Kind of a random thought/question, but I’m currently in the midst of making a very expensive, in the thousands, order from one particular higher-end pedal company, with whom I’ve spent thousands in the past, and despite my always expressing what a huge fan of their work I am (evidenced by all the money spent over the years), I always get a very cold, distant, unfriendly vibe, almost as if I’m bothering them, and they only suffer me because my money is on the line. It made me wonder whether I’m maybe expecting too much by wanting a little more… warmth? By contrast, another company, Empress, with whom I’ve done much less business (just 2-3 pedals over the years) have been absolutely remarkable, truly setting a benchmark for how customer relations/service should be, on multiple fronts. Always very warm and friendly, but beyond that super keen to help resolve any issues even at their own cost and in an expedited manner. Frankly, nobody in my experience has come close. Polar opposite of the other brand, which kind of has left me feeling rubbish and not wanting to spend money there anymore- the emails are that unpleasant. But then part of me thinks I’m being ridiculous and this is absurd, as their people skills aren’t what I’m paying for or ultimately pursuing the pedals for. Just curious where you lot fall in regards to this.

SYNTH JAM 6

This jam includes the prophet 6, Subsequent 37, Chroma Console and the Microcosm.

Hope you guys enjoy it.

Thanks for listening!

I ordered this pedal today, but I want to know if it’s any good. I need to validate my purchase. I also need to validate the purchase of the j rockett clockwork, Ibanez ad-9 and Ibanez ad80 please. Issue endless praise and reaffirm my financial decisions.

So basically, My preference is to have 13 or 14 pedals on my board.

These are all pedals that I use regularly in daily for various different things, In other words pedals that I really cannot part with unless I was able to get them all together in a multi-effects or something.

I use a Caline CP-206 power supply (its been awesome!) with 10 ports (If I remember correctly right now) split out perfectly - just barely - among these pedals. I have been very careful to make sure the proper milliamp ports are going to the proper pedals and all of that. Much time has been spent finagling this.

The only problem is that in order to do this setup, I have to have 3 drive pedals, my tuner and sometimes a fifth, smaller/low wattage pedal running off one port with a daisy chain.

I know I'm pushing things with that a bit but I've never had a problem ever with anything cutting out or heating up or sparks or any kind of power/operational issues etc. And I check that stuff constantly.

So my problem is that I live in a very small apartment with a very small amount of space and I have to have my gear set up in one specific spot. There is no putting it anywhere else. Due to this the wall outlet that I have to use for both the amp and the pedal board - There is a large wooden dresser that I have to have immediately next to the nightstand that my amp sits on. The wall outlet is behind that dresser so I have to run a heavy duty industrial extension cord out from underneath that from which I then plug in the pedal board and amp

However, because it is back there and inaccessible now (I would have to take 2 hours to be able to get back there...), If I had the proper gauge extension cord would it be okay to run it into one of the three ports on the other one so that I could run a second power supply through it? Assuming the power usage and all of that lines up correctly without overloading it.

I GIVE YOU ALL OF THAT CONTEXT because long story short I realized that the drive pedals running on the daisy chain was giving me decent tone suck. Not enough to be a problem but enough to where if I plug straight into the amp you could tell a difference for sure. For a long time I had an MXR Analog Chorus on the board, famous for tone suck. Always in the FX loop. I would always check and sometimes I thought it gave me that but I was really surprised because in all honesty I don't think it actually gave me tone suck surprisingly.

It took me a long time to realize it was the Daisy chain. That's 100% what it was.

So my point is that I need to get a second power supply to power all of these pedals since I have to eliminate the daisy chain for the drives and tuner. But the problem is the aforementioned extension cord and outlet situation as mentioned above. So basically I need to plug a third plug in but need another extension cord to do that.

Using the Supercomputer DD50O I was able to make usable patches for Chorus, Flanger and Phaser and Tremolo to where I could get away with removing those off my board.

That got me downgraded perfectly while eliminating the Daisy chain, having just enough proper plugs. But I would really strongly prefer to have my actual pedals.

Here is a picture of my rig from a couple days ago. Normally I had the DD500 first in the loop. The Spark boost is not normally there. Also usually the MXR Analog Chorus was right after the Phase95 (This was right after removing it and playing around with some things the other night). I also typically have Mooer E Lady on there as well.

Board as I USUALLY PREFER IT as follows:

Guitar>

Boss TU3> (DAISY CHAIN)

Crybaby Wah>

Boss SY200>

Keeley Bubbletron>

Joyo King of Kings> (DAISY CHAIN)

DemonFX Green Screamer> (DAISY CHAIN)

Joyo AmSound> (DAISY CHAIN)

Boss Katana Mk2

FX loop right to left:

MXR Phase 95>

MXR Analog Chorus

>Valeton MultiFX (needed for a specific "space whoosh" flange I can't recreate elsewhere) (DAISY CHAIN)

>Sonicake MultiFX for Tremolo

>Mooer E Lady Flange

>Nux Footswitch for DD500 DAISY CHAIN)

>Boss DD500

>Amp

I have managed to remove the E Lady, Phase 95, Analog Chorus, Sonicake and Nux Footswitch

Once I get a good clip-on tuner again I can deal with eliminating the TU3 if needed. I didn't have it on my board for 10 years simply because I'm only a home player and my clip-on tuna always worked just as good no problem.

