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Tele_Man
Bronze Member
USA
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 Posted - 03/02/2008 : 06:52:45
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Over the last year, I've assembled a decent collection of pedals that's great for the weekly jam session I have with friends. My pedal board, however, has become a bit unwieldy for travel. I've thought about putting together a "pedal board lite" for spur of the moment get togethers using a BCB-3.
I'm curious, if you had to limit yourself to three pedals for easy travel and spontaneous jams, what pedals would it be (not counting a tuner)?
My first thoughts (based on what I've got to work with):
SD-2 (two channels offers some flexibility; don't have one in hand, but it's on the way!)
PH-3 (with the tap tempo and the many modes, there's a tremendous amount of flexibility there) . . . . . . or perhaps just my CE-2
TR-2 (my favorite pedal right now!)
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 03/02/2008 : 07:01:39
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Hi Tele_Man
FYI.
There was a similar thread a few months back in 2007.
There was one about "which two Boss pedals"
And there was one about "Which pedal would you take if on a desert island"
Perhaps there is something in those threads that you might also be interested in?
Regards Dr. Bob |
Edited by - Dr. Bob on 03/02/2008 07:09:49 |
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Tele_Man
Bronze Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 07:08:40
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Thanks, Dr. Bob, for pointing me towards that thread. I would have done a search first, but that function is not working right now. I'll do a little browsing and take a look. No sense reinventing the wheel here.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 07:52:56
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Originally posted by Tele_Man
Thanks, Dr. Bob, for pointing me towards that thread. I would have done a search first, but that function is not working right now. I'll do a little browsing and take a look. No sense reinventing the wheel here.
Cheers!
Hi Tele_Man
That's not why I actually mentioned it, it was so you might get a broader scope, on the subject.
And there are lots of new members with new ideas & experiences to contribute  to a your new thread as well.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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Tele_Man
Bronze Member
USA
86 Posts |
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Shoegazers Anonymous
Silver Member
Sweden
257 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 17:26:59
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Have the same thoughts too and are going to build a small board too. My three wold be:
SD-2 (two good cannels, one like the SD-1 and one like the OD-2)
DM-2 (best delay, can even make tapedelay sounds and jitter)
FDR-1 (both reverb and tremolo/vibrato with tap tempo, and can do booster or soloing too) Perfect!
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Originally posted by Tele_Man
Over the last year, I've assembled a decent collection of pedals that's great for the weekly jam session I have with friends. My pedal board, however, has become a bit unwieldy for travel. I've thought about putting together a "pedal board lite" for spur of the moment get togethers using a BCB-3.
I'm curious, if you had to limit yourself to three pedals for easy travel and spontaneous jams, what pedals would it be (not counting a tuner)?
My first thoughts (based on what I've got to work with):
SD-2 (two channels offers some flexibility; don't have one in hand, but it's on the way!)
PH-3 (with the tap tempo and the many modes, there's a tremendous amount of flexibility there) . . . . . . or perhaps just my CE-2
TR-2 (my favorite pedal right now!)
Cheers!
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 18:41:09
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If i had to stick with just boss pedals,i would go with my OD-2,TR-2 and the older of my DD-3's depending on the gig i might swap out the tremolo and use my CS-3 in front of the overdrive as a clean booster or to push the OD-2 a bit harder.....
this is actually a good idea for rehearsing i might even look at doing something like this myself as i have a few boss pedals lying around..... nice one tele-man....... |
Edited by - FRANZONI on 03/02/2008 18:43:25 |
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ununtrium
Bronze Member
Germany
84 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 19:14:41
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My three-pedal setup of choice is the following:
DM-2<<stinkfoot DS-1<<stinkfoot SD-1
The signal grows steadily hotter towards the amp  |
Edited by - ununtrium on 03/02/2008 19:16:59 |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 20:10:02
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My choice:
DS-1 (seeing eye)
CH-1
DD-3 |
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ssanyee
Silver Member
Hungary
288 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 20:42:55
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Telecaster->BD-2->GE-7->CE-2->15W class A tube-combo with switchable spring reverb and with Vintage30 speaker
BD-2 -> to get the basic blues texture
GE-7 -> to gain some 'sweet' frequencies
CE-2 -> I guess you know 
cheers |
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 21:26:20
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I've been using a setup like this for years...although recently I had to go to a bigger board because I'm using a Boss RE-20 Space Echo.
But in fact I've been thinking of scaling back down and going back to using a Keeley-modded Boss DD-3. The less I can get away with carrying to a gig the better!
If I do go that route this'll be my setup, and one I recommend to anyone just wanting to get back to the basics:
(This is if I can't put a tuner in my BCB-3, and since I use a Gretsch with a Bigsby on it the tuner is kind of a necessity to me...but anyway, here's my "basic" lineup)
BD-2(Keeley-modded)
CE-2
DD-3(Keeley-modded) or a DM-2
I use the Keeley-modded DD-3 simply because I can switch back & forth between short and long delays depending on the mood of the song.
As mentioned though in my case I substitute a tuner in place of the chorus, although the tuner would be first in the chain, followed by the overdrive and the delay last.
Cheers |
Edited by - silvertone6120 on 03/02/2008 21:27:16 |
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faltarn
Bronze Member
Sweden
72 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2008 : 00:34:16
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I would use SD-2, CS-2 into ME-6 Thats mabe sheating. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2008 : 03:32:03
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If I had to slim down to only 3 pedals they would be:
BD-2
TR-2
CE-5
Up to 5 would include my:
DD-6
RC-2 |
Edited by - DeFrag on 03/03/2008 03:32:18 |
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Willemdaguide
Bronze Member
Netherlands
70 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2008 : 09:32:09
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| For me it would be the SD-2, DM-2 and the CE-2, that's all I need in the end... |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2008 : 11:14:54
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I think I would have to choose
RV-2
DD-6
ML-2
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2008 : 12:08:12
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SD-2
ML-2
RV-3
And if I had the “permission” also DD-20
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Traveling Lite
