🎵 A Side Quest

Before I start, I just wanna highlight the fact that I even get to start on side quests. Never have I ever thought that my pedalboard business would end up as a "side quest". The Line 6 Helix was to blame. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful piece of equipment that I have assembled and I'm super excited to share with all of you!

1 month ago, I would never have imagined being a hardcore Line 6 dude. Now I am. What do I do with my remaining pedals? I board 'em up again. Enter the Pedaltrain Nano!

This is a brand new set, not the one I had a few weeks ago. Life is funny. When I have no feels to change style, I have the PT Nano. When I sold it off, I had feels. Arghhh... Fine, with the velcro on I can't really drill holes for the DC5 anyway.

So I went to Swee Lee to get a brand new Nano to start everything from scratch. $70 for the frame. $190 for the power supply. Got the power supply today after a failed attempt yesterday because TYMC doesn't open on Sundays.

Ooooh this feels better than the Voodoo Lab PP2+ right out of the box. Sturdy box, stylish too!

Quality stuff right here. Sturdy enclosure, solid feel.

With the DC5 and PT Nano safely in my arms, construction begins. Drilled the holes, mounted the power supply and applied the velcro. The process was quite enjoyable. It's like I have become a kid that has just opened my new toy. :)

Looks super sleek. Well designed Cioks!

Punched holes in the velcro to accommodate the screws slightly poking out on top!

The finished product looks amazing! With this new mini pedalboard, my rig's versatility has just been exponentially increased. I've got 6 pedals now, and the Nano can only fit 4. With some swapping around, I can essentially shape my rig to fit the set for the day without any extra unused pedals. I even have one extra output to connect a 5th pedal on the floor!

For starters, the one above is my Grab&Go board. Got a tube amp? No problem, I've got my board. The below configuration is for acoustic sets. The next set of configurations is for pairing with my Helix in parallel in/outs. The last configuration would be pairing with the Helix in series. So many options!!!

Acoustic Mode

Front-Of-Helix Mode

Catch me at my next post about my rig version 4! I'm gonna talk about the versatility of my rig that includes the Line 6 Helix, PT Nano, Yamaha THR10C and the Focusrite 2i4!!!

Edwin Ang

28th May 2018

Tags: PBv4.00

***Update as of 15th August 2018: The Pedaltrain Nano is no longer with me. It has been sold for $40.

***Update as of 22nd August 2018: The Cioks DC5 is no longer with me. It has been sold for $170.