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[Jonse]

Latest revision, fits right into my Mono Tick and the Ashdown Fs4 makes things pretty flexible. 

[JPJ]

My minimalist bass board. The Radial is on there for those rare doubling gigs and wired so that the DB just goes via the Thumpinator. I’m a recent convert to the Sansamp and I’m loving it!

[bassist_lewis]

On 25/07/2021 at 16:08, Jonse said:

Latest revision, fits right into my Mono Tick and the Ashdown Fs4 makes things pretty flexible. 

Three overdrives on one board?? Are you a guitar player?? 😆 Genuine question though, what's the difference between each one?

[Jonse]

1 hour ago, bassist_lewis said:

Three overdrives on one board?? Are you a guitar player?? 😆 Genuine question though, what's the difference between each one?

 

Phat phuk B for a bit of always-on colour. Very light drive just for a bit of grit. 

 

BB Pre (in my opinion) is probably one of th

most versatile drives out there, so this covers overdrive and distortion sounds. 

 

The super russian is a huge fuzz so that's a bit different.

 

Valve drive from the ABM600 is good on its own but doubles as a booster if a different drive pedal is already on. 

 

I am going to change things up a bit today or tomorrow.

 

Essentially: more drive = more good 

Edited July 28, 2021 by Jonse

[bassist_lewis]

2 hours ago, Jonse said:

 

Phat phuk B for a bit of always-on colour. Very light drive just for a bit of grit. 

 

BB Pre (in my opinion) is probably one of th

most versatile drives out there, so this covers overdrive and distortion sounds. 

 

The super russian is a huge fuzz so that's a bit different.

 

Valve drive from the ABM600 is good on its own but doubles as a booster if a different drive pedal is already on. 

 

I am going to change things up a bit today or tomorrow.

 

Essentially: more drive = more good 

I had a BB Pre many years ago and you're right, it's an excellent drive pedal, I regret selling it 😭 

[Al Krow]

6 hours ago, Jonse said:

BB Pre (in my opinion) is probably one of the most versatile drives out there, so this covers overdrive and distortion sounds...

I was gobsmacked by how good the Xotic BB pre sim sounded on my B1-4. However, it really loses definition with the low notes on my 5 string. I'm guessing that's 'cos it's a cheap and cheerful multifx and that you don't find anything similar happening with the real thing? 

[Jonse]

45 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

I was gobsmacked by how good the Xotic BB pre sim sounded on my B1-4. However, it really loses definition with the low notes on my 5 string. I'm guessing that's 'cos it's a cheap and cheerful multifx and that you don't find anything similar happening with the real thing? 

I've only used a five string (which I borrowed) once with it but it sounded fine. Again, I used the five string for about 10 minutes so not really long enough to make any real impression. For what it's worth it doesn't give up the ghost when used with an octave, it just gets bigger. 

 

Mine has an 'Owen Electronic' sticker on the inside so I must get round to messaging them to see if they worked any sonic wizardry. Maybe somebody just put that sticker inside but it really does sound fantastic 😉

[AJ567]

2 hours ago, Jonse said:

I've only used a five string (which I borrowed) once with it but it sounded fine. Again, I used the five string for about 10 minutes so not really long enough to make any real impression. For what it's worth it doesn't give up the ghost when used with an octave, it just gets bigger. 

 

Mine has an 'Owen Electronic' sticker on the inside so I must get round to messaging them to see if they worked any sonic wizardry. Maybe somebody just put that sticker inside but it really does sound fantastic 😉

 

I wonder if that's my old BB, I had Owen put in a silent bypass gadget. Could the thing next to the footswitch in the pic! Don't think I ever opened it up again so I wouldn't know for sure. Is yours nice and quiet when clicking on and off? Because they thump horridly when stock...

[Jonse]

33 minutes ago, AJ567 said:

 

I wonder if that's my old BB, I had Owen put in a silent bypass gadget. Could the thing next to the footswitch in the pic! Don't think I ever opened it up again so I wouldn't know for sure. Is yours nice and quiet when clicking on and off? Because they thump horridly when stock...

Yeah, I've just been back through my inbox in an attempt to find the listing. It is indeed your pedal and it is silent, yes. 

 

I had an older wren and cuff phat phuk (not the one in the above picture) which thumped horribly as well. I couldn't stand it but they sound great. My current one (which I think it's the newer and more vibrant pink version) doesn't do that. 

