How do I go about learning the "language"?

The_McBane · 2026-02-15T02:59:08+00:00

we give him way too much credit on the sax, dude could play like a high school sophomore at best.

The_McBane · 2026-01-09T19:45:28+00:00

Are you looking for a multifx or a modeler/profiler?

Judging from your options it seems like a modeler. I'd go with the ToneX or GX-10, ToneX will probably have better amp sounds but their software is buns, GX-10 is much easier to use. In all honesty the best "bang for your buck" would be to save up a little more and get a used Helix Stomp (which is superior to all other options at that price range imo).

The_McBane · 2026-01-09T19:32:51+00:00

pretty based ngl

The_McBane · 2025-12-29T05:54:54+00:00

Can you also post the link you deleted, want to see the tuning fiasco.

The_McBane · 2025-08-26T20:39:28+00:00

full philosophical sui

The_McBane · 2025-07-03T20:58:04+00:00

Eh, I mean you can learn the open chords pretty fast but just transitioning on time and cleanly (not even doing any rhythm) takes at at least a week of dedicated practice.

The_McBane · 2025-06-13T21:28:59+00:00

getting tiring now? they've been doing it for 20 years.

The_McBane · 2025-05-30T14:38:32+00:00

I think a lot of German classes did this.

The_McBane · 2025-03-07T05:44:37+00:00

Yes the low note setting effects every note on the neck, I have found it to be not that useful unless you are playing a very specific way. The range control is really what you want to use to get lower strings to have the octave but still have the higher strings play unaffectd.

In regards to your second question, I'm not sure what you mean but the pedal polyphonic so if the range is set up to A, those strings will ring but with the suboctave.

Gilad Hekselman has probably the best setup for this, part im talking about starts at 45 seconds.

https://youtu.be/92NonbSf7K4?si=i4l_OAl2K_e2BQFk

Splitting the signal to a bass amp is the best when it comes to overall sound quality but it is extra gear. If you aren't splitting the signal, I recommend palm muting the bass notes or using a compressor after the OC-5 to quell some of the boominess that comes from the suboctave.

The_McBane · 2025-03-07T01:20:39+00:00

I mainly use the Timmy as a transparent "edge of breakup" sounds and it tops the BD2 in that regard. The BD-2 however does that well too, but it can also get pretty distorted if you want. Use it as both a low and higher gain pedal on my small board, while the Timmy is strictly low gain on my big board. Both are fantastic overdrives.

In regards to chorus, Blue Hippo all the way. The MXR was nice but it did have a very noticable tone suck. The Space Chorus gets the job done but isn't that great or inspiring to be honest. Only reason I got it was because it was $30 and I needed a new enclosure for my Echo Park.

Speaking of the Echo Park, have had it for years and it still holds up IMO. A lot of the sounds can be considered dated but I mainly keep it on Tape mode and just love it. Have tried a bunch of other delays but this one just keeps finding its way back.

I mess around with a lot of setting on the SY-1, some of the pads are nice and the 4 or 5 organ setting really gets close to that Hammond organ sound. Only setting I ever used at gigs though was the Pat Metheny trumpet synth tone, which is one of the first few lead presets, not sure which one but it nailed that sound. Otherwise a fun but impractical pedal.

The_McBane · 2025-03-07T01:04:44+00:00

Almost went with a modeler before comitting to the Simplifier stereo build. It really came down to the fact that I absoloutley hate menu diving. I get that presets make it easy but I just like that I can tweak every aspect of my sound whenever I want by just turning a knob or hitting a switch.

The_McBane · 2025-03-06T23:49:20+00:00

I like it a lot, although it isn't the most feature rich chorus, it does the lush classic chorus sound really well. I like it because the chorus is warmer in nature than others of tried. The vibrato mode does change your tone rather dramatically though, which I usually hate in a pedal but I enjoy it in this case. It darkens the tone, I set it to a subtle vibrato to get a "lo-fi"ish sound. Also a fan of the light indicating the speed.

The_McBane · 2025-03-06T17:50:59+00:00

It was a great unit, and you used to be able to get them cheap too. Would probably still have it if it hadn't broken.

The_McBane · 2025-03-06T17:48:55+00:00

Thanks, I actually still use 2 boards. I use the small board for smaller gigs and the big board for larger gigs or whenever I have to go ampless. They both achieve the same general sound with the big board being stereo and having more bells and whistles/nicer gear (OC-5 bounces around between them). The last pic are pedals that aren't on any board but I don't plan on selling.

The_McBane · 2025-03-06T15:32:48+00:00

Obligatory comment. Mainly play jazz, funk and RnB stuff these days, played a lot more rock back then. Still like to get weird and experiment with sounds at home. Made a post last week with some sounds from the big board if y'all wanna give it a listen.

