Plan B is a Boss IR2 in the gig bag. It cost beans, has two channels and sounds great. Plan A is Victory Head and 2 x 12 and has never gone wrong. The IR2 is in the bag for my own comfort.
Can't go wrong with the IR-2. I sold my Ampero 2 Stage because although it was cool, I was tired of updating the effing thing and spending time programming versus playing time.
@@nerbuhc I started my Victory journey with a Duchess V40. I mostly use my RK100 now and also have a V40 Deluxe, a V130, a Mk1 Kraken and s Super Sherriff.
I use a GP 100 for my backup. I have a Pod Go as my main rig. The GP fits in a gig bag pocket, costs ~$100, and is enough to get thru a gig. I have one catch all patch with a Plexi amp crunch sound, roll back guitar volume for cleans, an overdrive pedal model for hi gain, delay, and use the volume pedal for a solo boost. If I really needed modulation for something, I could turn it on in the menu, or make a duplicate preset with the mod on.
@@mfalkon Get a Tone X One. you have FX on it as well. How I set mine up is I use the Mod FX in Tone X One. You can set up scenes on the Tone X One too. So one without Mod then one with Mod, then delay on the GP100 for your tails after you drop volume. etc. With a little creativety you can do a lot of things. Its serously a Fractal on a budget.
@@mfalkon Yeah Id like to get ahold of someone from Valeton. There is an Aux in on the GP100 they might be able to map that IO and it could be used as an FX loop to insert a Tone X, IR-2, Pod Exp, etc into the GP100. Then if they added midi functionallity, you could control both units together as one with the foot switches. The GP100 is one of the most bad ass modellers on the planet, They just dont know it yet.
That's what I have for backup.i just put it at the end of pedal board and go from 1/8 to stereo 1/4 to frfr. I use a friedman ird but the micro has a great friedman in it as a backup.
@@JohnWDGTandTele not yet, thank god, but during practice it sounds really fine through the PA and inears. I can even switch through a main rythm, clean and lead preset. In an emergency, that's perfectly enough. Love the small form factor, i just throw it into my gigbag and relax 😊
@@davidramos4317 yeah man, i play the Fender TMP and it even has most of the amps (just in a worse quality, but hey, it's just a backup).. There could even be an issue with power on stage but I'd still be able to play full presets direct to the FOH
all-time favorite backup (or plan B, if you will) is any Tech 21 NYC Fly Rig. I keep a Ritchie Kotzen Fly Rig in my jam backpack. I've never needed it, but I've often loaned it to other players to use at the jams. Amazing devices.
Agreed, 100 percent. I've even used it as my main on a few occasions when I didn't feel like packing big gear. Also works great through an IR Box and an FRFR. Tech 21 is very solid kit.
the Joyo/Harley Benton knockoffs of those are extremely good for a very cheap option. they're about £30? obviously they're not the most sturdy, but if you only use it as a backup... edit: okay you mean something different to what i mean, but they're still a very good cheap option.
@@rileybanks1191 there's a couple Donner things like that which are really good for the effects but the amp sim is lack luster. And there's also the mooer truck pedals but I haven't tried those
I use a boss ir-2 and it’s amazing I put some custom IRs from York audio and it covers everything I need for playing live I never leave home without it
You can buy two Boss GT-1000Core units for less than the price of one Quad Cortex or Fender Tone Master Pro. The Core is less than half the size of the QC and uses 1/3 the power. The GT-1000Core is a highly capable unit that is the standout price/performance leader, and sounds every bit as good as the competition.
This is exactly what POD Express is for IMO. A Klon into a Princeton, Matchless, or Friedman, got some wet fx if you need them, got a tap tempo. In a pinch you’re sorted quickly especially if you save 2-3 presets
Used Line 6 POD Express with a two button switch and a volume pedal. All in you’re well under $200. Then you also have a quick at home headphone practice solution.
I have an HXStomp which I use as a multieffekt before a tube amp. In case the amp fails, I play with the HXStomp directly into the PA. In case the HXStomp fails, I play with that the amp offers to me (gain and reverb) which is enough to make music.
I do same with drive pedals before the HX stomp XL 👍👍 If the Xl fails, I have a spare delay pedal in the bag, if the amp fails I just use the XL as you 🙂
Plan A: Pedalboard and a Marshall SV20h & cab. Plan B: Pedalboard and an Orange Stamp into the cab and/or PA Plan C: A spare Xotic SL drive pedal (with battery) into amp or Stamp I always take two guitars and a bag full of spare cables. Once my pedalboard failed mid way through the first set due to a patch cable fault. Had to finish only on clean (Fender Deluxe)...played some rockier songs clean and no one seemed to mind too much, but it's not like we're playing Stadium gigs, just small clubs. :)
My touring tech box carries the POLY - AMPLE for this job, works sensational, no knobs to get broken in techbox, super easy to use, can sit bypassed on the pedal board until needed, really dig it.
My plans B and C are quite old now but still useful in their own way. I have a Harley Benton Ac Tone, the mini-sized one which they discontinued. As it's so small it's easy to just throw in a guitar bag pocket as backup. The other option I have is a Palmer Pocket Amp (first version). The great thing about it is it doubles as a DI pedal with an additional headphone output. So it can often be the solution to many different problems. My more modern solution is a Tonex One, which is great! However, I have that attached to a mini pedalboard setup, so I tend to choose one of the other options rather than detaching and reattaching it constantly.
My Plan B is the Laney Ironheart Loudpedal.. simply because it is a 60w amp in its own right, plugs straight into my cab and I don’t need to rely on the PA guy to get going!
That's exactly what I've done. Bought a Tonex one for a) dep gigs playing bass (has everything I need) b) acoustic gigs (acoustic ir for a mic'd up sound plus compression and reverb) and C) backup to my main pedalboard. All presets loaded into the pedal, before a gig I just switch the active to presets to what I may need on the day from my pc, takes all of 30 seconds
Zoom MS-50G+ MultiStomp Multi-effects Pedal $129.00 currently $99.99 works great doesn't take up any space. Works like a champ with pedals. Another fantastic cheap option to have a plan B for a tube amp backup is a Mooer BabyBomb30 as your power amp ($108 retail), if you got a great preamp it works fantastic into a speaker cab which could be your combo amp or separate speaker cab if you have an amp head with separate speaker cab setup.
