Starfighter
Experienced
The goal is a clean and easy-to-use-setup. I'm using:
- Diago Showman pedalboard
- MFC-101
- Roadrunner's excellent MFC extension module
- Two black stealth Mission Pedals, one EP-1 with spring for various effects and one SP-1 for output 1 volume.
- Glow-in-the-dark labels from Sukh at Pedalboardlabels.com
I'm going to add an Mission XPB to control output 2 volume, as I don't want another expression pedal - I want to keep it as compact as possible.
My MFC is set up with banksize 0, and I use my bottom 5 switches on the MFC as scene indicators. I arrange the scenes for each preset (normally only 1 preset per song - the X/Y-feature is genius!) chronologically, so I use only the bottom switch on the extension module to switch through the scenes. (In other words, I never have to go back and forth between the scenes during a song, so for instance scene 3 and 6 might have exactly the same settings). I seldom use IA's to switch effects on/off, since I always use scenes. So they are there mostly as on/off-indicators. I am considering replacing 3 of my least used effects with Scene 6-8, to get a full indication on the MFC of which scene I am currently on.
I'm quite happy with this setup, my only complaint is that it weighs half an elephant Oh - and I had to replace the feet on the Diago, as they were made of hard plastic with the tip of the screws sticking out and making marks on the floor - not good for bedroom guitarist Got heavy duty rubber feet on it now so it stays put without collateral damage.