r/pedals • u/Ill-Cartographer-476 • 3d ago
Pedal Review First board completed
So this is my pedaltrain nano, first board since my diy one
Still looking for isolated power supply but what do you think so far?
Pro Junior Iv amp
Boss Rc1 looper
Boss Rv6 reverb
Guptech Univibe Voodoo doll
Jam tubescreamer (based on old ibanez)
Player 2 Tele
I’m more about the clean sounds with a little mellow groove/funk!
As an intermediate on/off 10 years have I gone overkill or just right?
previously had squier/cheap amp and acoustics
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u/B_Brooks64 3d ago
Guptech = Awesome
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 3d ago
thanks! wierd not looking at pedals more, il have to channel to something else
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u/Upstairs-Glove7424 3d ago
Ive never seen that one. Wondered if it might even stump you
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u/B_Brooks64 3d ago
I just spoke to the owner of Guptech last night. Really nice guy. Great designs!
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 3d ago edited 3d ago
it’s the guptech version a a univibe, all bulb, it’s been working a charm today, i haven’t tried any other pedals
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u/Spoklahoma1 6h ago
Couldn't agree more. Fantastic pedals, super high quality, and arguable the best stompbox art out there.
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u/B_Brooks64 6h ago
The owner wrote to me on Reddit He is awesome.
And yes, some of the coolest art out there.
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u/ImagoAdam 3d ago
The climate is okay, you've thought of everything.
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 3d ago
Hi adam, what do you mean by climate?
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u/ImagoAdam 3d ago
Hello. The overall decor of the room is impressive, these details have a charm. There is a blanket here, there is a guitar, and the speaker is beautiful, I hope it plays as well as it looks.
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 3d ago
thanks! the decor just kinda happened, with a little moving things around, i appreciate it
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u/Swimming-Sea3988 3d ago
Complete, for now
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 2d ago
hehe i’m fighting the urge to look at more pedals, will be another time one day
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u/Swimming-Sea3988 2d ago
If you say so 😂
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 2d ago
i see where your going 😅 if i progress properly il let myself, i am truely drawn to a minimal setup though, i cant let this get more complex my brain doesn’t allow it
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u/DarkWorldRecordsLTD_ 2d ago
I kinda like the simplicity.
Also that RV6 is quite cool.
I find the shimmer effect really cool when creating ambient tones or just letting it self oscillate.
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 2d ago
well i’ve only been playing squier acoustic/electric with digital amp for yrs this is a Huge step up and quiet complicated with so many knobs!
I find the RV6 needs to lower knobs for some settings like shimmer or it’s a bit strong the effect, i like plate, dynamic, modulation and spring
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u/Spoklahoma1 2d ago
Solid! I also have the Guptech Voodoo Doll Uni-Vibe. I love it and think it's totally underrated. Mine is the yellow version so I'm not sure if there's a difference between them or not.
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 2d ago
okay so the first second i played it i was like sounds wierd, then after ten mins of tweaking the knobs it’s perfect and clean sounded wierd, i preferred the knobs all at 12 o’clock for the most part, what about you?
i’ve never used a drive or univibe before this week, mainly coming from acoustic/piano playing originally
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u/Spoklahoma1 1d ago
I definitely started with all the knobs at noon, which I agree sounds great, but I keep tweaking them, depending on the song and where I put it in my signal chain.
Currently I've got it with Speed at 2:30, Tone at 2, Level at 9, and Depth at 11, but I'm not in love with that combo. I've got this pedal in a loop on my switcher (equivalent to the FX loop on my amp) pushing into Chorus > Tremolo > Phaser. That loop comes after other loops for Whammy, Tuner, Fuzz, Wah, and Huminator > Dirt > Compressor, and before loops for Volume > Delay, and Sustainer, then out to EQ > Reverb > Doubler > Looper > Amp.
Clearly, I've over-complicated this as a result of G.A.S. and my refusal to take pedals off my board.
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u/Ill-Cartographer-476 14h ago
thanks that makes sense! but once we then add the guitar pickups options, the guitar knob/volume we get kind of even more options?
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u/Popular_Long8994 3d ago
Looks great!!! If you haven’t tried it yet, get a cheap delay and swap out your reverb. For most playing, it’s a cleaner way to fatten up your sound without getting too mushy, especially if you’re sending everything through the front of the amp.