Pedal Line Friday :: Mark W.

Since you asked for pedalboards, here's one currently I'm using for a stage production of The Rocky Horror Show at the Straz Center For The Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida mounted by Jobsite Theater, the resident theater company at the Straz. The show is presented in the 320-capacity Jaeb Theater and runs through August 4. http://jobsitetheater.org/rocky-horror/

My main guitar for the show is a homebrew Tele build (NoMoonLaser pine body, Warmoth neck) with SD Seth Lover neck/Barden bridge magnetic pickups, a Fishman PowerBrdige, and a TRS jack. It has a mini toggle switch that selects magnetic pickups, the PowerBridge, or both. The magnetics tone control is wired to only affect the bridge pickup.

First stop is a Saturnworks custom splitter/mute/switchable buffer that splits the TRS input to

A. TC Polutune MIni

B. LR Baggs ParaDi (for the Powerbridge)

C. electric signal chain...

Dunlop Cry Baby Mini 535Q Auto-Return Wah

Wampler Triumph Overdrive

BOSS IR-2 Amp & Cabinet (Clean & Brit models with Celestion and Friedman IRs I loaded)

RD Effects Ax Max 2 Stereo Active DI

in the IR-2's loop:

ISP Decimator X (for theater work, the quiet parts must be DEAD SILENT)

One Control Tiger Lily Tremolo

MXR phase 95 (using the script Phase 45 settings)

BOSS DC-2W Dimension C Waza (buttons 3 & 4 selected, stereo out)

TC Flashback 2 (modulated ping-pong delay)

The Macbook runs the band's IEM rig (Behringer X18R) and can record multitrack to Logic Pro for band and cast review of the show.

Mark W

Tampa FL

Submit Your Pedal Line!

About a million years ago, I used to run a blog called EffectsBay. On that blog, the most popular feature I would run was Pedal Line Friday. This is where readers of the site would send pics of their pedalboard and a short (sometimes long) write-up of routing and thoughts about specific pedals and the reasoning why they liked it, etc. Readers. loved this. It was a great way to learn about new applications or techniques regarding pedals. It also brought a little inspiration and knowledge about pedals you were not familiar with. It also brought a great sense of community - people like sharing and absorbing cool things, right? It was a super popular feature, and I loved putting them together.

All you have to do is send a pic of your pedalboard (or pedal line - it doesn't have to be on a board) along with a short (or long) write-up of the board. We want a list of pedals (manufacturer/model), routing would be great, and, most importantly, why you use those particular pedals. Also, this is a great way to promote your band or musical project - include that information as well!

You can send the pic and the write-up to pedalline@rattlesnakecables.com.