Z Clean: Gain 95, Tone 66, Level 150 I60 Comp: THRSH -35, Ratio 4.0, Gain 12, Knee Soft, Level 100 HD Hall: PreD 45, Decay 26, Mix 20, LoDMP 36, HiDMP 63, Tail On
Detune: Cent -10, PreD 17, Mix 47, Tone 7, Level 100
Verse/Chorus: MERSEYBEAT
VX Combo: Gain 20, Tube 40, Level 110, T 35, M 55, B 50, Prese 37, CAB VX Combo 2x12, Out Line SuperCho: E. Lvl 50, Rate 50, Depth 50, EQ 50, Mode Mono Spring63: Dwell 7, Mixer 14, Tone 41, Level 100
The Ikea Knagglig wooden box is a perfect fit for this project. It is exactly the right size for Zoom G1xOn. Screws included. All you need to do is cut a piece of wood that would fit and elevate one side of the platform. Then a non-slip rubber for chairs and tables. But if you want your Zoom G1xOn to be permanent on the pedalboard, you can use a Velcro and stick it to the unit. That way it is much secured. The purpose of this pedalboard is to make the Zoom G1Xon in a certain angle that is going to be easy for your foot as well as your eyes when you're looking down. Apart from that, you don't really need a pedalboard for your Zoom G1xOn, because you can use it as it is.
The challenge or downside is that the screw holes are almost at the edge, so when you screw it on a piece of wood, it might crack it because of the location plus the size of the screw. The remedy would be extend your piece of wood or get a bigger flat wood like 2 x 2, so that it wont crack. But, it will be over the platboard. Another way may be is to drill on that piece of wood, so that it won't crack.
Hope this helps and gives you some ideas on how to DIY a pedalboard for your Zoom G1xOn.
First is to plan out what effects you want to buy and what sort of music you're going to use it. In my case I wanted to a blues rig where I will be needing a reverb and an overdrive plus I love delay effects so, I'd like to add a digital delay with it. So, for now in my head I needed three mini pedals which are Reverb, Delay and Overdrive.
Now, with that in mind, the next step is to build your pedalboard. And if you don't have the pedal, buy it one by one. In my case, I already got the reverb pedal. So I had to buy the delay and overdrive. Then, with my pedalboard, I received a birthday coupon from Ikea so I decided to buy the Knagglig wooden box and build a pedalboard out of it.
Next is to buy accessories to the pedalboard like Velcro and the patch cables. I opted for the angle patch cable. Then, its time to put it together and arrange your mini effects pedals according to preference. When I researched about the arrangement of the pedals, they often suggest to start with Wah if you got then Overdrive, then Distortion, then Modulation i.e. Chorus, Flange or Phase, then Delay or Reverb.
And here it is:
Knagglig Box
Angle Patch Cable
Velcro Hook and Loop
EX gear ENO reverb pedal
Cuvave Dig Delay
Cuvave Overdrive
I found the missing link, the missing pedal for this Mosky DTC 4-in-1 and it's the ENO EX gear Reverb pedal. Please see my other blog post and review of this ENO EX gear Reverb Pedal for more info about the pedal. Here's the link: ENO Reverb Pedal Demo
Mosky DTC 4-in-1 got delay, loop, overdrive and distortion and it's really a good buy, total bargain to have all these three effects in one. As a beginner guitarist, these are your essential pedal and you can start jamming with friends and do school gigs, birthday parties of family members or classmates. The only thing with setup up is that on a clean mode or bypass mode, when there's no effects turned on, your guitar will sound dry unless your guitar amp got a built-in reverb. That's why the missing pedal for this one is the reverb pedal. Your setup will sound a lot more better with the reverb on. Yes, your delay pedal can be tweaked into a spring reverb or echo. Like on my old post I converted the delay effects of this Mosky DTC 4-in-1 to a spring reverb. Here's the link: Delay Converted To A Spring Reverb. But, then you will miss a proper delay effects when you need it because you used it as your replacement reverb. Hence, you ought to have a separate reverb pedal and a separate delay pedal.
On the video above, you will hear the difference when it's on and when it's off. Also you will hear as well that it blends nicely with the overdrive and distortion and even with the delay effects. This reverb pedal is not only the missing link to this Mosky DTC 4-in-1 but also if you're building a pedalboard for yourself, always consider to buy and put a reverb pedal. It adds colour to your sound.
I bought this pedal because I wanted a reverb pedal to go along with my Mosky DTC 4-in-1. I think the Mosky DTC is missing a reverb pedal. This pedal is very affordable and very versatile. It has a lot to offer. Only downside is that it is digital so sometimes when you tweak it while playing, there's a bit of delay before it actually works. What I mean is that when you turn the selector from ROOM to SPRING for example, it doesn't change automatically. Same goes when you turn the TIME knob, there's a bit of delay before it actually set. But my plan with this reverb pedal is to set it to my preferred sound and leave it that way. Technically, this will stay on each time.
About the pedal, it's tiny and lightweight. My impression is that it's cheap material. But as I said it's going to stay on most of the time so I wont be stepping on this pedal often. The knobs are LEVEL, DRY/WET, TIME and the selector between ROOM, SPRING and WELL. It is very versatile and has got a lot to offer. You just have to find the sweet spot of this pedal. So far, I am happy with my purchase.
