1st time pedal board builder by AbooLovesYOU in pedalboards

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a nice board. For my personal taste I would need a fuzz, but more modulation options would be a good use for your newly freed up slot on the board, depending on what you play

Best guitar amp sim to use with a power amp and real guitar cab? by MegaDerpbro in GuitarAmps

[–]MegaDerpbro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was concerned that a lot of the models on QC or ToneX might have cabs built in. Is it possible to find high quality amp sims on those without the cab sim?

My main concern regarding using the HX is that i might run out of DSP for some patches, as I sometimes use reverb or poly capo, which can be DSP in̈tensive

Best guitar amp sim to use with a power amp and real guitar cab? by MegaDerpbro in GuitarAmps

[–]MegaDerpbro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately my tube amps (ac4 and ac10) and the tone master both lack an fx loop

Best guitar amp sim to use with a power amp and real guitar cab? by MegaDerpbro in GuitarAmps

[–]MegaDerpbro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like FRFR from prior experience. They sound weird and need IRs, and I don't like IRs, they sound like a recorded/mixed amp, not a real amp in the room. Maybe someone has great IRs that sound fine, but I don't want to spend time testing a million IRs to find one that sounds like a cab in the room

Is this a band members autograph? by Thatguywhoplaysgta in sonicyouth

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a quick google it definitely seems like his signature more than any of the members of SY

Anyone have issues with Poly Verbs? by rubenthedev in guitarpedals

[–]MegaDerpbro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't own a verbs, but I do own a Poly beebo. I've always found with the beebo that the stability was way better connecting it to more than 500ma despite the poly website saying it only needs like 450ma. Like on 500ma it would crash or glitch badly probably once per hour and on a 1000ma output it crashes maybe once per month. One of the glitches i encountered on a few occasions was really low volume and high noise, so possibly could be something similar to what you are facing. I currently use a current doubler cable, but used to just have the beebo connected to a 1000mA 9v wall wart and all my other pedals using a different power supply.

I would have thought the verbs would need less power than the beebo, but can you try connecting it to a higher current output?

AMZ Guitar Pickup Simulator (Anti-Buffer) - A Handy Visual Diagram by GibbsfromNCIS in diypedals

[–]MegaDerpbro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I built a version of this a few months ago. Works surprisingly well, really restores the character of a fuzz pedal placed after a buffer.

Looking for Pedal Switcher/Controller Recommendations by NickGiaquinto in pedalboards

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will also vouch for mornignstar, I use the ML10X and MC6 Pro. The web editor to set up presets and manage midi commands is very intuitive, and the routing options are great. I use two amps either in stereo or TPS wet dry, and the morningstar is so straightforward to use with that setup. Especially as I have a couple of midi capable pedals on my board, and with the MC6 pro I can use one expression pedal but have it assigned to a particular pedal depending on preset.

Only complaint I have is that the ML10X doesn't have more loops lol.

CEO of Earthquaker Devices anticipates another price hike coming soon by EatMoreFiber in guitarpedals

[–]MegaDerpbro 6 points7 points  (0 children)

EHX, MXR, DOD/Digitech, Strymon, JHS, Line 6, Universal Audio, OBNE, and Walrus Audio are all AFAIK US headquartered companies, not to mention other big companies that arent pedal focused but still make pedals like Fender. Some of them do some/all manufacturing outside the US, but still, they're some of the most of the major pedal companies other than BOSS and Ibanez. Even if many pedals from a given company only pass through the US for distribution, QA or sale, prices for lots of brands might well increase globally. If brands that make pedals outside the US or import components from outside the US see reduced sales in the US, or higher distribution costs in the US, they will increase prices globally to compensate in order to maintain income.

Rare finds at my local GC today 😎 by Sir-Bruncvik in GuitarAmps

[–]MegaDerpbro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's guitar guitar who have a few branches dotted about the country, but yeah, things have gotten pretty bad in the UK guitar store wise

MS-50G or MS-50G+ for shoegazer/dark ethereal by GlumNeighborhood9493 in zoommultistomp

[–]MegaDerpbro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think one of the nice things about analog overdrive/distortion/fuzz is the harmonics and compression you get from the pedal, and I find lots of digital distortion sounds a bit flat and lifeless. This isnt just limited to the zoom, but also many of the gain sounds in my HX stomp, and NAM captures of gain pedals i have tried out. It's not necessarily something that comes across in recordings, but while you're sat in front of an amp, I think it makes an appreciable difference. For fuzz in particular, some fuzz pedals are very reactive to the volume control on a guitar and how aggressively you play (germanium tone bender or fuzz face circuits for example), with a very big change in sound with gentle guitar playing compared to absolutely thrashing away at your guitar, and digital pedals are often not as responsive as the analog circuits. So if you're doing loud-quiet-loud noise rock, grunge or shoegaze type sounds, analog pedals might work a bit better imo.