Kemper head is my main rig, plan B used to be a Joyo preamp pedal and is now a Kemper Player. I go direct to the FOH and recently have been using the effects return of a Mesa Boogie combo as a monitor, so my backup can also be the amp itself.
TC Electronics Combo 65 is my Plan B which often ends up Plan A on smaller stages. Best feature is simplicity / ease of use. If you can dial up a good tone on a Deluxe Reverb or Princeton/ Princeton you can do the same with this pedal. Great for old guys like me. I love it.
Good point on the damaged power supply. If your rig uses dedicated power supplies, maybe there's nothing wrong with your Kemper, but the power supply is damaged. Even if you brought a second Kemper, you won't be able to use it unless you also brought a second power supply.
My backup plan is an an OD/Distortion pedal and a Boss Katana. No joke. So I can put any effects I need on the few channels available, and switch to OD at the drop of a foot. But also, I have had success in the past when my first band had a show and my only amp went out. No money, I was a kid. So we used PODFARM on a PC, plugged out to the speaker system directly. The sound guy hated us for making him try "something new"... funny how things have changed!
My plan B is an HX Stomp, but it would still be a pain to set up in an emergency. That said, repairing/maintaining tube amps has kept me busy for a little over 50 years. In contrast, I have also owned various Zoom, Boss, Headrush and Yamaha digital devices since the late 90’s. They have never given me a moment’s trouble, and I’ve only been asked to do one customer repair (an early Boss unit). Carrying a duplicate unit and keeping them synchronized (firmware as well as patches) is far easier than trying to find a guitar amp that’s well broken-in and has the same specs as yours. For that matter, renting or even buying a replacement Helix/whatever is a lot easier to do than replacing an amp while on tour.
I know y’all don’t carry M-vave, but their Blackbox is incredible. Rechargeable, and you can load your own captures of your rig. In yesteryears (long before JHS’ video), I always had my digitech df-7 in the gig bag because it has a decent cab sim built in. A little reverb from the PA, it saved a few gigs. Just put it on the rat setting and work the guitar’s controls from there.
I vote Zoom G1four as backup, hear me out. However complicated your rig + setlist is, with loads of effects and patches or 'scenes' that you need to navigate throughout the set, the Zoom will be capable of getting close enough to fool the audience. It has effects, amps, cab sims, also a good tuner and a basic looper. It's not sexy and there are compromises everywhere, BUT it's still an emergency backup that can do basically everything in a pinch, for about £80 (! crazy !), and it's tiny and lightweight and runs off a few AA batteries. Therefore the cost/weight/space penalty for taking it with you everywhere is almost nothing.
I've taken 2 basses to every gig I've done for over 20 years... only had to use the back up in an emergency once (and that was just a flat battery). But you know the first time I don't take a backup I will need it.
Indeed, good video. I've got a Quilter Cub US, with a simple tremolo in front. I don't expect that amp to die on me (Quilter is built like BOSS, i.e. a tank), but just in case: a small pedal-board is always at the ready, with a BOSS IR2, UAFX Flow Vintage tremolo, Fulltone Full-Drive Mosfet 2 and a Palmer PDI09 as a DI. I have a habbit of switching between my Quilter and my plan B during rehearsals, just so I keep myself acquainted with that setup.
Current Plan A is Headrush Pedalboard into PA, and then Plan B is Spark Go loaded with 4 'go to' presets, direct to PA, with Airstep foot controller to allow some fx on/off. With the Plan B fitting easily into my guitar gig bag 👍
Plan B would be my Ampero One (3 switches for clean/rhy/lead, build in expression pedal for vol/wah, 9v 500mA, fits into the guitar gigbag, 1.2kg)+Palmer passiv DI, Plan C is a Mvave Tank G with custom models (suuuper small, 4 switches for bread-and-butter sounds, XLR out, runs of internal battery !)
😂 I was just working on my backup rig. Fell together quite nicely. Didn’t wanna sell some things so they’re on another board now. Haha. My plan B is based around a Behringer TM300 and a Nux Pulse for the IR, with a passive DI, but it sounds amazing with the pedals I have with it. My main rig has a Tonex One, and Boss IR 2, and an Orange Terror Stamp on it, with a DI, and I also have2 tube combos with me, mics… at least 2 guitars, all bases covered for a gig. The gain staging has come a long way… using a Wampler Belle, Tumnus Germanium Deluxe, JHS Morning Glory, Analogman Silver TS808, Vertex Steel String SRV, Danelectro Cool Cat Fuzz V1, TC Spark mini to boost, Ross compressor…. The backup board has 2 TS minis, a Mosky Silver Horse, EHX Crayon, Fender Hello Kitty Fuzz, and a Nux Lacerate, also has a Analogman modded Ross/Dynacomp
Just last week, I had something in my guitar chain fail ... tried the obvious things to fix it, without success. I ran to my van, pulled out my old Mooer GE200 and ran back upstairs to the venue, plugged it in and was instantly back up and running. I'm not sure what I would have done had I not had a backup. I suppose I could have plugged my guitar directly into my XR18 and put the 'guitar amp' effect on it and limped through the gig, but I'm glad I didn't have to do that. Always have backups. Of everything. Backup instrument, mic, strings, picks, cables, stands... and effects. I even keep a small backup mixer in the van. Back at home I pulled out all the gear and tested it. Everything worked, so I'm not sure what the problem could have been, but I'll tell you... that Mooer is staying in my van.
Definitely my plan B is my pedalboard on a budget using my ToneX One as my amp. Cheap and very practical! There is a video on my RUclips channel if you are interested to hear and see it. 😊
I doubt I'll ever be playing a gig big enough to need a plan B but this is also valid for any situation you cannot take more than you'd take to a jam or open-mic night. These usually mean being plugged into a cheap modelling amp with no presets you know. A terrible clean is usually the only option so testing in the front of a flat katana or vox valvetronic would be useful.
