Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!

[Obra]

After more than 7-8 years, going back from big to smaller board

 

[keziahj]

Nine Loops for Nine Pedals. Edit: the mothership 2 lives in the loop of the T70. So it’s 10 for 10… 🎈 

 

A Splash of midi, but mostly straight forward stuff for Improvisation and Jams. 

Edited February 12 by keziahj

[MrDinsdale]

29 minutes ago, keziahj said:

Nine Loops for Nine Pedals. 🎈 

 

A Splash of midi, but mostly straight forward stuff for Improvisation and Jams. 

Phwore! 🔥🔥🔥

[moley6knipe]

Yers, there really ARE some peaches in there! And the width!!

[pete.young]

On 06/02/2025 at 11:55, Al Krow said:

 

I was very pleasantly surprised to find that, unlike the B1-4, the Core does a great job at providing a very usable drive/fuzz which I'm liking a lot and also an octave up/down capability that is easily as good as the excellent Boss OC-5,

 

 

That's a good endorsement @Al Krow. Does the Core octave have the same 'Range' capability to only operate on lower frequencies that the OC5 and OC3 does?

[Al Krow]

1 minute ago, pete.young said:

 

That's a good endorsement @Al Krow. Does the Core octave have the same 'Range' capability to only operate on lower frequencies that the OC5 and OC3 does?

 

Hi Pete, it's not configured in the same way as the OC5/OC3 i.e. the basic octave patch is full range.

I tend to think of the OC5/OC3 (optional) range setting as being more aimed at guitarists, as us bass players will more often want the octave thickening on the upper range rather than purely on the lower strings i.e. if anything we would want it reversed? 

If however you did want something similar to the OC5/OC3 then I think you can insert an fx block so that only the lower frequencies are impacted by the octaver - not tried this yet, but I suspect @MrDinsdale has made good use of frequency selectors already!

 

Fyi - I've also offboarded my EBS filter pedal too now, so currently down to just the Core + SY200

[pete.young]

I've recently put this together to allow me to switch between double bass (using the EDB1) and bass guitar (the DHA VT1 Pro). The strange blue lump is a box with 3 momentary switches and one locking switch which I built for a Roland AC60. I'm using half of it to change channel and mute the amp, an EA Doubler. I really need to build a 2-switch box in a 1590A to get the size down a bit. I could use both amp channels, but I only want one tuner, compressor, and high pass filter. EDB1 runs on internal batteries since the power bank only has one 12V output, though I guess I could run the DHA at 9V.

 

 

 

Cables are a mess. What do people recommend for a more compact solution with the right lengths? I'm wary about the solderless ones because we have a guitarist who has no end of trouble with them, but maybe that's because he is a guitarist.

 

The Becos is an amazing compressor but I'm having a tough time finding a power cable with a long enough plug. Most are too short to work at all. I have a Maplin one but it falls out occasionally and I've taped it in place.

 

Also, if anyone has a flip-flop circuit to fit an LED to a momentary switch I'd be very glad of it.

 

Edited February 12 by pete.young

[bassist_lewis]

44 minutes ago, pete.young said:

I've recently put this together to allow me to switch between double bass (using the EDB1) and bass guitar (the DHA VT1 Pro). The strange blue lump is a box with 3 momentary switches and one locking switch which I built for a Roland AC60. I'm using half of it to change channel and mute the amp, an EA Doubler. I really need to build a 2-switch box in a 1590A to get the size down a bit. I could use both amp channels, but I only want one tuner, compressor, and high pass filter. EDB1 runs on internal batteries since the power bank only has one 12V output, though I guess I could run the DHA at 9V.

 

 

 

Cables are a mess. What do people recommend for a more compact solution with the right lengths? I'm wary about the solderless ones because we have a guitarist who has no end of trouble with them, but maybe that's because he is a guitarist.

 

The Becos is an amazing compressor but I'm having a tough time finding a power cable with a long enough plug. Most are too short to work at all. I have a Maplin one but it falls out occasionally and I've taped it in place.

 

Also, if anyone has a flip-flop circuit to fit an LED to a momentary switch I'd be very glad of it.

 

I've been using Evidence Audio solderless for 3 or 4 years (much to all of my pedalboard loving friends' chagrin) but I've only had <5 break on me. I don't know if that's quality or luck! You can get patch cables with smaller jacks than you have from EBS and others, and in varying lengths. Alternatively, you could get a raised pedalboard so there is room underneath for power and cables. Even a pedaltrain Metro has enough clearance for cabling. They can be picked up secondhand for not very much.

Edited February 12 by bassist_lewis
clarity

[Chadu25]

Trying the Emma Okto Nojs. 3leaf Trifecta on the sideline for now. Here's my almost all blue gear for this iteration. Love the synth fuzz and I can say it comes real close to my Doom2. The Octabvre Mini has more thud and rawness. 3Leaf is more refined IMO but really liking this. And for a 145gbp octave+fuzz this is really good and an amazing discovery for me! It can cover alot of synth sound that I usually do. Can also go chaotic fuzz. 

 

 

Quickie demo and comparison with the Octabvre mini. And some Snarky Puppy jam at the end

 

 

 

Edited February 12 by Chadu25

[stewblack]

21 minutes ago, pete.young said:

I'm wary about the solderless ones

I use the Harley Benton solderless ones after they came out very well rated for low noise in a test. They're fine if you put them together properly. 

The only downside is if you're like me e and chop and change pedal boards all the time they can suffer from being pulled in and out. Otherwise perfect.

