My Best Ambient Guitar Pedalboard Ever?

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Video Chapters
00:00 The Pedalboard and Power Supply
01:11 Pedal Attachment and Cabling
02:09 Pedal Placement Left Side
06:56 Pedal Placement Right Side
10:13 "Front End" Pedalboard Sounds
13:26 Delays and Reverb Sounds
18:20 Beautiful "Frippertronics"

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@kadavr0s 2 ай бұрын

Whatching this and other many gear-oriented videos of yours I thought - maybe you could've made a video about GAS? (GAS - gear aqcuisition syndrome)

@soloridertv 3 ай бұрын

Strymon needs to be paying you.

@davidsummerville351 3 ай бұрын

They're having a good day!

@illegal_space_alien 3 ай бұрын

And TC. Haven't seen three TC pedals on a board for a while. That said though, Strymon are the best for a reason. And you can't fault Bill at all for wanting to use the best. I think I was more surprised that he didn't use a dedicated looper though. But it still worked beautifully.

@TeddScheckler 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that he’s unpaid and honest. Too many guitar channels are basically paid commercials now.

@gabrielperrymusic 3 ай бұрын

Bill, you're like the Mr. Roger's of Guitar Looping and I mean that as a compliment. Mr. Roger's was the best, a really sweet guy, and so are you. Love this kind of video. It's very informative. Thank you.

@adammindykowski6984 3 ай бұрын

I am so looking forward to those up coming meditations, Bill. What I particularly liked about this video is how it deconstructed the anatomy of how you design your signature sound. The way it built up at the end with the pitch down octave adding weight for the dancing granules - that was something special!

@macsarcule 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Bill! Inspiring as always! ✌️😌🎸

@lonepeakoralsurgery8896 3 ай бұрын

Love the video…very helpful to actually SEE the process paired with the thought process. Thanks!

@danielgallardo7249 3 ай бұрын

That end product! Wow! I wasn't exactly sure where you were going with this pedalboard, but that was completely unexpected. Keep up the good work!

@charlesockholmes9764 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, it was very soothing!

@virgomercury 3 ай бұрын

glad to see this is still one of the most wonderful places to come and learn from a master of his craft…. that granular delay sounds otherworldly!

@seanedwards773 13 күн бұрын

I'm drooling over that guitar, never mind the pedal board!!!

@ToddSalpen 3 ай бұрын

your pedalboard is beautiful!!!

@ScottMurraySR 21 күн бұрын

That was a lot of fun ☺️

@bikergeekgd 3 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome, Bill. Would love a livestream concert. Be well.

@user-wv1ef2my2t 3 ай бұрын

A great presentation of the construction of an ambient pedalboard. I built a couple of PBs, but I see that it is time to add at least one effect (Octaver). I built a TC Electronic PB with 14 effects over the Christmas holidays, relatively cheap effects with a nice sound. Of course, the Strymon brand is synonymous with technical quality and super sound. My personal peak in terms of possibilities and which I have realized (older amateur, below average guitarist, but still enthusiastic) is so far with EHX. Thank you very much for the inspiring video. Greetings Pavel CZ and I wish you a nice weekend. . PS the Strymon power supply is great, from my layman's point of view, I dare to recommend the Caline Scuru Power type to some colleagues, I have it in 3 PB and it can handle a lot so far, it is sufficient for my type of amateur.👍👍👍🎸

@residential-tourist6102 3 ай бұрын

Great video Bill. You should check out the UK Digital Guitar chap that creates ambient pads and synth like music on the fender tone master pro.

@wibblewabblewoo6249 3 ай бұрын

Very cool! Inspired by a past video you made, I’ve got almost the same setup on a budget; just a TC Electronics Plethora X5 & Boss SD-1 in it’s FX loop 😊

@patozf 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

@ryleuty 3 ай бұрын

STRYMON RIVERSIDE!!!! It's so freaking good. Been on board since the day I bought it 3 years ago.

