A tour of my comically ostentatious pedalboard

[brianlux]

Nicely done- very sharp! Bet it sounds killer too!

[puremagic]

You never cease to amaze. You’ve come up with cord combinations that make us wonder how you maintain that lefty grip. You’ve made wonderful pedal and guitar modifications and now you’ve converted the features of a rack onto a board. This is your muse and it’s always nice to see the outcome of your so-called tinkering. Maybe when you have some time you could post some samples.

[exhausted]

A couple clips...

The typical Buckley big reverb sound.
http://snd.sc/Kv4UQe

And the typical POG organ sound.
http://snd.sc/Kv50Yh

Both of those are presets. Go from completely dry guitar to that with one click.

I ditched the MXR 78 distortion and equalizer and filled the space with an EHX POG 2. To replace the 78's distortion tone I'm actually using the Tube Drive model in the M9 now. I like it better.

[AfghanTwilight]

Really nice work. I'm guessing you have a case top-latch system to tote this around? It's so much easier than hauling a rack around. It's just like carring another guitar case.

[Deadlogic]

Very, very nice.

[exhausted]

All the old photos are dead but a wee update.








I now dream of designing and building these things as a business. Too bad there's no market for it here.

[mccreadyisgod]

Damn, Greg. That looks like hot sex.

BTW, I listened to some of your soundcloud tracks, very nice. The pedalboard demos were sweet, the Buckley and U2 stuff, but I also dug the two songs on there. Just makes me wish we lived close, I would be in your band for sure. Makes me wish I had my recording gear around, so I could get my own ass in gear and put stuff up. I haven't recorded anything in too long.

Cheers!

[exhausted]

Thanks. I wish I had more time to do it. I haven't recorded anything original in a long time and haven't written a real song in years. Just no time to actually get into the headspace required to write or let along record. I have done a bunch of covers but they're not on soundcloud lest I anger the copyright gods. They go on dropbox and only go to my facebook page.

I would like to try to set up some sort of remote recording thing but of course now I'm using Logic instead of protools which makes that even more difficult I suppose.

I'm loving this pedalboard though. Totally amp-free. Of course it's just the same thing that the PODs/HDs can do, or the AxeFX, or eleven racks, made bulkier and more expensive but I like the personal touch you only get from hired goons, I mean, real pedals. The Tech 21s sound so much better to my ears than PODs.

The timefactor has been great. It's power far surpasses the M9. Having stereo delays available across all models instead of just one is excellent. I'm more on the fence about the space. It's really hard to dial but sounds great once you do. Plus it allows modulated reverbs which sound brilliant. However, the Line 6 plate model does the Buckley thing a bit better, mostly in the predelay. Lacks the modulation though. Luckily I have all the Line 6 stuff still available in the M5 and in my POD farm plug-in in logic. The Space chokes on preset changes a little bit but I'm hoping a software update cures that. Lots of people complaining about it on their forums.

[Pacomc79]

Wow. That is tasty Greg!

Easy to Grab and Go too becuause there's no need for amps.

Now all you need is a lefty Jeff Tweedy SG... and you know the requisite time to have fun with it all.

The wiring is brilliant.

[exhausted]

Thanks. I'm liking it a lot. There are a couple of bummers regarding the MIDI control and the Space reverb but nothing insurmountable. The MIDI controller I'm using isn't smart enough to filter out redundant program changes like some do so it cuts off reverb tails at inopportune moments but short of racking everything and using something like a ground control it's unavoidable unless Eventide updates their software.

I really like having everything within sight though so I can tell exactly what's going on and any adjustments are right at my feet.

If I ever do need actual powered speakers with it I think I'll just try the Tech 21 Power Engines.

Not a tube to be seen.

My amps are gathering dust.

[All Those Yesterdays]

Thanks. I'm liking it a lot. There are a couple of bummers regarding the MIDI control and the Space reverb but nothing insurmountable. The MIDI controller I'm using isn't smart enough to filter out redundant program changes like some do so it cuts off reverb tails at inopportune moments but short of racking everything and using something like a ground control it's unavoidable unless Eventide updates their software.

I really like having everything within sight though so I can tell exactly what's going on and any adjustments are right at my feet.

If I ever do need actual powered speakers with it I think I'll just try the Tech 21 Power Engines.

Not a tube to be seen.

My amps are gathering dust.

Please ship all tube related material to Northwest Ohio.... PM for details... I'll post pictures off everything you send on facebook so you can see how they are all doing...

[exhausted]

My Marshall Class 5 is for sale right now. Not sure I can let go of the DRRI or PRRI though.