Super cheap rack has come together!

[vklobucar]

I needed a small 4 space rack to grab and run with when the 18 space monster is too much!

Put this together with a few local finds from craigslist...

Furman PL-8
Rocktron Intellifex LTD
ADA MP-1
Marshall Valvestate 80



Did not install the Furman yet as I need to hunt down some xmas bulbs for the unit. LOL!

Forgot just how good an ADA MP-1 could sound and the built in HUSH in the Intellifex was perfect too!

Total cost was well under $400 and while it does not do every single tone and bell and whistle of my monster rack, it is still pretty flexible and did NOT break the bank!

[horns666]

A BBE 422 would really enhance that..under $100 too!

[Hellbat]

Then he'd need a 5 space rack Bill!

[vklobucar]

But he is right though! A BBE is an integral part of my main rig...

[chrisolson]

You could use a BBE pedal...

[horns666]

You could use a BBE pedal...

you could..but I think the older 422 sounds less harsh and natural than the sonic stomp.

But you could and they do work well..

[vklobucar]

the old 422A Blackface is the best of the bunch....

[tonemonster]

I have a BBE in my rack setup, and I have to say that after years of using it, I have started to play without the BBE now. Its strange..... it just sounds better without it. what the hell is up with that? :think: I always thought it improved the sound of the rig, but I find myself clicking it off more often than not now. am I getting senile in my middle age?

[vklobucar]

I dunno about that.....I use my bbe in my main rack and it sounds so lifeless without it on. It's a integral part of my sound with pretty much any preamplifier IMHO

[Brozz]

All that for under $400? Nice !!

[tonemonster]

I dunno about that.....I use my bbe in my main rack and it sounds so lifeless without it on. It's a integral part of my sound with pretty much any preamplifier IMHO

I hear ya, I used mine for 9 years, it was a necessity. now I can take it or leave it. its strange...........

[vklobucar]

"All that for under $400? Nice !!"

Not only that but I cleaned up a junk drawer and sold off a bunch of stuff that never got used. OFR, Line 6 Spider, etc....

So actually it pretty much paid for itself!

[GuerillaPete]

Agree on the BBE - integral part of any rack set-up. There is a 'half-rack' version of the BBE. I had done research when I was looking to set-up a pared-down rack.
4-space: FURMAN/ADA MP1/BBE [half rack] + BOSS VFX1 [half-rack]/Mesa 20-20.

After that I pared-down even more to a POD XT and a Crate Power Block.

[straycat]

The sonic stomp works pretty well just dial back the process control and you're good to go.

[Twitch]

I hear ya, I used mine for 9 years, it was a necessity. now I can take it or leave it. its strange...........

Its not that strange. After using one for years, I started to notice it kills the bite of most amps. Sure, it punched you in the back, but the mids dont snarl as much. I could take or leave it too, but I leave it because I see it as one extra step during setup that IMO, does help me any. If I had to borrow an amp that utilized one, Id leave it on, but I dont use it anymore. Cant seem to bring myself to part with it though.