Let’s see those pedals?

gimmesometruth27

bootlegger10 said:

So you guys all take these boards out and play in public (assuming pre-COVID) or are some of these just to have the home setup a little cleaner?

i have a furman board that is by "gig board" that i take to shows. but the longer i have it the more i want to change it to something more practical. it is a solid plastic board and there is no way to pass cables to the underside of the board to it looks really budget with cables going everywhere. i am thinking about getting one of the new holey boards and putting all of my other gig pedals on that board. also thinking about getting a smaller board to put some of the pedals for my practice amp on there. they are currently daisy chained on the floor and taking up way too much space. if i can get a small board i would put pedal on there to make a smaller footprint.

bootlegger10

I have mine daisy chained together at home.  I have been thinking about a board so I can easily move the pedals between rooms.   I play guitar the most while watching TV with a small amp.  The larger amps are in another room that is further away from my neighbors. 

I know this is more about guitars but it does go through The Edge's pedal system.  I found it a very interesting run down. 

Rig Rundown - U2's The Edge - YouTube

opsopcopolis

bootlegger10 said:

So you guys all take these boards out and play in public (assuming pre-COVID) or are some of these just to have the home setup a little cleaner?

Haven’t really gigged in years, but keeping pedals all over the place sounds annoying. Always kept them on a board

gimmesometruth27

pjpjpaul said:

do these lights cause any weird interference or any noise in the signal chain? i know they are not plugged in to the signal chain, but some equipment can interfere with other equipment. just curious.

dankind

OK, your most basic of basic questions from a new(ish)-to-pedals/electric guitars guy.

My new pedal requires a 9-volt DC adapter (no place to put a battery). My other two pedals are battery powered, but they also appear to have a female end for an adapter. Is there some kind of device that would power all three, similar to those boards posted here, or do I need to buy three of these things (https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SnarkSA1--snark-sa-1-slim-9v-dc-adapter) and take up three outlets?

Off topic: I still haven't figured out how to use the microphone I bought for my son nearly a year ago either. I need a stand and different cords and a different speaker/amplifier than my guitar ($$$$$ FUCK $$$$$). I might just give the fucking thing away. Starting to think electrification/amplification is maybe not for me. Fun to listen to and fun to play, but tough for this Luddite to get a handle on.

pjpjpaul

gimmesometruth27 said:

pjpjpaul said:

do these lights cause any weird interference or any noise in the signal chain? i know they are not plugged in to the signal chain, but some equipment can interfere with other equipment. just curious.

So far I've only gotten any weirdness from a fuzz pedal that is really sensitive to interference but all the other pedals work fine. 

dudeman

I just finished this up tonight. It's also based on a Rat circuit but it is heavily modified. Haven't tested it out at high volume yet but first impressions are promising. Very aggressive and tons of square wave fuzz in this box. It's kind of like a Rat, a Big Muff and a Fuzz Factory had a bastard child together. 

opsopcopolis

dankind said:

OK, your most basic of basic questions from a new(ish)-to-pedals/electric guitars guy.

My new pedal requires a 9-volt DC adapter (no place to put a battery). My other two pedals are battery powered, but they also appear to have a female end for an adapter. Is there some kind of device that would power all three, similar to those boards posted here, or do I need to buy three of these things (https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SnarkSA1--snark-sa-1-slim-9v-dc-adapter) and take up three outlets?

Off topic: I still haven't figured out how to use the microphone I bought for my son nearly a year ago either. I need a stand and different cords and a different speaker/amplifier than my guitar ($$$$$ FUCK $$$$$). I might just give the fucking thing away. Starting to think electrification/amplification is maybe not for me. Fun to listen to and fun to play, but tough for this Luddite to get a handle on.

You can get something like this (single wallwart and a daisy chain) to power all your pedals. You have to be somewhat conscious of full draw, but if you're just using a few pedals it won't be an issue. People with larger boards will often mount an isolated power supply under the board and run power/daisy chains out of the ports on that power supply.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1SpotComboPk--truetone-1-spot-combo-pack

For the mic you'll need an XLR and most likely some sort of pre-amp before a speaker. That being said, I think they make self powered mics that terminate in 1/4in that you could plug into your guitar amp

bootlegger10

I love the Boss pedal tuner that allows you to power the daisy chain. For at home I am able to power at least 6 pedals with it.  I had to cut into the plastic a bit to get some connections to fit into a couple non-Boss pedals but it worked.  

dankind

Thanks for the replies, folks.

I just looked at my other two pedals (DODs), and they require 10 volts.

MOTHERFUCKER!!

As for the mic, I used to run my old mic through my guitar amp, but it sounded terrible. I just don't think I'm willing to spend all this extra cash on cords another fucking speaker box and another preamp. Will likely just donate the new mic to a school program or something.

qontheboard

I started acquiring pedals for my "Bells & Whistles" board 2 years ago. Life happened and priorities changed. I finally have all the pedals I set out to get, and a Novo 32 with a Voodoo Mondo for power. I will be assembling this weekend.   
  

qontheboard

Just for the record, my forum name has nothing to do with Qanon. I've had the same name since 2002. 

dudeman

qontheboard said:

Just for the record, my forum name has nothing to do with Qanon. I've had the same name since 2002. 

Sure. That's exactly what someone affiliated with Qanon would say. 

dankind

dankind said:

Thanks for the replies, folks.

I just looked at my other two pedals (DODs), and they require 10 volts.

MOTHERFUCKER!!

As for the mic, I used to run my old mic through my guitar amp, but it sounded terrible. I just don't think I'm willing to spend all this extra cash on cords another fucking speaker box and another preamp. Will likely just donate the new mic to a school program or something.

So I ordered this thing: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1SpotProCS7--truetone-1-spot-pro-cs7-7-output-isolated-guitar-pedal-power-supply.

Same brand as the kit @opsopcopolis posted above, but it looks like it has inputs for 12v and 18v. I reckon I can use the 12v inputs for my DODs. 

Expensive, but I figure it’ll be worth it in the long run if I acquire more pedals. 

dudeman

This is going to be a BYOC Analog Chorus. It's a clone of the Boss CE-2 and uses NOS BBD chips. I finished with the resistors last night but still have quite a lot to do. 

Those resistors are tiny and it was a pain in the ass to sort them and get them soldered. 

This thing better sound great for all the tedious work it takes to build!

dudeman

Board mostly populated.

dudeman

Enclosure mostly drilled. 

dudeman

Analog Chorus mostly finished. 

dankind

dudeman said:

Analog Chorus mostly finished. 

Nice! I can barely hear a difference with my chorus pedal (Donner Tutti Love mini pedal). I either fried it using the wrong kind of plug when I first got it, or it just doesn't affect the sound much since I have a tremolo bridge. I don't know.

Perhaps I'll try another one at some point to test that former theory.

gimmesometruth27

dudeman said:

Analog Chorus mostly finished. 

looks awesome!!!