stewblack Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 ... and time consuming. Playing with various configurations into two different amps and cabs. Distracting, diverting and a day off from rehearsing. Waiting on another board. Rather have multiple boards in a line than cram a fat one. I'm a bedroom fx warrior but one day this lot must see the light of day. Just for a laugh if nothing else. I'm usually the one teasing guitarists for their pedal obsession so I'll be eating humble pie if ever I gig this lot. 1 Quote
Cuzzie Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 Just strap them to the bed and take the bed to the gig makes more sense Quote
stewblack Posted June 19, 2019 Author Posted June 19, 2019 37 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: Just strap them to the bed and take the bed to the gig makes more sense Yes! 1 Quote
stewblack Posted June 19, 2019 Author Posted June 19, 2019 I know. I spent about three hours untangling it all so I could go to bed 1 Quote
Rich Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 I've just realised that I am not bass-nerdy enough to be able to recognise all these pedals without zooming in to the names (the ones that are discernible, anyway), and even then I'm not sure what they do. Oh thank god 1 Quote
Cuzzie Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 Zoom, just one look and my heart goes boom 1 1 Quote
Unknown_User Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Cuzzie said: Just strap them to the bed and take the bed to the gig makes more sense The beauty of that idea is that you could drive to the gig, get drunk and then when everyone else has gone home you could just knock the pedals off the mattress and bivouac down behind the drum kit for the night. 1 Quote
stewblack Posted June 20, 2019 Author Posted June 20, 2019 Right, going to take three pedals with me to rehearsal tonight. Might even use at them at the wedding on Saturday. 1 Quote
stewblack Posted June 21, 2019 Author Posted June 21, 2019 22 hours ago, Cuzzie said: Blow up mattress to store them on? Only took three, a small camp bed was enough 1 Quote
stewblack Posted June 22, 2019 Author Posted June 22, 2019 Think I went in too hard for a novice. Gigged with two pedal boards and it sounded horrible, even with 90% of the pedals off. Hum, hiss, crackling and some truly nasty sounds. Dismantled everything and went straight into my Trace for the second set. Sounded immense. Think I'll start small next gig. Just one pedal. Build slowly over the weeks and that way hopefully the reason for the interference or whatever the heck went on today will become clearer. Quote
Cuzzie Posted June 22, 2019 Posted June 22, 2019 Depends if you had an isolated power supply and load of other things as well, quality of patch cables etc. can be done 1 Quote
ahpook Posted June 22, 2019 Posted June 22, 2019 It's the red wire....cut the red wire. Nice setup btw Quote
stewblack Posted June 23, 2019 Author Posted June 23, 2019 What frustrates me is any number and configuration of pedals will work at home then go nuts at a gig. Quote
Groove Harder Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Could be dirty power supply or possibly strip lighting interference at the venue Edited June 23, 2019 by Groove Harder 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 Use one of those Joyo ZGP power supply filters. Tried it on my pedalboard rewire as occasionally my smoothhound has some noise to it, completely killed the noise live. Quote
stewblack Posted June 23, 2019 Author Posted June 23, 2019 32 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Use one of those Joyo ZGP power supply filters. Tried it on my pedalboard rewire as occasionally my smoothhound has some noise to it, completely killed the noise live. 7 hours ago, Groove Harder said: Could be dirty power supply or possibly strip lighting interference at the venue Thanks guys. I'm going to look into both Quote
stewblack Posted June 23, 2019 Author Posted June 23, 2019 Produced an utterly filthy synth sound this evening and virtually noiseless. I am now suspecting the amp I used , the venue's power and /or my extension leads. In case anyone is wondering I put it through three octavers. All 100% wet signals first octave down, then up, then down again. Lots of compression and an overdrive. 🤢 Quote
Woodinblack Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, stewblack said: Produced an utterly filthy synth sound this evening and virtually noiseless. I am now suspecting the amp I used , the venue's power and /or my extension leads. Don't know how you are powering it, but if my B3 is chained with anything it craps Digital noise all over the place. It has to be isolated. 1 Quote
stewblack Posted June 23, 2019 Author Posted June 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Don't know how you are powering it, but if my B3 is chained with anything it craps Digital noise all over the place. It has to be isolated. Powering it separately but from same extension 4 gang... Quote
tauzero Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 I use a Vitoos ISO8 with my B3n and assorted other items. Means I only have one wall wart. It has 6 9V/300mA outlets plus two others which will do 9/12/18V at 500mA. 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) I use the Vitoos ISO8* as well, I had to use the B3 on one of the isolated outputs to stop the noise getting round. I did try a Vitos ISO4 on the belief I might be able to power a helix HX on it, but I was wrong! Edited June 23, 2019 by Woodinblack Quote
stewblack Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 So I tried again... Much more successfully this time. slimmed things down and used sparingly. 1 Quote
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