Designed in June 2020, modded in July 2020.
Pedalboard: Pedaltrain Novo 24 TC
Power supply: Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus
Patch cables: Evidence Audio Monorail & Evidence Audio SiS Plug
ABY-boxes, true bypass loopers and MIDI: Disaster Area DPC-8EZ
Weight: 17,4 kg
Signal chain:
Shure GLXD-16 Wireless --> Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner --> MXR Custom Audio Electronics MC-404 Wah --> Disaster Area DPC-8EZ input
Loop 1: MXR Phase 90
Loop 2: MXR Custom Audio Electronics MC-402 Boost
Loop 3: Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-808 HW
Loop 4: -
Insert loop: Custom LTHZ isolation box --> Pedalboard interface --> Amp Input,
--> Amp FX Send --> Pedalboard interface -->
Loop 5: Vertex Boost
Loop 6: MXR Carbon Copy
Loop 7: Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
Loop 8: --
Disaster Area DPC-8EZ output --> Pedalboard interface --> Amp FX Return
Including a programmable bypass looper into the board is a must for singing musicians, as it allows to activate different effect combinations with only a press of a button. The board here is built around the Disaster Area DPC-8EZ, which offers enough flexibility to put some effects before the amp's preamp and others to the amp's effects loop.
We installed a custom-built isolation transformer under the pedalboard to take care of a ground loop which resulted from using the amp’s FX loop. The custom box is built around the mighty Lehle LTHZ high-impedance transformer which can be found, for example, on their P-Split III. This is a simplified version without dual outputs or phase switch, but as a result, it now fits on a smaller enclosure and can easily be fitted under the board frame.
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