jimbobothy Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 PM'd you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Only 3 pedals are plugged in, was doing a drive shootout... Iskra won... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 It lives! Finally abandoned the £15 diago rip off PSU I've had for 10 years. With the bulk of it being DIY the PSU is now the most expensive thing on the board by a long way. Half ambient nonsense, half bone crushing distortion. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, bobbass4k said: It lives! Finally abandoned the £15 diago rip off PSU I've had for 10 years. With the bulk of it being DIY the PSU is now the most expensive thing on the board by a long way. Half ambient nonsense, half bone crushing distortion. Wow - mucho respect for anyone with the ability to design and build their own pedals, as you've done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Usually only use a nano-board but while I can't go and play out... 2 paths. 1: Wireless output A > Source Audio Spectrum > Digitech BSW > Boss LS-2 with the Morley Cliff Burton signature Power Fuzz Wah in Loop A > Fat General compressor > Brown Dog Gated Fuzz > Darkglass B3K V2 > Darkglass M900 head and a barefaced cab 2: Wireless output B > Marshall ED-1 Compressor > SFX Micro Thumpinator 30hz high pass filter > Markbass Marcus Limited Gold Line 800W head and barefaced cab The LS-2 is acting like an On / Off switch for the wah. The button placement on the wah is stupid and it's impossible to turn on the fuzz and the wah circuit at the same time. I set the amps up for clean and deep on the Markbass, and just a touch of grit for the Darkglass. Then I've got a great do everything basic tone that I can tweak with the EQ on my bass if I need to. The Spectrum is the best filter I have ever used. Just amazing. The BSW is set for a "Deeper Underground" / "Hysteria" sort of synthy tone. The "For whom the bell tolls" magic is stacking the Fuzz Wah with the Brown Dog. The Fuzz Wah fuzzes the entire signal, the Brown Dog has a clean blend so it effectively over-fuzzes half the signal reaching it so there's really 2 fuzzed tones mixed. It's a massively filthy tone that's much closer to Burton's live "Bellz" tone than the CD or the recent live sound. It's a huge sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 My latest incarnation! Nemphasis VT bass comp- set for subtle smooth fattening 3 leaf Wonderlove envelope filter- for reverse sweep funkyness. The wonderlove has a loop, so effects are placed after the input detector and before the envelope,to preserve dynamics (Yes I know I've a comp running into it😁)- in the loop I have Cog T70 octave 3 octavers in one,two seperate octaves and a sub switch for OC2 emulation. This also has a loop,so the octave can be run in parallel, so the octave runs cleanly underneath whatever effect is in its loop. In the T70 loop I have EHX bass big muff fuzz- no introduction Mooer Lofi machine - for Glitchy robot sounds/percussive clavinet like tones. Future Impact - covering synths/octaves/filters/phasers/ all allsorts. I'm able to use synth lead sounds and add the octave below it, effectively giving me at the same time 1 - octave Down ( with Filter giving synthy or smooth octave tones) 2- clean bass 3- octave up 4- synth lead sound (or whatever effect in the loop) Then in series with cog Source Audio Gemini - programmed with chorus/flange/Phaser/Resonator/env phaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlino Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Hi Lee! May I ask your opinion about e Nemphasis VT comp? I have it and it is my "always on" pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Massively reduced my board and feeling happier with it now than for a while. Wah is being replaced imminently with a freaker thays on its way, but really impressed with the volante and the cali76, and the spark drives my amp wonderfully. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 @fretmeister how are you finding the Burton wah? how does it sit in the mix? With and without fuzz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 16 hours ago, dudewheresmybass said: @fretmeister how are you finding the Burton wah? how does it sit in the mix? With and without fuzz? Without fuzz it’s awful on bass. Beyond terrible. Ok on guitar, but pointless for bass. with fuzz it’s excellent. Stacked into another it’s even better. It’s a one trick pony, but that pony is a thoroughbred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Latest pedal board update... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Here's one for the minimalist guys. I've had all kinds of stuff in the past... this is what I've arrived at now. Thought about the latest Microbass III, but don't think it would add to my "set and forget" killer tone set-up. Goes into a Rumble 500 with flat eq, then minor tweaks to the Rumble to suit the room. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Nice. You could go full minimalist and get rid of the tuner though with the MicroBass 3 😁 Love mine... two instrument channels with EQ and drive; DI output; separate line output for a powered speaker, or use the MicroBass's headphone amp if I'm on in-ears; independent "more bass" volume control. If on in-ears, I can route in a monitor mix from the desk. Edited April 10, 2020 by jrixn1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I did notice that the b******s had added a tuner to the Microbass III, then I wouldn't need a board at all. I'd probably get the same sound out of the III, but increased functionality... I'll ponder that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 @jrixn1what's the HPF pre you've got on your board? Looks like a decent alternative to the Thumpinator - does the dial allow you to select cut off frequency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, Al Krow said: @jrixn1what's the HPF pre you've got on your board? Looks like a decent alternative to the Thumpinator - does the dial allow you to select cut off frequency? I bought it from the marketplace recently. It's an fdeck clone made by 4114 effects. Nice and minimalist 😃 with just frequency selection and a phase switch - they normally also have a volume control and enough room inside for a battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I previously had a Thumpinator - but having adjustable cut-off frequency is great (essential??) for upright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 This is my simple "desktop" board for skyping (thing in the sun is a Hyper Luminal comp): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, jrixn1 said: I bought it from the marketplace recently. It's an fdeck clone made by 4114 effects. Nice and minimalist 😃 with just frequency selection and a phase switch - they normally also have a volume control and enough room inside for a battery. 