My plan B is my Headrush MX5. I prefer my 2x12 AC30 + Pedal board, but if something catastrophic happens, I've got the MX5 in the wings. It's got enough amps and effects to handle most of my sounds, I just prefer the feel of the analog rig.
Honestly the answer here is to have one of the UAFX amp Sims as you have 2 presets for clean and dirty. Or if you need more, then get a Tonex which has effects etc in there. Both solutions can be under £200 used and are as reliable as anything
Just set up and used my IR board twice over this past weekend. Here’s my path: guitar into Boss TU-3,into Blues Driver, to Boss Sy-1, to IR-2, to Radial ProD1, to the board. Also using a Friedman wedge floor monitor as a monitor.
My A rig is a Orange Rockerverb MKIII 100 and a PPC212OB. B rig is an Orange CR120 and a Two Notes Captor. If the head goes down I’ll swap them. If the cab blows I’ll just do DI from the Two Notes Captor. If I’m “too loud” or want to use the DI output I may integrate the Captor with the A rig at any point.
For a backup for someone who uses valve amps I think the Friedman IRX and a couple am ient effects pedals and you are Golden. Truthfully, I think all the digital replication stuff is too busy and not organic enough, but that is simply my opinion. I also think that the days of dragging half and full stack amplifiers around is also a bit dead when you have these pedal board sized valved units that can be run to the front of house which saves on having to mix up cabinets which is extra gear that to a degree is no longer necessary for guitar and bass players, now drums are a different story.
My plan b, which was also my house rehearsal setup became my plan a, twice... I went from a Sovtek MIG50 as a plan a and Orange Tiny Terror as plan b, to a Tiny Terror as my plan a and a Line6 stomp as my plan b, now I have my line6 as my plan a and a simple diy cab simulator with a preamp as my plan b
I use a helix for playing live. And I've been thinking about this recently. I was wondering if getting something like a cheap MFX like the Valeton GP100 and programming in 6 usable basic patches was a good idea. Nice and cheap and something just to get me through a gig and run into my FrFr if all goes wrong?
Helix floor and pod go, Beta 58 and Sm57, shure blx and line6 g30, carvin iem and headphone cable, 12 and 10 inch frfr, 2 (or more) guitars. Every gig. Every time. ALWAYS have backups. ALWAYS
Plan B is a M-Vave Tank G. Plan C is a Humbolt Simplifier clone with a drive pedal. Being a “belt, braces, and vest tucked into underpants” sort of pessimist I usually take a spare amp anyhow. The Joyo Bantamp XL range makes this a cheap and easy option.
In my current band both the bassist and guitarist use Tech21 fly rigs in the rehersal room and most of the smaller gigs, and always carry them around as a backup when playing bigger gigs with amps
Plan B is a Quilter Interblock 45 and has saved me in a gig when my Blues Deluxe died in the middle of a set. I won’t use full blown processing rig. I can use my pedal board through its effects loop, run the Quilter either into the amp speaker cab or I can go direct. And without a roadie, I’d never have a duplicate rig. Way too much to lug in/out.
May as well suggest the Boss Katana as a good Plan B. It might be most players Plan A, so can certainly do the job. It's a decent and loud standalone amp, small, light, and has effects. A Tonex pedal would be a great choice too, can program it to mimic your plan A. It might sound crazy, but with Quad Cortex running NDSP plugins, a Plan B for a QC might be something you already own ... your laptop & small audio interface, though people might prefer if you hid it behind your amp cab ;) And people might be bringing their laptop around on tour anyway. There's probably even people using their laptop as their Plan A. Certainly in electronic music circles it's been a thing for a long time.
Two old school Zoom G3 mini-multi pedals, a Peavey Bandit, and an ADA GCS-6 IR pedal. Signal chain is guitar into the first G3 for individually switchable compressor and gain pedals, into the front of the Bandit for some stage volume and preamp tone shaping, into the second G3 in the Bandit's effects loop for individually switchable modulation, delay, and reverb pedals, with one output going back to the amp and the other one going to the ADA IR pedal for front-of-house output. All of these items are small, reliable, readily available on the used market, and cheap. The whole rig cost less than $300 combined. This setup works great in that each part of it is modular so it can replace any part of your main rig that might fail, and it actually sounds pretty good. It could even be used as a main setup.
I am STILL gigging with a boss ME 70 and a boss rc 50, I have had both for over 10 years and both are absolutely bomb proof. I gig on average 4 / 5 times a week and have done since 2013 with the same two pedals. When one finally dies, I'm giving it to MI-5 to study for tank armour.
I use Headrush gigboard for effects going into the front of a Blackstar Silverline. Set my amp tone and valve response from the amp and change fx rigs in the Headrush. If my Headrush dies (few years old now 😬) my Silverline has all the amp tones I need with reverb/delay/chorus built in. If it’s the amp that dies I can of course put an amp sim in the headrush and send it straight to the desk. I don’t carry any extra gear. My A rig and B rig are built into the two units I take to every gig.
Many years ago I used to use the tech 21 Sansamp TriAC, then later a Kotzen Flyrig 5. Now I used the Blackstar Amped 3. But I have a HX One & a delay on the loop. Plus I have several mini pedals on battery. Works great, both DI & Mic’d up.
I'm old school and still use head + cabinet. My plan b is a Marshall Guv'nor clone and an EHX Magnum 44. I've had to rely on it once, but that particular instance makes me guarantee it's in my bag before I leave the house.
My plan A is a Fractal FM9. I have multiple plan B's, but my plan A plan B is a boss pocket GT. I also have several VOX valvenergy pedals that can also be used directly to a PA as a pedal platform, or as gain pedals themselves, and a whole box full of other pedals, so I could easily whip up a small pedalboard.
I tour around as a bass player. My main rig is a Headrush Prime, backed up by a Headrush MX5 with similar patches, and if both fail I have a Tech 21 Sans Amp Bass DI. I've been thinking about throwing an IR-2 in the bag as a backup for gigs where I'm on guitar.
The Line 6 pod express highly slept on plan B rig. Just add an extra two foot switch controller, it's almost perfect. It has effects and presets for under 200. It runs on batteries too.
