footprint at this point. With the Sunset I have the tube screamer style drive, my main crunch, the Em Drive for a bunch of cleaner but still big sounds and the Mini Spark to push any sound a little louder and harder. We’ll see how the next two sets go.
OK. This is getting closer to being a thing. I’m still researching the Midi capabilities but if I can switch between stored sounds with the ES-8 then its a done deal.
I would 86 the KoT, Sparkledrive and Dirty Shirley.
I’m also comparing it to the Riverside online.
I would 86 the KoT, Sparkledrive and Dirty Shirley.
I’m also comparing it to the Riverside online.
baimun
Funkasaurus Rex
So what you're saying is, if Strymon offered to make you a signature artist, you would be able to clean house on your board and just play Strymon gear.
Chad
Slender Hobbit
Does the Sunset have a built in boost you can use with an external Favorite switch like the Riverside? If so, you could end up getting rid of the Spark too.
Pretty much. I have exactly two sounds on the H9 that I can’t get from Strymon products.So what you're saying is, if Strymon offered to make you a signature artist, you would be able to clean house on your board and just play Strymon gear.
That I don’t know.
the spark is handy because it is after everything so I can make any sound louder without any added crunch. But the additions; boost would be helpful, too.
Actually in my case it’s a bit of that but more about finding a balance between sounding good and utilitarianism.What is this "toan" thing that you guys are constantly chasing?
I’m a bad influence
But seriously, I’d like to have a smaller onstage footprint if at all possible. I play such small stages and between Pedalstar Galactica, my vocal monitor, mic stand and amp I am always crammed into a corner.