9 minutes ago, jrixn1 said: I previously had a Thumpinator - but having adjustable cut-off frequency is great (essential??) for upright. Oooh, that does sound good. I think my Thumpinator could just have found its Terminator. Sadly doesn't currently seem to be on their website... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Order has been restored - an oc-2 has returned to its hallowed place. Selling it is on my top 10 list of life mistakes. Overall, not just pedal related. I love the whammy but octave down sounds are not it's forte. Annotations for the DIY Frankensteins in signal order, they're basically all clones though many with heavy tweaks - 1 - DOD 250 dual channel clone with diode options - basically an Earthquaker Grey Channel with an extra switch to stack channel 1 into channel 2 2 - BJFE Blueberry Clone - I'm a late convert admittedly, but a simple tweak to the tonestack makes it super useful for me 3 - Tweaked IC Big Muff - altered tone stack - very much a one sound box, but that sound is just pure bone-crushing doom. 4 - EQD Data Corrupter Clone - couple of mods on the sides for extra woo-woo craziness. 5 - Ulti-Muff - Regular (non-IC) big muff with every mod I've ever found useful, mids, pre-boost, diode choices etc. 6 - Ridiculous Noise Box - started as a 4ms Noise Swash but It's become something else. Goes between splatty velcro fuzz and self-oscillating lunacy 7 - Phase inverter - All the drive pedals are in the ls-2 loop for clean blend and depending on what combos are on there can be phase issues. 8 - Auto-Wah - Honestly couldn't tell you which one as I built it so long ago. Maybe a modded FX-25B? 9 - Pumpernckel Compressor - Schalltechnik Kit - does everything I've ever wanted a compressor to do 10 - Boss Slow Gear - mod added for release time 11 - Chorus - EQD Sea Machine Clone 12 - Mid-Fi Pitch Pirate, mods added for internal delay and CV input 13 - CV Output Sequencer - Puts out a controllable sequenced voltage for the LFO based effects - I've got 4 but the Phaser and tremolo are currently out on loan. 14 - Death By Audio Echo Dream - Heavily modified to make it actually work properly. 15 - Mid-Fi Clari-Not - modded to put the fuzz on a switch for a cleaner version, also modde for CV input. 16 - Death By Audio Reverberation Machine - again heavily modded to actually work - second gain control to make it cleaner and feedback control to extend the decay (and self-oscillate if you're into that sort of thing). Not pictured are the Preamp and cab-sim that live on the desk. Quality of decoration is a big indicator of when they were built. The drive section changes fairly regulary - there's another 10 or so in the pedal box. Edited April 17, 2020 by bobbass4k 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 This board continues to be the most mind bending thing I’ve seen on here. I can’t get my head around building one effect, let alone all of these! My hat is off. Give us a rundown on the home builds?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Looks like there's a trend for minimal DI ( + maybe comp ) + tuner boards. Here's mine, the Strobostomp is a bit OTT but I like to do my own setups and all my basses have a low B as well. I also noticed that the EBS Microbass III has comp and tuner, but I really like those two DG pedals, the Vintage Ultra with the cab sim has huge range of tones and the Hyper Luminal is the only compressor I've really got to grips with and liked after trying a fair few. Board is a Pedaltrain Nano and it's powered by a Palmer Batpack 8000 which is velcroed underneath, you can see the on/off switch and charge indicator between the two DG pedals - so no mains required, and with a board that small my guess is it will last a full day. It can be used while charging as well. I made the patch cables to fit from some Fender ones I had to keep things nice and neat. Edited April 18, 2020 by adamg67 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 If you can fit it on a Nano then it is minimalist. I'm still thinking about upgrading my EBS Microbass II to a III... then I wouldn't even need a tuner... or a Nano. But... if I got a III I think I'd just set it up to get the same sound I get now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 37 minutes ago, adamg67 said: Looks like there's a trend for minimal DI ( + maybe comp ) + tuner boards. Here's mine, the Strobostomp is a bit OTT but I like to do my own setups and all my basses have a low B as well. I also noticed that the EBS Microbass III has comp and tuner, but I really like those two DG pedals, the Vintage Ultra with the cab sim has huge range of tones and the Hyper Luminal is the only compressor I've really got to grips with and liked after trying a fair few. Board is a Pedaltrain Nano and it's powered by a Palmer Batpack 8000 which is velcroed underneath, you can see the on/off switch and charge indicator between the two DG pedals - so no mains required, and with a board that small my guess is it will last a full day. It can be used while charging as well. I made the patch cables to fit from some Fender ones I had to keep things nice and neat. Snap, almost, even down to the patch cables! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Micro board SFX Di/iem mixer and a volto. Still need to add some foam or feet to it to level it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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