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In my defence I'm only using 6 actually effects live :) The rest are for recording, jam sessions and some are collectable and vintage.

I got Fuzz, Filter, Phaser, Distortion/OD, Boost and a Noise Box

The other pedals are switchers and a Tuner, 1 allowing me to blend my effects with my clean signal while also buffering my signal so active basses work with my fuzz and the other allows me to switch basses and amps in seconds so I can Bi amp or if I break a string etc etc.

I can justify all of them some only get used on 1 or 2 songs but the fuzz and boost are used on all the songs and now I Bi-Amp I pretty much just leave the fuzz on and switch it to distortion when I swap from playing with a pick to fingers due to the volume and clarity difference I use the Dist as it's slightly clearer and set it just a touch louder than the fuzz so my sound is very even regardless of how the song is played.

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[quote name='tayste_2000' post='49902' date='Aug 24 2007, 01:34 AM']As a tip I would recomend putting the deep impact at the front and the DHA behind it due to the height of the dha it will be difficult for you to get at the Deep Impact but if they are the other way round both will be accessible.

Also I presume the multi comp doesn't get turned off so maybe stick that under the shelf? and place your blowtorch behind the whammy as it looks impossible to get to where you have it now unless you have that on at all times as well.

Just some friendly pointers take em or leave em after all what do I know :)

Good board btw[/quote]

Well, my A Loop will consist of DHA -> Deep Impact -> Blowtorch. Mostly it's a more specialist loop which I set up before playing a song so accessibility isn't really a bit deal (apart from the DHA). So I'm alright with the positioning as it is (I also have been blessed/cursed with size 12 feet and good balance) but I'll adjust it if anything needs to be done.

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[quote name='P-T-P' post='50547' date='Aug 25 2007, 01:17 PM']Here's my little corner of FXdom...

[attachment=1931:pedal_board.jpg]

Chain is: BSW -> Micro Q-Tron -> BBS Opto Stomp -> ODB-3 -> GE7B -> Cool Cat 18v -> DOD Phaser -> Artec ADL2 -> Behringer DR100 -> TU-2 -> ART ZDirect DI[/quote]

havin fun? :)

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[quote name='P-T-P' post='50547' date='Aug 25 2007, 01:17 PM']Here's my little corner of FXdom...

[attachment=1931:pedal_board.jpg]

Chain is: BSW -> Micro Q-Tron -> BBS Opto Stomp -> ODB-3 -> GE7B -> Cool Cat 18v -> DOD Phaser -> Artec ADL2 -> Behringer DR100 -> TU-2 -> ART ZDirect DI[/quote]


Nice setup you've got there Pete.

Did you make the board yourself - I notice the power supplies must be underneath the pedals at the top.
What do you think of the bbe opto stomp - I'm toying with getting one but they don't seem that many around compared to say aphex, ebs etc.

Cheers
John

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[quote name='BassManKev' post='50557' date='Aug 25 2007, 01:42 PM']havin fun? :)[/quote]

Loads. Really like the q-tron as it turns out, wasn't sure if I would or not. Also that little delay pedal is a peach.

[quote name='ZPQ' post='50560' date='Aug 25 2007, 01:51 PM']Nice setup you've got there Pete.

Did you make the board yourself - I notice the power supplies must be underneath the pedals at the top.
What do you think of the bbe opto stomp - I'm toying with getting one but they don't seem that many around compared to say aphex, ebs etc.

Cheers
John[/quote]

Hi John,

The board is a Gator Pedal Tote Pro and there's a Gator power supply which is tiny and sits underneath the board.

As for the Opto Stomp, I took a bit of a chance on it as I just wanted a simple but effective compressor. It is exactly that, set it and forget it. It's the kinda compressor that you'll only notice when it's not there, if that makes sense. I really like it a lot.

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[quote name='P-T-P' post='50573' date='Aug 25 2007, 02:47 PM']Loads. Really like the q-tron as it turns out, wasn't sure if I would or not. Also that little delay pedal is a peach.
Hi John,

The board is a Gator Pedal Tote Pro and there's a Gator power supply which is tiny and sits underneath the board.

