Is it time to downsize your pedalboard? Small footprint; serious firepower!!

Have you considered downsizing? XTS built this board for me around the HX Effects. It has some really convenient and powerful features that I explain and play through in this video.

Chapters AND my #1 RULE for downsizing are below, but first:

==GEAR I use EVERY DAY==

PolyTune headstock tuner https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0znKV

D’Addario NYXL 10-46 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daLXW2
D’Addario NYXL 11-49 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Nkzdx1
D’Addario 10.5-48 (VERY COOL) https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2yDKG
D’Addiaro Baritone 13-62 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/

Dunlop Large glass slide 213 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0zndV

Revv Shawn Tubbs Tilt Overdrive https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZmraE
Nobels ODR-1 Natural Overdrive https://sweetwater.sjv.io/oqz2ME

Line6 HX Effects https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1DznX
Eventide H9 MAX https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EK9n6D
Strymon Mobius Modulation https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75yAg5
Strymon Timeline delay https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXnvk0
Meris Mercury7 Reverb https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4ARdg
Meris Polymoon Delay https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQGvdD

Revv D20 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eAaLQ
UA OX Amp Top Box https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNyLk3

CHAPTERS:
0:21 clean tone and board explanation
3:30 Kingtone fuzz
5:38 Jackson Audio Golden Boy
7:08 Nordland ODR-C
7:26 why I have two totally different boards
10:40 back to the Nordland
12:31 Boss GE-7
14:31 My Line6 HX Effects settings
18:18 Dunlop EP103 (a real sleeper!)
20:06 Legacy effects from the M-series in the HX
21:20 Another scene in the HX
21:53 Does the HX actually have good OD/fuzz tones in it?!
24:39 My Eventide H9 MAX settings
29:59 Consider how I’m using the HX for your own downsized board
31:27 Almost forgot – wah sounds on the HX
32:22 Have a great day, and SUBSCRIBE

===*My #1 Rule:*===

Pedals are tools. They don't do anything until you play through them. For me, they are there to supplement a great sounding amp. Speaking of, just listen to the tone of only my amp in this video. It is AWESOME. (In my opinion, anyway). This is the rule: make sure you're playing through an amp that sounds great on the edge of breakup. This allows you to use fewer OD pedals and either use your pedalboard real estate for other effects or downsize the board altogether. Do not try to "fix" your amp's tone with pedals! And do not get caught up in the idea of what your pedals do. Rather, focus on what YOU can do with certain pedals. It's a subtle shift of focus that puts the music-making and creativity ball in YOUR court, where it has always been, but which focusing on pedals can make you forget at times. Bottom line for me: *I can do my best and my guitars and pedals will sound their best when they are working with a great amp. I play in the studio, so cranking amps isn't a problem for me. I know that's not feasible for everyone, so the other thing to consider is you also might need to pick a smaller amp or one that has power scaling OR look at some cab sims if you have a home setup that allows you to reference your guitar through a set of studio monitors. I might be able to crank a Deluxe Reverb to 10 because my speaker cab is in a different room, but I understand that most people can't do that, especially if you're playing small venues or at church. A direct speaker cab emulator like the OX Amp Top Box (my link is above 🙏) will solve this for you.

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