janosy_balazs's Metal Pedalboard
My swiss army knife rig.
Gear in this photo
This rig
~$1,495
Value by category
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Reverb Effects Pedals
14%
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Overdrive Effects Pedals
14%
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Multi Effects Pedals
13%
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Distortion Effects Pedals
11%
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Amp & Cabinet Simulators
11%
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Pedal Tuners
8%
Price mix
Mix of standard and budget
Dunlop CBM95 Cry Baby Mini Wah
Avg price: $107.87
Bought it because of the size but it sounds as good as it's big brother.
I don't use it often but wen I do it never fails. Sounds great and you can choose between 3 modes.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use the middle mode.
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
Avg price: $71.37
Great budget octaver, the swell mode is a gem.
I needed an octaver pedal but I had limited room for it on the board. It convinced me with the three mode. Sounds great especially the swell mode.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use it as a quiet organ from the background wich supports the original signal.
Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord
Avg price: $88.27
The most versatile OD at it's size.
I bought it as a preamp pedal because of the 3 bend EQ and the 3 different gain stages. Now I use it as a fuzz and it sounds fantastic.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
For great fuzz tone I use the high intput level with the boost on, a little trebble, the middle at 0, and quite lot bass.
Avg price: $119.33
My favourite OD
I needed an OD wich isn't a one trick pony but sounds good at every mode. It is amazing.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use it with mode 3 (classic TS sound with more clarity) with the tone and gain knob at almost 0. It delivers a sweet overdrive sound with a lot of dynamics.
Laney Black Country Customs Monolith
Avg price: $166.49
A really versatile distortion pedal with a lot of great tones.
I like pedals with lot of options and this distortion delivers 3 very different sounds. All of them is more than usable and with the knobs you can dial in almost whatever you want.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use the D1 mode (Boss DS-1 vibe) with a lot of gain and the trebble roll down quite a bit. It has an agressive bite and sweet warmth at the same time.
Keeley Bubble Tron Dynamic Flanger Phaser
Avg price: $189.82
An awsome modulation pedal with a lot of special and classic sounds.
I was looking for a pedal wich hase more than 1 modulations with small footprint. After a lot of searching I found this beauty. It adds some spice to my sound when it's needed.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use the bank 2 wich has the classic sounds. I tweaked the knobs the way they work well with all 3 modes so now with a flick of a switch I have an excellent flanger, phaser and envelope filter.
Avg price: $166.48
Perfect solution for having an ampless rig.
I wanted to have an amp sim/DI to go direct with my board to the mixer/PA. A had a limited budget but I think I found the best solution without any compromise. You have 8 cabinet sim, 8 microphones, 3 mic positions and 3 power tubes. It offers 576 different settings without even touching the power amp section...
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I downloaded some IR-s and they sounded a little better for my taste than the factory ones. I use the volume and the presence at noon, with the drive knob at maximum. It sounds the best for me with the EL34 tubes.
Avg price: $100.00
A budget EQ with the smallest footprint, without any downsides
I needed an EQ wich fits my overloaded board and I heard good things about it. I tried it and it works well for me. It helps to shape my tone to match my taste.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I rolled off the bass and the middle, added some high and low-mid, and add more high-mid. It has the clarity, cuts through the mix but sounds really great alone too.
Joyo Pipebomb Compressor JF-312 - Ironman Mini Series
Avg price: $43.66
Really small compressor with a lot of tweakability and great price
I wanted a compressor wich is always on to hide my dynamic mistakes. It has minimal footprint, and I didn't have to bust the bank to buy it. It is clear and noisless. I really like it.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use it with the blend knob at maximum, the compression on below noon, and the attack on almost maximum. It makes my tone more alive.
Avg price: $123.50
Best tuner you'll ever need.
It is simpli the best tuner I can imagine. I really like the feature that I can strum all the strings at once and see wich is out of tune.
Avg price: $95.00
Maybe there are better delays out there but I cant't imagine one wich fits more to my needs than this.
It has everything I need from a delay pedal, and even more... Beside the obvious with some tweaking I can use it as a swell, a chorus, a vibrato and a lo-fi effect...
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use it for a subtle reverbish effeckt with tape sound, dotted eight mode, the time around 300 ms, and low repeat, low mix, 0 mod. Igen I need a rythmic delay I just turn up the mix and start tapping the tempo.
Avg price: $208.40
It was my dream reverb. The main reason to change my multieffect to dedicated effect pedals 🥹
Since I saw the official commercial video on youtube and heard the pad setting I wanted one. It is top quality and easy to use. For me there is no better reverb pedal.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I use it with the decay at 2 o'clock, the tone at 1, and the mix at noon. I change only the modes.
Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-12 Pro
Avg price: $14.99
So far so good. The noise is gone.
I only have it for few days but it works well and noisless with all of my pedals. Good bang for the buck.
About this setup
This gear photo by janosy_balazs features 13 pieces of gear, including Dunlop CBM95 Cry Baby Mini Wah, Mooer Tender Octaver MKII, and Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord. The rig is a mix of standard and budget pieces. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Rock, Pop, and Metal scenes.
