Might be overkill but i think i figured out the best board using one of these in the set up. Tonex, x drive, x mod, x time and x space pedals. The full 4 by ik multi media. Thw valeton. Isp stealth power amp. Plus a few other things. But external foot controllers as well. 3 channel modeling amp. You have your core pedals that can be used as lead boosts and such. The valeton can work like a always on out of the way pedals plus a few other things at once and still has multi effects. Just means needing to be able to inport some stuff to the valeton. Even with a fairly big pedal board for other extra random pedals. Power supply. The board. Replacing the amp and pedal board for a 30 ish pound at most set up. Best part is. Include line switching. Make use of the dedicated cab sim out. Stereo but one is a real cab other a PA speaker, have a back up rig included in the core rig. Or direct to house. Or power amp plus the joyo mini amp for other stuff like playing a show without a PA. Every x gear pedal is like 3 in one with external controllers. Can bolt the external controllers to the pedal board front edge so theyre nice and low. Using switch toppers and an angled or raised rows pedal board means mis clicks shouldnt happen either and easy to get to everything. Verticle 2x12 and a speaker that the 2x12 sits on top of if need be for the PA speaker. Mini stack. Lol. And vs having always on pedals that are always on and limitting when hidden away with some board designs. I can have access to everything still and have preset patches built up and just switch between them. Its like 70 amps. And 1200 effects combinations with just the 5 ik multi media pedals. Need 4 external controllers with 2 buttons. And like 2 air steps for the valeton and tonex.
@calebcadainoo okay. Use the tonex as a mini modeling amp. 3 channel. External controller for switching between preset banks and other stuff needed. The 4 ik multimedia gear x pedals. The x drive and such. These can be set up with their pre set options as various on and off pedal tones. The valeton works for always on pedals and entire chains of always on effects for various songs and such. Joyo zombie 2 mini head. The valeton I believe is one of the multi effects pedals with dual outs where one of the outs can have cab simulation always on and the other always off. Use both at once. Line switcher pedal like an AB pedal. Isp power amp. Attach to the guitar cab that's un powered. Harley benton verticle 2x12 as the normal guitar cab with the power amp. Line switcher there for the joyo as well. Meaning I can boost the 20w joyo by another 90w. Or have the tonex as a 90w amp without modeling or with going into the powered PA cab on the side. A full stack is 2 4x12 speaker cabs. My set up will be a mini stack. Dual 2x12 equivalents. Meaning stage sound is covered as well as direct to house via direct inject to sound guy. Or micing up either powered or unpowered cab. If a band mates rig isn't working. I can use the joyo plus the valeton by turning on the amps in the valeton. And let them use the tonex. Every x gear pedal gives me 3 button presses so a b c if I have the other 2 button controllers set up. Valeton with an external footswitch adds more options as well. Thousands of unique tones on the go. Using a makers board computer like a raspberry pi except a really powerful one called an udoo bolt v8 I can have under the board with the power supply for the other stuff. Using certain other pedals with all that makes it even more versatile and adds effects loops and options to switch the pedal routing and create more options. But joyo zombie 2 has a external channel foot switch. Add in the ab switches and the rest. I'll be able to do like high end modeling system level patches but even more versatile while also being able to trigger everything myself and still have stage volume. Recording writing and touring rig all in one pedal board. Zombie 2 is like 2 pounds. Isp stealth isn't heavy. I can physically attach those to the cab. Meaning carry 2 cabs. A pedal board and a few guitars at most and it's a whole touring rig that can fit inside a single travel case or broken up. Add in a strandberg or other small headless guitar. And half my rig is carry on and the stuff that isn't can be gotten quickly or suitable replacements. Using the actual pedal board platform itself. Gonna bolt all the external controllers to the front edge and sides not the top. Footswitch covers and toppers and the right pedal board design makes it easy to get to everything actual button heights will be different for each row. Wireless touch screen set up for the udoo bolt. Plus an entire interface added to the under side as