I finished my Einstein setup

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Hi guys, I just finished my Einstein setup, which includes:
- Einstein head, 50w, with ch1 Mod
- Digitech GSP 1101
- Control 2
- Lovepedal Picklevibe
- Payne Labs K-Switch - looper/switcher

The whole idea was that I love the GSP's effects, love the Control 2, but hated that when used in 4 cables method the "pre" section of the GSP was noisy and coloured the signal. So I had to find a way to switch it in and out of the signal path, depending on the patch.
That, coupled with the need to switch the 4 relays of the Einstein, to get all the modes, made me look for a nice looper/switcher. I didn't need anything fancy, and I only needed 2 loops, so RJM unit was way too much, and too expensive. I stumbled upon Payne Labs - Ken Payne, who is starting a small business, and makes some very nice switchers at very reasonable prices. I ordered one and couldn't be happier about the results.
Please check the video for how good everything works:


I'd be happy to answer any questions. Btw, this is not a demo of the amp's sounds, it deserves some better recording technique :)

Edit: I replaced the video, the audio was mono and very low in volume..
 
It's a "custom" 1x12 open back, made by a friend of mine. It's loaded with a V30.
 
OHHH !!! Wait until you get that baby through a closed back.....

I also think Payne Lab's stuff is great. Affordable for the working man....
 
Ken is also a great guy to deal with.
After finishing the rack setup I took everything to my rehearsal space and plugged into my Mesa 2x12 :) The little cab is just for home use..
 
Looks very interesting. Visited the web page of Payne Labs - Ken Payne ... but did not find an email address. I would
like to contact Ken Payne wrt. size of K-switch (to switch Einstein channels + effect in front of Einstein) and
mEQ (to put into send - return series loop of Einstein to add more flexibility between 3 modes of channel 1).

Who can provide me with the email address of Ken Payne?

Jan
 
I just sent you a PM with the adress.

I was wondering about your location, does it have any connection with the beer? :D Man, I LOVE that beer...
 
Hey Das101
This looks like a great (and cheap) solution to the mode switching especially when combined with the mEQ.
It appears the K-switch only accepts mono signals. How do you set it up to activate the three modes of channel one? Do you split the stereo signal from the Einstein channel one mod into two mono signals and then use say S1 and S2 on the K-Switch?
 
Yep, you need 4 relays to switch the amp, 2 for the modes on Ch 1 and 2 for the Ch1/2 and Master Volume 1/2. These are stereo jacks on the amp, and I split them with Y cables to the 4 switches on the K Switch
 
Dass101 I have some questions about your setup. Do you have the digitech in the effects loop as well? If so how does it effect the tone? I'm thinking about running a similar setup. Does the digitech also offer a way to balance the clean mode with Texas and Mega?


Thanks!

-John
 
Hi,
First I used the GSP in the serial FX loop, and with that you can also use it to balance the modes, by setting different patch levels.
I used serial effects for all my life, it was practical, easy to set up, an I thought people who complain about tone sucking are just snobs.
Well... with this setup I heard an instant improvement of the tone when I switched to the parallel loop. It really opened it up, and I noticed that I didn't have to struggle with the knobs everytime trying to get more clarity and punch. They were already there, but masked by the GSP in the serial loop.

So, now I am using the Digitech in the paralel loop, taking advantage of the fact that in the beta firmwares you can set it up to work in paralell with "kill dry". I moved all the modulation effects to the "pre" section of the GSP, and run them, when needed, in front of the amp.
I lost the patch volume, but I use the second master volume to compensate that. I use MV1 with everything except clean (around 10 o'clock) and program the clean patches to switch to MV2 (around 9 o'clock) This way I also have access on the fly to the "ratio" between clean and dirty volumes. So far, I think the setup works great and see no need to upgrade it. The GSP is really very flexible, you just have to know it's weak points and find a way around them.
 
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