For emergency without any backup I could offer a Soundcraft ui16 mixer input with amp emulation by Digitech. I never managed it to sound pleasant, but better than nothing.
For me the most important thing is to backup all your presets to both a thumb drive you have with you and to the cloud so you can get to it anywhere, and be diligent about keeping that backup up to date.
NUX Amp Academy. Can be plugged into an FRFR cab, a PA system, a mixing console, an interface, headphones and an amplifier. Comes with 18 different amp models and you can upload your own IR's. Only costs £170 too.
My plan B is a laptop computer and a small midi footswitch and 2 midi expression pedals (Crumar UP4). It's loaded with effects, amp simulations and impulse responses, and my sort of "go to" presets are programmed and ready to go. It doesn't sound as good as my amp and pedals, and I look like a fool when I have to grab the mouse to change anything in the presets while being on stage, but it has saved my a** quite a few times.
Depending on my gig I will use an axe fx 2xl+ to foh with my amps that I build and pedalboard as a backup. Or, an amp and pedals with either the fractal or kemper stage as a backup. My poppy/rocky band is a fractal gig. Some of our originals have big ambient, ethereal sounds that only the fractal does well. My fusion band is amp and pedals.
My Plan B has been a Quilter Tone Block 200 - unfortunately, I HAVE had to use it more than once in 10 years of regular gigging..... Always, reliable, tho! I may look at moving towards something like one of these or a Pod Express..... Cheers from GA (US), guys!!!!!
I toyed with the idea of going digital to downsize my rig, but then I started using the Laney Loudpedals instead as they can go through a cab or DI. So my Plan B is if my Laney BCC Loudpedal (the Martin Miller sig) goes down, I have the original Ironheart IRF-Loudpedal in my gig bag as a backup. Affordable, good tones, versatile options, small... everything I need
if you live in a cold climate, like I do; putting any of those in an unheated storage unit, over the winter, Would likely result in the only one that still functioned being the simplifier sans reverb. so keep your electronics out of the sub-zero temps.
I am literally asking mself this question right now - the Marshall AVT amp I have isn't cutting it. (my main rig is a BluGuitar Amp1 Mercury and the Boss MS3 and a wah).
Every musician who cares about professionalism-and that should be absolutely every musician who accepts the offer of a paid gig-absolutely needs to be prepared for equipment failure during a gig. The pillar of professionalism is the old saying, "the show must go on". No matter what gear failure you experience, the audience has paid to see a show, and it is the performer's responsibility to perform, unless it is physically impossible. If your digital modeler dies, or if your analog pedalboard dies, you need to be prepared to play your gig without it, or to quickly swap gear and get right back to playing. The more heavily you rely on effects, the more complex your rig is, the more likely it is that you are going to experience a failure at some point. My pedalboard is based around a Boss GT-1000Core and a DSM & Humboldt Simplifier, with a Countryman DI box. I can go all analogue, or all digital, to stage amps and to PA or recording desk simultaneously, and if I have to, I can always fall back upon a bare DI and the audio engineer's skill.
My cover band runs a Soundcraft UI16, and if we don't want to bring amps for whatever reason, we just use the built in Digitech guitar modelling on the mixer channel for a Tweed and a Sunn, and that works out just fine. Just have a different scene for modelling vs amp in.
I want an uncensored version of some of these videos.
Fuck yeah!
😂 yes!! It might crash the internet but yes!!
Agreed
Well there’s the Andertons 2 channel which is just music, so why not Andertons 3 that’s got all of the inappropriate stuff on? 😂
They could have an "Anderton's Top 10 Uncensored Moments 2024" video lol
This video is food for thought. Now, I'm wondering if I would use a backup rig or just move to the living room when playing for my dogs.
Those poor dogs.
Plan B is a Boss IR2 in the gig bag. It cost beans, has two channels and sounds great. Plan A is Victory Head and 2 x 12 and has never gone wrong. The IR2 is in the bag for my own comfort.
which victory model do you use? Been looking at the duchess 40
I have one under the tree. Hope I like it and will run it into a QSC CP12 first.
Nice!
Can't go wrong with the IR-2. I sold my Ampero 2 Stage because although it was cool, I was tired of updating the effing thing and spending time programming versus playing time.
@@nerbuhc I started my Victory journey with a Duchess V40. I mostly use my RK100 now and also have a V40 Deluxe, a V130, a Mk1 Kraken and s Super Sherriff.
The Tonex One is my Plan A lol and I keep a Joyo American Sound in my backpack.
Joyo American or British 👍😃
Get a Valeton GP100 for it. Fractal for $350 bucks. Then get a Fractal for the back up . .lol
I use a GP 100 for my backup. I have a Pod Go as my main rig. The GP fits in a gig bag pocket, costs ~$100, and is enough to get thru a gig. I have one catch all patch with a Plexi amp crunch sound, roll back guitar volume for cleans, an overdrive pedal model for hi gain, delay, and use the volume pedal for a solo boost. If I really needed modulation for something, I could turn it on in the menu, or make a duplicate preset with the mod on.
@@mfalkon Get a Tone X One. you have FX on it as well. How I set mine up is I use the Mod FX in Tone X One. You can set up scenes on the Tone X One too. So one without Mod then one with Mod, then delay on the GP100 for your tails after you drop volume. etc. With a little creativety you can do a lot of things. Its serously a Fractal on a budget.
@@mfalkon Yeah Id like to get ahold of someone from Valeton. There is an Aux in on the GP100 they might be able to map that IO and it could be used as an FX loop to insert a Tone X, IR-2, Pod Exp, etc into the GP100. Then if they added midi functionallity, you could control both units together as one with the foot switches. The GP100 is one of the most bad ass modellers on the planet, They just dont know it yet.
My plan B is a fender mustang micro plus and a XLR Adapter directly to the PA 😅
That's what I have for backup.i just put it at the end of pedal board and go from 1/8 to stereo 1/4 to frfr. I use a friedman ird but the micro has a great friedman in it as a backup.
Have you ever had to use this as a plan B? I’m curious how this would sound directly to the PA.