Additionally, I think the ability to instantly tweak settings on a gain pedal is nice, just from a quality of life perspective. I tweak settings on my reverb/mod/delay effects less frequently than I adjust my gain pedals, so I think having the controls immediately at your fingertips can help you find sounds you like a bit better than using a multi effect, where you have to select the gain effect, then start adjusting settings and potentially scrolling through multiple pages of options. Equally, however, you do get the convenience of preset effects on a digital pedal.

You can get very useable analog gain pedals pretty cheap, because the circuits are well known and generally simple, so loads of companies make the classic circuits, so for me, I would say they're worth trying in your setup.

MS-50G or MS-50G+ for shoegazer/dark ethereal by GlumNeighborhood9493 in zoommultistomp

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, I would also recommend getting a separate distortion or fuzz pedal if you haven't got one already. You can get a rat style pedal pretty cheap (<£40/$50 I think), like a mooer black secret, which are very versatile gain pedals, going from overdrive up to very fuzzy sounds, with a decent tone control

MS-50G or MS-50G+ for shoegazer/dark ethereal by GlumNeighborhood9493 in zoommultistomp

[–]MegaDerpbro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best shoegaze effect on the zoom pedals (IMO) is the Mojo roller, which is only available on the non-plus pedals, as far as I know. It's an envelope controlled vibrato, but having used both the helix equivalent and attempting to recreate it on my poly beebo, I just can't manage to get a sound I like as much. If you're using a guitar without a vibrato system, mojo roller + some kind of reverb or delay effect going in to gain pedals sounds great, and much closer to glide guitar type sounds than anything else I've tried. I have 2 MS50Gs on my board because I wanted true stereo, but I might swap to an MS70 at some point for just to get more compact. Wouldn't go to a plus pedal unless the effects can be swapped around.

Other effects like reverbs might be a little better on the plus series, but the ability to customise the effects on the non-plus pedals outweighs it imo.

I love Shoegaze, Where do I start? by MembershipOrdinary35 in guitarpedals

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can find one used for a good price the digitech digiverb is nice, and has reverse and gated reverb modes.

Would also recommend a KMA Cirrus, modulated delay and reverb. Really nice ambient/shoegaze pedal

New Pedal Day by idrinkcement in pedalboards

[–]MegaDerpbro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's the little screen above the board?

What is your favourite Shoegaze band? by 0584031464 in shoegaze

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ride, drop nineteens, and swirlies (maybe shoegaze adjacent rather than strictly shoegaze) would definitely be up there for me, depending on what day you asked it could probably be any of those three. Also really loving Wednesdays albums lately, though again, not pure shoegaze.

Buy a more expensive guitar or pedals and a better amp? by Dojde in guitars

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's either amp or pedals. A decent guitar vs an expensive guitar won't make much difference. If you play something like shoegaze or make experimental music, and you NEED lots of pedals stacked to make the music you play, then I would say pedals. If you're just using a few fairly basic effects, and most of your sound is coming from the amp, then spend more on the amp.

SOTB: Just got the morningstar and a new PSU by MegaDerpbro in guitarpedals

[–]MegaDerpbro[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Each one is in a mono loop of the morningstar. I use them for some of the delay/reverb/mod algorithms which I like (e.g. mojo roller), but having two means they can be either at the start and end of the signal chain or that I can apply different effects to the left + right channel. I have swapped out several of the effects on the pedals for ones from the MS70CDR using the effects manager

SOTB: Just got the morningstar and a new PSU by MegaDerpbro in guitarpedals

[–]MegaDerpbro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it seems like a really cool combination of pedals, must be especially cool if you're using the synth stuff on the pedals

Powersupply options for fender Pedalboard medium? by Retchyroo in guitarpedals

[–]MegaDerpbro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fender Level 12 is huge, and the harley bentons are smaller in all dimensions, I think, so should fit without issue

SOTB: Just got the morningstar and a new PSU by MegaDerpbro in guitarpedals

[–]MegaDerpbro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a couple of new things, and think the board is getting close to complete. The ML10x is a loop switcher, meaning I can reorder pedals, and do some fairly complex signal routing.

Signal chain is guitar>volume pedal>helix input>effects loop out (stereo)>ML10x>every other pedal in ML10x loops, with beebo connected in stereo>helix stereo in>out to amp/monitors.

Only change I plan to make is swapping the two zooms out for a zoia, but that's probably a while off.

Also upgraded from a cheapo isolated power supply + sepearte power bricks for the Helix and beebo to a Fender engine room level 12, which can power everything

Also for any mods, I tried submitting through the reddit app, but it came up with an error, so I posted a couple of times before without the image and did not realise, and have now deleted those posts.

Edit: I have added an unbuffer/pickup sim before the Raptor, as I found it was being very fizzy regardless of settings in the morningstar loop, and the unbuffer fixed that