well. Digitech drop pedal. Few other real pedals like a gate and comp. Line switcher stuff obviously. A single distortion pedal. Maybe an added tonex one. Anything the ik pedals can't do or the tonex one doesn't have enough controls for the valeton should work. Joyo and power amp and line switching makes it a full hybrid rig. Power amp and the rest also makes it like a more versatile Kemper while replacing amp and pedal board stuff you need aside from the Kemper. Fixes the slight issues with multi effects units. Makes it easy to create pre sets and patches on the go. And functions like most of 2 full rigs and can cover bass gear if needed. Plus has an interface under the board with a pc. Meaning recording side is handled easy. And every specific x gear pedal and tonex and valeton can all function as interfaces. Meaning even with 3 guitarists and a bass player I can still home brew some stuff. And in a few eq pedals at the right spots. Should be able to get any tone I want or so close you can't tell live. Have all the at hand functionality I want plus easy switching stuff around. Sound basically the same live on recorded. And more options then the fanciest analog pedal boards and amps at hand for less money. Plus ability to capture my own tones for presets to reduce the number of pedals to literally only ah this solo needs reverb boost delay. Or this intro needs clean. Or stuff like that. So that none of the settings can be easily messed with and its a simple digital file. So presets become like patch captures and rig captures for specific stuff. Even with just a tonex one. But one pedal board and amp rig set up that can function for multiple bands at multiple venue sizes and formats. From everyone gets amps cranked cause house show with acoustic drummer. Or needing to go direct Into a PA or hybrid. And if a bar PA is set up crap I can still provide some front of stage sound. And still get sustain feedback and stuff. Idea is carry the least gear possible to do anything and everything. In the lowest weight easiest to carry package. And everything almost like an all in one except still with the benefits of more analog rig as well. Plus having a pc at hand at all times. Band side video of shows. With real direct capture of performance. Blended with some room noise. Makes music videos easy to do and helps band marketing.
@calebcadainoo I know that's still a long explanation. Short version is. Essentially full hybrid rig that's a do everything and more rig. With ability to make it easier on formance stuff and switching settings for song to song stuff or band to band stuff. As well as emergency oh crap someone's stuff isn't working or missing. Fine here and save the day kinda rig. Each preset for a group of songs. Or even a single song with the external switches for everything and right at the front becomes easy to change stuff up. Prevents the shoegaze genre issues of having to stare at the pedal board. Given the number of presets available on each x gear pedal. Plus the amps on the tonex. I get 70 times like 1200 sound combos there. Add in the joyo zombie and there's 2 times 1200. With or without or both at the same time cab sim outputs with the valeton. 2x12 and powered PA speaker that recreates the look of the rock and metal band stack but smaller lighter weight and more versatile. And like amp switching channel switching and effects switching to ridiculous levels. And a single rig with enough options to basically function for multiple bands. Cover stuff and other genres I play outside my band. My bands stuff. And writing tools. Along with the ability to save everything as a chain already preset to how I want and make it more simple. And for certain shows I got 110w of half powered PA and half 2x12 cranked and can always get a 4x12 for those to add in. My guitars are gonna be similar idea. Gibson or fender or other scale length. But seymour duncan custom shop versions of p rails. P90s single coils in one that together function like a humbucker. Add in push push potentiometer and some dip switches. In phase or out of phase. In series or parallel wiring. 3 pick up types. And a switch letting you blend everything how you want with pick up section. P rail single p rail or 3 p rails. Trem system with a drop d lever. Plus the drop tune pedal. And then a hardtail for quick tuning changes. 3 guitars. 1 I can carry with me with my pedal board. 2 guitars and 2 speakers for the rest. My entire touring rig. I can carry everything except one speaker into a venue in a single trip. Faster set up and tear down. Lighter and less to carry. For most shows I don't even need the powered PA cab. And can run headphones or speakers for monitoring. Or both.