@mattr5095 3 ай бұрын

That's an excellent pedalboard, Ser Davos.

@RossHutch85 3 ай бұрын

Super cool man

@Joldrath 3 ай бұрын

You are the man❤ artist. teacher. So brilliant ❤

@kolbyisawesome Ай бұрын

You remind me of Bob Ross. You're sof spoken and explain everything very well. Watching tour videos at home or listening to them ar work always nakes me happy.

@lexusmaxus 3 ай бұрын

Awesomeness sir

@athomeontwo 3 ай бұрын

A rolled off fuzz(vol+tone) may suit that soundscape better, I like the video nice to see a full pedalboard!

@adrianchynoweth4684 2 күн бұрын

Put painters tape on the bottom of the pedal, then put velcro on the tape, alot easier to get off, if you so desire

@CircleOf5ths Ай бұрын

I need to try to mimic this pedal board using my Headrush MX5. I like to use my MX5, Alto408 FRFR, and Mission Engineering battery pack while camping, so minimizing gear is important. Nice to have something to shoot for...Thx!

@neilgroves534 3 ай бұрын

I could watch your vids just to listen to you play.

@rainbowslushy223 3 ай бұрын

the velcro that you get with the pedal train boards is insanely strong

@MegaSkycap 3 ай бұрын

Hi Bill! Nice gear and nice job presenting the board. .... Sounded like a little Cold Rain and Snow there at 15:30 :o) -- How do you like that Lehle? Does it have the built in ground loop stuff? Thanks... man, can't wait to hear some music from this set up!

@andorrasrevenge1683 3 ай бұрын

I dont know if you would have the time, but a video of you showing some albums or artists that inpsire you would be very cool. I love the guitar stuff too. Just an idea.

@ThePaivarinne 3 ай бұрын

Zuma is really good!

@michael-TN 3 ай бұрын

Hi Bill... would you recommend an expression pedal for post volume iridium or a stereo volume pedal? I'm wanting to use stereo out on the Iridium and these two options seem to be my only choices. Thanks!

@j.hammer573 3 ай бұрын

Hello Bill, since you have many feet of cable connecting all those pedals, do you turn on the buffer that’s in the Strymon Dig or El Cap or your Polytune 3? I’ve been told one loses top end after every ten feet of cable so I’m curious how you combat this. I’m assuming that through the true bypass pedals & cables, you have easily 30 feet of cable from your guitar into your interface. Like you, I’m ready to increase my pedal board size. The timing of this video is perfect. Thanks for teaching us how you go about it. 👍🏻

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

Good point about the buffering. I will generally experiment with the pedals to see which buffering configuration works best. In this case, the volume pedal is an active buffered circuit, so all good there.

@dandilion62 2 ай бұрын

please do a video on the gx 100

@fcojaviermorillo2451 3 ай бұрын

Hello from Girona (Spain). Could you use or explain Ring Modulators?? I am sure you do not use them. But I think they could be good to ambient sounds.

@hillblocksview 3 ай бұрын

Please clarify what's the effect of infinite sustain before delay? You mentioned this was in your chain but never covered this effect combination? Seems like an audio conundrum... 🤔

@vovokidx9691 28 күн бұрын

nice pedalboard i have a question. can i use 12v on lehle volume mono s?

@gabrielperrymusic 3 ай бұрын

Do you put the volume after your "amp" pedal because you really just want to control the volume and not your gain stage as well? I always have my volume before my gain pedals right after my compressor because it sounds more "natural" to me ad like the way a volume pot on the guitar behaves. Do you put it afterwards because of how the eBow interacts with your signal? Just curious. Again, great video. Maybe post a full improv of this board next?

@tennentj 3 ай бұрын

I do drive, volume pedal then compressor. I like how the volume pedal interacts with the compressor. I hadn't thought of putting it after the amp. I guess it's like controlling the volume of the amp instead of the pot on the guitar.

@losangulos 3 ай бұрын

Warning: 99.99% of this video is talking: Alright!

