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Velcro and straps or plastic stays? I think you could but then I wonder if the height of the brick is a hindrance?

I really like that. Small, square and easy to carry around.

The loop has two in it. L1 - Sub N Up L2 - Empty - I am leaving this open for other options when I need it L3 - Super OD Now, I can do all kinds of monkeyness, like add another OD, DIST, Octaver depending on the situation. I can then have my own little loop however I want it and I always like my own OD in there whether its Blues or just regular OD or Super OD. This is the chain now Tuner -> Darkglass Vintage -> MS3 [OD + EMPTY + Sub'n'Up] -> Spectra Comp -> Spark Now, I can let the DG bypass run a guitar (acoustic/electric) in there and then use the Super OD with the guitar + FX or the Sub'n'Up with bass and the onboard FX block then the Spectra Comp works with both and the boost is mainly for guitar. I also have room to expand whatever I want and I have enough patch cables to make another three pedals fit on the board too if they are minis like my HoF or Corona or Tube Screamer Mini or put them in some kind of internal loop mix as well. Spent this morning jamming with a friend before our practice tomorrow and he said he wants one too because it just opens up so many possibilities.

@Dr. Gonzo thoughts ?

Happy Belated Birthday buddy. Sorry to hear you've been sick and glad you're doing better.

This, to me, is silly. If you're not able to get enough astronauts in your own country you should hunt elsewhere. I am sure there are so many people who would fit the bill and could be vetted properly. I'd say apply and tell them the only way you will come, when you pass, is if they send you the application with an oak cask aged Whiskey.

If you come to India and want to fish I know a place you can stay for very cheap and just relax. Even the phones dont work properly there which is why I visit it when I go home. No fishing rods though, just nets and catamarans.

Not really haha, we plan these things for a year and then hit them up. I did all my dive certs when I was very young so now I just pay a nominal fee to go dive. Plus, its actually not as expensive as it seems and we spend so much time out of the places we're at that sometimes we'll stay closer to the beaches and save money that way. Do about two big trips in a year as theres just so much to see and its good to have friends who either live in these places or you get invited to go there because someone wants to fill a band for some local house event so they pay for accommodation and you just show up and have a lot of free time on your hands.

So, theres two sides to that particular question one is based in India the other is based in Nepal and both are equally pretty. India Hit up Markha Valley it is gorgeous in the late summer time when the fields are green. Do the glacier trek near the Gangotri and I'd say before this do about two days of field trekking because its a bit nuts in terms of a trek and will require a bit of stamina. However, the guides will ensure that you get time to rest. It's a seasonal thing though and right around October all the way to Jan they shut it down Himachal Pradesh Treks If you want to see the Himalayan range but not really do much of a trek in that are you can head down to Places like the following Mcloedganj - Medium to High Diff Tosh Valley - Medium Diff Dharamshala - This is superb for group trekking and has a river camp too Spiti Valley - The view, the water and the air oh my god the air. It makes you wish that you didn't have to go home. This is one of my favorite places in Himachal and the road there is also very pretty Kanatal - Good for light trekking and they have a nice view of the valley in the night and during the day. The trek goes up to a temple where you can look all around and you get a nice view. Early morning treks only before winter as there are problems with the winds which face the Himalayan side. You can also see the big mountains on a clear day and if you're very lucky you'll start to see what they call snow shine down in the forests that surround the area. If you meet the locals and they challenge you to cricket play them and then laugh when you beat them, of course buy them some tea and biscuits post it. Good folks. Mussoorie - Tram rides up in the little city, nice views of the valley and its on the way to Kanatal. Nepal Everest Base Camp - Might as well go trekking in a trash dump when you start because its filthy. But, once you get past the regular stuff it gets really pretty and is a big strain so I'd train before I go there. Mustang - Pretty nice and takes a toll on your body but its well worth the view. I lost my camera on this trek because someone thought it was a good idea to take selfies and forgot it somewhere. Never again. Whatever you decide to do plan about a day ahead because you're going to have to deal with travel time, stopping at places, etc. The roads are a bit windy and if anyone offers you to sit in an older jeep up the road say no if you get car sick easy. IMO both sides of the Himalayas are pretty it all depends on what you want to see. If you want to see gorgeous hill-side houses with mountains and drink some very nice and strong beer along with enjoying some good local hospitality theres also Tibet which can be reached from India via a place called Sikkim and that ride across the border is also a super journey.

