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Im not using my midi setup currently. So i have my setup scaled back. But this is my fav setup ive had. Its simple and has just enough of what i need. I like simple and straight forward and this board is simple.

(Theres a footswitch thats not in the picture that turns on or off the tape delay on top of my amp).

Heres the Amp

Heres the pedal board

Wow this Phase 100 is the bees knees. I didnt realize what i was missing !

Ive been saved

Big shout out to my good friend for over 20 years Luke W from Positive Mental Trip. He and myself have worked together and toured together for a long time and we always gift each other with pedals and even yes, sometimes guitars . But this was his late bday gift for me as he lives in upstate NY and i just hadnt gotten back up there this year yet. But he was down this weekend for what was suppose to be a show but we had to cancel it, but he still came down and we all jammed here at the space. Was awesome.

Much love to you Luke !

Darkstar860 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 8:02 am

Heres the pedal board

Oh hey, Phase 100 settings twin!

^^^ WHats funny is i plugged the MXR 100 in and put the velcro stuff on the bottom to keep it connected to the board. I literally went to the first settings someone told me to try and thats where ive basically left it. Ive adjusted the speed a tiny bit. But yeah, this was a nice heads up by someone on here i think that gave me an idea for the settings. Hey it may have been you !

I have a bad memory haha. So i remember peoples faces, not their name. Hard to do that on the net hahah!

Been using my 60s Tape Delay with the MXR 100 and WOW, im gettin some tones i didnt think id ever be able to get. Im so happy my buddy Luke got this for my bday. I needed this tone and as i said the while pedal board i have is all working together. I dont need to adjust my pedals or my amps settings, just my Volume and tone pots on the guitar. Very nice when you have bad back pain, i cant keep bending over to adjust my pedals. To be able to adjust like this is heaven on earth for me

So i have one spot for another pedal. What would you all say i should look at to fill the last spot ?

Thinking of getting a Boss Octive pedal. Which model would you recommend ?

There's no law that requires us to fill every spot on our 'boards. If you can't think of anything you need on your own, maybe that's telling you to KISS. Which reminds me - there's a couple of pedals on my main board now that I haven't stomped on in over a year. I'm off to take my own advice!

HAHAH! Yeah i may just leave it empty. Im pretty damn content with my current setup. I may actually put my BBE Boosta back on, so i have 2 boosts. Then i wouldnt have to buy anything.

Im not a huge distortion or OD pedal fan. I use them more as boosts for a oomph on my lead playing.

cyrusj83 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2026 6:17 am

Darkstar860 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 8:02 am

Heres the pedal board

Oh hey, Phase 100 settings twin!

Same! Intensity at 5/speed at 2 FTW!

Darkstar860 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 01, 2026 3:42 am Thinking of getting a Boss Octive pedal. Which model would you recommend ?

The BOSS OC-2 is the not-so-secret sauce to Jerry tone from 77 forward. And yea I realize he used a MuTron, but for ease of cost and simplicity, I don’t think the OC-2 can be beat.

That said- it looks like you have an octavider on your board already? Not happy with the Bheringer?