Edenburgh

Hi Folks, my Ashdown ABM rig (EVO3 head, 115 & 410 cabs) is starting to get a little roadweary and I've been looking at replacements that will still give the oomph but might be a little lighter. I've got a top 3 so far - barefaced big twin cab (still got to decide on amp), or a TC RH750 with 212 & 210......and this Rumble 500 with a couple of 410s (or maybe a 115 plus 410). The reasons for having this in my hit list are - price (about 2/3 of the others) and I had a shot on a Rumble 100W combo yesterday and the sounds were really great - exactly what I'm after. So - my question for the team : Anyone using a Rumble 500 head with 2 x 410 cabs? (I think they are 8 ohm so this will work).

Well, I have taken on board what you guys have been saying - and I've also spent some time playing about with things and taking a long hard look at band set lists to see what I actually NEED on the board (as opposed to what I think I might have fun with on any given night). Bottom line is that the Env Filter and Chorus got dropped. This left me with Tuner==>Comp==>POG==>Muff==>EQ/DI. Trouble I had next was that (to my ears, anyway) the sub Octave from the POG and Muff when on together turns bottom end to mush. So I got a wee AB/Y box and we now go: Tuner ==> Comp ==> POG =(dry out)=>Muff==> AB Box=(parallel out)=>EQ/DI ........................................... \\(effect out)=====>==// Works a treat and I get clean Sub-Octave with Fuzz on the unaltered played note.

That's quite nifty^^^

So many combinations...brain hurts. But I do appreciate your input and thanks krispn for your kind offer - I will bear that in mind. This has been really useful for me as it's made me think more about the pedal order before trying to do anything 'smart' like split things up..for time being I'm going to try this order (excuse the messy cabling - this is me just laying it all out before going mad with velcro and cable ties. (PS - Chorus only ever used with fretless therefore not used in combination with any other modulation/fuzz) I'm sure I've stuffed this order up somewhere along the lines...(tuner, comp, log, muff, env filter, chorus, DI/Pre-Amp) Feedback, I was once told on a training course, is the breakfast of champions!

Brain slowly engaging here - If I bring the Muff into the board that is before the Amp and just put the POG/Chorus/Env Filter onto the FX loop would that work? In summary: Bass==> Board #1 (Tuner, Comp, Muff, EQ/DI) ==> Amp ==> FX Loop Send ==> Board #2 (POG, Chorus, Env Filter) ==>FX Return Have we cracked it?

Ok - food for thought - epiphany#2 back in the box!

Thanks all for your comments on this - I think I just had epiphany#2 as follows: 'Bare bones' pedal board (Tuner/Comp/Pre-AmpDI) will go inbetween Bass and Amp (Bass==>Pedals==>Amp). I can run board number 2 (POG, Muff PI, Chorus, Env Filter) on the FX send/return loop of my Amp. This means no messing about with cables on either pedal board - I just pull out whichever one I need at the time. It's good to talk!

Ok - not bonkers after all and seems commonplace - thanks for responses - I will crack on!

Right - context first : I play with two bands - setup for one band requires that all I have is Tuner/Compressor/Pre-Amp(DI) - setup for the other would allow me to make use of the above plus POG, Muff PI, Env Filter, Chorus It's a pain the neck to have to keep moving pedals between boards for different setups. It's also too much stuff to carry a board with 4 extra pedals to every single gig (sometimes there just isn't the floorspace). So I was thinking - has anybody ever had a two-stage modular approach to their FX pedal boards? What I mean is - one board for the 'bare bones' (Tuner/Comp/DI) and have another board for the 'extras' that can be patched into (separate power, I guess) the 'bare bones' board for those gigs when required? I guess the key is to patching in/out at the right places. Is this an epiphany or does everyone do this anyway?

Just bought a compressor pedal from Gary. Swiftly posted and very well packaged. Gary is a pleasure to deal with.

I have a POG too - Not had these issues (I have a Big Muff pi in the chain too) but I remember in the manual reading that they are very specific about saying that you must use the supplied power adapter. Of course, I completely ignored that and used my Voodoo labs brick. haha.