@tendingtropic7778 3 ай бұрын

interesting. i have a similar setup but my amp modeler end of chain. did you try that too? why do you prefer the position of the iridium here?

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

I normally prefer to put all time based effects after the amp sim so they do not get distorted if I decide to dial up the gain on the amp sim. In addition, the frequency response of the delays and reverbs are not bound by the frequency response of the modeler's cab sim. But certainly, putting the sim at the end is an option if you prefer a more traditional signal chain. It's all about getting the sound you like!

@-processdrone- 3 ай бұрын

I knew it would be a Strymon Fanboy rig within the first minute 😀

@Musicislife668 3 ай бұрын

I would have put the iridium last since it's an amp sim.

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

That is certainly an option. I normally prefer to put all time based effects after amp sim so they do not get distorted if I decide to dial up the gain.

@sprinkles-hour9719 3 ай бұрын

wow

@crock2434 3 күн бұрын

A peice of plexi glass or sheet metal would greatly increase the amount of real-estate on these rail style boards.

@Impractical_Engineer 3 ай бұрын

Im surprised there aren't any Old blood noise endeavors pedals on this board. The Microcosm is a fantastic pedal and hate to say it but the best $400 you can spend for ambient music. Curious why you choose the Strymon Compadre over a Cali76 varient? With a pedal board there are no wrong answers there is just a playground of fun. Thanks for sharing.

@shitmandood 3 ай бұрын

I’ve had the Microcosm a few years now and I’ve found it pretty hard to use. It has this tenacity to take over the sound, so anything you feed it just turns into a microcosm. Make a few songs with it, and they all sound the same 😆

@samseitz9937 3 ай бұрын

What about the shoes? How do they affect tone?

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

They are the heart and "sole" of my sound! Hee-hee!

@samseitz9937 3 ай бұрын

I see what you did there ;)

@FreddyFuFu 3 ай бұрын

Don't all these digital effects latency add up?

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

Not that I can tell. And not all of the effects use DSP.

@kidkique 6 күн бұрын

best?? Isn't that the volume pedal that fell apart on you?

@cfibanez 3 ай бұрын

Where’s the looper?

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

I don't often keep a looper pedal on the pedalboard. Usually get it out for specific pieces.

@JosephCompton66 3 ай бұрын

What about modulation?

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

No need in my view with this combo of pedals, as the delays and reverb and the Infinite sustainer all do different types of modulation.

@JosephCompton66 3 ай бұрын

@@chordsoforion Really cool what you have built. Love learning from you.

@michaelhmiles Ай бұрын

Can't stand how most pedal boards are designed to use velcro. It sucks, not secure enough for me.

@USAJ31 Ай бұрын

You're not able.... Hahaha.

@worthmoremusic 3 ай бұрын

Great but not an affordable pedalboard for the many... All you need is money, and plenty of it !

@nembeasialv2013 3 ай бұрын

When my hair turns gray I want to be a post rocker grandpa like you

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

Oh. By the time Post-Rock came around, I had been playing ambient guitar for almost 20 years. Guess that makes me a great-grandpa! :-)

@arjunlama3446 3 ай бұрын

I would like to sleep with you for a few months to learn :DDD ..anyway I would have also followed the whole part of how you connected the wires!

@eventidewinds 3 ай бұрын

Too much strymon…i am not able to like their products, don’t know why

@jfo3000 3 ай бұрын

Bigsky...worth a try.

@USAJ31 Ай бұрын

Waaah. Let's pick on a brand instead of focusing on the function of the board which is the whole point of the video.

@shitmandood 3 ай бұрын

Nice to see the Brain Waves back in action. That’s my favorite, I only have it through the Plethora FX. Maybe the glitch of its chord sounds can be used as an effect? I can tell this is going to be an interesting album!

@chordsoforion 3 ай бұрын

Glitches can often be used for artistic purposes. :-) And I need to get the Plethora back out!