This changes everything

[WaldoNova]

Have any of you had a plan for what you wanted to do with your sound/pedal board and gotten an effect that just went somewhere you never imagined it could?
My pedal that changes everything is the EP-2 by Pigtronix.
I hadn't put much thought into a phaser but recent activity in the effects forum, with phaser shootouts, clips and all that brought an interesting idea and/or GAS to my brain. Next thing you know I am blindly purchasing the EP-2.
I got the pedal about 2 days after purchasing and played around with it in my bedroom for a week. I then brought it to the band room thinking I would put it right after my Enigma, before my delay(smmw/h) and Compresser(Compulator). We played one set and then the epiphany. I right then and there rearranged my whole pedal board.
1st I removed my dunlop 105q
2nd I moved my planet waves tuner into the effects loop of my Furman sp8(all of my noise was gone!!!!).
3rd up I run 2 amps an Eden WT800 through an epifani ps410 and gk 210and an Aguilar AG500 combo w/ the gs112 and a db112 ext. I was running all of my effect through the Aggie but with the EP-2 there was zero lowend loss so I experimented with my signal chain. So the 1st pedal is my MicroPog I run the dry out of this into my BOD into my Battering Ram into my Enigma(in Low Pass maode for now) into my Eden, from the wet out(of the MicroPog) I run into the EP-2 into my smmw/h into my compulator into the Aggie. I am loving this setup so much. Anyone else have a story to share?

[grygrx]

I'm feeling a little snarky today...

[gus1894]

Ok. So I'll bite. That's an involved set up. What kind of music do you play?

[gnasher1993]

Originally Posted by WaldoNova

Have any of you had a plan for what you wanted to do with your sound/pedal board and gotten an effect that just went somewhere you never imagined it could?

My pedal that changes everything is the EP-2 by Pigtronix.
I hadn't put much thought into a phaser but recent activity in the effects forum, with phaser shootouts, clips and all that brought an interesting idea and/or GAS to my brain. Next thing you know I am blindly purchasing the EP-2.

I got the pedal about 2 days after purchasing and played around with it in my bedroom for a week. I then brought it to the band room thinking I would put it right after my Enigma, before my delay (smmw/h) and Compresser(Compulator). We played one set and then the epiphany. I right then and there rearranged my whole pedal board.

• 1st - I removed my dunlop 105q
  
• 2nd - I moved my planet waves tuner into the effects loop of my Furman SP8 (all of my noise was gone!).
  
• 3rd - I set up 2 amps:
  
  Eden WT800 through an Epifani PS410 and GK 210
  
  Aguilar AG500 combo w/ the GS112 and a DB112 extension cabinets

Note: I was running all of my effect through the Aggie but with the EP-2 there was zero lowend loss so I experimented with my signal chain.

So, the 1st pedal is my MicroPog I run the dry out of this into my BOD into my Battering Ram into my Enigma (in Low Pass mode for now) into my Eden, from the wet out (of the MicroPog) I run into the EP-2 into my smmw/h into my compulator into the Aggie.

EHX MicroPog wet -> Pigtronix EP-2 -> EHX Stereo Memory Man -> Demeter Compulator - Aguilar AG500

EHX MicroPog dry -> MXR M-288 -> Wounded Paw Battering Ram -> EGX Enigma -> Eden WT800

I am loving this setup so much. Anyone else have a story to share?

Try this... you're welcome

[RickenBoogie]

Well, I certainly felt alot love for the EP-1, but sold it due to its size. The EP-2 looks a little more manageable, but does it have the same warm EF?

[bassman1185]

My Pigtronix Disnortion was a game-changer for me. Having the OD and fuzz in parallel opened the door for all kinds of new sounds, and the dry output is a vital part of my setup now. I run the dry out to an Octave Multiplexer and the dirty output to my VT bass. I combine and mix the signals with an LS-2, and it sounds unreal.

[WaldoNova]

Originally Posted by gus1894

Ok. So I'll bite. That's an involved set up. What kind of music do you play?

modern rock/jam/progressive-ish. We've been described as Tool meets Van Halen if you can stomach that.

[WaldoNova]

Originally Posted by gnasher1993

Try this... you're welcome

Thanks. I guess?



I suppose I should go to the standard if you don't have anything positive to say.......Nah I'm not feeling snarky today so I won't got there.

[WaldoNova]

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

Well, I certainly felt alot love for the EP-1, but sold it due to its size. The EP-2 looks a little more manageable, but does it have the same warm EF?

I haven't heard the EP-1 at all but I feel like the EP-2 has a really cool sounding EF. Might be warm, I'm not sure how to put it in words. One of these days I will get my setup at home done so I could post some clips.

[cheapbasslovin]

Parallel filters and octaves are the coolest. When I discovered that it was a game changing moment for me as well.

Edit::: I'll thank gnasher, that was way easier to digest. Thank you, gnasher.

[newbold]

I have an EP-1 and would have to agree that it's a pretty 'warm' sounding phaser to my ears, if that's really possible.

My first 'game changer' was the Line 6 DL4, but that's mostly due to me never expecting to play delays.

I have to say that my Pigtronix Disnortion is the only real 'game changer' when it comes down to it. I was expecting to get into distorted tones and layering grit but I fund that I'm using subtle amounts of gain on the OD side to open up my tone parallel to a zeroed out 'fuzz' side which I as a preamp/articulation unit.

My only bass is a JazzV with rotosound tapewound strings, so my rig is pretty much 'fat bass'. I've had quite the time cutting around the unrendered gristle with amp EQ but that little bit of gnarly boost from my fuzz channel on 'mid scoop' does the trick.

The touch sensitive OD that sears a lot of the fatness that's coming from my bass.

It's delicious.

That's not even getting into its Octava channel after an OC-2...I sold my BMS mostly because I'm liking these synthy tones much more. Way less 'neato FX box' much more 'awesome tone - is that even an effect?'

[gnasher1993]

Originally Posted by WaldoNova

I suppose I should go to the standard if you don't have anything positive to say.......Nah I'm not feeling snarky today so I won't got there.

Originally Posted by cheapbasslovin

Edit::: I'll thank gnasher, that was way easier to digest. Thank you, gnasher.

Glad some people appreciate it . Shame some people are too arrogant to .

[WaldoNova]

Originally Posted by gnasher1993

: Shame some people are too arrogant to .

Just trying to be funny. I guess it's easy to be misunderstood in this type of format. I'm sorry. Looking at the way you put everything makes alot of sense and in hindsight I should have set it up that way. Thanks for taking the time to do it. I come onto this forum to get advice, learn stuff and interract with other bassists not to piss people off/make people think I'm arrogant. Hopefull this will make amends and there will be no hard feelings.

[Kromwarp]

Boss ODB-3. Once I found I could use it as a clean boost, it introduced many new opportunites

[grovest]

Honestly, no. I've definitely had a couple turning points, though. The first was looping via the Boss RC 2. The second was drum machines. The third was analog synthesis. Each of these 'discoveries' triggered multi-month journeys that have somehow integrated with and shaped my ongoing solo / vanity project.