New Pedalboard day

[Drendino]

Not sure if NPBD is a thing, but I got this back from Dave at LA Sounds today. I have never been able to get my entire board to sound as good as each pedal to the amp, so I gave up and left it to the professionals. He nailed it and now I can have my cake and eat it too.

Here is a clip he posted on Youtube.

The chain order is as follows. Custom Interface (A/B, with Buffer ISO and effects loop)----Teese Wah----Honey Bee Drive-----Prince Of Tone---Tim---Hartman Flanger---Vol----Echorec---El Capistan----Flint----Boss RC-30 (in stereo loop box)---Interface.

[velorush]

Wow! That's super tidy! Very nicely done, and some great effects, as well.

I'd especially enjoy having at the Echorec, Hartman and either of the Strymon boxes.

[Bobby Marshall]

Getting your board done there is THE sh!t. They have their work posted regularly on some other forums. Top notch.

[sixesandsevens]

Congratulations! That's pretty awesome.

I'm a one-or-two-pedal guy for the most part, so bear with me. Is the "magic" to get the pedals sounding as good as they should just having short enough patch cables and buffers in the right places?

[veatch]

Shorter patch cables can help the sound, but mostly just make the board tidy. (quality cables and connectors are more important) The order of the pedals is important, and will cause raging debates from the masses, but by and large if it sounds good, it is good.

There are two types of very good buffers out there (can't remember the chips used, but i could dig out my notes...) One buffer works well at the beginning of the chain, the other works well at the end. I *prefer* true bypass pedals, and i'll put my own buffer in place if needed, but again, this kind of talk only starts raging debates... That being said, i have 2 pedals on my board that have the buffers engaged. I think it sounds fine, so therefor, it *is* fine.

[Drendino]

Shorter patch cables can help the sound, but mostly just make the board tidy. (quality cables and connectors are more important) The order of the pedals is important, and will cause raging debates from the masses, but by and large if it sounds good, it is good.

There are two types of very good buffers out there (can't remember the chips used, but i could dig out my notes...) One buffer works well at the beginning of the chain, the other works well at the end. I *prefer* true bypass pedals, and i'll put my own buffer in place if needed, but again, this kind of talk only starts raging debates... That being said, i have 2 pedals on my board that have the buffers engaged. I think it sounds fine, so therefor, it *is* fine.

The Boss looper on the board is not buffered or true bypass. I had Dave build a buffered loop switch that allows it to be taken out of the signal chain when it is not engaged. While a useful tool, I was never happy with it on my board because it was just too noisy for my taste. The custom interface is buffered and has an A/B/Y switch that allows me to switch between two amps or play both. The buffered interface is the first and last thing in the chain. The time based effects are wired in stereo but can also be played in mono.

I could not agree more with the if you think its fine, it is fine theory. There are many who really enjoy playing with different pedals, power supplies, cables, buffers, etc. I am not one of those guys, which is why I sent it off to someone who is one of those guys. The goal was to get my tinkering time down to 10% or less and so far it is mission accomplished. To my ear it sounds as good through the board as it does when I am plugged straight into the amp. I have never been able to say that even with two pedals on the board. I'm sure that is due to "all of the above" in its construction.

[Drendino]

Wow! That's super tidy! Very nicely done, and some great effects, as well.

I'd especially enjoy having at the Echorec, Hartman and either of the Strymon boxes.

I had a little room left over, so I had him put in the Echorec, since he had one in his shop. It is a very rhythmic delay. I was thrilled when I dialed in the PF Run like Hell setting. It also works very well with the El Cap to produce some very spacious sounds in stereo. The Hartman is my favorite flange. Ideal for nailing those Andy Summers and David Gimour tones.