Pedal board re-vamp

[peedenmark7]

Okay ....

I'm redoing my pedal board after 32 years... She's served me well, but it's always been noisy. Especially whe I put a boss FA1 in front of that signal chain into a 2104 Marshall.

 

My board was always pretty simple,  Boss PSM5, DD2 Delay , DC3 Digital Dimension , RV2  Reverb [noisy] , BF2 Flanger.

I'm mainly using a GR55 with a VG99 now as I go through the modern era learning curve, but have decided I'd like to build a new board for sh!tz and grins.

 

My first thought was a new board, with double rows of pedals powered by [2] PSM5's...

DD2 , Dc3, Rv2, NS1

Dm2, Ce2, Ph1r, Bf2 

I had considered leaving a spot for the gr55 on this board as well, In the hopes I could pass through it ?

 

So analog pedals on the top shelf, digital on the bottom, Y them both to 2 jacks on the side of the box, but I have to believe if this was a noisy rig during the 80s, doubling it has to be even worse now.

 

The first thing I'd like to eliminate is potentially the PSM5's , where as I love being able to pre select pedals before a song, or bypass during one, the PSM5 's always had a bit of drop out when activated or kicked off.

I'm considering the following isolated power supplies..

*Walrus Audio> Phoenix Power Supply

*True Tone Pro CS12

*Accel Power Source 8

 

I want to keep this somewhat simple as the VG99 is already somewhat complicated for this caveman, and I really don't' want to get into a dedicated pedal looper selector jobby.

I just want to quiet  down what I have,  or may be adding,  and keep tap dancing, as eventually the VG99 or something else will take their place.

 

Your thoughts guys ?

 

thanks

P

 

 

 

[scottcald]

Is it truly only the reverb that's noisy?  Did you take one pedal at a time out of the chain to see if it's that one or only that one?   Hope that helps.   

[peedenmark7]

Well they are all noisy to some degree, but the reverb is especially.

By eliminating the PSM5's or by not using a pedal looper, am I really resolving anything ?

 

It's not that I cant live with it,  it's been this way 30 years, just would like to tame it a bit.

[cmatthes]

What are you using for power supply cables and/or connector cables?

[peedenmark7]

Sorry guys, I've been out of town..

 

For power supply,  I'm running an original Boss PSA120  not the new one, the old Japan made one with genuine BOSS daisy chain cables.

The cable between is Belden 8218, it's actually Bill Lawrence branded from the mid 80s, with Switchcraft 228 plugs

 

The new board will have Lava Mini Ultramaffic with Lava 229 plugs.

[Fast Eddie]

Real men don't use pedals, peddenmark7. I too fell into the pedal trap many years ago when men lived in caves and played guitars made of stalactites, then I had a BFO. (blinding flash of the Obvious). Every pedal came from a "real" sound:

Harmonizer pedal = your pal playing along side you slightly out of tune.

Echo pedal= playing the same thing again.

Reverb pedal= playing in a large room

Flange/phaser=playing while spinning round-getting dizzy then staring at the amp.

Chorus pedal=use heavy strings and always play clean.

and finally the mac daddy...the overdrive pedal=turn the amp to full power, close the door, leave the room and listen to yourself from in the garden.

I hope you can see the value and merit of these real life sounds and start to adopt them in your playing. Live might be tricky but it will add to the stage presence of your band, otherwise you'll end up looking like Joe Boring Bonamassa.

God Bless.

[peedenmark7]

I've done an awful lot of playing/recording during the past 45 years....

In one band I used nothing but a boost to kick my Marshall in the rear, I like playing for lack of a better term , naked.

In another band, I am highly processed, depends on the work I am doing and with whom..

 

There is a place for everything..

[Sugartune]

To kill the noise, isolated power supply and by-pass looper. That worked for me   Clean, regulated power from your outlet is also important. 

 

[peedenmark7]

That's the route I 'm going to go.

I'm looking at....

Walrus Audio Phoenix Clean Power

True Tone CS12

 

Any recommendations on a good by pass ?

[tommy p]

On 2/9/2018 at 12:51 PM, Fast Eddie said:

 

Harmonizer pedal = your pal playing along side you slightly out of tune.

Chorus pedal=use heavy strings and always play clean.

Hmm... a little off here.

Harmonizer pedal - plays a relative note in the key/scale of the song you're playing.  Sounds like Priest, Maiden, the Eagles, etc.  Best used for single notes.

Chorus pedal - your pal playing along side you slightly out of tune