Hi folks,
I was trying my best to avoid starting another thread on this topic. I just think I might get some more focused responses if it has a thread of it’s own, and not something mentioned within a different thread topic.
Ok, I have never owned a pedal myself, until I got the Q Tron+ last week. I have used a few different ones over the years (borrowed from a friend kind of thing just to mess with)
So in the process of setting up my OBEL, and getting the new guitar, I thought perfect time to get the things I’ve wanted for years, and for whatever reason just didn’t/couldn’t.
I want to keep it simple, like 4 or 5 pedals max. So the first question is, is it better to get a powered board, or get one that isn’t a buy all the connectors and power supplies separately? I was looking at the Gator G-MEGA-BONE - Mega Bone Pedal Board with Carry Bag & Power Supply for a powered option. For an unpowered one I had this one in mind, a Pedaltrain Nano+ 18"x5" Pedalboard with Soft Case(I know this one will be tight with some pedal combos, my QTron+ is on the large size) So I could get the larger model of it, but think that’s overkill, I just don’t see me ever getting enough pedals to make it worth it. If I did go with the unpowered one, is this a good power supply to use for all the pedals I’m planning to get, MXR DC Brick Power Supply?
It’s Specs:
Powers 8 x 9V pedals and 2 x 18V pedals
Short Circuit Protection gives it a stable working mode
8 x red LEDs clearly indicate short-circuited pedals
All power distribution cables included
This is one of those things where I think I know the answer ( yes it will work fine for what I’m doing )but want to double check with experienced people to make sure.
Now that’s out of the way, here comes the meat and potatoes question.
Taking what I have already been advised by a few of you, as well as scanning through pages and pages of threads on this topic, I think I know what pedals I would like to get.
I already have a 1.Q Tron+, so to got with it this has been my line of thinking.
I think I’m going to get a:
2.MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay, or the MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini Analog Delay version. It looks like it will achieve the same results but in a smaller footprint.
3.TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Polyphonic LED Guitar Tuner Pedal with Buffer or the TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini Polyphonic Tuning Pedal for a smaller footprint since it seems to do what it’s larger brother does or even a Korg Pitchblack mini - Tuner Pedal
4.Some type of distortion pedal-looking at a Boss OD-2 Turbo or a MXR M104 Distortion +
5. A octave pedal of some sort.
5. I’m not 100% sure on, and that is not the order they will be in, just order listed in.
Any thoughts on first the pedalboards and pedals mentioned? Also and excuse the completely pedalboard noob question, the MXR DC Brick, will be the only power supply I will need to get this all to work?
Thanks ahead of time!
Chris
I was trying my best to avoid starting another thread on this topic. I just think I might get some more focused responses if it has a thread of it’s own, and not something mentioned within a different thread topic.
Ok, I have never owned a pedal myself, until I got the Q Tron+ last week. I have used a few different ones over the years (borrowed from a friend kind of thing just to mess with)
So in the process of setting up my OBEL, and getting the new guitar, I thought perfect time to get the things I’ve wanted for years, and for whatever reason just didn’t/couldn’t.
I want to keep it simple, like 4 or 5 pedals max. So the first question is, is it better to get a powered board, or get one that isn’t a buy all the connectors and power supplies separately? I was looking at the Gator G-MEGA-BONE - Mega Bone Pedal Board with Carry Bag & Power Supply for a powered option. For an unpowered one I had this one in mind, a Pedaltrain Nano+ 18"x5" Pedalboard with Soft Case(I know this one will be tight with some pedal combos, my QTron+ is on the large size) So I could get the larger model of it, but think that’s overkill, I just don’t see me ever getting enough pedals to make it worth it. If I did go with the unpowered one, is this a good power supply to use for all the pedals I’m planning to get, MXR DC Brick Power Supply?
It’s Specs:
Powers 8 x 9V pedals and 2 x 18V pedals
Short Circuit Protection gives it a stable working mode
8 x red LEDs clearly indicate short-circuited pedals
All power distribution cables included
This is one of those things where I think I know the answer ( yes it will work fine for what I’m doing )but want to double check with experienced people to make sure.
Now that’s out of the way, here comes the meat and potatoes question.
Taking what I have already been advised by a few of you, as well as scanning through pages and pages of threads on this topic, I think I know what pedals I would like to get.
I already have a 1.Q Tron+, so to got with it this has been my line of thinking.
I think I’m going to get a:
2.MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay, or the MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini Analog Delay version. It looks like it will achieve the same results but in a smaller footprint.
3.TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Polyphonic LED Guitar Tuner Pedal with Buffer or the TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini Polyphonic Tuning Pedal for a smaller footprint since it seems to do what it’s larger brother does or even a Korg Pitchblack mini - Tuner Pedal
4.Some type of distortion pedal-looking at a Boss OD-2 Turbo or a MXR M104 Distortion +
5. A octave pedal of some sort.
5. I’m not 100% sure on, and that is not the order they will be in, just order listed in.
Any thoughts on first the pedalboards and pedals mentioned? Also and excuse the completely pedalboard noob question, the MXR DC Brick, will be the only power supply I will need to get this all to work?
Thanks ahead of time!
Chris