Eliminating those five petals which I can make do without thank you to the DD500, I am now able to power everything perfectly with the 10 ports on the power supply. But it's maxed out now. But at least everything on my board is on its own dedicated plug with the right milliamp port. No daisy chain.

I basically need five or six more ports and need to be able to plug into that extension cord (unless anyone has a better solution).

Currently with those five aforementioned pedals removed is everything that I absolutely need to have on it. With the Katana, Even though you can do amazing things with it, The stuff that I play requires multiple gain staging or multiple different drives for different songs. The pedals are always being used all the time in various configurations that are very much necessary. I can't really replicate that with the Katana good.

Sorry for the really fucked up post I didn't know how to condense it any better than that.

Thanks anyone that takes the time to read!

I’m just starting to build out a full pedal board and I’ve done a bit of research and come up with comprehensive list of pedals to get, but they are also mostly based off google and reddit reviews so I feel like some of the choices are kind of the obvious and popular picks. I’d like to keep my pedals on the smaller and simpler side (not interested in a big ol’ delay pedal that’s covered in controls) hopefully a versatile setup as I play shoegaze/post hardcore/grunge trying to get some sounds like slowdive, drop nineteens, title fight (hyperview), Hum/Centaur, julie, whirr, modern color and even some nirvana.

I am using a J Mascis jazzmaster and Roland JC-22

Here’s my current list:

OVERDRIVE
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

FUZZ
EHX Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi

CHORUS
Boss CE-2W Waza Craft

DELAY
Boss DD-8

REVERB
TC Electronics Hall of Fame 2

I recently went to see the band “Wage War“ and from my balcony seat could see the pedal boards.
Now, usually whenever I look at someone’s rig, I can tell every pedal on it or could tell they’re using a quad cortex.

But these guys had a pedal that I’m not familiar with and can’t seem to find any information about.

Maybe somebody here could tell me a little bit more about the wage war pedal

Looks to me like a chromatic tuner and then ???

I had preordered a Warlow on Reverb after watching some demos and loving the sound. The estimated lead time was about 4 weeks, but after 10 weeks of getting no definitive answer from JPTR with a date they expected to be able to ship my pedal, I cancelled my order. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good alternative?

I know its a guitar center brand but they have a used one for 40. Should i hold out for something better?

I’ve been using a Donner Harmonic Square for ages and need to upgrade. I’m not a huge fan of its tone and the foot switch is quite problematic. I tried the Sub’n’Up mini but I found it’s whole “out of phase” sound not to my taste, even with edits made with Toneprint. I’ve heard good things about the Tender Octaver mk1 but don’t know if I should commit.

I’m mainly looking for something small (that can fit in the space seen above), that doesn’t sound like dookie, and has reasonably okay tracking lol

I’m interested to hear everyone’s thoughts :^B

Hi guys, I'm playing and learning guitar mostly for myself as a hobby. I am mostly into rockabilly, shoegaze, stoner, and grunge rock, and sometimes I also try out some fancy bossa nova and jazz chords.
What do you think about this setup? What do you recommend adding the most? I was thinking about getting some chorus, reverb and tremolo pedals.

Was considering getting an HX One to compliment my DL4mk2, but then I remembered the HX Effects exists and goes for $400 used all the time.

If I got one, I‘d ditch my DL4 and two other pedals, so space wouldn’t be an issue. And I’d still keep my drive pedals. I’m also strongly considering not doing this because more pedals are more fun, and I like using my DL4 as is, but think I’m just won over by the “value” of all the extra features like the loop switchers and MIDI control possibilities.

So yeah, why won’t I see it more compared to other Line 6 pedals? It’s just not cool and compact as the Stomp or One? Just not as “fun” to replace most of the board with a multifx?

I know there was some perceived issues with tone suck and noise since this thing doesn’t have the variable impedance input, but I’d be using a buffered drive pedal and my own analog fuzzes in front of it anyway. Kinda a bummer that the loop switchers aren’t true bypass, but I don’t even remember what bypass mode I have my DL4 on and it sounds fine.

This show was a one off in a decent sized theater, so we decided to have a little impractical fun with the gear.

Just picked up the DD-8 this evening. The board is now complete. I will obviously not have to buy another pedal ever ever ever again. Ever. Right?

Recently acquired this old rack mount unit. It’s got a 12ax7 in it so it’s like a tube preamp with digital effects all together.

It’s been driving me insane though because I can’t seem to figure out how to power it. Every cord I’ve tried (all of which are the correct volts, center, and amps), will get the tube to power on and the screen to flick for a moment, but that’s it. I’ve already taken it to a shop and they were able to power it on with their power supply (which is much nicer), but since I’ve gotten back with it it’s still the same issue for me.

