Use Your Control Pedal To Instantly Go From Rhythm To Lead - Including Patches

[billlorentzen]

I have always hated the little tap dance when going from clean or mild rhythm patches to louder soloing patches, especially since I sing a lot. I set up most of my patches so I can control them with the pedal, and it is really liberating on gigs. Not only can I avoid looking down when singing, but I can rapidly rip out an ad lib lead line at any time with just a crank of the ankle.

 

I put a few of the patches up on Customtone. Unfortunately the web interface for editing descriptions doesn't work at all, so I haven't been able to label them - for instance they still say they are for humbucker, but they are not. I use a custom super strat like an with EMG SA single coils for the four patches I put up. As of now you can find the 4 patches on page 559. They are called:

 

ALL PURPOSE /13 This is my go to for anything with a clean rhythm and distorted lead. I usually use the middle pickup, but works with any.

 

Bridge Clean-Loud This is for the bridge pup. It tames the nasty brittleness you get on clean sounds, and let's me go from a nice clear rhythm to a louder, slightly gritty lead

 

Bridge Clean-Solo Same as above, but goes into a distorted lead instead

 

Slo Rok Rthm-Led Distorted rhythm into a full boogie lead sound

 

I have some more I can upload if there is interest. Also if anyone has tips on editing the info, I would welcome it.

[PRSGuy]

OKay...maybe I am being a dunce :blink:  ...I can't seem to find your patches...I am interested in how you configure the pedal as you describe...

[radatats]

Absolutely love the expression pedals... you can configure up to 50 parameters to simultaneously change with the pedal...  so many things you can tie to it.  Use HD Edit on the computer and use the controllers page to do the serious editing.  Just a PITA on the POD's tiny screen...

[billlorentzen]

OKay...maybe I am being a dunce :blink:  ...I can't seem to find your patches...I am interested in how you configure the pedal as you describe...

Last time I looked, they were on the second to last page.

[radatats]

here is the easy link to Bill's patches:   http://line6.com/customtone/profile/billlorentzen

[billlorentzen]

here is the easy link to Bill's patches:   http://line6.com/customtone/profile/billlorentzen

Thanks Radatats!

[billlorentzen]

I am interested in how you configure the pedal as you describe...

I believe the patches I put up are all single amp patches. You will note I put the amp after the mixer and use the left/right routing to add a dist pedal on the lead side (forward position on pedal) and maybe a compressor on the clean side. With a 2 amp patch, you can leave the amps in front of the mixer, but with a single amp, you need to use the mixer to sum the 2 channels to get into the amp.

 

If I had a 500X, I would do more patches with two different amps, but I run out of DSP. I generally want a couple compressors, delay, modulation and reverb, plus distortion, and I go over by one or two pedals. Hell I might throw EQs in too if I had the headroom. Or multiple mod options.

 

My ideal pop patch would be the Deluxe for clean and /13 for lead. For rock (dirt rhythm and dist lead) I could go all /13.

 

I just had an interesting idea: with 2 pedals and a 500X I could have an option on one of the amps to rock between a cleaner or dirtier sound, discretely of the amp mix, and control it with pedal 2. As it is I can sort of accomplish this with in-between positions of the foot pedal, but it's not completely effective.

[billlorentzen]

One other thing: keep in mind that the patches I put up are all for a super strat with EMG SA active single coil pups. I have the input switch set to higher gain. They are also tailored to a particular pup position, as I mentioned in my original post. These patches may/may not need to be tweaked with your guitar, depending on type of pups and input level (active/passive). I have completely different patches for my semi hollow Ibanez AS 120.

[PRSGuy]

Thanks for posting the links and info...I need to take some time and try this out...seems pretty cool.

 

I use passive pickups, humbuckers at that so I'll need to tweak the patches...I am okay with that...I really am interested in understandning how you configure the pedals...a new way to look at things for me...thanks!

[billlorentzen]

Thanks for posting the links and info...I need to take some time and try this out...seems pretty cool.

 

I use passive pickups, humbuckers at that so I'll need to tweak the patches...I am okay with that...I really am interested in understandning how you configure the pedals...a new way to look at things for me...thanks!

You may not have to tweak too much. Hopefully just a little EQ, at least to get an idea what they can do.