Its actually a really good dive spot if you're into diving. They have a place called Jackson's Reef and its gorgeous in the early summer (about a month from now). Also, they have a strict policy about how they go about treating trash and other waste so its stayed rather nice. Havlock is a bit messy just because its touristy but I go there often enough to know that I am not interested in the tourist spots. That's a pic of the reef and its really pretty. The other place I recommend is the Maldives as well and its also not touched by too much touristy influence. I stayed on a house that sits on the reef and its really quite something else. This is the Waldorf opened last year

@Dr. Gonzo So, after playing with it on various instruments this is my take and why I think this is going to kill a lot of pedals on my board Electric Guitar - Fender Strat OD/DS - The overdrive/distortion is good its the Boss one and you can really get some great noises out of it. Pedals like my OD/DIST are now going to disappear Fuzz - Its weak but hey it works and if you like the sound it makes thats even better but I will get something like a Mufuletta instead and then use that for all the green fuzz I want which I like Clean - There is barely any audible tone here when you put all the pedals off but the Noise Suppressor does take some fiddling with to get a nice clean sound Reverb - All the usual suspects from the Boss line in here and its good. Like really good. Delay - The true star of this little gem. Their delay settings are so easy and while I love my Strymon I am going to put it away unless I really absolutely need some exotic because this thing does it all and it does it well. Acoustic Guitar - Its brittle but then again there really isn't a pedal to emulate an acoustic with an electric I have seen or heard of that comes close to delivering what a real acoustic does. Acoustic Guitar - Yamaha - APX 500 Reverb - Adds some nice depth to playing if you want to add things like Hall or Open space sounds. But, I think this is more to do with the fact that the actual guitar needs to have a decent pickup system on it. Delay - Once again just stellar. I played Shine on you Crazy diamond and the little fills with rhythm sound ridiculously good. Octaver - It's good as you'd expect from a Boss device because its the same stuff they sell in their pedals but I believe (and I could be wrong) that a solo pedal would do better here Bass - Fender Jazz/Squier Precision Fuzz - Makes me think that the EHX is the better option here. That fuzz is just unbeatable and the one from Earthquaker Devices (Hoof V2) has a much nicer Fuzz sound to it so I'll put one of those in the mix. OD/DS - I am not ditching my Darkglass pedal yet because Boss's Bass OD/DS isn't half as good and the tone is remarkably not as punchy Octaver/Sub-Octaver - I have a TCE Sub N Up and I really wish Boss had more options for this because I believe you could even get rid of the mini pedal if they allow customization on the board itself Classical Guitar - Yamaha NTX700 Reverb - Now, this one is a weird one. The reverb actually allowed me to do less in Logic and more in the Boss Studio. I felt like if you really want to get the feel of a room spacing this is the best AIO for this kind of music. The Hall Reverb in particular brought out the notes so well and even hard strums sounded nice and rich. Delay - Just a smidgen of this to most pieces and you get an almost dreamy feel especially with pieces like Asturias. The guitar also picks all this up quite well. All in all, I'd say its a brilliant piece of kit that is small and versatile enough to take gigging without breaking your back and carrying stuff around like a donkey. I am even tempted to leave the entire pedal board behind over the weekend when I hit practice sessions to see how this thing stands up with a full band. The things I didn't like were so minimal that I can fix them over the course of a year with some new pedals and fine tuning in the pedal. I didn't go over the expression pedal but I'd recommend anyone to get an FS-7 with this and a nice Cry Baby if you're going to play a lot of electric guitar and then you're pretty much set.

If you're down in this part of the world give me a shout would love to say hi and if you want a beach place you can always do Goa or Pondicherry (French colony mixed with Tamil Nadu). If you want a serene experience however, hit the Andamans. Its gorgeous and I go there once every two years.

Maybe they'll sell the rights to someone and get a game made in the future. I wonder if they'd partner with ID and give us something fun like what they've done with the Doom Engine.

https://finalweapon.net/2020/02/07/daisuke-ishiwatari-from-arc-system-works-states-that-the-team-failed-with-the-current-ui-of-guilty-gear-strive-currently-working-on-new-ui/ Apparently the whole team failed on the UI so they are working on a new one. How long that takes is a completely different question now. Was quite looking forward to this and they say its still coming out in 2020.