As for the Opto Stomp, I took a bit of a chance on it as I just wanted a simple but effective compressor. It is exactly that, set it and forget it. It's the kinda compressor that you'll only notice when it's not there, if that makes sense. I really like it a lot.[/quote]

glad your enjoying it!

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so here'my setup - not on a pedalboard as such, but i plan to get my woodworking skills going soon as my current pedalbox isn't large enough !!!

can you tell i like a bit of distortion?

[attachment=2020:bc_pedals.jpg]

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[quote name='ahpook' post='53454' date='Aug 31 2007, 04:04 PM']so here'my setup - not on a pedalboard as such, but i plan to get my woodworking skills going soon as my current pedalbox isn't large enough !!!

can you tell i like a bit of distortion?

[attachment=2020:bc_pedals.jpg][/quote]
It seems weird that you have the q-tron after distortion, as it wont have as much dynamics to react with.

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[quote name='cheddatom' post='54608' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:18 AM']It seems weird that you have the q-tron after distortion, as it wont have as much dynamics to react with.[/quote]
ye i second that, tis very weird

its sometimes nice to have a very mild overdrive before a envelope though, gives it a nice bite

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[quote name='BassManKev' post='54612' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:23 AM']ye i second that, tis very weird

its sometimes nice to have a very mild overdrive before a envelope though, gives it a nice bite[/quote]
Yeh, I have a very small bit of grit before my bass balls, but, if I want proper drive or fuzz, it has to go after! Otherwise the bass balls is just boring.

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[quote name='Higgie' post='54809' date='Sep 3 2007, 04:22 PM']I always run gain into filter. Gives awesome synthy tones.[/quote]
you run big muffs into filters, and enjoy it??

the brown dog goin into the chunk filter is one thing, but a muff into a qtron? very different, and i really wouldnt go near the word synthy

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[quote name='Higgie' post='54809' date='Sep 3 2007, 04:22 PM']I always run gain into filter. Gives awesome synthy tones.[/quote]
A dynamic filter though?

You know what I mean by the q-tron being a pedal that reacts to the dynamics of your playing. And you know distortion/fuzz takes away your dynamics, so, you must have a pretty constant sound coming out of the q-tron? Still, I have got some nice sounds with fuzz before my bass balls, but, it's kind of insulting the bass balls, not letting it do what it was made to do!

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Kev, that's because both the Q-Tron and Big Muff are sh*te. I'm not a big fan of either of them.

Running the Brown Dog into the 00Funk is no different from running any other fuzz into any other filter.

It's always given me some synthy Sir Psycho sounds. (Holy cow, that's some aliteration!)

The basic combination for synth sounds as most people would agree is, octaver->fuzz->filter. Take out the octaver, you've still got the majority of factors for synth sounds.

Previous combinations i've used are:
Boss ODB-3 and Q-Tron
Prunes and Custard and Maxon AF-9
Tonefactor Hellbaby and Maxon AF-9
Chunk Brown Dog and Chunk 00Funk
Prunes and Custard and 00Funk

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[quote name='Higgie' post='54869' date='Sep 3 2007, 06:22 PM']Kev, that's because both the Q-Tron and Big Muff are sh*te. I'm not a big fan of either of them.[/quote]

no, no...tell us what you really mean :huh:

[quote name='cheddatom' post='54608' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:18 AM']It seems weird that you have the q-tron after distortion, as it wont have as much dynamics to react with.[/quote]

well i'm still tweaking....i don't usually run the q-tron and the muff at the same time...i use the (modded) rat and the q-tron together, and the rat and the muff...so it kindof works for me.

specially as i've just got a ehx small stone :)

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it's ace, i mainly use it for looping (as i have two other delays), but sometimes i use it for ridiculously long delays - i've compared the looper to the DL4 and this sounds much nicer, to my ears the looped phrases on the DL4 lost some 'oomph' and quality.

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