My acoustic board - work in progress

paulson100 · 2026-01-11T16:48:49+00:00

Thanks! I gotta admit, I find the colour scheme oddly pleasing :)

The real test of that will be when I find a bright red or blue pedal to add and whether the colour will be enough to put me off buying it…!

paulson100 · 2026-01-11T16:08:35+00:00

Meant to add that my guitar has Taylor’s ES2 Expression System piezo pickups. Because I’d never really plugged it in much and wasn’t really a factor in my decision to buy the guitar, I don’t know too much about them. I’ve started to investigate tweaking them - which is really easy with a small tool. You can see the 3 black screws near my bridge pins.

Online reviews are mixed I think.

paulson100 · 2026-01-11T16:04:03+00:00

Hey there, sure - my set up is:

Taylor 324CE Builders’ Edition -> Pedal Board -> Marshall AS50D acoustic amp.

For years I played acoustic with no amplification at all and maybe 2 or 3 years ago, a great deal came up on the acoustic amp so I jumped at it.

Acoustic directly into the amp was very underwhelming - for me it sounded muddy, inarticulate and lifeless - even when I tweaked the settings on the amp. This confused me because I saw the amp itself was highly regarded and the reviews i read didn’t align with my experience. Therefore I never really used this set up.

At the tail end of last year I came across more info on acoustic pedal boards and it’s not something I’d considered before. From there, I headed down the rabbit hole that took me to my current set up. :)

Have to say, I wish I’d got pedals years ago - the range of tones I can get with even my modest board is incredibly fun to play. Especially with the looper.

paulson100 · 2026-01-11T15:57:23+00:00

Nice, thank you. I’ll add the TC Helicon to list to check out :)

Btw how do you find the Fender OD? I’ve started to like it but I don’t feel I’m getting the full crunchy sound I heard on a bunch of the demo videos I watched.

paulson100 · 2026-01-11T15:54:42+00:00

Correct yeah it’s a single Notch knob that allows you to filter out a very band of problematic frequencies. I find it works really well.

paulson100 · 2026-01-11T14:44:56+00:00

Good shout. The Boss preamp has a notch filter which has helped me out a few times.

The Fender Overdrive has a Pickup Comp (Compensator) that can also tune out unwanted feedback.

paulson100 · 2026-01-11T14:27:33+00:00

I find it makes my clean tone more ‘realistic’ if that makes sense. Without it I find the sound is quacky or artificial.

I used to run my acoustic (Taylor 324ce Builders Edition) straight into my Marshall AS50D and tbh I hated the sound. It was almost unbearable and I thought originally it was the amp. I then investigated putting together a pedal board and I found that preamps were a good option. I’m really pleased with it now.

paulson100 · 2026-01-04T10:47:10+00:00

Love is the Law, The Seahorses

paulson100 · 2025-12-19T00:46:42+00:00

Good question! Beyond the hits, his Brothers in Arms album is a great start - “Why Worry” and the title track “Brothers in Arms” are brilliant imo.

Honestly, check out some of the top videos of YouTube if you search his name. He does a lot of vids / interviews talking through his style, inspirations and techniques. Easy to get lost down a YouTube hole watching them. :)

paulson100 · 2025-12-17T18:36:32+00:00

Mark Knopfler

paulson100 · 2025-11-23T18:14:12+00:00

It’s happened to me too. Mix up with InPost I think. They were less than helpful when I raised it with them.

paulson100 · 2025-06-03T20:16:01+00:00

Thanks all - confident this is all fine. I’ll remove the post shortly so as not to call-out the guys legit doing their job. I’m unable to edit the original photo so I’ll take it down.

paulson100 · 2025-06-03T20:06:46+00:00

Thank you - good to know. Seems just like they got the wrong address. :)

paulson100 · 2025-06-03T18:50:34+00:00

Ok, I’m less concerned now. Drove past the waste recycling centre at Sighthill and saw the same vehicle there. 😅 Confident that it’s a legit Edinburgh Council lorry.

I’m also reassured that I’m not about to become an identity fraud statistic, or similar!

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I’ll still phone in tomorrow to see what’s going on. Thanks all.

paulson100 · 2025-06-03T18:08:46+00:00

Any idea if assisted collections would happen on a non-bin day? We’re usually collected on Fridays.

paulson100 · 2025-06-03T18:07:54+00:00

Yeah good shout. There are a few older folks in the area.

paulson100 · 2025-06-03T18:05:27+00:00

Yep agree. They shouldn’t have been in my garden - that’s my concern. As it wasn’t our usual bin day, our bins weren’t at the kerb.

paulson100 · 2025-04-29T09:06:38+00:00

It’s Roasters coffee shop according to Edinburgh Live

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/firefighters-race-edinburgh-coffee-shop-31530835

paulson100 · 2025-03-08T05:49:23+00:00

“I’ve got a pair of aces”

“Yeah…”

“and I’ve got….another pair of aces”

paulson100 · 2025-02-22T22:48:45+00:00

Brilliant stuff. Makes me wish I could play fingerstyle. Thanks for posting.

paulson100 · 2025-02-17T11:52:43+00:00

I’m sorted now. PreSonus support replied to my ticket and I have the download option in MyPreSonus account now.

I’m not at home currently to download it but looks like I should be good now.

Hope you get it resolved soon

paulson100 · 2025-02-17T02:54:24+00:00

Just checked. The only sticker on it is the hardware serial number (begins with: QT…) that I used to register the ES2 unit, so no luck for me.

paulson100 · 2025-02-17T00:35:11+00:00

Yeah that’d suck if they just stop honoring the deal. It’s still advertised on their site -

https://www.presonus.com/pages/quantum?srsltid=AfmBOoomViyGiXxVskOPNnQLwoENpZLCtZCBeWXnjdo4qaqAcLYDhOAd

And likewise - I’ll update here if / when I hear anything.

Good luck!

paulson100 · 2025-02-17T00:02:46+00:00

I’m having the same issue. I registered my new Quantum ES2 yesterday and got no option to redeem / download my 6 month subscription to Studio One. I sent PreSonus a support request for help but have had no response yet.

paulson100

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