New rig update #4 - some assembly (& programming) required

It's been a few months since the last update on the new rack rig... I've been pretty busy with recording, so haven't had as much time to work on the guitar rig recently. But nonetheless, here's what's happened...

First, I picked up a new rack case arrived courtesy of Hybrid Cases... it is a 20-space latchless ATA rack with casters. I mounted all the gear in the rack, plugged it all into a Monster Power 900 power conditioner, and connected it with George L's red cables. Looks a little bit (or actually a lot) like this...



I also picked up a second Randall R212CS cabinet loaded with V30's to match the other R212CS (loaded with CL80's) that I already had...



Pretty quickly, I realized that the idea of running multiple preamps/power amps/cabinets in parallel was probably more of a pain than it was worth... so I simplified (yes, a rare event) and sold the Mesa 20/20 power amp, opting instead to use the Rolls RP-93S to switch between the 3 preamps (Mesa Recto, Mesa Studio, and Soldano SP-77) instead of running in parallel.

Last week was the first chance I got to sit down and do some serious programming... it consisted of programming the loops & relays in the RP-93S as well as creating a few patches for the Lexicon MPX-G2. Again, I kept it relatively simple, building three patches... one for clean tones (touch of plate reverb with switchable wah, overdrive, chorus, tremolo, and delay); one for crunch tones (touch of chamber reverb with switchable wah, overdrive, flanger, tremolo, and delay); and one for solo tones (delay + plate reverb with switchable wah, overdrive, flanger, and detune).

So what's next for the rig? First, I'll be putting it through its paces at this week's band practice, so I'll probably be making a few "tweaks" to the Lexicon patches. Also, I've got a couple other rack preamps on the way (more details coming soon) that I'll be adding to the mix.

--B