@@JohnWDGTandTele not yet, thank god, but during practice it sounds really fine through the PA and inears.
I can even switch through a main rythm, clean and lead preset. In an emergency, that's perfectly enough. Love the small form factor, i just throw it into my gigbag and relax 😊
That’s insane but it make sense because really it’s just the same concept as a multi effect.
@@davidramos4317 yeah man, i play the Fender TMP and it even has most of the amps (just in a worse quality, but hey, it's just a backup)..
There could even be an issue with power on stage but I'd still be able to play full presets direct to the FOH
all-time favorite backup (or plan B, if you will) is any Tech 21 NYC Fly Rig. I keep a Ritchie Kotzen Fly Rig in my jam backpack. I've never needed it, but I've often loaned it to other players to use at the jams. Amazing devices.
Agreed, 100 percent. I've even used it as my main on a few occasions when I didn't feel like packing big gear. Also works great through an IR Box and an FRFR. Tech 21 is very solid kit.
@@reedl2353 I have multiple Rigs using Tech 21 stuff just as my main setup. They're just absolutely quality
the Joyo/Harley Benton knockoffs of those are extremely good for a very cheap option. they're about £30? obviously they're not the most sturdy, but if you only use it as a backup...
edit: okay you mean something different to what i mean, but they're still a very good cheap option.
@@rileybanks1191 there's a couple Donner things like that which are really good for the effects but the amp sim is lack luster. And there's also the mooer truck pedals but I haven't tried those
This is the answer right here! 👍
Simplifier mk 2, ordered as soon as I saw your initial video on it and it is incredibly helpful. Thank you!! It's an essential part of my Plan A
We use the simplifier mk2 as much as we can. Better than any digital amp. Far better
Boss IR2 + Boss DD3 and you are all set.
I use a boss ir-2 and it’s amazing I put some custom IRs from York audio and it covers everything I need for playing live I never leave home without it
You can buy two Boss GT-1000Core units for less than the price of one Quad Cortex or Fender Tone Master Pro. The Core is less than half the size of the QC and uses 1/3 the power. The GT-1000Core is a highly capable unit that is the standout price/performance leader, and sounds every bit as good as the competition.
😊Amen ,i use my gt core with jhs at+ and wah wah ,great setup:-)
This is exactly what POD Express is for IMO. A Klon into a Princeton, Matchless, or Friedman, got some wet fx if you need them, got a tap tempo. In a pinch you’re sorted quickly especially if you save 2-3 presets
Used Line 6 POD Express with a two button switch and a volume pedal. All in you’re well under $200. Then you also have a quick at home headphone practice solution.
What two button switch are you using? Thanks
Your plan B is actually my plan A
I have an HXStomp which I use as a multieffekt before a tube amp. In case the amp fails, I play with the HXStomp directly into the PA. In case the HXStomp fails, I play with that the amp offers to me (gain and reverb) which is enough to make music.
I do same with drive pedals before the HX stomp XL 👍👍 If the Xl fails, I have a spare delay pedal in the bag, if the amp fails I just use the XL as you 🙂
Same
Plan A: Pedalboard and a Marshall SV20h & cab.
Plan B: Pedalboard and an Orange Stamp into the cab and/or PA
Plan C: A spare Xotic SL drive pedal (with battery) into amp or Stamp
I always take two guitars and a bag full of spare cables.
Once my pedalboard failed mid way through the first set due to a patch cable fault. Had to finish only on clean (Fender Deluxe)...played some rockier songs clean and no one seemed to mind too much, but it's not like we're playing Stadium gigs, just small clubs. :)
My touring tech box carries the POLY - AMPLE for this job, works sensational, no knobs to get broken in techbox, super easy to use, can sit bypassed on the pedal board until needed, really dig it.
My plans B and C are quite old now but still useful in their own way. I have a Harley Benton Ac Tone, the mini-sized one which they discontinued. As it's so small it's easy to just throw in a guitar bag pocket as backup. The other option I have is a Palmer Pocket Amp (first version). The great thing about it is it doubles as a DI pedal with an additional headphone output. So it can often be the solution to many different problems.
My more modern solution is a Tonex One, which is great! However, I have that attached to a mini pedalboard setup, so I tend to choose one of the other options rather than detaching and reattaching it constantly.
My Plan B is the Laney Ironheart Loudpedal.. simply because it is a 60w amp in its own right, plugs straight into my cab and I don’t need to rely on the PA guy to get going!
quilter superblocks could fit here. great options for live rig situations
True, I would love to try one someday,.
My plan B would be a Tonex One. Especially now that they have delay and modulation built in
Just bought one this morning. Glad to hear people like it. I just need it to be useful and sound good enough overall.
@@kez850 it's perfect for that. Gives you 2 or even 3 different sounds right there.
That's exactly what I've done. Bought a Tonex one for a) dep gigs playing bass (has everything I need) b) acoustic gigs (acoustic ir for a mic'd up sound plus compression and reverb) and C) backup to my main pedalboard. All presets loaded into the pedal, before a gig I just switch the active to presets to what I may need on the day from my pc, takes all of 30 seconds
Believe it or not, the Nobels Odr 1 together with an ir loader is an excellent plan b.
I can't believe you actually made me want to get a Boss IR2 that I didn't need before watching this video. 🙈
Great video. The Boss or TC are no-brainers for this.
Plan A - My Hiwatt.
Plan B - My JCM 900.
LET'SROCK.
My plan B was an ACS1 from Walrus Audio. It was so convenient and sounded so much better after York Audio IRs that its now plan A
Honestly that combo 65 sounds incredible
Zoom MS-50G+ MultiStomp Multi-effects Pedal $129.00 currently $99.99 works great doesn't take up any space. Works like a champ with pedals. Another fantastic cheap option to have a plan B for a tube amp backup is a Mooer BabyBomb30 as your power amp ($108 retail), if you got a great preamp it works fantastic into a speaker cab which could be your combo amp or separate speaker cab if you have an amp head with separate speaker cab setup.
