marksamplertownsend's Blues Pedalboard

marksamplertownsend

marksamplertownsend

Gear IQ 368

Blues Pedalboard by marksamplertownsend featuring Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner Pedal, JHS 3 Series Compressor, and Keeley D&M Drive and 3 more pieces of gear

Guitar fly rig. August 1, 2025. Photo by Daniel Baas.

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This rig

~$1,292

Value by category

  • Amp & Cabinet Simulators
    46%
  • Overdrive Effects Pedals
    17%
  • Pedal Tuners
    15%
  • Pedalboards
    9%
  • Compressor Effects Pedals
    8%
  • Switch Effects Pedals
    6%

Price mix

6

Mix of high-end and standard

1 Budget
2 Standard
3 High-end

Pedal Tuners

Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner Pedal

Avg price: $187.37

Only one note.

This is perfect. Love the long throw of the pedal, love how big and bright the tuner screen is, love that it's worked consistently every time.

That said, I'm nervous about the amount of dust that will creep in under the pedal on to the electronics. Overtime I'm worried that'll hurt the functionality, heaven forbid my foot gets wet and some water get's down in there. Would love if that area was covered. The solution? Just put a dust cover on the board when you're not using it.

Compressor Effects Pedals

JHS 3 Series Compressor

Avg price: $96.87

Overdrive Effects Pedals

Keeley D&M Drive

Avg price: $222.00

Amp & Cabinet Simulators

Kemper Profiler Player

Avg price: $593.00

DLC is dumb.

I got this purely to be able to take performances off my the Kemper Rack and take it to smaller gigs, church, etc. It does that pretty well.

That's terrific, and especially on the amp front this is the best option you're going to get. That said, I largely pull effects from the Kemper platform, and having to pay an extra pile of cash to be able to a lot of that stuff is dumb. I purchased this unit before the "Level 2 and 3" nonsense was announced, figuring they hadn't developed the software yet. I was right, but I didn't expect to have to pay almost half the price of another unit to be able to get that update.

I still haven't paid for it. I'll be taking that $300 and putting it towards general pedals that'll get me closer enough. I love Kemper in general, but this is an annoyance)

Pedalboards

Temple Audio Design DUO 17

Avg price: $118.79

Excellent

Temple Boards aren't everyone's cup of tea, but they're mine.

I'm a big fan of the plate/module system. It's durable, stable, and makes life really easy when using multiple pedal boards. I have the Duo 17 and the Duo 34, both are great. I wish they'd make a rack drawer!

Only complaint is the side modules are quite expensive. That said, they'll last forever.

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About this setup

This gear photo by marksamplertownsend features 6 pieces of gear, including Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner Pedal, JHS 3 Series Compressor, and Keeley D&M Drive. The rig is a mix of high-end and standard pieces. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Rock, Blues, and Pop scenes. Notable artists with overlapping gear include Eirik Stordrange.

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