New Pedalboard Day

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:33 pm

Been wanting to have a bit more of a flexible setup recently and not necessarily use my big Diago board all the time. My PT-Mini is just a little too small for what I want so I ordered a PT-Jr which arrived today. Very much a lockdown problem stemming from boredom as I'll not be practicing or gigging for a while! I love putting boards together so it has been a fun couple of hours. Anyway, now I've got my new board and optional extension board

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:38 pm

thats clean. Nice job.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:48 pm

mickie08 wrote:thats clean. Nice job.

Thanks Mickie

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:38 pm

Managed to squeeze a Fuzz Face mini onto my board so that has been a lot of fun today

Signal path is: Fuzz Face -> Crybaby -> Super Hard On -> TU-2 -> Viscous Vibe -> SY-1 (+Expression Pedal) + JB-2 in the SY-1 loop (with switch for BD-2/Angry Charlie modes) -> Pipeline Trem

Post by **Doog** » Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:00 am

Burstin' with TOANS, good job smooshing that lil' Face in there too!

How're you finding the SY-1? I keep having to sit down to twirl dials for an hour or so, just to try and map out the sounds I like! The eternal balance of 'fun immediate dials vs. cold hard presets' ehhhh

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:03 am

Doog wrote:Burstin' with TOANS, good job smooshing that lil' Face in there too!

How're you finding the SY-1? I keep having to sit down to twirl dials for an hour or so, just to try and map out the sounds I like! The eternal balance of 'fun immediate dials vs. cold hard presets' ehhhh

Yes indeed! I'm really liking the SY-1 I have to say, had it about 6 months now so have got a good few settings that I love and are really usable in a band context without being over the top (at least theoretically in my head until I actually get to a band practice again!). I have spent 80% of my time on the Pad settings and tweaking those. I've found having the expression pedal to be brilliant, as it again makes it more usable for differentiation within a song. Equally, the dirt in the loop is so good. I've found myself spending quite a bit of time getting that wet/dry balance right for various settings. I think my next purchase will be a mini expression pedal so I can fit a delay on the board.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:04 am

I also did a gig at the end of Jan, a few weeks after I got the SY-1 and the sound guy complemented me on my synth sound so that made me happy

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:52 am

Niiiiice

I've definitely found sound super interesting textures by reining back the controls a lot, think I'm due another "setting session"; I wrote a load of parts last time.

Thom wrote:I've found having the expression pedal to be brilliant, as it again makes it more usable for differentiation within a song. Equally, the dirt in the loop is so good.

For real, the loop makes it SO useful to fit into a "normal" pedalboard, something that every other synth pedal I've used or owned struggled with. I defo need to get Boss-friendly expression pedal to have a blast at that side of it, it apparently also takes a momentary(?) footswitch for tap tempo and octave shifts and stuff? Will need to experiment a bit.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:09 am

I love that there is a pedal called an Angry Driver. Does it nail the tones in CatatoniaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Road Rage?

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:14 am

Yes, it's all over the front paaaaage

of the manual

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:25 am

I swear the JHS guy is Stevie from Eastbound and Down.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:33 am

Doog wrote:it apparently also takes a momentary(?) footswitch for tap tempo and octave shifts and stuff? Will need to experiment a bit.

Oh really? This is new and exciting news! I will have to investigate!

NickD wrote:I love that there is a pedal called an Angry Driver. Does it nail the tones in CatatoniaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Road Rage?

It sure does!
On a serious note, it's a great pedal, with the series/parallel modes it's really versatile, and especially with the external switch. I think it's brilliant.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:19 am

I keep getting the urge to pick up an SY-1 but then tell myself I'd just piss about with it for a bit making wacky noises and not get any real use out of it.

THIS ISN'T HELPING

Nice pedal board(s) btw Thom.

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:27 am

BearBoy wrote:I'd just piss about with it for a bit making wacky noises and not get any real use out of it.

That is the intended function of the pedal.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:35 am

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:04 pm

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:35 am

Doog wrote:I defo need to get Boss-friendly expression pedal to have a blast at that side of it

IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve just splurged on a mini exp pedal so that i can fit a delay on my board, so if you want my M-Audio one for cheepz when it arrives just say the word.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 11:39 am

Added a simple patch bay for easy guitar/amp in/out:

And the AMT EX-50 arrived for the SY-1 giving me room to put my delay on the board - happy days!

Also, updated mini board:

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:57 pm

like the patch bay idea