Kemper head is my main rig, plan B used to be a Joyo preamp pedal and is now a Kemper Player. I go direct to the FOH and recently have been using the effects return of a Mesa Boogie combo as a monitor, so my backup can also be the amp itself.
Definitely simplifier for sure
TC Electronics Combo 65 is my Plan B which often ends up Plan A on smaller stages. Best feature is simplicity / ease of use. If you can dial up a good tone on a Deluxe Reverb or Princeton/ Princeton you can do the same with this pedal. Great for old guys like me. I love it.
Good point on the damaged power supply. If your rig uses dedicated power supplies, maybe there's nothing wrong with your Kemper, but the power supply is damaged.
Even if you brought a second Kemper, you won't be able to use it unless you also brought a second power supply.
@@ChadWorthman hm the Kemper plugs directly into the mains? Not sure I follow?
My backup plan is an an OD/Distortion pedal and a Boss Katana. No joke.
So I can put any effects I need on the few channels available, and switch to OD at the drop of a foot.
But also, I have had success in the past when my first band had a show and my only amp went out. No money, I was a kid.
So we used PODFARM on a PC, plugged out to the speaker system directly.
The sound guy hated us for making him try "something new"... funny how things have changed!
My rig is the Quad Cortex and my backup is the Simplifier mk2! What a great feeling! And its my birthday!
My plan B is an HX Stomp, but it would still be a pain to set up in an emergency. That said, repairing/maintaining tube amps has kept me busy for a little over 50 years. In contrast, I have also owned various Zoom, Boss, Headrush and Yamaha digital devices since the late 90’s. They have never given me a moment’s trouble, and I’ve only been asked to do one customer repair (an early Boss unit). Carrying a duplicate unit and keeping them synchronized (firmware as well as patches) is far easier than trying to find a guitar amp that’s well broken-in and has the same specs as yours. For that matter, renting or even buying a replacement Helix/whatever is a lot easier to do than replacing an amp while on tour.
I use a digi Tech 360 and plan B is a Korg Pandora Mini...........all small and packed with good Sounds 👍👍
ACS1 sounds great, especially after the recent update. The ability to do 2 separate amps at once is so killer.
I know y’all don’t carry M-vave, but their Blackbox is incredible. Rechargeable, and you can load your own captures of your rig. In yesteryears (long before JHS’ video), I always had my digitech df-7 in the gig bag because it has a decent cab sim built in. A little reverb from the PA, it saved a few gigs. Just put it on the rat setting and work the guitar’s controls from there.
I vote Zoom G1four as backup, hear me out. However complicated your rig + setlist is, with loads of effects and patches or 'scenes' that you need to navigate throughout the set, the Zoom will be capable of getting close enough to fool the audience. It has effects, amps, cab sims, also a good tuner and a basic looper. It's not sexy and there are compromises everywhere, BUT it's still an emergency backup that can do basically everything in a pinch, for about £80 (! crazy !), and it's tiny and lightweight and runs off a few AA batteries. Therefore the cost/weight/space penalty for taking it with you everywhere is almost nothing.
Quad cortex as plan a , boss katana 100 head + 212 v30 cab as plan b 😂 cant go wrong with this
loved the sound of the tc and the durple guys, loved the vid m.
Plan A- pedalboard into a Blackstar amped 1
Plan B- spare amped 1 in my bag. Never needed Plan B, but just in case.
I've taken 2 basses to every gig I've done for over 20 years... only had to use the back up in an emergency once (and that was just a flat battery). But you know the first time I don't take a backup I will need it.
I’ve got the SimplifierX and it’s a banger
Indeed, good video. I've got a Quilter Cub US, with a simple tremolo in front. I don't expect that amp to die on me (Quilter is built like BOSS, i.e. a tank), but just in case: a small pedal-board is always at the ready, with a BOSS IR2, UAFX Flow Vintage tremolo, Fulltone Full-Drive Mosfet 2 and a Palmer PDI09 as a DI.
I have a habbit of switching between my Quilter and my plan B during rehearsals, just so I keep myself acquainted with that setup.
Yup. Keeping my DSM mk1 for all these reasons. Would consider one of those TC pedals for sure…
Current Plan A is Headrush Pedalboard into PA, and then Plan B is Spark Go loaded with 4 'go to' presets, direct to PA, with Airstep foot controller to allow some fx on/off.
With the Plan B fitting easily into my guitar gig bag 👍
Plan B would be my Ampero One (3 switches for clean/rhy/lead, build in expression pedal for vol/wah, 9v 500mA, fits into the guitar gigbag, 1.2kg)+Palmer passiv DI, Plan C is a Mvave Tank G with custom models (suuuper small, 4 switches for bread-and-butter sounds, XLR out, runs of internal battery !)
😂 I was just working on my backup rig. Fell together quite nicely. Didn’t wanna sell some things so they’re on another board now. Haha. My plan B is based around a Behringer TM300 and a Nux Pulse for the IR, with a passive DI, but it sounds amazing with the pedals I have with it. My main rig has a Tonex One, and Boss IR 2, and an Orange Terror Stamp on it, with a DI, and I also have2 tube combos with me, mics… at least 2 guitars, all bases covered for a gig. The gain staging has come a long way… using a Wampler Belle, Tumnus Germanium Deluxe, JHS Morning Glory, Analogman Silver TS808, Vertex Steel String SRV, Danelectro Cool Cat Fuzz V1, TC Spark mini to boost, Ross compressor…. The backup board has 2 TS minis, a Mosky Silver Horse, EHX Crayon, Fender Hello Kitty Fuzz, and a Nux Lacerate, also has a Analogman modded Ross/Dynacomp
My plan B is to sit in a corner and cry. Works every time without fail!
You can play tambourine or sing 👍😅
Great ideas for a starter rig!
Orange Terror Stamp is my backup. Now I just need some gigs again.
Just last week, I had something in my guitar chain fail ... tried the obvious things to fix it, without success. I ran to my van, pulled out my old Mooer GE200 and ran back upstairs to the venue, plugged it in and was instantly back up and running. I'm not sure what I would have done had I not had a backup. I suppose I could have plugged my guitar directly into my XR18 and put the 'guitar amp' effect on it and limped through the gig, but I'm glad I didn't have to do that. Always have backups. Of everything. Backup instrument, mic, strings, picks, cables, stands... and effects. I even keep a small backup mixer in the van.
