Today’s pedal line is from Jon Hanson. If you have a pedal line (doesn’t have to be in a board) for your rig, please email me a photo, bio, description of pedals and routing to pedalline@nulleffectsbay.com. Every Friday I’ll showcase a pedal line submission. Make sure you include any links to your band or music page.
This is an interesting little combination that I experimented with a few days ago. I liked it so much I have left it as is and I’m planning a new pedalboard/case for it.
The signal chain is: Guitar -> Xotic EP Booster (always on!) -> Stomp Under Foot Mean Green Machine (souped up 808 inspired OD) ->Retrosonic Vintage Vibes Compressor (Modern Ross clone with a bright switch and a soft attack) ->CMAT Mods Butah Overdrive (smooth, transparent, mild-moderate gain) -> MOEN Shaky Jimi Vibe/Chorus (wobbly and warm) -> CMAT Mods Waterbox Stereo Chorus (spacious, and well rounded shimmer) -{
Stereo Out #1 -> VOX AC-15 w/ Greenback and Avatar 212 ext. cab w/ Vintage 30’s
Stereo Out #2 -> MXR Carbon Copy Delay (a staple w/ the mod switch always on) -> T-Rex Viper Vibe (subtle Univibe clone with a boost if desired) -> Hughes and Kettner Tube Replex (Echoplex with a tube buffer) -> ’95 Blonde Blues Deville 212 and Zinky 212 ext. cab w/ Webers
I loved this setup because of how spacious it sounded even in my small home studio. I don’t lay the chorus or the delays on too thick, I just use them and the amp’s reverb very subtly to create a full round tone that comes at you from everywhere.
One of the things I’ve learned that will really help preserve and enhance your signal through long pedal chains is to always run a buffer on both ends of your chain. I use the EP Booster up front to push and boost clarity. And I use the Tube Replex at the end as sort of an always on tube buffer. Believe me, if you heard the Tube Replex you’d want to leave it on all the time too.
Of course it’s obvious that I love delays and chorus/vibe effects. But I’m also a fuzz freak as you can see from the picture of the pedal case full of muffs and fuzzes and wahs (Oh my!) that didn’t make the cut on this new stereo line-up.
Peace,
Jon Hanson