@Dr. Gonzo just to give you an idea how the pedal board lays out when connected to a PC. This is the pedal assignment block This is the Expression Pedal Assignment block I only put this in here because the thing that is interesting is how we always spend so much time trying to figure out how to get the expression/control pedals to work right and now they've given us a nice little way of saying okay you want to do XYZ with the pedal you can do it here. Also, no one ever shows this in any videos and I think it helps when you're building the sound you want to emulate or create your own tones. The interface on the pedal is nice and all but I think this just makes it easier, I've got my Bass plugged in and I can actually hear the sound and shape it directly like I would with Logic X.

There is a holding cage under the board but the PowerSupply I use is too small to fit properly in the cage. I have velcro straps and double-sided tape so I'll just use those. I am thinking of getting a OneSpot under the block but I'll do that in April when I really need it. The OD was just always there I never considered it too much with distortion but if I did put the two together I think id get square clipping from the distortion and the Over-Drive would create the muddy tune with a nice sustain. I have used it once just for shits and giggles and it didn't sound to bad but I never use them together much anymore. You can move them around in blocks (L1-L2-L3) but you can't move the pedals around in the loop. It does have a tuner I just left that there because that thing has been places with me and the MS3 won't be the first pedal in the loop anyways. I'll eventually get rid of it but that BOSS tuner is imo the best thing you can buy for your money as a first pedal, i'd even go so far to say it outshines the PolyTune pedal. But I use a clip tuner during performances so I can just focus on tuning without the instrument volume on and there is only one clip I ever seriously recommend to anyone anywhere and that is the PolyTune from TC Electronics. I have gifted so many people that clip and its the best guitar clip tuner I have ever used. Good for Bass too. Well as long as its fixed thats all that matters. I like that mini setup of carrying a little lunchbox amp around as it makes taking your sound with out easier. Often times you'll put hours into your work and then the amp at a studio or a jam room will just sound garbage.

I like hall a lot for acoustic sets. It really brings out melody work and makes the chords sound fuller. Spring is good for rock music imo but even hall has its place there too. I think your pedal board is great for travelling. Its small, has the right amount of pedals and all it needs is a little TLC and you'll be good to go. They haven't told you how long it will take for the EQ pedal to come back? We are at the same place haha.

So it came in today and man is it small. I just put it on the board minus some other pedals and it’s so compact it doesn’t really take any space. Gotta say I am well pleased and I’ve taken it through some paces already. All I can say is hats off to Boss what a device I'm just trying to figure out how I want to place it first then I'll start planting things down and getting it setup. Think I'll have the power block at the top left so I can just have one place for everything to connect but I now have to wait for the power extenders I ordered which should be here before the end of month.

Boss FTW. I can't think of a pedal they make that can't compete to some extent with everything else out there. You know this is why I never bring up cables, its because no matter how many you buy you will always find a fault with the setup you have. One day you're walking around and step into a store and see a pedal thinking "okay I like this" or "ah you have this" then you take it home and find out that the cables you have just dont cut it so you go buy new ones. Then you find out that you need better insulators or flat headed ones or slim ones or better braids for top slotting. So, I have just given up and said ill buy 16 patch cables and just make it work. Yeah its when you have to turn them off that a problem may come up but even then you get so used to it sometimes it wont matter. A switch imo makes a lot of sense when you have to engage and disengage often and even then its a juggling act at times because you may want to change pedal states in the loop you just created so you're still dancing.

How nice is that little nifty device. Basically it creates a loop and then you can put the rest of the pedals in the chain?

@Dr. Gonzo It looks simpler on the surface and only has two loops. I'd say the Boss's footprint might be more suitable to a lot more pedal board setups.

You know I was looking for something simpler and it just didn't make sense. Read somewhere that Line6 wants in on this too and in some ways the Helix does it but they have are trying to get in this space too. Boss just did it first and now others will follow. I fully expect Zoom to get in here too. Mooer has a nice simple pedal which is relatively cheap but I hear that the signal coming out gets changed so I wouldn't even bother. Congrats. I think either one of those pedals is great. This is a very existential question haha. If you put the reverb before chain you get a nice clean tone depending on the reverb. When you put things like Hall after the delay FX you get this really creepy sound but it works for some more melancholic pieces. I like my delay after the reverb in most cases.