Building a robot!!!

[Lew]

Yo!

I've sold an amp and a guitar to fund the beginnings of a rack on somewhat of a budget!

So far I've got a VHT 2/50/2 power amp. It was on sale from Haar, 650 quid new :o :o thanks for the link Hunter!!

An ADA MP-1/mod4 mk1 from Mr.Feline.

and a Samson PB10 Pro.

I'm not going to spend 300 quid on Furman for what's essentially a glorified power strip and spike protector even if Steve Vai endorses it  :roll:. The PB10Pro looks pretty good, it has a lamp on the back, lights on the front and a voltage display. Lights!!! Lights!!!

I got a p.o.s 10U rack case from spider engineering. When I've settled on all my pieces I'll get something nice but whilst I'm building it up I just need something to hold the gear.

I nearly got a late 80s Mesa studio pre from another forum but someone got there first :(

I was tempted to go for an axe-fx but I'm really not sure if that's the best option for me. I might get a used Eventide H300 or Eventide Eclipse, or maybe even a G-Force + another preamp instead of the axe pre+fx in 1. For the mean time I'm just gonna get a 2U tray and put stomp boxes in it.

Anyone got any rack gear to sell me? A nice pre perhaps? :p

[shobet]

I've got a Rocktron Intelliflex LTD you can have for £70 if you want it. PM me if you want details and pics.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Other than a very cool Rocktron Piranha valve preamp
Similar in some ways to the Marshall JMP1 but much more versatile and the sweepable mid frequency makes for lots of dialed in tones
Judas Priest were using them up till the most recent tour
Bonus is they have knobs to control the parameters
Also clean up well when you roll the volume down
Here are the two I have:

[Lew]

Thanks both, but no thanks  8)

[Nolly]

Lew, you should come check out my axe-fx if you want to try it out. it might change your mind!

[Dmoney]

I have a powerstrip.
8 output, max load 13 Amps, all outputs are fused.

Its a 1RU Olsen strip.
its an 8 output one of these
http://www.olson.co.uk/6a_rfn_b.htm

[Lew]

I have a powerstrip.
8 output, max load 13 Amps, all outputs are fused.

Its a 1RU Olsen strip.
its an 8 output one of these
http://www.olson.co.uk/6a_rfn_b.htm

Already covered on the strip, ta  8)

Lew, you should come check out my axe-fx if you want to try it out. it might change your mind!

Ta. Something to consider when my budget replenishes!

[hunter]

I like that idea of getting an Eventide Eclipse.

I could just sit for hours and listen to the delays in there ... just otherworldly sound quality. i have tried replicating that sound with the Axe but the Axe delays are too analytical. My Providence pedal gets very close, but it's limited in functionality and the last 10% of sparkle aren't there.

And then the Eclipse has a few more effects too.

I almost went for a PCM42 recently, but they are 800$ and often need a recap, and that's a bit hefty for just a mono delay. Still love the sound of them, even if they're one trick ponys.

[hunter]

Here you can have a look at a pretty sweet rack I played recently:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfM0z1Yyy9Q

CAE 3+SE and some italian poweramp (similar to the VHT2502).
GCX switcher and voodoo mixer.
Some drive, compressor, phaser, chorus pedals in the GCX.
SPX990 for the circular delays.
2xBogner Cubes.

Sweet indeed, but doesn't really get the punch of a head and a 4x12.

[Lew]

Nice clip!

If you want a PCM then check this out. Unreal price.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lexicon-PCM-91-Reverb-Unit-in-A1-condition_W0QQitemZ250503821184QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Outboards_Effects_MJ?hash=item3a5330f780

Yea, an Axe would be the most straight forward option, covering both pre and efx. But, for the price I think I'll just get another nice pre and something like an Eclipse, PCM or maybe even a H3000 - I've been watching ebay on them all for months and you can easily get that gear for around 800 if you shop well. An Eclipse went on ebay for 750 yesterday. I have really simple efx needs that could be covered by that and a handful of pedals.

[hunter]

Nice clip!

If you want a PCM then check this out. Unreal price.

Nice, but it won't do PCM42 tones. Nothing except the PSP42 plugin comes close ;)

[Lew]

Just bought a Peterson, Strobo Rack  8)

[hunter]

Nice clip!

If you want a PCM then check this out. Unreal price.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lexicon-PCM-91-Reverb-Unit-in-A1-condition_W0QQitemZ250503821184QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Outboards_Effects_MJ?hash=item3a5330f780

Yea, an Axe would be the most straight forward option, covering both pre and efx. But, for the price I think I'll just get another nice pre and something like an Eclipse, PCM or maybe even a H3000 - I've been watching ebay on them all for months and you can easily get that gear for around 800 if you shop well. An Eclipse went on ebay for 750 yesterday. I have really simple efx needs that could be covered by that and a handful of pedals.

But the PCM-91 only does Reverbs?

[JamesHealey]

I tried building a rack last summer, managed to get one I was happy with.

Couldn't lift it.. so what use was that for a gig?

Im now using a Mesa/Boogie Stiletto and 1x12 w/ Boogie MC90.. much more portable.

and a 10w Amp I made for smaller gigs.

[FELINEGUITARS]

I have long argued that you need to put the power amps in separate rack cases - putting them in the main one is simply too heavy to lift - even with road crew.
My preamp /FX rack is about 6u high and weighs about the same as an amp head
My power amp weighs the same.

Same story when Pete Townsend had Marshall make him 8x12 cabinets - looked cool but a nightmare to move
Split them into 4x12s and its easier.