Just geeking out over the FM9

jetdriver1775

jetdriver1775

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I just can’t get over how awesome the FM9 is. I’ve had it for almost 2 years now, and I’m still in the honeymoon phase.

I had one last cable to wire up, connecting that expression knob. It’s big, and made to control with your foot. For now, I’m using it to control the mix of a room reverb, from 0 to about 30%. Useful at home jamming alone, and then turn it off probably, with a band or live. Then the expression pedal is always a wah (auto on/off) and in one instance controls the trem speed.

I have a jack on the side for an additional express expression pedal (EV-1) I can use for a dedicated whammy or just tweak the patch to use the onboard one. I like the option to use either. That got me thinking of all the pedals that I have available in one preset, and what that would look like if it was a traditional pedalboard. It would be huge, heavy and very expensive lol. And probably need 3 power supplies. I made a list of all the effects I have on tap. And that’s just in one preset. There are literally hundreds of effects and amps available. It’s pretty nuts. But I use it in a fairly traditional way. I live on one amp in a preset, even tho I could use 2 amp blocks with 4 channels each (8 amps!) I just use one and vary the gain with scene controllers, and/or bring in dirt pedals (real and modeled) to change things up. Even the outboard effects I've chosen aren't really necessary - Fractal has them built in as well... I just like making pedalboards LOL

I used to have a huge board with a GigRig G2 switcher, 2 big Strymons, Eventide H9Max, plus drives, a wah, etc etc. Even that would only be half the size of what this would be IRL. Not to mention the tube amps I sold as well.

Anyway… sorry I’m just geeking out about all of it. I don’t have anyone to talk gear with, so I feel like I’m gonna burst 🤣

Effects that the FM9 replaced, available on the fly in one preset (not including external effects shown):

Chorus
Flanger
FreqOut
Multiple Delays
Multiple Drives
Octave Divider
OctaFuzz
Phaser
POG
Multiple Reverbs
Trem
Tuner (backup)
Univibe
Whammy
Wah

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lscottk said:
Two years and still in the honeymoon phase. That's how I feel about my wife. :)

Nice looking board. What version of Klon Klone are you using? Or is that an original . . . ?
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It's a clone. I bought it from Wish for $25 and it sounds killer. Checkout this youtoube vid. It's actually from a kit that I think they bought in bulk and hand wired them up. The kit is more expensive than the finished pedal tho which is a trip. But it does that thing, and sounds great boosting amps in the Fractal. I use the 'John Mayer' settings (basically 10:00, 2:00, 10:00) to use in front of amps and its great.

 
Cool, I'll check it out. I was debating purchasing the StewMac Klon Klone kit. I decided that I was happy with the AxeIII model so figured I didn't need it. Always nice to have another drive, though.
 
lscottk said:
Cool, I'll check it out. I was debating purchasing the StewMac Klon Klone kit. I decided that I was happy with the AxeIII model so figured I didn't need it. Always nice to have another drive, though.
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Yeah, these are hand wired, in a nice casing. High quality feel and packaging. I’m not a big fan of sending more money to China, but at this price it’s just too tough to pass up. That’s a whole nother topic lol.

Not really needed, but between the 2 drives, I have a few flavors.. the Klon, and a TS/BB combo in the Duellist. Sometimes it’s just nice to have knobs. On that note, as I used to do with my previous pedalboard, take a second and stick o-rings under the knobs. That really makes them firm, and harder to accidentally change settings.
 

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jetdriver1775 said:
I just can’t get over how awesome the FM9 is. I’ve had it for almost 2 years now, and I’m still in the honeymoon phase.

I had one last cable to wire up, connecting that expression knob. It’s big, and made to control with your foot. For now, I’m using it to control the mix of a room reverb, from 0 to about 30%. Useful at home jamming alone, and then turn it off probably, with a band or live. Then the expression pedal is always a wah (auto on/off) and in one instance controls the trem speed.

I have a jack on the side for an additional express expression pedal (EV-1) I can use for a dedicated whammy or just tweak the patch to use the onboard one. I like the option to use either. That got me thinking of all the pedals that I have available in one preset, and what that would look like if it was a traditional pedalboard. It would be huge, heavy and very expensive lol. And probably need 3 power supplies. I made a list of all the effects I have on tap. And that’s just in one preset. There are literally hundreds of effects and amps available. It’s pretty nuts. But I use it in a fairly traditional way. I live on one amp in a preset, even tho I could use 2 amp blocks with 4 channels each (8 amps!) I just use one and vary the gain with scene controllers, and/or bring in dirt pedals (real and modeled) to change things up. Even the outboard effects I've chosen aren't really necessary - Fractal has them built in as well... I just like making pedalboards LOL

I used to have a huge board with a GigRig G2 switcher, 2 big Strymons, Eventide H9Max, plus drives, a wah, etc etc. Even that would only be half the size of what this would be IRL. Not to mention the tube amps I sold as well.

Anyway… sorry I’m just geeking out about all of it. I don’t have anyone to talk gear with, so I feel like I’m gonna burst 🤣

Effects that the FM9 replaced, available on the fly in one preset (not including external effects shown):

Chorus
Flanger
FreqOut
Multiple Delays
Multiple Drives
Octave Divider
OctaFuzz
Phaser
POG
Multiple Reverbs
Trem
Tuner (backup)
Univibe
Whammy
Wah

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How did you replace the POG? Used to own one of those and dug it but not sure how to recreate it on the FM9
 
I went for a similar sound that Cooper Carter did for Justin Derrico. Dual chromatic pitch, both +12, detuned a few cents each, and panned L/R in stereo. Kind of a 12 string effect. With a little delay and maybe some chorus it sounds great.
 
jetdriver1775 said:
I went for a similar sound that Cooper Carter did for Justin Derrico. Dual chromatic pitch, both +12, detuned a few cents each, and panned L/R in stereo. Kind of a 12 string effect. With a little delay and maybe some chorus it sounds great.
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Where is the conventional place in your amp chain to place the POG effect?
 
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