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Since you'd only be using the pre-amp, a full amp head would be a bit of a waste. You need a nice DI or a pedal you like the sound of, or a purpose built DI. If you have an external recording interface it probably has a built in pre-amp for instrument level input, and this in combination with a VST amp sim might be what you're after.

they're probably all 9V DC. It will say on the pedals. You'll also need the number next to ma (milliamps). Add this number up from each pedal. The total (probably less than 500ma) gives you the 2nd requirement you have for a PSU. So, you probably want a 9V DC adaptor which can provide up to 500ma If you're thinking about expanding with more pedals in the future (especially digital pedals) it might be worth your while getting a more powerful (more ma) PSU. you can power all your pedals from one supply by using a "daisy chain" which are readily available and pretty cheap.

I thought all expression pedals used stereo jacks?

what is that weird blue pedal Eskimo?

Nice set-up! you might like this [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002DUCK12/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550944549&ref=asc_df_B002DUCK12"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002DUCK12/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550944549&ref=asc_df_B002DUCK12[/url]

I prefer the sound I get from playing hard.

Have you not thought of getting a bassist instead? Then you can take the vocals

I've tried several old EHX Worms which were all too noisy to be useful. I bought one of the new ones and it's fine. I doubt that's indicative of a general trend though, I would guess it's kind of pot luck.

I find it pretty easy to replicate most amped sounds using a clean DI, but then I do have a sh*t load of pedaals and plug-ins to choose from. I do it this way around so that I can record the bass in the comfort of my home rather than my horrible cold dirty studio. I'd like to play more with micing bass amps though!

I have an NT1A and a SE2200, they're both very good. I prefer the sound of the NT1A for vocals, well, for everything really. The SE2200 is very nice, but probably has less "character" than the NT1A - should be a good thing I suppose but the NT1A is saving me time EQing etc. For cheap mics though, Karma mics are a good bet.

The scroll-patch buttons, I guess would be fairly easy to mod. I did this to an old Zoom pedal, just opened it up and soldered wires to the bottom of the switch contacts, then routed these to a couple of momentary footswitches.

some auto-wahs are set by a rate control, rather than triggered by an envelope I like my zvex wah probe blended with some distortion. I haven't found anyone else who likes it on bass though, so I wouldn't recommend it! The dunlop bass wah, and Ibanez demon seem to be the most popular

ahh, didn't see the generator with 5 amps! Nice. When I can afford i'll be getting one

about the gig rig PSU in general - it supplies less power and costs more than the Godlyke Powerall right?

let us know how you get on!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1343235899' post='1747567'] This here box before the BDI would drive it a bit harder, would it not? And then I can remain in cheapskate mode! [url="http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/behringer-pb100-preamp-booster--29372"]http://www.dv247.com...-booster--29372[/url] [/quote] Much like trying to use the level of your playing to control the gain on the BDI this comes with problems. IMO yes you could use a booster to drive the BDI into higher gain, however, it'd also increase the low end/low mids of your sound, and so when you take the boost off it feels lacking. I really think an EQ pedal would be the way to go. You could use it as a booster anyway (leave flat and turn up volume), so you get to try the above experiment, but also you would be able to address the above problem if i'm right.

it's quite subjective really. I have this pedal which is a clone of the "way huge red llama". It seems to be considered a fuzz pedal, but I tend to use it for the lower gain settings which are just like a light overdrive (as opposed to fuzz). Out of all the dirt boxes i've tried, this one is the most "transparent". No low end loss, no mid cut. again, it could be how it reacts to my basses or my playing style or whatever. It'd be good if you could get to a shop and try out some for yourself. Another thought - Once I thought I wanted more drive from a dirt pedal, but actually I was getting enough, I just needed to boost those dirty frequencies more with EQ, so rather than using a pedal in front of the dirt box to boost it into higher gain, I used an EQ pedal after the dirt box to give me the impression of higher gain. Much of this will make little sense as i'm rambling at light-speed... yours is the last task of the day before I get the f*** out of this swealtering offce. Ta ta!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1343229335' post='1747427'] I think one dirtbox is about right, isn't it..? [/quote] lol, I had been saying "dirtbox" to mean distortion pedal for years before I realised what I was saying probably another dirt box is the right idea - one that doesn't really mess with your tone but does add some more grit

[quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1343228264' post='1747400'] How about dialling in the BDI21 for the higher level of gain, and just playing a bit gentler when you'd don't need all the grit? [/quote] Although this works great on guitar, i've always found that to use this approach on bass you need a load of compression after the dirt pedal to maintain a consistent level of low end. Not a problem for me - I like the compressed sound - but might be a problem for the OP

GLX are fairly well regarding boss copies I think If you're going to use another pedal in combination with the BDI 21 it might be best to use an EQ pedal, which you could use to drive the BDI into more dirty territory what Chrismuzz says is spot on - what I was talking about the natural colouration of the pedals combining. If the pedal has a mid-scoop even with the EQ flat, then two in combination will have twice the mid scoop, even if it's flat. After looking it doesn't seem, there's a mid control for you to add that back in But really, if you love the sound you're getting with a bit of extra gain, why not just get another? If you want to switch between them quickly you could use another pedal like an LS-2 to do that

well, if the frequency response of the pedal with "zero EQ" is actually flat, yeh, but I doubt it is! You could probably mess with the EQ until you were happy anyway

if you were to do that, you'd probably want to switch between them, rather than run them both turned on at the same time as this would exaggerate it's EQ curve you probably knew that, so, yeh, go for it!

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1343195297' post='1746730'] Aw, when I read the thread title, I thought someone had been trying to play without strings. [/quote] Honestly i've never laughed so loud at a quip on BC

in that case an EQ is probaby more use than a dirt pedal!