james90 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Haha, thanks! I might have a bit of time to make some videos next week if there's anything in particular anyone wants to see or have explained? Everything. I want a full demo/walkthrough, but try to keep it under 3 hours this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yes, run us through the pedalboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) Haha, that would take all day! Okay, well, I'll try and sort out a quick walkthrough of everything on Wednesday maybe, but it might be a bit long. Here's a picture without the guitars so you can see the pedals a bit more clearly in the meantime, not that you can figure out what's going on, haha! Edited September 29, 2014 by james90 added spoiler tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I thought I had issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 I thought I had issues... Wait Are you basically admitting that Bs has a bigger pedalboard than you? Haha, that would take all day! Okay, well, I'll try and sort out a quick walkthrough of everything on Wednesday maybe, but it might be a bit long. Here's a picture without the guitars so you can see the pedals a bit more clearly in the meantime, not that you can figure out what's going on, haha! How long are you in the UK for? I suggest doing a video each week, approximately two hours long (each) Week 1: Introduction of the Bs-1 and its planning stages Week 2: A more in depth look at the Bs-1 (excluding the magic bridge) Week 3: The magic bridge and how it came to be Week 4: A demo of the guitar (featuring pink floyd and feeder songs as requested by james90) Week 5: Bs' thoughts on the guitar (video cut short to approximately 80 minutes due to running out of memory) Week 6: Introduction to Bs' pedalboard (part 1) Week 7: Introduction to Bs' pedalboard (part 2) Week 8: Demo of individual pedals on right board (part 1) Week 9: Demo of individual pedals on right board (part 2) Week 10: Interlude Week 11: Demo of individual pedals on left board (part 1) Week 12: Demo of individual pedals on left board (part 2) Week 13: Explanation of amp settings Week 14: Shout out to all that were involved in planning Bs' setup Week 15 bonus material: Outtakes Week 16 bonus material: Outtakes Week 17 bonus material: Outtakes Week 18 bonus material: Outtakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wait Are you basically admitting that Bs has a bigger pedalboard than you? Well, it's physically bigger. I did used to gig with 25 pedals which is more, but only one of them was a multi-effect. No duplicates though. ....so yeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 How long are you in the UK for? I suggest doing a video each week, approximately two hours long (each) Week 1: Introduction of the Bs-1 and its planning stages Week 2: A more in depth look at the Bs-1 (excluding the magic bridge) Week 3: The magic bridge and how it came to be Week 4: A demo of the guitar (featuring pink floyd and feeder songs as requested by james90) Week 5: Bs' thoughts on the guitar (video cut short to approximately 80 minutes due to running out of memory) Week 6: Introduction to Bs' pedalboard (part 1) Week 7: Introduction to Bs' pedalboard (part 2) Week 8: Demo of individual pedals on right board (part 1) Week 9: Demo of individual pedals on right board (part 2) Week 10: Interlude Week 11: Demo of individual pedals on left board (part 1) Week 12: Demo of individual pedals on left board (part 2) Week 13: Explanation of amp settings Week 14: Shout out to all that were involved in planning Bs' setup Week 15 bonus material: Outtakes Week 16 bonus material: Outtakes Week 17 bonus material: Outtakes Week 18 bonus material: Outtakes ! I'll see what I can do in the coming days/weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 I forgot to ask before. What do you think of the FF 7? Is it really worth what they're asking, and how much of a difference is there between that and the standard FF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerd herd Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 [spoiler=Pedalboard] Still a few more pedals I want to buy but I'm happy with how it is just now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust_relic Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Finally complete... Looks great, I would recommend getting one of these though http://www.kentonuk.com/products/items/wireless/midistream.shtml I used to have a MIDI & Guitar lead and they would get all mixed up, the transmitter is fitted to the strap of my guitar Edited October 7, 2014 by rust_relic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 My midi cable is providing power to the guitar though, remember? I forgot to ask before. What do you think of the FF 7? Is it really worth what they're asking, and how much of a difference is there between that and the standard FF? I think it's absolutely brilliant, haha! For me, it's made a massive difference, though I'm still using the internal FF in my custom quite a bit too for various things. I'm guessing it's the different transistors, but the FF7 gives me a really warm thick fuzz that I love. I was hesitant to use the normal FF too much before because it could sound quite harsh a lot of the time. I've been using the FF7 probably even more than the Dickinson D1 since I got it though, and I'd say it sounds as good with fuzz as that does for overdrive. I haven't used the 'Tone' option at all yet, because I've got it set exactly how I want anyway, but I think the 'Fat' setting plays a big part too, so it might be worth checking out the FFF if you want some kind of middle ground. I've definitely got a much crunchier sound going than I could ever get on the normal FF thanks to that, but at the same time it's balanced out by being really warm and thick sounding at the same time, whereas the normal FF can be quite harsh like I said. I can make some videos at some point anyway if you like? I should have some time in the middle of next week to start going through everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 My midi cable is providing power to the guitar though, remember? I think it's absolutely brilliant, haha! For me, it's made a massive difference, though I'm still using the internal FF in my custom quite a bit too for various things. I'm guessing it's the different transistors, but the FF7 gives me a really warm