New Mark V rig

[Oldschool]

I´d already posted this in the ´rigs´ forum, but since this is a rig built around the Mark V, I decided to post it here also.


After being fed up with the tap dancing routine, I finally took the time to rack my pedals and control them via a Ground Control Pro.

Signal flow is:
Line6 G90 Wireless
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah
Fulltone Micro Vibe (on pedalboard)

Kenton GS8 Loop switcher:
Loop1: Fulltone Catalyst & Fulldrive II
Loop2: TS-9 (Keeley Baked Mod)
Loop3: Fulltone OCD v1
Loop4: Keeley compressor
Loop5: MXR Phase 90 (script logo)
Loop6: Fulltone SupaTrem

Boogie Mark V (or a GreenStripe Mark III)
FX loop:
Boss Volume pedal
TC 1210
Boss Harmonist (in 1st loop of 2290)
TC2290

Here are some pics:

TC 2290 & TC 1210 in the Fxloop of my Mark V

Pedalshelf:
I decided to use some George L´s that I had lying around, I´m not the best at soldering, so I decided to give the solderless cables a try...

Wiring:

1st gig:

So far I´m really liking this new setup, I have all the pedals in loops in front of the amp (except for the Harmonist, which is in the 1st loop of The 2290). Controlled by a Ground Control Pro.

My only concern is whether I should add some buffering, I actually have no idea if the Kenton GS8 has a buffer or the quality of it, but I do notice some high end loss when bypassing the wireless. The high end loss can be compensated for by using the ´cable tone´ function in the G90.

 

[screamingdaisy]

Nice setup.

I've been wanting to rack my pedals for awhile, but haven't been able to bring myself to spend the money required to do it right, so I keep putting it off.

 

[Oldschool]

Yeah, I finally got fed up with the tap dancing, beer spilling, and settings getting whacked when accidentally hitting the knobs with your shoes ;-)

 

[screamingdaisy]

I notice you have 5 different dirt pedals on the go. Mind if I ask how you're using them?

 

[Oldschool]

I notice you have 5 different dirt pedals on the go. Mind if I ask how you're using them?

I have 4 drive pedals on the shelf.

in the first loop are both the Fulldrive and Catalyst, so I choose which one I use (been using the Catalyst for fuzz tones on channel 1 and 2).

Second loop is TubeScreamer which I use for light crunch on the clean channel (I can´t seem to get the same sounds from channel 2).

Third loop is the OCD used for slight solo gain boost on the lead channel.


I know 4 drive pedals may be overkill, but having them in loops doesn´t destroy the dry signal and it´s nice to have different sonic options. I may one of the drive pedals for a Fulltone Micro Vibe which I currently have on my pedalboard.

 

[thunder100]

Pedalshelf:
I decided to use some George L´s that I had lying around, I´m not the best at soldering, so I decided to give the solderless cables a try...

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Your OCD cabling seems to thin-->in my case this causes higher noise at higher gain.if you go to a thicker better shielded one you could get a better result

Roland

 

[Oldschool]

Your OCD cabling seems to thin-->in my case this causes higher noise at higher gain.if you go to a thicker better shielded one you could get a better result

Roland

Thanks for the tip.

Actually I haven´t noticed any additional noise when using the OCD (or other drive pedals) with the George L cables. I was planning on wiring the tray with thicker Mogami cable but I quite like the sound of the George L´s

Maybe I have to try an A/B comparison.

 

[thunder100]

Your OCD cabling seems to thin-->in my case this causes higher noise at higher gain.if you go to a thicker better shielded one you could get a better result

Roland

Thanks for the tip.

Actually I haven´t noticed any additional noise when using the OCD (or other drive pedals) with the George L cables. I was planning on wiring the tray with thicker Mogami cable but I quite like the sound of the George L´s

Maybe I have to try an A/B comparison.

You other cables are thicker-->you can just try them-->Go up to 3 o'clock gain .Not all the OCD's are the same my V4 seems to be on the more noisier side

Roland

 

[Oldschool]

Actually, I use the same George L´s for all the pedals...

 

[phyrexia]

Yeah I don't know what he's talking about. GL cable has been the best i've ever used. I do not think there is an internal difference between the fat and skinny George L's cables, either.

Nice Work!

 

[Oldschool]

Yeah I don't know what he's talking about. GL cable has been the best i've ever used. I do not think there is an internal difference between the fat and skinny George L's cables, either.

Nice Work!

Thanks,

I really like the simplicity of this setup, although putting it together was MUCH more work than I had anticipated.

I´ve always been pleased with the sound quality of the George L´s, but never used them in a pedalshelf/rack setup.

I´ve had some people advising me against it, claiming that solderless plugs/cables are not reliable enough, but I´m gonna see how it works out, worst case scenario, I´d have to bypass some pedals (there´s also a master bypass switch on the GS8 looper).

 

[screamingdaisy]

Actually, I use the same George L´s for all the pedals...

I think he's mistaking the power cable for an audio cable.

 

[bcdon]

Sorry for the noob question, but how do you engage/disengage individual pedals in the rack (i.e what hits the on/off button on the pedal)?

 

[Oldschool]

Sorry for the noob question, but how do you engage/disengage individual pedals in the rack (i.e what hits the on/off button on the pedal)?

The instant access buttons on the Ground Control Pro turns on/off the loops in the Kenton loopswicher which all the pedals are connected to. The on/off button on the pedals is always ´on´.

 

[gag halfrunt]

Very nice setup.


I've held off racking my pedals for the simple reason that I like looking at them during shows! :mrgreen:

 

[Oldschool]

Very nice setup.


I've held off racking my pedals for the simple reason that I like looking at them during shows! :mrgreen:

You should be looking at the audience, not your pedalboard ;-)

 

[thunder100]

Actually, I use the same George L´s for all the pedals...

I think he's mistaking the power cable for an audio cable.

RIGHT Appologize

And this although I just needed to look out(hmm audience)



Roland

 

[gag halfrunt]

Very nice setup.


I've held off racking my pedals for the simple reason that I like looking at them during shows! :mrgreen:

You should be looking at the audience, not your pedalboard ;-)

LOL - yep, especially at the hot women

But if I have to step on something to change tones or go for my lead boost, I'd rather see the muli-colored board of fun stompboxes than something like this: