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Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:36 am

fever606 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:22 am

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:18 am

I took a family portrait of just my high gain distortion boxes (no OD, no boosts, no fuzz).

Chuckling at the stark difference in the ratio of knobs to pedals in our respective photos…

I generally prefer less knobs. My most used out of those are the 3 on the top right. The Guv'nor is stellar, but the jacks and switch are fairly fragile (30 year old pedal), so it only comes out for recording sessions. The Hot Rod Custom (big one) is awesome, but I was mostly just using the left (orange) side, so I picked up the Compact Hot Rod.

My studio board setup

How much do the 29 pedals help?

Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑

Sun May 29, 2022 5:12 am

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:36 am

fever606 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:22 am

Chuckling at the stark difference in the ratio of knobs to pedals in our respective photos…

I generally prefer less knobs. My most used out of those are the 3 on the top right. The Guv'nor is stellar, but the jacks and switch are fairly fragile (30 year old pedal), so it only comes out for recording sessions. The Hot Rod Custom (big one) is awesome, but I was mostly just using the left (orange) side, so I picked up the Compact Hot Rod.

My studio board setup

How much do the 29 pedals help?

They definitely help with a larger board. They're also great tools for sculpting your sound. I was a skeptic when I bought my first EUNA. I was fairly certain that I'd end up just returning it. Now I have the EUNA/OAMP combo on both of my boards.

I've made a few changes over the last couple of months.

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun May 29, 2022 5:15 am

Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑

Sun May 29, 2022 5:12 am

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:36 am

I generally prefer less knobs. My most used out of those are the 3 on the top right. The Guv'nor is stellar, but the jacks and switch are fairly fragile (30 year old pedal), so it only comes out for recording sessions. The Hot Rod Custom (big one) is awesome, but I was mostly just using the left (orange) side, so I picked up the Compact Hot Rod.

My studio board setup

How much do the 29 pedals help?

They definitely help with a larger board. They're also great tools for sculpting your sound. I was a skeptic when I bought my first EUNA. I was fairly certain that I'd end up just returning it. Now I have the EUNA/OAMP combo on both of my boards.

Thanks. That’s why I ask. My board is getting pretty big and I’m starting to be concerned with what I’m losing tone wise. I think these are something that will be in the horizon for me

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun May 29, 2022 5:17 am

I've made a few changes over the last couple of months.

Beautiful board! What are you using for MIDI control? I see the CB pedals are attached to the MIDI box but I'm not seeing a dedicated MIDI controller. Is it one of the other MIDI pedals (e.g., Mobius) sending commands?

I'm using an Elektron Analog Four synth as the midi controller. It feeds midi into the Disaster Area MIDI Four. This is an older pic, but the synth setup is still the same.

lastactionhero12765 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:27 am

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun May 29, 2022 5:17 am

I've made a few changes over the last couple of months.

Beautiful board! What are you using for MIDI control? I see the CB pedals are attached to the MIDI box but I'm not seeing a dedicated MIDI controller. Is it one of the other MIDI pedals (e.g., Mobius) sending commands?

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:16 am

I admire anyone who can use stuff like this competently. Trying to work this out would give me a seizure

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:16 am

I'm using an Elektron Analog Four synth as the midi controller. It feeds midi into the Disaster Area MIDI Four. This is an older pic, but the synth setup is still the same.

lastactionhero12765 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:27 am

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sun May 29, 2022 5:17 am

I've made a few changes over the last couple of months.

Beautiful board! What are you using for MIDI control? I see the CB pedals are attached to the MIDI box but I'm not seeing a dedicated MIDI controller. Is it one of the other MIDI pedals (e.g., Mobius) sending commands?

I wouldn't even know where to start with this but it looks awesome!

johnnysomersett wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:54 am

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:16 am

I admire anyone who can use stuff like this competently. Trying to work this out would give me a seizure

Elektron stuff can be very confusing for a while. I watched many tutorial videos in the beginning. Once you learn the "Elektron way", it's fairly easy and intuitive to use most of their machines.

lastactionhero12765 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:18 pm

Meriphew wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:16 am

I'm using an Elektron Analog Four synth as the midi controller. It feeds midi into the Disaster Area MIDI Four. This is an older pic, but the synth setup is still the same.

lastactionhero12765 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:27 am

Beautiful board! What are you using for MIDI control? I see the CB pedals are attached to the MIDI box but I'm not seeing a dedicated MIDI controller. Is it one of the other MIDI pedals (e.g., Mobius) sending commands?

I wouldn't even know where to start with this but it looks awesome!

Thx!

This is where 2022 ends… it’s not a brag, probably a cry for help…

I took my board apart the other day, so I grabbed a pic of everything. It's mostly stuff I've made myself, so good luck recognizing anything. There are a few off-the-shelf pieces in the back (I did give a few of those away the day after I took this pic).


My board after re-assembling; dirt in the front, modulation in the back:


Right now the unused ones are banging around in a box. But after my wife and I move, I'd love to set up some kind of velcro covered rails or a board on a wall by my guitars. Then I could display and organize all the pedals I have made, with room for plenty more. My goal is to have a "library" of cool and classic circuits that I can have at hand, in consistent formats. Then I can easily switch things around to suit my mood, while also displaying my little art projects.

Board


Here’s everything save for an MXR D+ and an EHX Satisfaction Plus.
I promised my bandmate I’d sell him back his SS/BS Buzzz, but I’ve got a KatanaSound Furious Man (Japan) headed over any day.

If I had to, I could get on with just the Holy Grit, SuperHigh, and the FuzzLord.

The silver pedal is a Catbox Customs variation on an HP-2.
Black sharpie pedal is just a Carcosa… which rules.

Almost everything.
Yikes.
On the table to sort towards a round of slimming down.

guitar pedals.MP by delta_zed, on Flickr

Updated pic before I pack most of them away for a while. I need to pick out 8-10 to take with me while we're houseless (6 months maybe?). I'll bring enough cables for three pedals at a time max, along with my Tweed Princeton (modded VHT).



Just listing these for my own benefit, stuff on my board is in bold.
Mods: EQD Ghost Echo, Keeley Magnetic Echo, Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay, EQD Grand Orbiter Phase, Walrus Audio Julia Chorus, Catalinbread Pareidolia Tremolo, EQD Space Spiral, Tremulus Lune variant, Spaceman Orion Reverb

OD, Dirt, Pre-amps, etc: BJFE Honeybee OD, Hudson Broadcast Pre-Amp, Fender Pelt Fuzz, Op-Amp Big Muff, Rat (regular/turbo), Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp, EQD Plumes OD, Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra OD, Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Booster, Timmy OD, Marshall Bluesbreaker OD, Fulltone OCD, Nobels ODR-1, Klon Centaur, EQD Acapulco Gold, EQD Sunn Life Octave Distortion, 1981 DRV, DOD 250 OD reissue, Cornish G-2, Spaceman Gemini IV Dual Fuzz, Foxx Tone Machine, Catalinbread Katzenkönig Fuzz, Skreddy Lunar Module Deluxe Fuzz, Univox Superfuzz, Analogman Sunface Fuzz, Catalinbread Manx Loaghtan Fuzz, Ampeg Scrambler

Filters: DOD 440 Envelope Filter, Dinosaural OTC-201 Opticompressor, Maestro Filter Sample/Hold FSH-1, Boss OC-2 Octave