This will reside on my Forum as a marker to which I can always return to remember.  I am posting it in the Line 6 lounge where I forst read of his passing and hope that portions of this will be copied and posted elsewhere in honor of nick Mattocks.

Nick_Mattocks wrote:

 

Just saying that spaceatl posted a solution quite a while ago on controlling 2 Line 6 amps (Spider Valve and Flextone III specifically) by making use of a modified RJ-45 in-line splitter plug and taking power only from one of the amps FBV output but leaving the control pin(s) connected.  It will work with any pair of amps that are compatible with the FBV standard.

 

The link is here: and it's been posted as a document in Line 6 Lounge  http://line6.com/community/thread/1093

 

regards

 

Nick

This is a man who will be very much missed by myself and the Line 6 community as a whole.  He was also such a wonderful source of information, help, and just a great man who tried to put everything into perspective for anyone willing to read his words.

I found this reply at the early position of my forum and wished to place this here as a remembrance of the passing of Nick_Mattocks from England.  I can never vist his resting place, but I can at least show my respects in the only way I have available.  I do not know the religion to which Nick subscribed, but I hope neither he nor his family would mind if these words I was able to copy and post here give some sort of comfort knowing that his life touched so many in ways -most outside of this Line 6 community- may not have ever been aware of.  he will be missed and never forgotten by those of us he touched with his words.

I did only two things to the prayers I've found...

1. Entered the name of Nick Mattocks where required
2. Left the headings to show what these prayers are meant for and that I did not create them, but can only appreciate them at a time like this.

Prayers for the Deceased

to On Eagle's Wings

Prayer for the Deceased Person

Almighty Father, eternal God, hear our prayers for Your son Nick Mattocks whom You have called from this life to Yourself. Grant him/her light, happiness, and peace. Let him/her pass in safety through the gates of death, and live forever with all Your saints in the light You promised to Abraham and to all his descendants in faith. Guard him/her from all harm and on that great day of resurrection and reward raise him/her up with all Your saints. Pardon his/her sins and give him/her eternal life in Your kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the Deceased Person and for Mourners

Lord Jesus, our Redeemer, You willingly gave Yourself up to death so that all people might be saved and pass from death into a new life. Listen to our prayers; look with love on Your people who mourn and pray for their dead brother/sister. Lord Jesus, You alone are holy and compassionate; forgive our brother his sins.

By dying You opened the gates of life for those who believe in You; do not let Your brother/sister be parted from You, but by Your glorious power give him/her light, joy, and peace in heaven where You live for ever and ever. Amen.

For One Who Died After a Long Illness

Most faithful God, lively is the courage of those who hope in You. Your servant Nick Mattocks suffered greatly, but placed his trust in Your mercy. Confident that the petition of those who mourn pierces the clouds and finds an answer, we beg You, give rest to Nick Mattocks. Do not remember his/her sins, but look upon his/her sufferings and grant him refreshment, light, and peace. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

I thought this question and answer was worth adding to my forum.  This is regarding the use of a talkbox in the Dream Rig scenario...

MrBluesman wrote:

 

Hi,

 

Does anyone have any idea how to get a talkbox hooked up with this dream rig.

I don't have one (a talkbox)yet but am looking to get one

 

I have the DT-25, JTV 69, HD500 hooked up via VDI etc

 

Any pointers would be great

 

Cheers

 

Stu

You've gotten good information about the Banshee 1, but the Banshee 2 does much more as shown in this promo clip from Rocktron.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBWkCuTo0e0

You shouldn't have to lose your VDI connection in any way using the Banshee 2 as this does allow your guitar to go to the internal amp as well as continue into your amp - or Dream Rig in this case.

No offense Scotty, but this newer unit makes your statement about placement of your FX in the signal chain if using the FX loop no longer 100% accurate if you have the right unit to work with.  I would go with the previous suggestion about using this in your FX loop since you wish to keep your VDI connection to your guitar and the unit only uses 1/4" ins/outs.

If you have two amps, you could even use two cables from your JTV guitar to give even more flexibility.  VDI into your Dream Rig and simultaneously use the 1/4" output on the guitar to go into the Banshee 2 and have that go into another amp, the guitar input on your POD HD500 for dual input patches, or direct to the PA (via a DI box) if you don't have/don't want this unit to be in your Dream Rig signal chain for any reason. 

Dual cables from your guitar is not as messy as it might seem.  If you did choose to consider this method of signal routing, a few small strips of electric tape, or Velcro, or even shrink tubing if you are certain that you will not want to pull these two cables apart.  I have this unit and have used a two cable method in the manner I described.  Now I use GK-3 pick-ups on my older Variax guitar while still using the VDI output.  Same dual cable use, same clean and simple cabling appearance.

I hope this helps and gives you the answer you were looking for.

Take care,

Neal

PS - just curious about a topic I'm involved with on another post...Do you care that this information is coming from someone without an expert tag from Line 6 under his name?  Do you even look at the stars or points under anyone's name when reading posts?  Would you think that posts by those with the Expert tag are giving better or more accurate information than anyone without that tag on this site?  I've become very curious about what Line 6 forum readers perceive from this rating system of the non-employee rating system?  Any thoughts on this matter would be appreciated - thanks.