[moley6knipe]

58 minutes ago, stewblack said:

I use the Harley Benton solderless ones after they came out very well rated for low noise in a test. They're fine if you put them together properly. 

The only downside is if you're like me e and chop and change pedal boards all the time they can suffer from being pulled in and out. Otherwise perfect.

+1 from me on this. As Stew says, come out well in tests on t'internet, and stupid easy to assemble. I used to use Lava but prefer the HB because very difficult to get the connection wrong with a screwdriver-based approach! They work fine... you'll maybe have to take pity and rewire your guitarist's attempts 🙂

[jimbobothy]

4 hours ago, bassist_lewis said:

I've been using Evidence Audio solderless for 3 or 4 years (much to all of my pedalboard loving friends' chagrin) but I've only had <5 break on me. I don't know if that's quality or luck! You can get patch cables with smaller jacks than you have from EBS and others, and in varying lengths. Alternatively, you could get a raised pedalboard so there is room underneath for power and cables. Even a pedaltrain Metro has enough clearance for cabling. They can be picked up secondhand for not very much.

+ 1 for the Evidence Audio SiS cables. I use Dual Lock on my boards, that along with the SiS cables, makes for a very neat setup. The Dual Lock leaves a 6mm gap between the board and pedal underside (so cables can fit underneath easily for routing.

 

I’ve also got some EBS flat patch cables and they are decent and good value. Their heads are also very small so pedals can get closer to each other if needed.

[LukeFRC]

4 hours ago, Chadu25 said:

Quickie demo and comparison with the Octabvre mini. And some Snarky Puppy jam at the end

 

 

 

which is which for octave? Sounds good though

[danbowskill]

5 hours ago, stewblack said:

I use the Harley Benton solderless ones after they came out very well rated for low noise in a test. They're fine if you put them together properly. 

The only downside is if you're like me e and chop and change pedal boards all the time they can suffer from being pulled in and out. Otherwise perfect.

Ive used these kits for quite a whilke now, fantasic quality and price

[Chadu25]

43 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

which is which for octave? Sounds good though

1st one is the Octabvre Mini and 2nd One is the Okto Nojs. They both have unique rawness and girth. When in music context they both gel really well. Playing around with the Okto Nojs for now. The 3leaf will be in the shelf in the meantime

[Chienmortbb]

I would not trust non-soldered cables. I must however declare an interest in that I make and sell cables.

[0175westwood29]

moved a few bits 

 

the life is now upfront, the plague pit might change aswell 

[danbowskill]

Just got the new Plethora X1 for messing around. It  sounds fab, my only gripe is that you can't change the effects slot order 😒

[stewblack]

The Joyo has a slight delay between pressing the switch and the fuzz kicking in. It's a tiny bit irritating but the sound is so good it's more than worth it.

I've never heard a better dirt pedal than the Hot Wax, and I've tried plenty. 

The Poly Blue Octave does so much more than you imagine an octave pedal could that I think of it as more of a multi effect. 

This board was very satisfactory.

[nilorius]

1 hour ago, danbowskill said:

Just got the new Plethora X1 for messing around. It  sounds fab, my only gripe is that you can't change the effects slot order 😒

Interesting ''Barbra streisand'' options.

[danbowskill]

8 minutes ago, nilorius said:

Interesting ''Barbra streisand'' options.

Ahh forgot about that 🤦sorry if anyone's offended.

Bought off effects forum, a vintage micro tubes clone

Edited February 14 by danbowskill

[Paddy777]

51 minutes ago, nilorius said:

Interesting ''Barbra streisand'' options.

I fancy a Plerthora X1 - I’ve got a TC BH800 head with two toneprint slots and there’s some very good FX you can use, stuff like phaser, flanger and all the modulation stuff that I don’t necessarily use enough to want to buy a separate pedal for but it’s very useful to  have on tap as needed. 

[Sibob]

Finally got my main board rearranged for 2025, it’s been largely unchanged for 5 years or so, but I wanted to shake things up a little. 

Off came the Noble (plus the power it provided), and on came the Barber Linden EQ and my Schu-Tone FJBOD. Needing power, I opted for the GigRig Generator into a couple of Isolators (via a 2-way power splitter). GigRig provided some over-and-above customer support helping me get this setup sorted, huge thanks to Joe and the team there. This setup allows a fully isolated power setup, which the Noble couldn’t provide.

I also ended up swapping out all my old pancake jacks for EBS patch cables, solid, tidier, more space, love ‘em.

 

 

 

Cheers

Si

 

Edited Wednesday at 06:52 by Sibob

[LukeFRC]

19 hours ago, danbowskill said:

Ahh forgot about that 🤦sorry if anyone's offended.

Bought off effects forum, a vintage micro tubes clone

Says “Cook pass Babtridge” doesn’t it?

[moley6knipe]

49 minutes ago, Sibob said:

Finally got my main board rearranged for 2025, it’s been largely unchanged for 5 years or so, but I wanted to shake things up a little. 
.
Off came the Noble (plus the power it provided), and on came the Barber Linden EQ and my Schu-Tone FJBOD. Needing power, I opted for the GigRig Generator into a couple of Isolators (via a 2-way power splitter). GigRig provided some over-and-above customer support helping me get this setup sorted, huge thanks to Joe and the team there. This setup allows a full isolated power setup, which the Noble couldn’t provide.

I also ended up swapping out all my old pancake jacks for EBS patch cables, solid, tidier, more space, love ‘em.

 

 

 

Cheers

Si

 

Nice. The GigRig isolator is a great solution, I’ve got one hanging off a 500mA outlet, saved buying a bigger PSU for me

Edited February 15 by moley6knipe