Anyone here build a board using exclusively one brand of pedals?

I’ve had a tc board. And all but one of my boards has at least one boss... I think I used a fuzz face on an otherwise all boss rig for a while

 

Way back in the late 80s I had one of the plastic Boss BCB-6 pedal boards with all Boss pedals (BF2, SD1, CS1, PH2, DS1 and the power supply pedal, if I recall correctly) . Since then it's been a large mix of brands.

 

+1 here.

 

It's been tempting, and as OCD as I can be about some details being standardized, I would love the idea of having all Keeley or BOSS or MXR pedals.

But I've painted myself into a corner with certain go-to pedals (the Mel9 for instance, a talk-box, and some locally-made boutique pedals that I love), and so it is what it is.

 

I don't use a big pedalboard 4-5 pedals max, but except for my overdrive pedals, which I like to fool around with, EVERYTHING else is just BOSS.

It was never a conscious decision, so much as these were the pedals I bought over 20 years ago now, and they just don't die!
( and I've never thought of upgrading/or been dissatisfied with what I'm hearing)

I use the POWER IN Jack of the TU-2 Tuner for my 1-Spot adapter, and the POWER OUT jack to daisy chain to:

(usually) a Blues Driver > Chorus Ensemble (on a 'fake Leslie" setting) or Boss Tremolo > DD-3 Digital Delay
and that's it.

 

I haven't built one, but as long as my amp has a decent spring reverb, I could easily get away with an all-Xotic board:

BB Preamp > SL Drive > SP Compressor > EP Booster

 

Well maybe not one brand, but since they're all $20 mini pedals ordered from AliExpress they might all come from the same factory



And in case you are wondering: they sound really good! The quality is - especially condsidering the price - outstanding. The only one with a slight issue is the EQ, that sometimes gives a loud "POP" when switched on.

But believe it or not, I use this board in a professional group touring theatres with an Amy Winehouse tribute band!

 

I’ve been really considering putting together an Ibanez 9-series board. I have a weird affinity for those little boxes.

 

I could be fine with all Boss, TC, VFE, Ibanez to name a few. I could also eat 50 hotdogs. Not going to try to do either one though.

I think I would go that route if I was a working gig player. No one cares from the other side of the stage.

But I am a hobby player, having fun tinkering.

 

Yes, Prescription Electronics. Especially the Germ and the Yardbox.

 

I forgot to mention: another great brand to do this with is Strymon. The Strymon Flint is a great pedal, and an awesome starting point (their others are all great too).

 

When they were all I could afford / all locally available I had a board with all Boss pedals and a Crybaby off to the side. When Digitech joined the world of available affordable pedals I added a few of them to the Boss board. I stayed under $500 total for my pedal board for probably 20 years.

When money was no longer a consideration and the internet came into being with product offerings from all over the world I lost all brand loyalty. Today I buy / use on my pedal board whatever is, (in my opinion) the best example of a specific effect. Depending on which combination of pedals I select from my current stable my board might sport anywhere from $1500 to $3000 worth of pedals. OCD. Perfectionism. Stupidity. They all play a roll. If the board has too high of a slant I also have to deal with a fear of height.

 

I never really "built" a pedal board, but I have done plenty of gigs with just Boss pedals in one of those portable pedal suitcases.

 

I've looked at that EQ pedal several times on Amazon but never pulled the trigger. The size is perfect and it includes a level control...I haven't seen anything comparable from bigger name pedal brands.

What are your thoughts on this pedal's transparency? My only prerequisite for an EQ is that it doesn't color the tone or leave an artifact in any way. I use them as an 'always on' pedal so the pop that you describe isn't a concern for me.

 

I thought about having a board of Ibanez Tone-Lok -series pedals with this one. No reverb or looper in the series so I had to settle with this set up. I tried another DE7 instead of the Artec, but there was a noise issue. Too many buffers I guess. Now I have two Catalinbread drive pedals first in the chain. I use this for ambient stuff with a volume pedal before the delays.

 

I find that I can't be monogamous to any one vendor for any type of guitar gear, let alone doing that with just pedals.

Some vendors are simply known for having specific iconic and legendary pedals, but I don't know of one who's done that for every pedal type.

I also tend to like some variation with my different pedalboards, so something like a delay pedal will be similar on both, but one will be from Vendor A (in my case MXR), while the other is from Vendor B (in my case Seymour Duncan).

I also simply like experimenting with, and to some degree collecting pedals, and restricting to just one or a few different vendors prevents such experimentation.

Maybe the best parallel that I've found is with pickups. Depending on the guitar, I might choose to go with DiMarzio, GFS, Seymour Duncan, Fender, Tonerider, or Bootstrap. It's also entirely possible that I'll even mix different vendors' stuff on the same guitar, and that's typically what you'll find in most of my guitars.

I also believe in specialization, and prefer some vendors who focus on just some types of pedals, as opposed to having a comprehensive line of all types. So I'd never expect someone like Paul C to offer a chorus or delay pedal, and that's fine, because his OD and boost designs are more appealing (to me) than what some other vendors offer.

 

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I've seen a board not with only one brand but with one pedal case (modded inside).

I'll go rustle up the video... An entire board full of Metal Zones!




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If Boss made their own version of a Rat...I totally could.