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That cover is something else

I have the TC Infinite for exactly this. Can have up to 3 notes droning if you need, reverb and also tone prints. Quite handy practice tool as well.

Very late to reply to this but someone might see this later and find it useful. I was looking for an amp that would be loud enough to gig but not too heavy would have decent cleans and could take pedals. I did not want to have to deal with valves and the expense of that. I ended up getting Orange Super Crush 100. I really like it and I think it sounds good. I have not tried it with a band but I am sure it would do fine. There are few different amps in that range and either head or combo. I would look at that as an option.

I have a Rattler and I really like it. I actually don’t like distorted bass tone but I have found having the Rattler helps cutting through in live setting. So I set it up for that for heavier songs. It is really good if you set it right. I actually have the LucyDreamer as well and I keep changing my mind which one I prefer. Both are really good. @Supernaut if you are not worried about looks I would keep checking the B stock section on the Jam Pedals website. I got mine there. Free shipping and the price was under the import tax threshold so I thought it was dirt cheap. They say it’s just external blemishes but I couldn’t find any on my Lucy but I did get a different pedal and the paint work was not right on one side but honestly you couldn’t see it and obviously doesn’t affect performance so highly recommended.

I am sure Flea used all the gear back in the day. I am no Flea expert just remembered reading it in BP at the time. Interestingly enough I remembered I had other issues and found them, Feb 96 (the One hot minute album) his tech gives a run down on the whole rig and the pedals he is using. @Higgie and @Bagman you were actually both correct. The tech says he is using AW2 and FT2 and ODB3 but also MXR Micro Amp followed by an dbx 160x compressor. Either there was no interview for Californication or it was in the only 3 missing issues for me from this period but he is again in Aug 2002 for the By the way album. He says he used no fx on record but is using Boss ODB1 , MXR Micro amp but is now using Q-Tron live. I clearly had lost interest in fx pedals at that time since I already had the answer to my question. Sorry for the derail.

No wonder I could not figure out pedal was being referred to in the interview haha

I still have the Bass Player mag which features Flea (Feb 92) and in the interview he says he used Mu-Tron for Sir Psycho Sexy. It was running out of battery and he did the track. Then they changed the battery but it did not sound the same so they kept the first take. Interestingly he says he is using Boss filter live because he cant get the Mu-Tron to work right onstage. I always wanted a envelope follower (it was called that in the interview and not a filter) because of Flea talking about it. It never said which one and in the signal diagram used it just says Boss Envelope Follower and I always wanted to know what that was. Does anyone have a clue? Anyway I bought my first pedal in 94. Looked at all the Boss pedals but none said Envelope Follower and I had seen two or three players in BP articles using OC2 so I just got that. I had no idea what to do with it so I barely plucked it in. Those were the days before the internet where you had no one to ask questions and you just had to guess lol

Best explanation of all dials and switches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK3Dn4xjnl4&t=288s

I got mine also couple of days ago. I think its great I am currently pairing it with a Wonderlove and I think it sounds great. I am waiting on a Xerograph D and hoping it will be even better. The Your/You're switch is up is the Doom circuit more synthy (I cant be bothered trying to find the right blurb) but the down should be more normal fuzz. The X over used to say bass. In the up position you have the unaffected bass coming through and the fuzz circuit is only applied to the mid and treb frequencies. The bass knob is not the bass in the EQ but the dry volume and the mid and treb knobs only affect the fuzz circuit in case you were wondering lol

I have always been just bass straight into amp. I have never liked overdrive/distortion/fuzz on bass. However in the last couple of years I have started experimenting a bit more and I like some of these things in a band setting which I don't like at home. So my selection is really boring and I don't have experience of vast number of different pedals. Tuner - I have a battered Boss TU2 but since I always just tune up in the beginning of a gig and it always stays in tune I would leave it off since I need the space. Drive - I have only one drive pedal, Jam Lucydreamer. Set low gain gives a bit of a cut through in heavier songs. I have the DG Microtubes B7K Ultra but its too big and it never gets used so I should just sell it. Fuzz/distortion - Never really used them but I have Jam Rattler and its similar as the one above. Gives a nice cut through in the mix. I have 3 Leaf Doom2 incoming and I have a feeling that will replace the rattler and possibly the drive. Envelope filter - Not massive experience but I liked the sound of my 3 Leaf GR2 more than my Wonderlove but I think the Wonderlove works better in a band setting and with my octavers so I would stick with that. Octave - Had an OC2 in the 90s sold it and got an OC5 which I preferred. Just got a COG T47 which I think I prefer since you have the two setup options and that filter adds something nice in a band setting. Modulation - Not a big modulation fan or user. I do have Jam Ripply Fall but its off the board. The only modulation pedal that has caught my eye is the IE Polytobe but I doubt I would use it. Preamp - I suppose I have one (see the drive section) but it never gets used so I don't think I would need/use one. Reverb or delay (or both) - I don't think I would use reverb or delay but the only pedal that I think I would use is the IE Nimbus SE. Wildcard - Since I am not a big pedal user I think I would say my IE FMeron. I like the synth sounds and I am trying to work it into live setting not sure if I can. The only other pedal I can think of is IE Xerograph Deluxe. Sounds like a very useful pedal in few scenarios.

Just out of curiosity how does the Doom 2 compare to IE Oxide? I know the Oxide is been out of production for a long time but I was just curious if anyone has compared them.

I came across this earlier and you can hear some of it in a mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK3Dn4xjnl4 I thought it sounded great in quite a few different settings there

I could not help myself so I got one. And yes I think its way over priced but it is what it is. I look forward trying it out with my other pedals.

I would say OC-5 that’s what I use