[dannybuoy]

5 hours ago, Al Krow said:

I was gobsmacked by how good the Xotic BB pre sim sounded on my B1-4. However, it really loses definition with the low notes on my 5 string. I'm guessing that's 'cos it's a cheap and cheerful multifx and that you don't find anything similar happening with the real thing? 

 

The real thing is much better than the sim, but I expect you’d find a similar result. It doesn’t have much headroom with high output basses, and there’s no blend of course. I was almost set to sell mine until I discovered how good it sounded with a Kala U-Bass!

[danbowskill]

Ive had a Vt bass sat in my pedal draw for yonks, thought id give a try as a always on sound with the B7k... 👌 I Should have tried this combo a long time back.

Edited July 31, 2021 by danbowskill

[Salt on your Bass?]

Latest iteration....my fuzz is still under discussion in my head...otherwise this is covering everything I need at the mo and nearly settled I think for the current album writing

 

[Al Krow]

My second smaller "Psycho Synth" board, which I'm looking forward to messing around with:

 

[moley6knipe]

Noice! Points awarded for the Lekato looper - it shouldn’t be that good at that price! I’m still utterly, utterly useless at using mine though!

[dodge_bass]

I don't know if I ever posted my main pedal board on here but here it is. Dual input with FX loop and tuner out mute courtesy of the Bright Onions looper and all power by the Noble DI. Sounds great, in a 70's funk / soul kind of way if you like that kind of thing

 

[krispn]

8 hours ago, dodge_bass said:

I don't know if I ever posted my main pedal board on here but here it is. Dual input with FX loop and tuner out mute courtesy of the Bright Onions looper and all power by the Noble DI. Sounds great, in a 70's funk / soul kind of way if you like that kind of thing

 

I see you’re using rhe bass cut engaged then boost the bass a little on the Noble. That’s where it really shines I think. It just shifts the low end to the sweet spot. 

[dodge_bass]

1 hour ago, krispn said:

I see you’re using rhe bass cut engaged then boost the bass a little on the Noble. That’s where it really shines I think. It just shifts the low end to the sweet spot. 

Yeah. Something I’ve been experimenting with recently. Works really well  

Edited August 3, 2021 by dodge_bass

[lee650]

19 hours ago, dodge_bass said:

I don't know if I ever posted my main pedal board on here but here it is. Dual input with FX loop and tuner out mute courtesy of the Bright Onions looper and all power by the Noble DI. Sounds great, in a 70's funk / soul kind of way if you like that kind of thing

 

Lovely! So do you have all of the effects (incl compressor) in the FX loop?

[dodge_bass]

10 minutes ago, lee650 said:

Lovely! So do you have all of the effects (incl compressor) in the FX loop?

No. Only the OC2 & Groove Regulator. Without the FX loop the signal chain is bass -> thumpinator -> compressor -> Nobel 

 

Compressor just operates lightly when playing clean and when FX loop activated it gets pushed a little harder. Thumpinator really clears up bottom end especially when OC2 on and ensures compressor isn’t being pushed too hard. 

[SumOne]

Quite a few pedal changes lately, I'm liking this lot:

 

 

• Switchblade Pro: Very useful -  great if you've got a pedal with volume drops or needs a clean blend, or want to engage more than one pedal at once or bypass them completely when not in use, or want to change the order of pedals, or run pedals in parallel, or boost your clean signal...or probably more I can't think of right now! 
  • Loop A: 
    • Robotalk 2 - only got it today but first impressions are it's really good. 2x envelope filters in one and each channel has more control than a lot of singe envelope filter pedals have.
    • EBS DPhaser - the best Phaser I've owned, lots of control (and quite a few internally adjustable controls) and lots of usable funky sounds.
    • MXR Brown Acid Fuzz - my favourite fuzz.
  • Loop B: 
    • Zoom B1 Four - only recently got this but so far I'm impressed, it's good value for money even if just using for Tuner + EQ + Chorus (the main things I wanted it for) but also includes Preamps, Looper, Drum loops,  and FX like delay that I don't use often enough to need separate pedals for. Being in a Loop B of the Switchblade Pro means I can do things like use the Zoom for EQ ahead of pedals in Loop A, or use it after Loop A pedals to do things like add delay).
• VT Bass  - Good tones and 6x presets to add the final stage of EQ or overdrive. I bypass it if using things ahead of it that I want completely unaffected (like the MXR Fuzz or some Zoom preamp settings), I'm not using the VT FX loop because if you bypass the VT presets it also bypasses the FX loop. I like the VT Deluxe but I think I might replace it with separate pedals to give more flexibility and to have a DI after the compressor: A dedicated foot-switchable programmable EQ (a Source Audio EQ v1 was for sale 2nd hand for £80), dedicated simple Preamp/Overdrive pedals (like the One Control pedals or the Solid Gold FX Beta which I already have but has been sidelined due to boardspace), and a simple utility type non-preamp DI after the Compressor. 
• FEA Opti-FET Compressor - the best compressor I've used, footswitchable sidechain is great. I put it at the end of the chain as it adds a subtle bit of tone enhancing that gets lost if other things are after it.

