dannybuoy

[quote name='Hamster' post='417962' date='Feb 23 2009, 10:31 PM']There are some pedals here that I've never heard (or heard of!)[/quote] Then you need to get out less...

That RRP is ridiculous!

For me, I can get away with using these as the essentials: 1. Preamp / Amp Sim (VT Bass) - makes my Markbass amp sound like an old school Ampeg, and is great for sending an amp-like tone to the PA, or putting into the FX return to bypass the preamp of crap amps 2. Overdrive (modded Bad Monkey) - essential for tunes that need a bit more grit, or for boosting choruses/solos etc 3. Fuzz (Supercollider Beast) - for when something more than light grit is required, and for creating noise loops with the oscillators 4. Delay (SMMH) - Used for a bit of delay/reverb in ambient parts, and for creating noise/drone loops with the Supercollider. It can also be used for chorus/flanger sounds. I also have a Wolly Mammoth clone, Tonefactor 442 Filter, Boss OC-2 Octave and CE2-B Bass Chorus which are great for using with the above to make synth sounds for shits and giggles.

I got a mint Markbass CMD121P combo for £500 on this very forum, so you can do it. The guy even delivered it my door, top bloke! Excellent sound and really easy to carry up stairs with one hand too.

I have the CMD121P (I got mine 2nd hand for £500) and highly recommend it; although the slightly bigger 121H is meant to sound better. Awesome clean but warm sound, and I have a VT Bass pedal to dial in the old school Ampeg tones. Although I'm not gigging at the moment, I've heard of plenty of people who have gigged with just CMD121P by itself, but you can always get the extension cab later for extra oomph.

I don't think they're out yet. Also, the 121H cab is taller but has a better quality tweeter and more low end from the larger enclosure - that's what I would get to go with my 121P should the need arise!

The Orange Crush 35B is worth a look... should be bigger and bassier than the 20B you tried.

Now that's what I call a stomp box! I wonder if I could get a similar effect by just stomping on a microphone though with the same EQ settings?

After you've been gigging for a few years you probably can't hear above 5kHz anyway!

I used to have a DHA VT2, and I've not encountered anything since that can add the same great sounding shimmering harmonics over my sound. The VT1-EQ-Drive looks great, I'd go for it if the bulk of it and the heavy power supply aren't an issue for you. I want to pick up another one some day. For me though, I wanted something smaller and 9v powered (I know the DHA can work at 9v but really sounds best at 12v) and settled on the new Sansamp VT Bass, which I much prefer over the older BDDI. People are going nuts over this pedal, there's a huge thread over at Talkbass where people are wetting themselves and talking about it like it's the messiah. It's not the messiah, it's a very naughty pedal.

Check out the Ashdown ABM heads too.

A Wooly Mammoth will get you a similar sound too.

The GK MB2-500 is even tinier and more toy like:

I would check out the Barefacedbass Vintage for a lightweight 2x15. But that's nearly all your clams gone right there...

Loads have popped up for sale on Talkbass recently, go there and keep em peeled.

He said he made it from scratch. Hammond make a similar one though if you were thinking of making one yourself.

If one of the amps has a tuner out, you could use that to link to the other amp. If the tuner output is buffered then even better.

Only thing with the Bad Monkey is that the amp output has a speaker sim on it that dulls your sound, even when the pedal is off.

You can also use a stereo chorus pedal set to a very slow subtle setting. This will thicken up your sound a bit as well as splitting your signal.

Nice job. I'm about to make a mini version with just one loop, and was wondering what kind of wire to use... yours doesn't look like the kind of wiring you see in effects pedals, more like household mains wiring!