Ah what to do…… :doh:

Just picked up the Furman today after NEVER having a pedal board. I run a stereo setup – using the two LS-2s as a small mixer essentially.

You can hear some sounds I make Here.

It’s all live – one dude, guitar, mic, voice, small percussion, pedals – no overdubs – just a lot of layering and a big stereo PA.

PS – that’s a PS3, RV3, (and yes…that IS a..) Stereo Memory Man w/ H, Green Sov Muff and Stone below….

Not pictured: Holy Grail (original one), French Toast, 3 PDS delays, Mod FX units ah a bunch of other crap I have around for fun…

The only things I’m torn on is keep the DD-20 on there? Or.. put the DMM on?

Also need to check out the Bassballs for filtering at some point, although I think the envelope will kill my want/need for it). AND some sort of sequenced tremolo effect like that of a ZVEX seek-Trem or the Boss Slicer (slicers not happening, although the midi sync to the 2880 is mighty tempting…

The DMM is not that important for Live stuff so it can stay off… The 2880 foot controller I’m going to keep off there so I can use it on the floor if I decide to put the board on a table some time. I NEED to fit some distortion on here, and I really prefer my Muff – maybe I’ll have to check out the newer XO muffs… I had a LBM – sold it as I thought the range was a little flimsy.

Open to ideas.

Called it. Digitech + Multi! No offense folks, but judging by the music JJ13 listed in his first post this actually seems like the right choice. Digitech is marketing and sculpting their gear to fit a specific sound that no one else really is.. Not my sound or a sound I care to obtain, but they have the New Metal, etc… genre covered.

BUT that said: JJ13 – there’s a lot to be said for just picking out 1 or 2 effects to start off with. And learning them well. A multi effect can, without restraint (and a LOT of time dialing it in), create a huge mess – bad tone, awful sounds, waisted time playing with things like “Filter twist flange uber fuzz” and such.

My honest advice is get a nice (Mesa Boogie – not my choice amp, but what nails this sound) amp and ONE distortion pedal you like. Then spend time writing songs until you figure out what you really wish you had in there. Be it Chorus, Flange, Reverb, etc..

Anyways……. Digitech RP series can be great. I still have an ancient one, that I picked up at Goodwill, (RP-40 or 50?) that I bust out for pitch and reverb presets I have stored on it.

It’s got built in Crescendos!

I’d focus on a solid amp based on the music you’ve mentioned.

Messa Boogie is what most of the bands you’ve mentioned use for amps.

As for effects I think they mostly use digital multi effects – maybe a whammy or two in there as well.

I’d play with different distortions: muffs, old ibanez boxes, digitech (they seem to focus on music of these type of bands), etc..

I’d also maybe (I can’t stand ’em, but who knows) check out one of the newer boss multi floor units with the exp/vol pedal and assignable effects.

AH! Can I just get a stereo Power Amp version!?