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2021 by SumOne

[braindeadbass]

Here’s my latest board. 

[moley6knipe]

That's an impressive amount of stuff in a tight space - nicely done!  Nice bit of Tetris / Jenga work there!

[Al Krow]

My two compact PBs, main board and 'psycho synth' smaller board. Both powered by HB IsoPro PSUs (a 5 and a 12) with a Thumpinator hpf also sitting under the larger board. Currently just using one of the Zoom B1-4s for gigging, which provides me with tuner, BK7 dirt, chorus, tape echo and Z-Synth in one very handy 'micro board' which can easily slip into my gig bag.

Edited August 8, 2021 by Al Krow

[danbowskill]

15 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

My two compact PBs, main board and 'psycho synth' smaller board. Both powered by HB IsoPro PSUs (a 5 and a 12) with a Thumpinator hpf also sitting under the larger board. Currently just using one of the Zoom B1-4s for gigging, which provides me with tuner, BK7 dirt, chorus, tape echo and Z-Synth in one very handy 'micro board' which can easily slip into my gig bag.

Very tidy 👌

[Baloney Balderdash]

 

Finally got to mount my pedal setup on my new Harley Benton SpaceShip 80 pedal board (the white goo is hot glue used to fix the knob settings on some of the pedals) :

 

 

 

Which makes the entire signal chain for my "amp-less" setup look like this :

 

(*pedals listed in [ red/bold/underline text ] are "always on" effects*)

 

 

4 string 28,6" scale Ibanez GSRM20 neck + GSRM20B body Mikro Bass (equipped with an EMG Geezer Butler P pickup, wired directly to the output jack socket, and strung with gauge .090 - .072 - .054 - .040 D'Addario XL nickle plated steel core roundwound strings, tuned in F# standard tuning, 2 half steps above regular 4 string bass E standard tuning) ->>

 

