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Title: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: darkstar on April 06, 2026, 02:30:11 PM
Alembic dreaming and decided to join the club. Here's the rig. Just needs an Alembic!
Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: pauldo on April 06, 2026, 02:46:34 PM
Welcome to the camp John.
Nice looking rig.
Hang out, talk about stuff and next thing you know you'll find a sweet deal on a Further.

Club members often put things up for sale here prior to going to EBay, Reverb, etc. , prices are often more realistic for 'Club Members'.


Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: lbpesq on April 06, 2026, 05:35:12 PM
Hi John, and welcome to the club.  I've read some excellent reviews of the Spectrum preamp.  Brad makes some nice stuff.   I love my Earthdrive.

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: David Houck on April 06, 2026, 06:34:05 PM
Welcome!  And nice rig!
Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: darkstar on April 06, 2026, 09:06:00 PM
Quote from: lbpesq on April 06, 2026, 05:35:12 PM
Hi John, and welcome to the club.  I've read some excellent reviews of the Spectrum preamp.  Brad makes some nice stuff.   I love my Earthdrive.

Bill, tgo


I have my eye on a couple of his pedals! Really want to try the Earthdrive.
Oh the Spectrum...going on two years of near daily use I'm still discovering its potential. There's an entire universe hiding inside that little box. It deserves an instrument like an Alembic where every note will come alive shimmering with harmonics. That thing truly reveals all.
Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: darkstar on April 06, 2026, 09:11:46 PM
Quote from: pauldo on April 06, 2026, 02:46:34 PM
Welcome to the camp John.
Nice looking rig.
Hang out, talk about stuff and next thing you know you'll find a sweet deal on a Further.

Club members often put things up for sale here prior to going to EBay, Reverb, etc. , prices are often more realistic for 'Club Members'.

A Further would be a dream come true. I like the Darlings too. Especially love that Hawaiian Darling online. From the demos I've seen they sound very different from each other.
And thank you for the welcome btw!
Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: DistillaMatto on April 08, 2026, 06:45:41 PM
Welcome. I love your pedalboard discriptions.
Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: darkstar on April 08, 2026, 08:27:20 PM
Ha had some fun with those. They control the m5. It took some acrobats but I got it setup so above the midi captain is a button map for page 1 and below it is page two. Page 1 buttons are accessed by a 1 second long press. Page 2 is a normal quick press. So it's the equivalent of 20 pedals in that small space with normal stomp box functionality and no page turning. The volume pedal is setup as an expression pedal for each effect (like the Leslie speed). Such a great unit for trying a bunch of stuff out. It's like a little psychedelic machine. Maybe a bit outdated but it's new to me and I love it. I think I paid $140 for both the m5 and midi captain.
Title: Re: Newb Hello and rig pic
Post by: flavofive on April 09, 2026, 08:14:00 AM
That was the first thing I noticed too - super cool!