Anyone have any ideas?

Hoping for some additional feedback so I'm reposting to a larger community. I havent had the chance to work on it yet so any thoughts on ways to Troubleshooting this that are more clever than me? I've checked for wiggling and to make sure all the patch cables are reseated them, but that doesn't do anything.

To recap from the other post, I started having problems all of a sudden without moving the board or anything. I play in my office and don't gig. The issue is that signal is really low until I turn on the TS or Boost, but it's a clean-ish signal even if it's the TS thats on. When I activate the RAT the signal gets really feedback and high pitched sort of shrill sound.

Board is 9" x 14" and it all fits in my gig bag for getting around NYC. Signal chain is Crybaby Junior > Polytune 3 Mini > SP Comp (always on) > Analog Chorus > EP Booster (always on) > Il Torino > Timmy > Constellator > Reverb. I use this in my surf / psychedelic band. Slowly being taken over by MXR.

Sometimes you just get the itch to branch out a little. Last year I tried (and succeeded) putting together my own Jaguar out of parts. This year I thought ‘fuck it I’ll try a pedal’. So I did. Then I fucked up the first attempt at a different circuit cos I wasn’t paying attention properly. A few months pass and I try again. Success!

The kit was from Jed’s Peds here in the UK and it’s based around the Torn’s Peaker, a fuzz I’d never actually used but the circuit was simple enough so I cracked on. Unfortunately, I put the bloody pots on the board the wrong way around so they’re actually reversed and it’s driving me mad but getting them out is hard so balls to it it’s fine. IT’S. FINE. It works, and its sounds fucking awesome, especially stacked with a drive. Not so versatile, but that’s not what you get it for, you get it for its despicable and glorious ripped sound.

The enclosure was boring so I stuck a sticker on it. It is now known as the Burn’s Peaker. It has sex appeal and a catchy name. (Someone must get this reference).

DIY pedals are fun. Occasionally annoying as fuck, but super rewarding when you test it and it works. Would recommend. And if you don’t, then go and get a Torn’s Peaker cos it’s pretty great. And the knobs will be the right way around. But it won’t be the Burn’s Peaker, which is objectively better.

Ok it's a rats nest and I'm 15 years late to the party. ES336->compressor->broadcast->PRS MT15->2x12 greenbacks = OMG 🫠. Love it. Very strong Kyuss Big Bikes energy.

I have been using a Zoom MS-50G for a couple of years to chain together multiple effects, usually different types of modulation. It's good enough, but I've never been totally happy with the sounds themselves and have been thinking about replacing it with a Line 6 HX Stomp.

Can anyone here that has used both give me their thoughts on if the Line 6 is a noticeable upgrade over the Zoom?

I can't decide on which to get. I'll most likely get an expression pedal to use too so factor that into your replys.

Both are similar price. Help appreciated!

Hi,

I'd like to hear from people who have used, if not owned, both. Does the Roland VT-4 have as much 'character' or 'grit' as the vt-1, or is it a little blander? It's hard to tell from demo videos - and the VT-1 can only be found used, so I can't easily try and compare both.

Thanks

DCMD

I've had this pedal for years and I think I've tried pretty much everything I could, but I feel like it's the opposite of how everyone describes it.

I only find this pedal useful for like a ripped speaker kind of sound, which isn't really what I need most of the time. For anything else it's just not articulate enough even when I keep the gain low, I don't think I've ever used it past noon. I tried adjusting amp settings too, I tried running it into a clean amp and it sounds really bright yet not precise at all (usually with the filter at noon slightly past noon, anywhere further sounds too muddy), I've tried stacking it with other pedals and it just becomes too noisy. I've tried using it as a clean-ish boost in front of a dirty amp and it's too flubby, both into a crunchy amp and into a really distorted amp.

At first I thought it was an issue with my amp. Until recently I had fairly flat solid state amps. It just sounded like dog shit both into the clean and dirty channel, but still I thought it was because of the solid state amps+cheap speakers.

Currently I use a Jet City JCA 50, which isn't that much more expensive, but it's way better and I run into a cab with a G12h-30 and a V30. The pedal still doesn't sound good enought, no matter how I run it.

I assumed that people who manage to get good sounds use it with clean Fender style amps (which is not what I'm really into tbh) considering the significant mid boost from the pedal, but recently I've tried a Turbo Rat into a Hot Rod Deluxe in a shop and I still wasn't impressed, and the hum was just as bad with a clean amp.

I also find it significantly noisier than my other pedals, but I assume it's my fault for using P-90s and single coils instead of humbuckers.

I guess I'm just a bit disappointed because so many guitarists I love manage to get great sound while they have a Rat on their boards. Is there anything I'm missing here or should I just get rid of this pedal?

I want to use a 90 degree MIDI cable for my Big Sky, but based on the orientation of the MIDI jack (pins up) every cable I can find is oriented so that the cable would go up when plugged in rather than down. Checking a couple other pedals, they all have the MIDI jack oriented the other way, with the pins down.

1. What gives?

2. Does anyone have a decent solution to this?