to control a mix of MIDI and non-MIDI pedals in your rig , allowing you to craft presets that you can engage instantly when you need them . A single tap on your DPC-5 can turn up to five non-MIDI pedals on or off , send tap tempo to a delay or other device , change the channel on your amplifier , and switch programs on up to four MIDI devices . That ’ s a lot of power in a small footprint !
Like I said before I went with two BadCat amps . The Jet Black and the Hot Cat .
The new Jet Black packs a visceral gut punch . It feels big yet it ’ s still agile , responsive and dynamic – you ’ re in complete control , using nothing more than your pick attack and the volume control on your guitar . An unashamedly joyous amp to play , the Jet Black will have you flashing a huge sideways grin , every time you plug in .
The straightforward design features 38 watts through a quartet of EL84s , two channels , tremolo , and reverb .
Each of the two channels features a unique input volume control and a master volume control , so you can cover loads of dynamic range without disturbing the peace .
The reimagined first channel presents a forward , in your face personality . Sharpened up and bolder , cleans ring with authority , those magical in-between sounds swirl with harmonics and clarity , and for those of you who need it , the amp is easily provoked into healthy amounts of gain . All this from a single channel . The drive channel is pure power . This amp is truly something else .
The award winning Hot Cat amp is a two channel amplifier now with two gain modes per channel , the Hot Cat provides virtually limitless gain combinations as well as studio quality reverb , and an all new fully buffered effects loop . This boutique amp is exactly what us tone nerds want in an amp .
I love the cabinets that BadCat has , but it wasn ’ t practical to fly them over , so I went with the Universal Audio Ox Boxes . The Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box is a premium reactive load box that gives guitarists the ability to achieve perfectly studio-mic-ed amp tones from their favorite tube amplifier anywhere , at any volume level . Featuring Universal Audio ’ s groundbreaking Dynamic Speaker Modeling technology , the OX emulates speaker drive , breakup and cone cry like no other product on the market . These reactive load boxes were small enough to travel with and sound unbelievable .
As far as my power supply I went with the MXR M242 Iso-Brick Pro . Sporting 10 ultraquiet isolated power outputs , the MXR M242 Iso-Brick Pro is ready to take on even the most power-hungry pedalboards . It fit perfectly in the pedalboard as well .
I ’ m 10 concerts into the bus tour at this point and I haven ’ t encountered a single hiccup . My tone has been so good , and I have gotten that amp roar all guitarist crave . I am worried that I ’ m going to get used to this and that might be an issue for future fly dates . ( laughing )
I think the effort I put into this setup was worth it . Great guitar tone with the functionality of MIDI and digital effects . Who knows what I ’ ll come up with next .
Chris Rocha Chris Rocha is an American Christian producer , guitarist , business owner and pioneer in the Spanish Christian music industry . He is a two time Dove Award winner , has worked on two Grammy award winning records and has produced or recorded guitars on 5 Grammy nominated albums . chrisrochaguitar . com
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