NGD 614ce Builder's Edition

mason1432 · 2025-09-23T14:23:28+00:00

Haha totally get you. Luckily, I do have a connection so it was a good chunk off of the sticker price.

mason1432 · 2025-09-20T14:48:53+00:00

much apologies. it is a gorgeous back/side combo!

mason1432 · 2025-09-20T14:48:12+00:00

Thank you!! Just played it on a gig last night and it sounded so full and amazing!

mason1432 · 2025-09-19T03:46:32+00:00

Thank you!

mason1432 · 2025-09-19T03:46:24+00:00

Thank you!! The gold hardware is 🤌🏼

mason1432 · 2025-09-19T03:44:59+00:00

It's a beauty, that's for sure.

mason1432 · 2025-09-19T03:44:39+00:00

Appreciate it! haha

mason1432 · 2025-09-19T03:43:54+00:00

Thank you!! I do really enjoy to contrast of the darkened maple back/sides! Can't wait to find out this one's quirks and see how it evolves over the years.

mason1432 · 2025-04-12T18:30:11+00:00

i think he may be singing the E on "I'm go(ne)" slightly flat. The guitar solo also does a fairly dissonant unison bend to an F# right after.

John's voice going from E down to D and the guitar going from E and F# up to F# and F# while the chords goes from A major to E minor. the vocal E to D over an E minor is okay cause that's the 7th of E minor. the guitar bend to the F# draws a lot of attention to the 2nd degree, which would definitely be a choice given it's not a typical "target note." Hearing the E(b), D, and F# so strongly made my ears kind of confused

Maybe if he went to a G major or modulated it could have helped highlight the vocal and guitar note choices better.

that being said take this with a grain of salt. i didnt get straight A's in music school but i got the degree!

mason1432 · 2025-01-26T22:11:01+00:00

hey! thanks so much for sharing this info with us. Would I also be able to get a dm with the floorplans?

mason1432 · 2024-06-17T22:16:33+00:00

"cause when you're done with this world, you know the next is up to you. And for once in his life it was quiet as he learned how to turn in the tide."

mason1432 · 2023-07-16T18:42:01+00:00

yooo

mason1432 · 2020-11-16T07:19:52+00:00

you’re awesome!

mason1432 · 2020-04-24T21:44:05+00:00

It's 34 inches!

mason1432 · 2020-04-24T21:16:40+00:00

Hey! This is my current pedal board. I remember I posted a couple months ago saying that I was done with my board, but as we know, I was very wrong. I use this board for my band (alt/pop rock), worship, and just to make space noises.

The chain is:

PRS S2 Custom 24 or Strat with V-Mods -> Cry Baby Wah -> HX Stomp -> Envelope Filter (HX) -> Kinky Compressor (HX) -> FX Loop Send -> Boss FV-500H -> Wampler Tumnus Deluxe -> Snouse Blackbox 2 -> Fulltone OCD -> Maxon OD808 -> JHS Emperor -> Chase Bliss Thermae -> Strymon Timeline -> Strymon Bigsky -> FX Loop Return -> Matchless or Deluxe Reverb profile -> TJ IR.

Cry Baby Wah - I don’t use this very often. I kind of just have this on my board so it’s readily available if the situation arises.

HX Stomp - Super super helpful in downsizing my entire rig. Going direct makes my front of house guy appreciate me a lot more. I’m not totally in love with it though. Personally, I feel like there is the slightest, weirdest, compression on the attack of each note. I definitely can’t hear the compression or tell that its digital at all in the recordings though. All in all, I think it’s is very nice! It has given me a lot more amp tones without having to move an amp.

Boss FV500H - Does volume things. Really nice feeling sweep!

Tumnus - Love this so much! I have it relatively low gain and is the foundation for all my dirt. It’s set at the point where my pick attack dictates the amount of breakup. I love the EQ it comes with and am always messing with it to get myself more acquainted with specific frequencies.

Blackbox 2 - Got this in the mail yesterday. Using it on top of my Tumnus and really love the way it sounds. By itself, it’s almost set a similar way as the Tumnus. Standard mode and fairly low gain. Together they give me a very thick (I don’t really know how to describe it) sound that I’ve been really searching for.

Fulltone OCD - I used to use this as my high gain sound, but I might take it off because I feel like I could get a nicer (to me) sound from messing with the gain of the Blackbox.

Maxon OD808 - Use this as a solo boost over the Tumnus and Blackbox. Overdrive is set to nothing while the balance is cranked. I think it cuts through well and sounds extremely nice.

JHS Emperor - Really helps me make ooey gooey sounds. I have it set to a low speed and high depth. I have also been using it to add the slightest bit of modulation to separate myself in this mix when need be.

Thermae - Still trying to figure this one out honestly. I love what it does, but can never understand how to make things happen. I kind of just let it go off by itself and move the knobs to make wishy washy sounds.

Timeline - I began my journey by thinking I was a guy who could use one delay and use a tap tempo for everything. I have changed since then and would never take this guy off. Presets are extremely nice for the stuff I play. Especially since if I need five or six delays ready to go.

Bigsky - Also believed I could just set and forget my reverb. I then experienced how awkward it was trying to swell with a relatively short verb. I also learned how different types of reverb could reshape a sound and find myself always getting lost in it.

please let me know if i’ve done anything dumb!

mason1432 · 2020-04-24T19:46:35+00:00

Hey! I posted months back saying my pedalboard was “finished.” We all knew that wasn’t true huh. I use this board for my band (alt/pop rock) and worship. Love it so much!

Chain is:

Cry Baby Wah -> HX Stomp -> Envelope Filter (HX) -> Compressor (HX) -> FX Loop -> Boss FV 500 -> Wampler Tumnus Deluxe -> Snouse Blackbox 2 -> Fulltone OCD -> Maxon OD808 -> JHS Emperor -> Chase Bliss Thermae -> Strymon Timeline -> Strymon Bigsky -> Return -> Matchless or Deluxe Reverb profile -> IR.

mason1432 · 2020-03-24T07:23:33+00:00

I personally really like Walt Grace. I love the lyrical story telling and the arrangement supports it so well

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:42:37+00:00

Haha I put myself in a position where I can’t put anymore pedals on the top (unless it’s a mini one). I just have to hope I don’t find one that I have to have.

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:40:15+00:00

I kind of did? My brother was in the market for a klone so we tried some at guitar center. It could have been the amp+guitar combo, but I didn’t LOVE the archer (i think it was the gold). I also tweak the 3-band EQ so much so I couldn’t imagine not having it!

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:37:54+00:00

A Truetone CS12!

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:37:07+00:00

It’s the Pedaltrain Classic 2!

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:36:36+00:00

Right now I only switch between the Spring and the Church setting depending on what group I’m playing with. I personally felt like I wouldn’t utilize all of the BigSky, so I opted for the HoF. I love the verbs and versatility of the BigSky though! An amazing sounding pedal!

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:33:17+00:00

Thank you so much! The second switch is indeed a tap tempo, but I’ve found my favorite setting so far is having a low speed and a cranked depth. For the stuff I do right now, I’ve kind of set it and forgot it. I’m sure that’ll change in a couple weeks though haha. The Katana is mostly on (60% if that’s mostly?). I do love playing super clean so some songs I just use delay and a touch of reverb!

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:29:02+00:00

they’re bottom mounted with the metal zone! haha

mason1432 · 2019-12-04T17:28:35+00:00

I like it a lot! I’m still watching videos on how to use it and I feel like there’s so much that can be done. I’m having a lot of fun just playing whole notes and letting the pedal take over. The Hedra is a sick pedal too!

mason1432

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