Post your stereo setups

Bricksnbeatles said:
Duuuuude that Star Wars one with the aurebesh looks sick. What circuit is in there?
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Thanks! That’s the Bayonet Fuzz. Here is a close up of it:

joelorigo

Thread 'Lightsaber Fuzz (PCB Bayonet)'

Wow, this one is great. I have 3 big muffs already but this one jumps out as the awesomest. There are suggestions on settings in the Musket Fuzz instructions that show off a variety of sounds this pedal can do. I only ordered 5 of the white knobs for some reason so I'll have to add one to my next tayda order.
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Considerations whether stereo is ok or not are not the subject of this thread.
I'll just write why stereo is tempting for me - playing in mono on headphones is one-dimensional. It's not the same as playing mono on an amplifier. With an amplifier you can turn your head, change your location in the room, stand in front of, behind, next to... it's not stereo, but the sound is not flat like in headphones.

Things I haven't figured out yet are:
- switching effects on 2 channels at the same time - without a looper/switcher that's a problem,
- noise gate.

@jcpst - I got confused at first, but I more or less understand the topology of your setup. There's a lot going on.
 
The basic idea is that it’s a 5-cable setup- the split to stereo happens after the FX send of the first amp, so I’m only using the preamp from amp 1.

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is something in-between a dual-mono and stereo setup.

The split would start with the Anamorph (madbean delay), mono in stereo out. From there, some modulation. Both channels of the duo-phase fit under my foot, that’s one option. Another option is the Caesar (walrus Julia). That’s a mono pedal. But, it lets you adjust the blend to full wet. This means you can put it on either the left or right channel, and the chorus effect will happen when you hear both channels together. I’m curious how well that trick will work on headphones.

Another option for getting a stereo bypass under one switch is the binaura (fv-1) or the funbox (daisy seed).
 
temol said:
Things I haven't figured out yet are:
- switching effects on 2 channels at the same time - without a looper/switcher that's a problem,
- noise gate.
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This is why I prefer effects with stereo in/out otherwise you start chasing more complicated solutions and utility’s like stereo loopers or midi controlers, as far as noise gates go my solution is to use gates with a keyed input pass through so they are all triggered with the same guitar signal, and I run the threshold only high enough to cut unwanted noise so they are always on and they have little to no effect on sustain even on a clean tone.
 
I used to mess around with stereo until I noticed that unless you stand in the exact center between the two amps, the effect is lost. I tried the same with wet/dry and had the same result. Plus bringing two amps to a gig and the multitude of wires was not worth the hassle for me. I like my setup to be simple and easy. The upshot is that I was able to sell my Neo Mini Vent and just use a simple Boss chorus and trem together for Shine On sounds.
 
falco_femoralis said:
Plus bringing two amps to a gig and the multitude of wires was not worth the hassle for me. I like my setup to be simple and easy.
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Totally. The monstrosity I posted above, 3 amps and 22 pedals, that’s just for me at home. Any time I go anywhere to play I take one amp and a small pedal board.
 
Stereo works well for the way my band sets up at practice. But really I only do it because it sounds cool, and it makes at easier for my bandmates to hear my highly directional guitar amps. But I don’t think it will matter at a club. And I record mono, usually panning overdubs.

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joelorigo said:
Totally. The monstrosity I posted above, 3 amps and 22 pedals, that’s just for me at home. Any time I go anywhere to play I take one amp and a small pedal board.
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Yeah it’s rough hauling 3 amps to a gig for my self especially as I get older lol My band mate told me a joke once

Armatures brag about their Guitars, pros brag about their amps and pedals… Experts brag about their Dollies..
 
Shoot, y'all actually separate your speakers?

I just got a 2x12 that's wired up with a single 4 ohm Jensen N12D for each output.

Also, I don't tend to use any stereo effects. Nor do I utilize any of the fancy signal routing parallel paths on my fractal FM9.

So...it's a stereo rig that I use in Mono. Basically. Not stereo.

But it *could* be.
 
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Picked up a lexicon unit, the stereo imaging is awesome, super simple, not a bunch of cables and wires, crazy low noise floor. But here’s the problem with stereo is you aren’t wearing headphones.

Pitch/octave left and delay on the right (sounds cool) fun to play but through speakers it’s just mono sounding

 
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Here's comparison between mono and stereo with different effects on and off.
Recording setup: guitar ->pedals -> audio interface. There's a stereo cabsim somewhere in the signal chain, with two slightly different 4x12 V30 MesaBoogie IR loaded.
There are 8 parts in the recording. Headphones recommended.
#1 - Mono, no effects.
#2 - Mono, double tracker (subtle).
#3 - Stereo, no effects
#4 - Stereo, double tracker on one channel only.
#5 - Stereo, double tracker on both channels (two separate pedals)
#6 - Stereo, no effects. Adjusted latency knob on the IR cabsim (from zero to max)
#7 - Stereo, double tracker on each channel. Adjusted latency knob on the IR cabsim (from zero to max)
#8 - Stereo, dt on each channel + plate reverb on one channel. Latency knob in the middle position.
 
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