I needed a reverse delay effects pedal and I ended up buying this cheap digital delay which has got 9 options to choose from and one of which is the Reverse delay. This is the Cuvave digital delay. It is well-built, very nice sound quality and again it's a mini pedal so it's small, lightweight and portable which is what Im aiming for.
The downside of this pedal is that it has no Level or Mix control. Meaning the sound of the delay pedal is already set and I find it very prominent. So if I want a delay pedal that is subtle or adjust it to mix to my sound, then this is the wrong pedal. But, if I want to use this on a particular part of a song or during recording, then it is totally fine. It will do the job nicely.
Here are the 9 Delay options to choose from:
l. Clean - The original sound with delay effect
2. Bubble - You can imagine a wah-wah delay under water
3. Mod - A clean delay but with slight tremolo modulation effect
4. Reverse - Recorded guitar part on a tape and flip the tape over for playback. It is designed for kind of "old school rock"
5. Sweep - An echo delay sound with sweep effect
6. Tape - You will hear a smooth sound of an old tape echo machine
7. Mic - The delay sound like in a microphone
8. Analog - It consist in a delay unit followed by a lowpass filter with saturation. This is as close as you can get to the charming nature of an old analog delay
9. Lofi - From the term "low-fidelity." It is a recorded music that is of lower quality than usual standard but it is also a style.
I bought this very cheap Blues Overdrive by Cuvave on eBay and Im impressed by how its built and the versatility and sound. Apart from the 9V DC power, this unit has got a USB option. Im not quite sure if it's mini or micro USB because it doesn't say on the manual. Three knobs which are level, gain and tone. There are tons of settings to play around. What I like the most is that it feels that it is durable and it's tiny. You can easily start to build a mini pedalboard that is lightweight and very portable.
To put it to the test, I did a comparison video between this Cuvave Overdrive Blues and the Boss Blues Driver BD2. To be honest, it didn't come close to the Boss but, it has its own character and tone which I really like. In terms of price as well, it's really far. Because I only bought it for £15 free delivery versus Boss which is being sold at £75.
You'll be the judge guys if you want to buy this pedal.
If you're only allowed to have one pedal, what pedal would that be? My answer would be Boss Distortion DS1 pedal. It's the most versatile pedal but also the most difficult to tame or set.
During the 90s, this is the only pedal I got and it wasn't even mine. I only borrowed it from my friend "Daboy." There was one time, during a battle of the band, where I was just pulled to join the band that I mentored and I don't have any gear that night. So I borrowed a guitar and borrowed an effects pedal. Guess who I borrowed the Boss DS1? My good friend Badong is a cousin of Barbie Almalbis and he borrowed the pedal for me. Barbie Almalbis lend me her Boss Distortion DS1. They were also joining the event that night. Barbie played Cranberries songs and Love will keep us alive by Eagles. We played Pearl Jam's Yellow Led Better and one composition and I can't remember what was the other one. I think it was Black by Pearl Jam because we were dubbed as The Pearl Jam of Capiz that night. We came second. Barbie Almalbis won first during that Battle of the bands.
To cut the story short, I fell in love with this Boss Distortion pedal. I used it when we play Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, Guns n Roses, Pearl Jam, STP and other Filipino bands like Eraserheads, Rivermaya, Siakol, The Youth, Yano, Color It Red, Introvoys, After Image, Teeth, etc.
There are tons of good settings with this pedal. It's just finding that sweet spot between your guitar, amp and the pedal. Here's my demo, review and tutorial of this pedal. Hope you will pick up something from it.
My mate Dave, lend me his Boss Blues Driver BD2. I was really pleased with this guitar effects pedal. Very versatile from pop, jazz, blues to classic rock. Also is it my first time to try pedal. My first impression is that this is my best Boss stomp box effects pedal that I've tried and didn't struggle to find its sweet spot and tone. I just simply set the level and tone to my liking and balanced with my clean sound and then fiddle with the gain. Even if I put the gain to zero the pedal still sounds great and also if I put it on max, still it delivers a great sound. You really can't go wrong with this pedal. As always with Boss pedals, it is build to last. I can't help to point out all the good stuff from this pedal. Don't have much to say really because it does the job on its own. I think this pedal is a must-have on your pedalboard. No matter what genre of music you're playing. I really recommend this pedal.
If you like Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Eric Clapton..... almost any blues player that you can think of.... this pedal is surely the answer.
Behringer Guitar GDI 21 is a stompbox and an amp simulator in one. It can work as an effects pedal on your pedalboard or can be used as DI box if you don't have your amp with your during gig or recording session. Also it has lots of features from Ground Lift to minimize or get rid of unwanted interference or hum to how a mic is placed on the amp and types of amp to gain or drive settings. There's lots of combinations to get the tone that you wanted from this pedal.
On the other hand, the Boss Blues Driver is quite simple settings, just three knobs; volume, gain and tone. Even with just these three knobs, you can still get a good tone out of it. It's really a beautiful pedal for blues and crunch sound. To be honest, I prefer this pedal than the Boss Distortion. I can't explain it more, but this pedal is a must have.