TC Electronic SpectraComp (always on 3 band parallel compression, adding extra punch, snap and bite, but without really affecting my playing dynamics) ->> TC Electronic Sub'N'Up Mini (always on digital polyphonic octaver, used as an 1 octave up effect mixed with clean bass signal, giving an effect similar to that of an 8 string "octave" bass, with pairs of respectively bass and octave strings) ->> Boss LS-2 [A+B Mix <-> Bypass] (always on parallel effect loops mixer/switch) ={ [Loop A Send] ->> Joyo Orange Juice (always on low gain overdrive, really primarily used to enhance harmonic content, [Tone] set at about 11 o'clock, [Voice] set to boost a wide curve around a 800Hz center frequency about +3dB pre gain stage, always mixed with clean {bass+octave up} signal from parallel effects [Loop B]) ->> [Loop A Return] ->||<-  [Loop B Send] ->> (empty effects loop for clean {bass+octave up} signal blend with Orange Juice in effects [Loop A]) ->> [Loop B Return] ([Loop A] + [Loop B] mixed at an about 50/50 ratio) }=>> Boss LS-2 [A+B Mix <-> Bypass] (parallel effect loops mixer/switch) ={ [Loop A Send] ->> Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz (Boss FZ-2/Univox Super Fuzz clone, octave fuzz, always mixed with clean {bass+octave up} signal from parallel effects [Loop A]) ->> Mosky Black Rat (RAT clone, in Turbo RAT, LED diode clipping, mode, quite raunchy, fuzz-esque, high gain distortion, always used mixed with the Metal Zone distortion in parallel effects [Loop B]) ->> Behringer VP1 Vintage Phaser (EHX Small Stone clone, used in the high feedback and deep sweep mode, always used boosted by the Hotone Trem in front of it, and almost always used mixed with flanger in parallel effects [Loop B]) ->> Hotone Trem (Tremolo with rate and depth at 0, always used to boost the Behringer phaser placed behind it and make it a bit brighter, since it's a few dB above unity gain when engaged and got a tone control) ->> [Loop A Return] ->||<- [Loop B Send] ->> Joyo Orange Juice (lower gain overdrive with a somewhat grindy character, always used either stacked into the Metal Zone in front of it, and then mixed with the Rat distortion in parallel effects [Loop A], or as a dirty slight "clean" boost mixed with clean {bass+octave up} signal from parallel effects [Loop A]) ->> Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (distortion, used with a relatively low gain setting, always used with the Orange Juice behind it stacked into it, and always used mixed with the Rat distortion in parallel effects [Loop A]) ->> Monarch MFL-22 (flanger, most often used mixed with phaser in parallel effects [Loop A]) ->> [Loop B Return] ([Loop A] + [Loop B] mixed at an about 55/45 ratio) }=>> Behringer UT100 Ultra Tremolo (almost always used staked into Valeton chorus in front of it) ->> Valeton Aquaflow Vintage Chorus (Boss CE-1 clone, almost always used with the Behringer tremolo staked into it) ->> Artec SE-EQ8 (always on 8 band graphic equalizer, settings as follows: [Freq=100Hz LoShlv Boost=+1dB ; Freq=170Hz Q=wide Boost=+1dB ; Freq=280Hz Q=narrow Boost=+3dB ; Freq=500Hz Q=narrow Boost=+2dB ; Freq=800Hz Q=narrow Boost=+1dB ; Freq=1.4kHzHz Q=narrow Boost=+2dB ; Freq=2.3kHz Q=wide Boost=+3dB ; Freq=5kHz HiShlv +/- 0dB]) ->> Zoom G1Xon (Always on subtle plate reverb, and additionally used for 4 other reverb patches, which respectively are as follows: Plate Reverb->HD Hall Reverb->Tape Delay, more prominent reverb :-: '63 Spring Reverb->Analog Delay (set to a slapback type delay), lush splashy spring reverb :-: '63 Spring Reverb->Tape Delay (set to a slapback type delay), brighter sounding lush splashy spring reverb :-: Plate Reverb->HD Hall Reverb->Tape Delay, extremely thick lush reverb, used as a reverb pad effect with volume swells) ->> NUX Tape Core Deluxe (Roland Space Echo tape delay emulation) ->> Zoom MS-70CDR (Always on "160 Comp" (emulating a DBX 160A compressor), set to a quite subtle compression -> always on 2 x 2 band parametric EQ : [Freq=63Hz Q=4 Boost=+1dB ; Freq=250Hz Q=4 Boost=+1dB ; Freq=400Hz Q=4 Boost=+1dB ; Freq=1kHz Q=4 Boost=+1dB] -> always on faux, EQ based, cab sim, consisting of a 2 band parametric EQ set as follows: [Freq=12kHz Q=1 Cut=-18dB ; Freq=20kHz Q=0.5 Cut=-20dB], and additionally used for a lush Church reverb that can be switched on/off, which is often used combined with the other reverb effects of the G1Xon) ->> Joyo American Sound (always on clean preamp (gain set to ever so slightly break up when digging in the hardest), a Tech 21 Blonde clone, analog emulation of a Fender type amp, with a wide curve around the center frequency of 400Hz boosted about +3dB, and an about +3dB pre gain stage boost to a wide curve around the center frequency of 800Hz)

 

->> EHX Black Finger (always on tube driven optical compressor, used primarily as a tube preamp stage) ->> ART Tube MP Project Series (tube preamp, with HPF fixed @40Hz)

 

// ->> Band rehearsal/jamming/gigging  // ->> Home practice // ->> Home recordings //  : 

 

// ->> Band rehearsal/jamming/gigging ->>  [Effects Return] (poweramp input) of Peavey Solo Special 112 (160W, solid state guitar combo, with the build in 4 Ohm 12" speaker unit disconnected and instead hooked up to a The Box PA 502 PA speaker) ->> The Box PA 502 (full range PA speaker with 1x 15"  woofer/mids driver + 1.7" high frequency tweeter horn) // ->> Home practice  ->> Behringer Eurorack UB1202 (mixer) ->> Sennheiser HD 380 Pro (headphones) //  ->> Home recordings ->> M-Audio Fast Track (sound interface) ->> Reaper (DAW) //

 

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by Baloney Balderdash