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the effects room
romper stomper
Ever since the first draft of this page was knocked together, it has been steadily growing - to the point that it no longer seems viable to list all the gear on the same page. I have no idea how that happened... So anyway, I decided to split the pedals into groups instead. On this page, you will find group pictures of pedals, pedalboards etc that somehow have found their way to me. There are of course a whole bunch of pedals that aren't on my board, for one reason or another. There are also pedals I've sold off, since I wasn't using them. For the full list, in-depth stuff and funny stories, use the buttons above to navigate. The different pages aren't cross-linked, so you need to use the "back" button in your browser to get back here before you can hop into the next category. Or just use the "effects" button to your left - that works too...
Please note that the "gain stuff" page also contains filter and octave type pedals - eventually I might make a separate page for those, but for now they will have to stay where they are.
Overview
This is the latest setup (pic taken in january 2009, but it has stayed basically the same since):
The signal chain is:
- Digitech EX-7 Expression factory (used mainly for wah and space station sounds, and sometimes the leslie sim)
- Korg DT-10 tuner
- Foxrox Octron
- Ibanez PT-9 Phaser (modified to true bypass)
- Marshall ED-1 Compressor (modified for true bypass + a few other tricks)
- Stinkfoot Stage 1 TS-9 (modified to true bypass)
- Stinkfoot Stage 2 Maxon OD-9 (modified to true bypass)*
- Stinkfoot 5-loop true bypass strip, containing:
- Stinkfoot boost pedal (basic LPB circuit)
- tc electronic SCF chorus/flanger
- Ibanez EM5 Echomachine (set for almost-infinite repeats)
- Ibanez DML10 Modulation Delay
- Ibanez DL5 Delay
- Voodoo Lab Tremolo
On occasion, I will also add a smaller board loaded with a Korg G4 leslie simulator and a true bypass box, that goes between the main board and the amp.
The whole board is currently powered from a single Modtone Power Plant located underneath the back row riser. The EX-7 has its own power supply, while the TC Chorus is mains-powered. Both of those get their mains power from the accessory mains outlet on the back of the Power Plant, via a dual extension cable I whipped up. The Power Plant does have a 9vAC output, which should eliminate the need for the EX-7 power supply. But sadly, it creates a hum in the EX-7 - Modtone is currently (dec 2009) looking into this, and they still don't know if it's just my particular unit that is acting up, or if it is a bigger problem. Either way, the whole board is much quieter now, so I'm a happy puppy.
The loop strip is quite interesting - each loop of course functions as a proper true bypass loop (with the send to the effect connected to ground in bypass mode, to help minimize switch pops and other nasty stuff). You can either use regular patch cables for send and return, or a TRS insert cable (tip=send, ring=return) in the return jack only. At the moment, I'm mostly using insert cables, as it makes for a less cluttered board. Each loop also functions as a proper A/B selector (connecting the unused output to ground) if the return jack is left empty. That way, you can stick a tuner in one of the loop sends (or simply leave a loop unused) and the signal path to the amp will be muted (not just disconnected, but also shorted to ground) when you activate that loop.
* The overdrive section keeps changing a bit - the old Ibanez TS-9 seems to keep its place, but the higher gain pedal has changed a couple of times. The Maxon in the pic is gone, and I tend to rotate either an Ibanez STL and a newer Ibanez TS-9 (Stage 2 + true bypass) in its place. I have also messed about with a modified SD-1 and Blues Driver in that position. I'm currently mulling about wether I should give the clean sound more midrange, and go for two "flatter" (less midrange) overdrive pedals instead of the tube screamer-based sounds I'm using now. It never stops...
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