Back at home I pulled out all the gear and tested it. Everything worked, so I'm not sure what the problem could have been, but I'll tell you... that Mooer is staying in my van.
Definitely my plan B is my pedalboard on a budget using my ToneX One as my amp. Cheap and very practical! There is a video on my RUclips channel if you are interested to hear and see it. 😊
I doubt I'll ever be playing a gig big enough to need a plan B but this is also valid for any situation you cannot take more than you'd take to a jam or open-mic night. These usually mean being plugged into a cheap modelling amp with no presets you know. A terrible clean is usually the only option so testing in the front of a flat katana or vox valvetronic would be useful.
Just bought line6 stomp as a backup device for my helix. Should have done this years ago
The IR-2 is a great Plan B as I have had amps go down… and pedalboards as well so I have a mini backup with reverb, chorus, drive and tuner.
My plan B is my Headrush MX5. I prefer my 2x12 AC30 + Pedal board, but if something catastrophic happens, I've got the MX5 in the wings. It's got enough amps and effects to handle most of my sounds, I just prefer the feel of the analog rig.
Honestly the answer here is to have one of the UAFX amp Sims as you have 2 presets for clean and dirty. Or if you need more, then get a Tonex which has effects etc in there. Both solutions can be under £200 used and are as reliable as anything
Just set up and used my IR board twice over this past weekend. Here’s my path: guitar into Boss TU-3,into Blues Driver, to Boss Sy-1, to IR-2, to Radial ProD1, to the board. Also using a Friedman wedge floor monitor as a monitor.
My A rig is a Orange Rockerverb MKIII 100 and a PPC212OB.
B rig is an Orange CR120 and a Two Notes Captor.
If the head goes down I’ll swap them.
If the cab blows I’ll just do DI from the Two Notes Captor.
If I’m “too loud” or want to use the DI output I may integrate the Captor with the A rig at any point.
For a backup for someone who uses valve amps I think the Friedman IRX and a couple am ient effects pedals and you are Golden. Truthfully, I think all the digital replication stuff is too busy and not organic enough, but that is simply my opinion. I also think that the days of dragging half and full stack amplifiers around is also a bit dead when you have these pedal board sized valved units that can be run to the front of house which saves on having to mix up cabinets which is extra gear that to a degree is no longer necessary for guitar and bass players, now drums are a different story.
Im an amp guy but I keep a quilter phantom block as backup/silent/acoustic/bass rig on my pedal board. It's a great (assumingly) analong option.
Quilter is a great choice.
Sounds a little hi-fi to my ears, but about any distortion pedal cures that.
I keep a Sugar Drive close by.
YMMV
@Michael-v4p2o it's definitely a little high-fi but I'm dedicating a bit of time and rig development to getting it to sound and feel right.
My plan b, which was also my house rehearsal setup became my plan a, twice... I went from a Sovtek MIG50 as a plan a and Orange Tiny Terror as plan b, to a Tiny Terror as my plan a and a Line6 stomp as my plan b, now I have my line6 as my plan a and a simple diy cab simulator with a preamp as my plan b
That guitar is amazing! I loved the tone guitar and such beautiful.
I use a helix for playing live. And I've been thinking about this recently. I was wondering if getting something like a cheap MFX like the Valeton GP100 and programming in 6 usable basic patches was a good idea. Nice and cheap and something just to get me through a gig and run into my FrFr if all goes wrong?
Helix floor and pod go, Beta 58 and Sm57, shure blx and line6 g30, carvin iem and headphone cable, 12 and 10 inch frfr, 2 (or more) guitars. Every gig. Every time. ALWAYS have backups. ALWAYS
Plan B is a M-Vave Tank G.
Plan C is a Humbolt Simplifier clone with a drive pedal.
Being a “belt, braces, and vest tucked into underpants” sort of pessimist I usually take a spare amp anyhow. The Joyo Bantamp XL range makes this a cheap and easy option.
In my current band both the bassist and guitarist use Tech21 fly rigs in the rehersal room and most of the smaller gigs, and always carry them around as a backup when playing bigger gigs with amps
Plan B is a Quilter Interblock 45 and has saved me in a gig when my Blues Deluxe died in the middle of a set. I won’t use full blown processing rig. I can use my pedal board through its effects loop, run the Quilter either into the amp speaker cab or I can go direct.
And without a roadie, I’d never have a duplicate rig. Way too much to lug in/out.
May as well suggest the Boss Katana as a good Plan B. It might be most players Plan A, so can certainly do the job. It's a decent and loud standalone amp, small, light, and has effects. A Tonex pedal would be a great choice too, can program it to mimic your plan A. It might sound crazy, but with Quad Cortex running NDSP plugins, a Plan B for a QC might be something you already own ... your laptop & small audio interface, though people might prefer if you hid it behind your amp cab ;) And people might be bringing their laptop around on tour anyway. There's probably even people using their laptop as their Plan A. Certainly in electronic music circles it's been a thing for a long time.
Easy... tonex one. Amps and now fx. Can cycle through 20 setups on a simple button twist. Cheap and ultra portable. Sounds immense
Two old school Zoom G3 mini-multi pedals, a Peavey Bandit, and an ADA GCS-6 IR pedal. Signal chain is guitar into the first G3 for individually switchable compressor and gain pedals, into the front of the Bandit for some stage volume and preamp tone shaping, into the second G3 in the Bandit's effects loop for individually switchable modulation, delay, and reverb pedals, with one output going back to the amp and the other one going to the ADA IR pedal for front-of-house output. All of these items are small, reliable, readily available on the used market, and cheap. The whole rig cost less than $300 combined. This setup works great in that each part of it is modular so it can replace any part of your main rig that might fail, and it actually sounds pretty good. It could even be used as a main setup.
Plan B …..Quilter 101 head..
I am STILL gigging with a boss ME 70 and a boss rc 50, I have had both for over 10 years and both are absolutely bomb proof. I gig on average 4 / 5 times a week and have done since 2013 with the same two pedals.
