Hey guys,
Im trying to get ideas for buying stomp box's to add to my live keyboard rig.
Kind of a hands on approach sound FX scuplting.
I know keyboardist will pick a lot from their friend the guitarist stomp box world.
Heres what i picked out so far:
MXR Phase 90
Roland Space Echo
CryBaby Wah
Electro Harmonix Q Tron
Electric Mistress
Ibanez Analog Delay
Shaller Tremolo
Whats your set up, what do you use?
Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
VP
Your choice on hardware stomp box's for Keyboardist?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 32 posts since 25 Aug, 2006
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- KVRAF
- 2022 posts since 15 Aug, 2012 from Australia
My gear runs through strymon möbius, strymon timeline and tc electronics hall of fame reverb. Currently saving up for the strymon big sky reverb.
I'm tired of being insane. I'm going outsane for some fresh air.
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- KVRian
- 702 posts since 19 Mar, 2014 from Denver, CO
Moogerfooger cluster flux (flange/chorus)
Monger footer 104m sad (analog delay)
Moogerfooger cp 251 (cv madness for synths and pedals)
Full tone supatrem 2
Ehx small stone nano (preferred it over the 90)
Morley vintage volume/ wah (preferred over crybabies)
Imo, these are the standards for use with keys along with a ring mod (will likely get the moogerfooger but the ring thing is great too)
Anything by strymon on is great. El cap is still on my want list and potentially some verb.
Monger footer 104m sad (analog delay)
Moogerfooger cp 251 (cv madness for synths and pedals)
Full tone supatrem 2
Ehx small stone nano (preferred it over the 90)
Morley vintage volume/ wah (preferred over crybabies)
Imo, these are the standards for use with keys along with a ring mod (will likely get the moogerfooger but the ring thing is great too)
Anything by strymon on is great. El cap is still on my want list and potentially some verb.
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- KVRAF
- 2022 posts since 15 Aug, 2012 from Australia
sold my moogerfooger 104m delay.. it couldn't compete with the timeline.
I still have the cp 251, the clusterflux and the freqbox. I should try them with my dark energy and ms-20 module.
I still have the cp 251, the clusterflux and the freqbox. I should try them with my dark energy and ms-20 module.
I'm tired of being insane. I'm going outsane for some fresh air.
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- KVRist
- 433 posts since 29 Jun, 2008 from Mid Wales, UK.
As I play guitar and keys, I'll try everything.
Some stompbox classics actually interact with the source characteristic of guitar pickups - they don't sound the same from low impedance outputs. Cry Baby and Fuzz Face are especially known for this. Pickup simulator boxes exist, but DIY is simple...
http://www.muzique.com/lab/pickups.htm
Also amp & cab sim. I'm still on the side that analogue is best and Tech 21 type non-digital amp sim pedals are a good start. Real spring reverb is well worth having too, especially if located where you can thump & tap it
Some stompbox classics actually interact with the source characteristic of guitar pickups - they don't sound the same from low impedance outputs. Cry Baby and Fuzz Face are especially known for this. Pickup simulator boxes exist, but DIY is simple...
http://www.muzique.com/lab/pickups.htm
Also amp & cab sim. I'm still on the side that analogue is best and Tech 21 type non-digital amp sim pedals are a good start. Real spring reverb is well worth having too, especially if located where you can thump & tap it
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- KVRian
- 858 posts since 25 Sep, 2014
Only have one right now -- Moogerfooger phaser. Hoping to pick up the control processor and maybe the freqbox at some point as well.
My three sons synths are an MS-20, Microbrute and an Analog Four which all have CV stuff so they complement each other fantastically. Lots of fun to experiment, although maybe not in a live rig!
My three sons synths are an MS-20, Microbrute and an Analog Four which all have CV stuff so they complement each other fantastically. Lots of fun to experiment, although maybe not in a live rig!
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- KVRian
- 702 posts since 19 Mar, 2014 from Denver, CO
From a pure functionality standpoint, I agree...the timeline is incredible. From a tone perspective however, i prefer the 104. But I spent a LOT of time hemming and hawing back and forth between the timeline and 104werp wrote:sold my moogerfooger 104m delay.. it couldn't compete with the timeline.
I still have the cp 251, the clusterflux and the freqbox. I should try them with my dark energy and ms-20 module.
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- KVRist
- 244 posts since 9 Apr, 2013 from Memphis, Ark.
No much new suggestions but to comment on some of your picks
Electric mistress is pretty classic and can sound great but unfortunately i've had pretty erratic luck with them sounding all different or even working (brand new, seriously) on the 'classic' style box versions. Maybe just a quirk of the period i was buying them.
Also, get one of the new enigma/riddle ehx filters over the qtron for synth. Better control and the expression jack will communicate with cv out from you synth if it has it.
Another thing to keep in mind is analog octave dividers tend to work more predictably with synths than with guitars and basses. Well, for monophonic usage and maybe if you lay off the filer rez and too wild filter modulation. If you find one cheap as hell it's worth picking up for the hell of it.
Electric mistress is pretty classic and can sound great but unfortunately i've had pretty erratic luck with them sounding all different or even working (brand new, seriously) on the 'classic' style box versions. Maybe just a quirk of the period i was buying them.
Also, get one of the new enigma/riddle ehx filters over the qtron for synth. Better control and the expression jack will communicate with cv out from you synth if it has it.
Another thing to keep in mind is analog octave dividers tend to work more predictably with synths than with guitars and basses. Well, for monophonic usage and maybe if you lay off the filer rez and too wild filter modulation. If you find one cheap as hell it's worth picking up for the hell of it.