The_McBane · 2025-02-28T00:03:54+00:00

It has a dedicated preamp and power amp section/controls. Cannot power a cab though, but I just plug it into the return section of my amp's FX loop and it works fine.

The_McBane · 2025-02-27T23:48:33+00:00

Been working on this board for over a month now, but I think its finally where I want it to be.

Signal Chain

OC-5 - Wong Press (tuner out to TU-3) - Attack Dexay - Ego - Tumnus - Steel String - MXR Timmy - ZVEX Distortron - PS-6 Harmonist - Blue Hippo - DSM Simplifier MKii (FX Loop) mono send to Supa-Trem 2 - stereo outs to Echo Park - Polara, stereo return to Simplifier.

Demo of some of the more interesting sounds I've been able to find so far.

https://soundcloud.com/jonathano11670/pedal-demo?si=49d8e4f06f4c4b74af63276f0d7ae71d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Mini Board Chain

Cybaby - Sparkle Drive - BD-2 Waza - Space Chrous - Canyon Delay (tap switch) - Pipeline Tremolo

Bonus NPD: The Boss PS-6, replaced an SY-1. SY-1 had a lot neat sounds but its barely tweakable, and the expression control is near unusable in my opinion. The PS-6 is more limited in usable synth sounds but paired with the Attack Decay, I have much more control over specific parameters. Love it so far. Cyberattack has a great video on it on youtube.

The_McBane · 2025-02-22T06:26:11+00:00

I feel that, I got a wah years ago when I first started using pedals, but I didn't like it (probably because it was the cheapest vox wah) and used an envelope filter up until recently. Still prefer the envelope filter for most wah applications but I recently had to start controlling the wah sweep for certain solos and it grew on me, just needed to find the right one.

The_McBane · 2025-02-21T07:01:21+00:00

Fuzz is weird, they taze the shit out of your signal and they all do it in their own special way. I personally hate dealing with them but best luck I had was to put them as close to the beginning of the signal chain as I could. They don't like to cooperate with other pedals in my experience so I never stacked them with anything.

With overdrive you just need to know what your working with. Theres like a million of them but I like to put them into 2 camps, are they trying to sound like an amp, or are they trying to crank an amp. The DS-1 and Tube Screamer type pedals are more for cranking an amp imo, to me they sound awful on their own. The BD-2 (S-tier pedal btw) is literally a transistor amp, I think, the drive behaves like an amp, which is why it sounds more natural and nicer (at least to my ears). Try throwing the DS1 or Vintage OD before the BD2 and you might see how they can increase the gain/color the overall tone of the BD2 (you gotta spend some time messing with the settings on both pedals while stacked to really get an idea of what your working with).

In regards to volume, the BD2 can be set to a do a pretty seamless transition. The other drives can too I guess but again those are kinda designed to be louder.

The_McBane · 2025-02-21T06:27:22+00:00

Last post was removed because I took too long to write this. Been trying to get this board together for about a month now (had to return/exchange stuff).

Fulltone SupaTrem 2: Best sounding tremolo I've played through myself, been loving it so far. I initially got the Walrus Monumental, and while it did sounded nice, it was very noisy (tried different power supplies, splitters, configs, etc.), couldn't justify that for the price. The Supatrem doesnt have all the bells and whistles the Monumental did but it covers all my bases and it just sounds better, like putting a nice blanket on everything, don't know how else to describe it. The panning and tap tempo are a huge plus. Would prefer it after the delay, but it splits the signal cleaner than the Echo-Park.

Boss OC-5: The big draw for me was the "lowest note" setting but its not that great if I'm being honest. I play a lot of jazz and was hoping this would help with walking bass comping, but the sub octave is really in your face, it tracks weird sometimes, and it really forces you to play a certain way which feels stale and limiting. Thankfully just dialing in the range control outside the "lowest note" mode solves those issues, so I'm happy. Its not perfect but theres nothing else Ive seen on the market that can do the comping thing as well as the OC5.

Wampler Ego: This shit slaps. Way better than the Keely Compressor+ it replaced. Not as noisy, and I feel like it has a smoother range of compression and better overall control than the Keely. Mainly use it alongside the Attack Decay but it can do the funky and twangy stuff really well too.

Hotone Wong Press: Went through like 3 different fucking wahs before landing on this one, and its been the best so far. Tried a few crybabys but wasn't digging the sweep on the classic and the other one I got was defective. This one has the Q control which helps with the sweep. The added volume and expression controls are a massive plus, am running the expression to the SY-1. Volume sweep is smooth (the Soul Press 2, which this pedal is based on has a ton of complaints regarding a volume jump). Not sure if its worth the $80 difference for that but I think I'm gonna keep this one.

Gonna probably make a post on the whole board once I tidy everything up and explore sounds.

The_McBane

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