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Post by tri0de on Jan 24, 2020 23:48:40 GMT -5
 I have a Line 6 wireless going to one channel of a Radial DI, the other side is a 10 Meghom line that goes to the upright bass. Then into Keeley compressor, with another out to the tuner. The Sustainer is on the overdrive loop off of the DI, Chorus, Delay and a looper and then to the amp. I'm going to replace the Sustainer with a Darkglass distortion at some point, or maybe a synth box. The wireless and the Compressor are rock solid, i'd like a swampier, deeper chorus, wish I had room for a volume pedal. Voodoo II power supply underneath. |
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Post by Laker on Jan 25, 2020 8:23:18 GMT -5
At one point I had used an ART Studio Edition Nightbass preamp with a remote midi controller. I soon got tired of the novelty of the thing and went back to playing a straight, bass to amp sound. I do, depending on who I’m playing with, occasionally use a Digi-tech Drop pedal to play a half step down.
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Post by themaestro on Jan 25, 2020 9:14:13 GMT -5
I hate twiddling with knobs and trying to remember settings, especially during a gig. I normally run with no pedals. The exception is in the cover band I play with. It helps to have dirt, distortion, scoop, octave up, octave down, reverb (just for 8 bars of one song!). I use a Zoom B3n and use presets. I don't need to dial in exact sounds for each song. Approximations are fine. I have about 8 presets I jump to. Hey, in a live band situation with all the background noise in a club, being close enough is close enough. If the truth be known, I could probably get by skipping the effect box altogether.
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Post by digiboy on Jan 25, 2020 14:32:45 GMT -5
I've used various pedals over the years. Had an MXR 10 band graphic EQ for a while, found I was just as well off without. Tried compressors, was not impressed  . Had the original Mutron (III?) which was an auto-wah of sorts. Never could get it to respond consistently enough. (Amazing what those original Mutron models sell for now.) Presently I keep with a simple hookup, straight in, no pedals, no extra cables needed, no worries about batteries or power supplies. |
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Post by tmc on Jan 28, 2020 9:49:30 GMT -5
Of the pedals I've used, the GK Plex is probably my favorite. It does a lot, but on a gig, I just don't have the patience to find the exact setting I'm looking for.
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Post by hushnel on Feb 5, 2020 10:32:02 GMT -5
Just the tuner and the SansAmp Bass DI. I use it as a pre-set, eq’ed more towards the treble with a volume boost for those few times I need an aggressive more articulate tone. The onboard tone and volume controls cover everything else.
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Post by morrow on Dec 30, 2023 11:24:22 GMT -5
I was happily pedal free until I picked up a Squier Bass VI. First was a TreVerb pedal , and then I thought a little gain would be nice. And at that point I was off , easily spent more putting a board together than I spent on the VI.
And then wound up with an amp you can program , there’s two dozen pedals and effects in the software. Don’t gig with it , but it’s a great practice amp. So I’m frequently goofing around with pedals and effects at home , but on the gig , straight into the amp and going for an old school thump.
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Post by morrow on Jan 1, 2024 18:44:07 GMT -5
 A Broughton High/Low pass filter replaced the NE-1 |
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Post by morrow on Jan 1, 2024 18:49:01 GMT -5
 This little Darkglass runs software that contains about two dozen pedals and effects you program with a phone or tablet. |
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Post by morrow on Jan 1, 2024 18:50:59 GMT -5
Might grab a Diamond compressor the next time I see one going for a good price.
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Post by LTB on Jan 6, 2024 19:53:51 GMT -5
I've used various pedals over the years. Had an MXR 10 band graphic EQ for a while, found I was just as well off without. Tried compressors, was not impressed . Had the original Mutron (III?) which was an auto-wah of sorts. Never could get it to respond consistently enough. (Amazing what those original Mutron models sell for now.) Presently I keep with a simple hookup, straight in, no pedals, no extra cables needed, no worries about batteries or power supplies. I have the MXR 10 band graphic EQ also. It is the best EQ I have used but do not use much anymore since I put preamps in all but one bass. The only pedal used anymore is just a Peterson Robo Stomp Virtual Strobe Tuner. |
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 7, 2024 15:57:53 GMT -5
I've tried a couple of distortion-type pedals, including a Darkglass Vintage Microtubes but ended up not using them. Also stuck my MXR Carbon Copy delay in a drawer since I wasn't using it either. I have a Strymon Ojai power block under the board to get batteries out of the picture.
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Post by LTB on Jan 7, 2024 16:43:04 GMT -5
I am tempted to put a semi transparent plastic sticker over the L.E.D.’s on then MXR 10 band EQ to cut the blinding brightness. Who knows maybe some resistance could be added to the circuit to dim them.
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 7, 2024 16:55:10 GMT -5
Post by LTB on [abbr title="Sun Jan 07 2024 13:43:04 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)" class="o-timestamp time recent_time" data-timestamp="1704663784000"]11 minutes ago[/abbr] I am tempted to put a semi transparent plastic sticker over the L.E.D.’s on then MXR 10 band EQ to cut the blinding brightness Yes: they are "a bit" on the bright side, aren't they? |
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 7, 2024 16:59:58 GMT -5
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jan 7, 2024 17:21:30 GMT -5
Based the the premise of the thread here … I’ve got nothing for bass.
For a bass player, what would be maybe the top three (or so) pedals of choice for general use?
Meaning basic types of pedal, not necessarily a specific maker or variant within a type. 😜
Edited to add: Is there a specific tuning pedal that works better for bass than the rest of the pack?
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Post by mroulier on Jan 12, 2024 14:23:21 GMT -5
Got a Boss BCB-6 with all Boss Pedals. Tuner => CS-3 Compressor => ODB-3 Overdrive => CE-2B Chorus => Flanger => GEB-7 EQ.
The comp, chorus and EQ stay on full time, but the level on the chorus is low (just enough to give it a little shimmer). And I think the flanger is from 1982 and remains the only thing I bought in my early days of playing that I still have in my possession!!! It survived at least 10 moves and 3 different states!
Use the OD with my metal band on occasion, but not my 'classic rock' band.
My GK amp has a channel switch so I can set one for "solo tones" (like Brown Eyed Girl), but mostly it stays off.
Might swap the OD for a reverb pedal, but not sure.
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. Had the original Mutron (III?) which was an auto-wah of sorts. Never could get it to respond consistently enough. (Amazing what those original Mutron models sell for now.) Presently I keep with a simple hookup, straight in, no pedals, no extra cables needed, no worries about batteries or power supplies.
