Guitar Pedals Archives - Drefff Blog https://www.jepatawaran.com/category/guitar-pedals/ Music, guitar, pedalboard, life and and a little bit of some stuff by Eidref Patawaran Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:37:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.7 Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Alternative String https://www.jepatawaran.com/ernie-ball-volume-pedal-alternative-string/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ernie-ball-volume-pedal-alternative-string Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:32:54 +0000 https://www.jepatawaran.com/?p=1253 Is there an alternative string for an Ernie Ball VP when the stock string breaks? Yes, there is. My string broke after 3 years of using it. So i bought a 1mm fishing line.  It’s around Php120.00 on Shopee. You can use the 0.8, or the 1mm. Both is fine. I’ve been using it for 3 weeks now,… Read More »Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Alternative String

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Is there an alternative string for an Ernie Ball VP when the stock string breaks? Yes, there is.

My string broke after 3 years of using it. So i bought a 1mm fishing line.  It’s around Php120.00 on Shopee. You can use the 0.8, or the 1mm. Both is fine.

I’ve been using it for 3 weeks now, and it feels ok. I think this is a nice fix especially if you don’t want to spend >Php1200 on Shnobel Tone’s Lifetime String Replacement Kit.

You have a whole 5mm of string to break if your current volume pedal fishing line snaps. But I think it won’t break that easily because it’s made of Kevlar. And it can withstand 80-140lbs of force. And pretty sure the volume pedal’s spring and knob action isn’t close to that. I haven’t measured it, but I’m pretty sure it won’t.

2024 Update: The fishing line broke after 3 years. I had to change it again. I’m thinking of buying the lifetime string kit. But hey, 3 years is not bad for that kind of price.

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]]> Amp, Effects Pedals and Pedalboard Timeline https://www.jepatawaran.com/amp-effects-pedals-and-pedalboard-timeline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amp-effects-pedals-and-pedalboard-timeline Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.derpblog.dev.cc/?p=365 I change stuff on my board a lot… 2018 pedalboard. With no pedalboard. In terms of pedalboard, we have no pedalboard. Signal Chain: Zoom G2.1u for a compressor and EQ > DS-1 > Hustle Drive > Kokko OD > DD-7 > Zoom G5(Modulations and reverb) 2019 pedalboard. Built my first pedalboard, added a carpet, and… Read More »Amp, Effects Pedals and Pedalboard Timeline

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I change stuff on my board a lot…

2018 pedalboard

2018 pedalboard. With no pedalboard. In terms of pedalboard, we have no pedalboard.

Signal Chain: Zoom G2.1u for a compressor and EQ > DS-1 > Hustle Drive > Kokko OD > DD-7 > Zoom G5(Modulations and reverb)

2019 pedalboard

2019 pedalboard. Built my first pedalboard, added a carpet, and LED. I’m very happy and pleased with it. Should’ve taken more pictures before it was taken apart.

Signal Chain: Kokko Comp > DS-1 > Engager Boost > Kokko OD > Hustle Drive > Orange Burst > Volume Pedal > DD-7 > Slo

pedalboard rig 3

Signal Chain: Buffer > Tone Press > SD-1 > Pugilist Distortion > VS XO > Pure Sky > Tauren > Volume Pedal > Zoom G5 for modulation, delays and reverbs

pedalboard rig 2

Signal Chain: Tuner(finally got myself one) > Tone Press > Pure Sky > Blues Crab > VS XO > Tauren > M234 Chorus > DD-7 > Digiverb

pedalboard rig 1

Signal Chain: Buffer > Tone Press > Pure Sky > Tauren > Blues Crab > VS XO > Pugilist > Volume Pedal/Tuner > Zoom G5(mods, delay and reverb)

Quarantine board 2020. Lots of changes in the signal chain, and lots of new pedals. And I bought a new guitar, Tagima TG-540.

2021 pedalboard v1

2021 pedalboard. I wanted to use my other board, but it’s too big. Imma stick with this one until I got a custom flight case for the bigger board. Right now, i’m happy with this setup.

#YearOfTheOverflow

Signal Chain: Tone Press > Joyo Tauren > VS XO > Volume Pedal/Tuner > DD-7 > BigSky

2024 pedalboard

2024 – 2025 pedalboard. Pedaltrain Classic Pro. Mabigat. Pero do it all pedalboard. Hehehe. 1st time mag midi, pang control lang ng Modulation, Delay at Verb.

Signal Chain: Mosky Buffer > Bloom v2 > Sub n Up mini > Tauren > Kilt > Kingtone Heavy Hand v1 clone > Silktone OD+ > DVP4 Mini (Tuner out) > DSM Humboldt Simplifier mk1: FX Loop > MD-500 > DD-500 > Bigsky (midi using Pedalbot PB M8)

1st quarter 2026 board

1st quarter ng 2026, nabigatan ako sa board ko kaya nagpalit. Family picture na din dyan sa taas.

Top to bottom
Fender Mexican Tele 2012  – Gretsch Okoume Broadkaster  –  Fender Belair Blue Player Strat

Signal Chain: Bloom v2 > Sub n Up mini > Silktone OD+ > Kilt 10 > DVP4 Mini (w/ Tuner out) > HX Stomp for EQ mid boost, modulation, delay, amp and IR > Bigsky (Pedalbot PB M8 controls the HX and Bigsky) > RC-5 for pads pag walang keyboardist samin

August 2026, mabigat pa rin. Kaya ayon, palit ulit. Sana final na to. Hahaha

Signal Chain: Mosky Buffer > Barber Tone Press Compressor (sa ilalim ng board) > Boss OD-3 > Kilt 10 > DVP4 Mini (w/ Tuner out) > HX Stomp for amp/IR, modulation, mid boost > FX Loop:  DD-500 > Bigsky > RC-5 for pads

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