Your reason for having a smaller pedalboard is just so down to earth and nice. You're not a typical guitarist both in style and in how you handle yourself. :)
Being a user of a large pedalboard and having to pare it down for guest stints and open jams, this was super helpful in determining some things. Great playing, too! Thank you!
I was surprised that you ran the compression after the KTR. I've always run them before my gain, with the exception of certain Fuzz pedals that don't like having a buffer before it. Sometimes I'll use a Source Audio programmable EQ, that I'll run first.
I think you may dislike fuzzes run into clean sound since you are putting a buffered pedals in front of them for example a TU2. You may want to try to run the fuzzes in front of everything, especially if you use them sparingly. Cheers and nice video! :)
Second that.It dosen't even matter what kind of circuit, but especially true with FFace/ Bender types.Don't understand how a veteran could miss that.Always keep buffers AFTER the whole drive section, actually.Eats them up &spits 'em out.(Klon and Cali prob have one as well).
My little, little pedalboard is littler :) I've got an Analog.Man AstroTone into a KoT (clone) into a Newwer mini Noise Gate then into my Quilter 101. Then in the loop of the Quilter is a Zoom MS70-CDR, which handles all my modulation and tuning all in the size of one stompbox. That's it. Every effect I need (Fuzz, OD, Boost, Noise Gate, and every type of modulation there is) plus my amp. All I have to do is plug into a cab in the backline or bring my own.
From what you said in the beginning is also how I know you are a great musicans. Your playing is great but without this kind of adequate none of that matters. Keep it up.
fun video , thanks , great tones and playing , also your guitar sounds awesome , I happen to have the same guitar which I will always have and is my go to axe .....the tone in unmatched .....well done!
Great sounds. It helps that you are a force of nature too I won't lie I would also go with 2 OD pedals and a fuzz because let's be honest that's you core sound If I didn't have reverb on the amp I would go for reverb, If I did I would go for delay I wouldn't use the puss as a delay, but that is a personal think because I don't like this pedal that much. Compressor not sure probably yes All in all this is a great setup I would change things but the main idea is there Not a huge modulation fan so this helps (although this latest harmonic tremolo by JAM really puts me in the mood)
Tidy job sir. On a side note, my Mrs (who met you at a gig in Putney a couple of years back, Bernie Marsden in da house) says "what a really lovely man". She's now a fan too. :-)
what i did, i put piece of wood (carved it, level it)to fit on the cavity of the board, paint it in black, covered in velcro, then manage to put more pedals like 8 to 10 pedals
In general, you want fuzzes (especially fuzzface style circuits), as close as possible to your pickups in the signal chain. They don't like having buffers before them, because that results in the thin, harsh and downright noisy kind of tone you described in the video. Try putting the fuzz first in your signal chain, even before the TU-3. Most (if not all, to my knowledge anyway) BOSS pedals are buffered, and can cause these problems with fuzzes. Now with that said, I had a buddy who came to really like the sound of a buffer before a fuzzface, as it gave him the option to have some really crazy fuzzy lead tones. And that worked just fine for him for a long time. So it's all about having a sound that suits your musical context. The takeaway: if you're not a big fan of fuzzes in general, give what I've had to say a shot and see what you think. You may be pleasantly surprised.
Cheers guys. Honestly, I despair of myself watching this video back - I've no idea why I didn't put it first! I went to such great lengths (double-ended barrel jacks etc) to make sure the fuzz on my main board was first in chain and then put it after 2 buffers on this board! *slaps forehead*. I'll do a dedicated video on fuzz placement/buffers and my experience with them soon :) In the meantime, apoloigies for being a total arse...
In addition to the "fuzz first" rule, I would add that stock fuzzes won't sound quite right even if you follow that rule, if you use a buffered pedal after them (just compare to the "guitar-fuzz-straight to the amp" tone and you'll see what I mean). This is because you generally have a longer cable from your pedalboard to the amp, which has a certain amount of capacitance. The level pot of the fuzz creates a low pass filter together with that capacitance: if you use a short (low capacitance) patch cable, then you won't have that useful smooth low pass filter and your fuzz will still sound harsh (even though not as harsh as after a buffered pedal)! To fix this problem, you should either use a long cable between the fuzz and the buffered pedal (but this might take some presence away from your clean signal) or, better, add a 470pF cap from the central lug of the level pot to ground in your fuzz, to simulate the longer cable capacitance.
@@ChrisBuckGuitar Mate one of the biggest things i like about you and your channel is that you come across as very humble, even with your immense talent. Never lose that humility : ).
Is there a mod for the for the nano+ so you can mount a pedal power 2+ under? Oh, I was thinking of other ways to save room on this board. Use a neck tuner and get the Tumnus instead of the KTR, maybe you can throw on a couple mooers. haha You know, if you can elevate the board high enough, you could mount some more pedals upside down and put in an eq.
Cheers; nice set-up and great sound. Be interested to see how you set your guitars up for that fast fluid playing-style. Thanks for the videos; much appreciated. Best :D
Hey Mark. If I was using it as an OD, absolutely. But, I've become so used to running my Klon(e) before the Cali76 on my main board that it made sense to place it before the 76. Either way sounds good though, so it's all down to personal taste :)
Buck and Evans, I agree first and foremost with the notion that if you like the sound of it in that order then go for it. I always thought that a compressor should come before a boost because if it is after the boost then you have effectively reduced the threshold range, since the signal after the booster has been amplified. Maybe that was your intention, but in the end if you are happy with your sound that's all that matters.
Nice little set up, one thing I'd have personally done is swap out the Klon for the EP booster because of size, then you'd have the option to fit some other stuff on there :)
With a Squier guitar you have proven that it is not the wand but the magician that steals the show - well done. Even a value guitar in the hands of a master is a thing of joy to hear.
I want to build a small pedal bard but i have a vox wah, fuzz face,Ampeg scrambler clone,and a shin ei univibe,i just set them up on the ground, kind of a pain though
Something you don't get to do that often, but you are going to build a pedal board while your latest pedal board is being built in North Wales? And it's similar to the the one you used in Spain?
Cheers Jonathan. I'll check them out. Just about to wire up my new board with Evidence Audio Monorail cables. Not as low profile, but custom length which is great :)
CNCTEMATIC The Klon’s an always on boost for me, so there’d be no reason to have it after the Cali 76. I’d rather the compressor have a stronger signal to work with. Besides, I didn’t realise there were ‘rules’ for professional musicians 😉