SimonEdward Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) It's been a while.. This was how my Novo-18 'creative' board looked like in March, and there's been some changes since. Not least, the power supply needed an overdue upgrade. The pre-amp is all valve/tube ~ the Edison 2 by Night Owl Industries. https://www.nightowl.industries/edison-preamp Edited June 3, 2022 by SimonEdward Image appears x2 ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) Another spin on the merry go round! Trying to go for an 80’s sound/synth sound to cover some keyboard sounding parts now our keys player has left. Standards include octave chorus and dirt all patched into my trusty old Basswitch IQ DI. The compressor and VMT are in an always on loop whereas the chorus and Basswitch OD are in a switchable loop with 50/50 blend. The Basswitch OD pedal has been a great addition as the tone control actually plays about with the mid frequency and shifts the eq curve from a scooped sound to a more mid forward sound down in the lower mids. Really helps with the octave sound to push it forward. I kinda use it like the mid switch function on the MXR BOD and feel it’s doing a great job! Also as the OD is the same style pedal as the IQDI I can easily switch the loop on or off while activating or deactivating the drive too which is handy! Oh and I have a cheeky wee Thumpinator hiding underneath the board as you do! Edited June 4, 2022 by krispn 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) On 03/06/2022 at 10:42, MrDinsdale said: Has anyone got any examples of the Rockboard tres 3.0 and 3.1? Trying to visualise my board with a little extra room to grow and inspiration would be super handy. Currently just a TC poly tuner, GT-1000 core currently with a ME Super 800 plus preamp on its way followed by a compressor (hyper luminal or cali76) and possibly a couple of drives in the near future (when I can afford it). Then probably a DI or something. I really like how modularity of the Rockboard and the I/O options like the mod v1 I bought a second hand Rockboard 3.0 about 18 months ago. Absolutely perfect for my needs. Robust, but not massively weighty and came with a great gigbag. I haven't gone down the patchbay route as I made an IEC input myself using a bit of old tort scratchplate material - I'll post a pic if I get a chance. I tried a few boards (including some rather unusual, home-made variants) until I settled for this one. I love it and unless some large and swanky multi-fx catches my eye, I think this is my rig for the duration. Edited June 6, 2022 by rushbo stupidity 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDinsdale Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 6 hours ago, rushbo said: I bought a second hand Rockboard 3.0 about 18 months ago. Absolutely perfect for my needs. Robust, but not massively weighty and came with a great gigbag. I haven't gone down the patchbay route as I made an IEC input myself using a bit of old tort scratchplate material - I'll post a pic if I get a chance. I tried a few boards (including some rather unusual, home-made variants) until I settled for this one. I love it and unless some large and swanky multi-fx catches my eye, I think this is my rig for the duration. Awesome! I'm actually wondering if the the 3.0 is big enough now. Once I've got my GT1000 core, preamp pedal, tuner and an expression pedal I'll be fighting for space, that looks super portable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, MrDinsdale said: Awesome! I'm actually wondering if the the 3.0 is big enough now. Once I've got my GT1000 core, preamp pedal, tuner and an expression pedal I'll be fighting for space, that looks super portable though. It appears that I'm lying to you - it's a Tres 3.1! I don't know how much bigger/different it is to a 3.0. I made a blanking plate with an IEC that powers a Harley Benton PowerPlant Junior. The two circular discs cover some marks and holes made by the previous owner. I really like the Rockboard, but I only have a handful of toys on it -if you've got expression pedals etc, it might be a squeeze. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDinsdale Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Yikes! The zoom be makes it looks a lot smaller than it is! I'm gonna have to sketch it out I think and plan a rough layout to work out what I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassist_lewis Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Some slight alterations to the board. I decided I didn't use the Dweller Phaser often enough, and I have more use for some light tube amp-esque drive from the Jive instead. The Tru-Fi Super-Fuzz is a super awesome octave fuzz, and the Octron3 is also f***ing fantastic, and may even replace my Octabvre long term (we'll see). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Great to see old Brown Boss still in use 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassist_lewis Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Bagman said: Great to see old Brown Boss still in use Its a really lush sounding chorus, just needs a weird 12V power supply! Edited June 7, 2022 by bassist_lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bagman Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 54 minutes ago, bassist_lewis said: Its a really lush sounding chorus, just needs a weird 12V power supply! Didn’t know that all my ones have been 9v still us PQ-3B and BF-2B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bassist_lewis Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Bagman said: Didn’t know that all my ones have been 9v still us PQ-3B and BF-2B Early Boss pedals used a weird power section that dropped down the incoming voltage for some reason. They can run on 9v if you daisy chain them (I think you have in your picture), and my OC-2 runs fine on 9V, but the chorus didn't work at all. Edited June 8, 2022 by bassist_lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Yes Daisy Chain if I power them individually they are still good cheers for the information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgie Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 06/06/2022 at 21:10, MrDinsdale said: Awesome! I'm actually wondering if the the 3.0 is big enough now. Once I've got my GT1000 core, preamp pedal, tuner and an expression pedal I'll be fighting for space, that looks super portable though. I've been thinking myself that it's a little tight for me. I've got everything I need on there really, but it's always tempting to add more! Just SLIGHTLY bigger would be perfect I think (famous last words) I also want to try and fit it into my Peli Storm IM2500 (which it does perfectly, the 3.1 would be too big) so that's another reason to keep to this size. Dreaming of the day when I can walk into the gig with the bass on my back, 4u shallow rack in one hand (wireless iems, wireless bass, power condititioner and distribution) and a Peli case on wheels in the other with my pedalboard, IEMs, Backbeats, iPad etc! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I might revise my board down to a TU-3. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 07/06/2022 at 10:52, MrDinsdale said: Yikes! The zoom be makes it looks a lot smaller than it is! I'm gonna have to sketch it out I think and plan a rough layout to work out what I need. This is useful for planning: https://www.pedalplayground.com/ 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobothy Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 24 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I might revise my board down to a TU-3. lol, I actually only took a tuner to my last gig due to a no. of uncertainties. As it’s a Funk/Soul band (but mostly Soul tbh) I faired ok. The board I had planned to use will definitely get shrunk even more now 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 My small but perfectly formed bass board. Does everything I want/need and a lot more. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 08/06/2022 at 09:06, bassist_lewis said: Its a really lush sounding chorus, just needs a weird 12V power supply! Mine has just been listed on Aotearoa auction site Not sure if I’m keen, I think the Tech21 is “better “ for me but obviously don’t look as cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 can actually start tidying some cables almost set on the selections 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 the sy200 was an easy swap out will go back in maybe but might need to find a way to route it so it can send its signal to the pa rather than amp the spire box is filthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 This arrived today Solidgoldfx Beta Overdrive Germanium 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Ordered some more patch leads Should have this fired up properly end of the week 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 My first ever actual board! I have some better patch leads on the way which will help them sit a little tidier. I'm undecided on the CS-3 as it's noisy. The Digitech pedal bottom right is connected to my TCE combo with 2 Tone Prints so may just use a Spectracomp on there instead and then maybe pop an Ashdown Lomenzo Hyper Drive in place of the CS-3. Toying with a chorus for the other Tone Print. The expression pedal toggles 2 different setups on the Poly Blue Octave. I'd be interested in suggestions for the signal path - it's currently Q-Tron - Octave - CS-3 - Le Bass. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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