When one finally dies, I'm giving it to MI-5 to study for tank armour.
I use Headrush gigboard for effects going into the front of a Blackstar Silverline. Set my amp tone and valve response from the amp and change fx rigs in the Headrush. If my Headrush dies (few years old now 😬) my Silverline has all the amp tones I need with reverb/delay/chorus built in. If it’s the amp that dies I can of course put an amp sim in the headrush and send it straight to the desk. I don’t carry any extra gear. My A rig and B rig are built into the two units I take to every gig.
Many years ago I used to use the tech 21 Sansamp TriAC, then later a Kotzen Flyrig 5. Now I used the Blackstar Amped 3. But I have a HX One & a delay on the loop. Plus I have several mini pedals on battery. Works great, both DI & Mic’d up.
I'm old school and still use head + cabinet. My plan b is a Marshall Guv'nor clone and an EHX Magnum 44. I've had to rely on it once, but that particular instance makes me guarantee it's in my bag before I leave the house.
My plan b was always a second 100-200 watt (200 watts if it was solid state) head. As long as it made it through a show it was good enough.
My plan A is a Fractal FM9. I have multiple plan B's, but my plan A plan B is a boss pocket GT.
I also have several VOX valvenergy pedals that can also be used directly to a PA as a pedal platform, or as gain pedals themselves, and a whole box full of other pedals, so I could easily whip up a small pedalboard.
I tour around as a bass player. My main rig is a Headrush Prime, backed up by a Headrush MX5 with similar patches, and if both fail I have a Tech 21 Sans Amp Bass DI. I've been thinking about throwing an IR-2 in the bag as a backup for gigs where I'm on guitar.
The Line 6 pod express highly slept on plan B rig. Just add an extra two foot switch controller, it's almost perfect. It has effects and presets for under 200. It runs on batteries too.
It isn't stereo amps tho, but stereo delay and reverb is good enough I guess
For emergency without any backup I could offer a Soundcraft ui16 mixer input with amp emulation by Digitech. I never managed it to sound pleasant, but better than nothing.
For me the most important thing is to backup all your presets to both a thumb drive you have with you and to the cloud so you can get to it anywhere, and be diligent about keeping that backup up to date.
NUX Amp Academy. Can be plugged into an FRFR cab, a PA system, a mixing console, an interface, headphones and an amplifier. Comes with 18 different amp models and you can upload your own IR's. Only costs £170 too.
Agree. Love my amp academy. Has a di out in it too. And reverbs and overdrives/compressor built in.
@@johnplaystheguitar123 So many genuinely great features. The EQ section is very useful too. Android and Windows apps work a treat
A great plan B is Positive Grid. Ive used one as a plan A for a few occaisions
My plan B is a laptop computer and a small midi footswitch and 2 midi expression pedals (Crumar UP4). It's loaded with effects, amp simulations and impulse responses, and my sort of "go to" presets are programmed and ready to go.
It doesn't sound as good as my amp and pedals, and I look like a fool when I have to grab the mouse to change anything in the presets while being on stage, but it has saved my a** quite a few times.
Depending on my gig I will use an axe fx 2xl+ to foh with my amps that I build and pedalboard as a backup. Or, an amp and pedals with either the fractal or kemper stage as a backup. My poppy/rocky band is a fractal gig. Some of our originals have big ambient, ethereal sounds that only the fractal does well. My fusion band is amp and pedals.
My Plan B has been a Quilter Tone Block 200 - unfortunately, I HAVE had to use it more than once in 10 years of regular gigging..... Always, reliable, tho! I may look at moving towards something like one of these or a Pod Express..... Cheers from GA (US), guys!!!!!
Plan b is the modeller (Tonex one). Plan A is a 20 watt tube head 😊
I toyed with the idea of going digital to downsize my rig, but then I started using the Laney Loudpedals instead as they can go through a cab or DI. So my Plan B is if my Laney BCC Loudpedal (the Martin Miller sig) goes down, I have the original Ironheart IRF-Loudpedal in my gig bag as a backup. Affordable, good tones, versatile options, small... everything I need
if you live in a cold climate, like I do;
putting any of those in an unheated storage unit, over the winter, Would likely result in the only one that still functioned being the simplifier sans reverb.
so keep your electronics out of the sub-zero temps.
Boss IR-2 is really all you need
I am literally asking mself this question right now - the Marshall AVT amp I have isn't cutting it.
(my main rig is a BluGuitar Amp1 Mercury and the Boss MS3 and a wah).
Every musician who cares about professionalism-and that should be absolutely every musician who accepts the offer of a paid gig-absolutely needs to be prepared for equipment failure during a gig. The pillar of professionalism is the old saying, "the show must go on". No matter what gear failure you experience, the audience has paid to see a show, and it is the performer's responsibility to perform, unless it is physically impossible. If your digital modeler dies, or if your analog pedalboard dies, you need to be prepared to play your gig without it, or to quickly swap gear and get right back to playing. The more heavily you rely on effects, the more complex your rig is, the more likely it is that you are going to experience a failure at some point. My pedalboard is based around a Boss GT-1000Core and a DSM & Humboldt Simplifier, with a Countryman DI box. I can go all analogue, or all digital, to stage amps and to PA or recording desk simultaneously, and if I have to, I can always fall back upon a bare DI and the audio engineer's skill.
Gimmie a ToneX One and a Tube Screamer and I can get through most anything! Hahaha!
My cover band runs a Soundcraft UI16, and if we don't want to bring amps for whatever reason, we just use the built in Digitech guitar modelling on the mixer channel for a Tweed and a Sunn, and that works out just fine. Just have a different scene for modelling vs amp in.
Just waiting for Rhett Shull to chime in...😄
Great advice there’s another option. Use your iPad and something like bias fx maybe a plan c lol
My plan B is using my Boss IR-2 Amp Simulator and Impulse Response Loader
Plan B is a Line 6 Pod Express with an HX One - basically can do pretty much anything you need to go through a gig in a pinch!
Oh and I can power both with a USB power bank and through regular plus so Plan B1 and B2 all in my backpack 😮