Awesome rig!!!just starting out so nothing special... will build a custom board next.. and looking to add a couple mission pedals..
would like to get one for volume and one for expression .. which ones do you guys recommend ?
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I use both Wah and Whammy with spring loaded EP-1 pedals... I use wah quite often since I discovered the Bad Horsie II and later the Crybaby 95Q, which both use optically switched auto-engage. The spring loaded expression pedal combines nicely with the auto engage feature of the Axe Fx.Cujoren, thanks ! im waiting for my triaxis to come back from mesa then i am going to try that with either a mesa 2-90 or 2-50 power amp.. i have the dunlop rack wah and that has its own pedal... aside from volume, what other fractal effect works good with an expression pedal ?
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Hey!!Cujoren, thanks ! im waiting for my triaxis to come back from mesa then i am going to try that with either a mesa 2-90 or 2-50 power amp.. i have the dunlop rack wah and that has its own pedal... aside from volume, what other fractal effect works good with an expression pedal ?
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I agree with UNIX-guy. You can use an expression pedal for just about any modifier you can imagine- from bring up gain for leads, boosting, bring up your mix of delays/reverbs/tremolos for different parts of the song- you name it, you can modify it with a pedal. Like UNIX guy, I like the spring loaded mission pedal for wah and whammy.
My advice is that when you go for a particular sound (whether it's adjusting a whammy just right or using an envelope filter for examples) refer to the forum because there are fold on here who know EXACTLY how to get a particular sound.
Highly recommend the Boss FV500 for both. I use three and built like a tank.just starting out so nothing special... will build a custom board next.. and looking to add a couple mission pedals..
would like to get one for volume and one for expression .. which ones do you guys recommend ?
thanks,
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Ditto here - I'm selling my Mission pedals if anyone wants them, I do prefer the Boss, and one day will get the Fractal ones _ they are great as well....Highly recommend the Boss FV500 for both. I use three and built like a tank.
After running with the EV-1 and my AX8 for the first half of the summer I'm finding the throw on my Mission pedals to be too short. I'm getting rid of the black Mission on my MFC-101 board. It's getting replaced by a 2-switch box for IA wild card assignments. And I'm going to add two potentiometers in a box to the top of the board for twiddle-the-knobs type control of things like delay feedback.Ditto here - I'm selling my Mission pedals if anyone wants them, I do prefer the Boss, and one day will get the Fractal ones _ they are great as well....
+1 for wildcard switches. They're eminently useful, and they make it easier to remember how you set up a preset.It's getting replaced by a 2-switch box for IA wild card assignments.
Yes! I've found the wildcard approach lets me set up patches for rapid switching onstage. Between that, and scenes, I can manage my entire show from less than half the buttons on my MFC.+1 for wildcard switches. They're eminently useful, and they make it easier to remember how you set up a preset.
[hijack]Yes! I've found the wildcard approach lets me set up patches for rapid switching onstage. Between that, and scenes, I can manage my entire show from less than half the buttons on my MFC.
Ha! My EV-1 controllers are labeled "STURM" and "DRANG". Other than my tech, I don't think anyone has ever found that funny. Or even noticed. Sometimes we just gotta entertain ourselves.[hijack]
On my FC-200 foot controller, which I've used for 15 years and can't do scenes, I've got two wildcard switches that I've labeled SAUCE1 and SAUCE2. They are my scenes.
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Ha! My EV-1 controllers are labeled "STURM" and "DRANG". Other than my tech, I don't think anyone has ever found that funny. Or even noticed. Sometimes we just gotta entertain ourselves.
That is because like all Europeans, you set fashion trends that we imitate here in America. Also, possibly because kebab is pretty awesome.Like me and my "kebab" label, except that these days most folks that order request a kebab label too!!
I greatly prefer Ernie Ball vp jr pedals for everything. My feet are just used to them! There are so many modifiable parameters within the AxefxII it's unbelievable. I've never played an ultra but I'm assuming you can control tons of parameters...
So that Mesa and Ultra together probably give you plenty of MeatnPotatoes to play with! Looks like a hearty and powerful setup.
Cool idea!Agreed, the EB VPjr.'s are great expression pedals. You can pick them up for like $25 or so with a scratch pot, spend about $10 in parts buying a proper taper 100k pot, and you've got a fantastic exp pedal. When I mod mind I also spray paint them black. Look great.
Nice compact size and great range of travel. I actually preferred mine over the Fractal EV-1, which was just too big
I do however love my Mission EP1 with spring option for wah and other effects though, great at what it does
Sometimes the "best" pedal isn't even a pedal though. I have a couple of momentary switches set up as well, where I adjust the how long it goes to adjust the parameter from the off value to the on value. As an example, rotary speed, where it can slowly ramp up with each tap.
Likewise, wah, where instead of sweeping back and forth, I can go from one end to the other of the range with just a tap, which is pretty cool for some funk stuff, and much easier to tap my foot than to sweep the pedal back and forth.