thick fuzz that I love. I was hesitant to use the normal FF too much before because it could sound quite harsh a lot of the time. I've been using the FF7 probably even more than the Dickinson D1 since I got it though, and I'd say it sounds as good with fuzz as that does for overdrive. I haven't used the 'Tone' option at all yet, because I've got it set exactly how I want anyway, but I think the 'Fat' setting plays a big part too, so it might be worth checking out the FFF if you want some kind of middle ground. I've definitely got a much crunchier sound going than I could ever get on the normal FF thanks to that, but at the same time it's balanced out by being really warm and thick sounding at the same time, whereas the normal FF can be quite harsh like I said. I can make some videos at some point anyway if you like? I should have some time in the middle of next week to start going through everything. Well that's good, because I bought one last night. Care to share your settings? I find it interesting that you use it more than the D1. (if I'm honest, if it weren't for the tubes and hand wired construction, I'd say it wasn't anything special) The FF7 must be #buckrogers and comfortably numb inside a single pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 My custom's all finished off now (needed a few things tweaked) so I can start going through some things next week. I think my settings are Gate and Comp all the way to the left, Stab all the way to the right, Drive at about 3 o'clock, and Fat on 1 o'clock I think. I haven't used the Tone option yet, just always keeping it on full throttle. Definitely an awesome sounding pedal. I'm still using the Dickinson a lot of course, and I love it as my main overdrive and distortion sound, I'm just using the FF7 a lot with the custom at the moment because it seems to work really well with the thick crunch of the MBK-3, which can be a bit too much with the Dickinson. Maybe the Dickinson works better pushing the MBK-2 hard, whereas the MBK-3 already seems to go about a third further if that makes sense. It definitely makes my Wah Probe sound a hell of a lot better than it ever did with the MB-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Right, I put some videos together. I wasn't sure how much detail people wanted, so I tried to summarise, put with a few opinions and things I've noticed here and there. The first video is just the guitars really, the second is most of the pedalboard, and then the third is the digital MIDI stuff, power supplies, accessories, etc. If anyone wants anything better explained or to hear something, then I can sort something out if you let me know what you have in mind. I can only include two videos in a post apparently, so I'll just have to post the links. They're 15 minutes each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Needs moar playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Agree. All well thought out and sounds like there's so much potential for interesting sounds and layers and soundscapes but really would like to hear it being utilised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Right, I put some videos together. I wasn't sure how much detail people wanted, so I tried to summarise, put with a few opinions and things I've noticed here and there. The first video is just the guitars really, the second is most of the pedalboard, and then the third is the digital MIDI stuff, power supplies, accessories, etc. If anyone wants anything better explained or to hear something, then I can sort something out if you let me know what you have in mind. I can only include two videos in a post apparently, so I'll just have to post the links. They're 15 minutes each. That voice It's like ... an ebony fretboard something really silky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Haha, I wasn't sure exactly what people wanted, but I know there had been requests for more explanation, so I thought I'd get that out of the way first. I can do some videos playing stuff as and when I have time, if there's anything in particular people want to hear and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'd just like to hear all the stuff being combined to make the kind of sounds you crafted this rig to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidious911 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hey Bs, having your MB-1 powered by MIDI, did you have manson do that or? I am intrigued by not needing batteries anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotec Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Is the sustainer also powered by MIDI ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'd just like to hear all the stuff being combined to make the kind of sounds you crafted this rig to make. I'll sort something out when I have time. I'm also in my final year of uni now, so free time's at a bit of a premium, haha! Hey Bs, having your MB-1 powered by MIDI, did you have manson do that or? I am intrigued by not needing batteries anymore! Yes, it was something I requested through Mansons, and was then done by Ron Joyce, who made the selector box which powers it for me. It cost a bit extra obviously, but it just made a lot more sense for me. Is the sustainer also powered by MIDI ? Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidious911 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Yes, it was something I requested through Mansons, and was then done by Ron Joyce, who made the selector box which powers it for me. It cost a bit extra obviously, but it just made a lot more sense for me Hmmm... I may have to research and toy with this. Sounds way better to power the guitar that way than through batteries, or possibly have the option to MIDI power if not default to the batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I can still power my MB-1 by batteries the normal way if I want to, the direct power option is just a lot more convenient for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust_relic Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'd just like to hear all the stuff being combined to make the kind of sounds you crafted this rig to make. If I have all my pedals on at the same time it sounds like Lemon by U2! Good informative videos Bs, I forgot the MB-1 was powered from the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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