Effects Pedals Help

[Ben_Bassist]

Hi I have a question about the running order for my fx pedals.

I have a podx3 with two separate inputs and outputs.
An Akai unibass with one input and effect out an clean out.
EHX Micro synth Input and output.
Ashdown amp with an effects send and return.

Any Ideas what the best setup is for running my effects?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Ben

[bongomania]

I would go:

bass --> EHX --> Akai --> (Akai effect out) --> Pod --> Ashdown effects loop return

That way you bypass the Ashdown's onboard preamp, using the Pod as a preamp and avoiding any extra noise or EQ problems from running the two preamps in series. Note that in this config. nothing is plugged into the main instrument input of your amp.

If that weirds you out, or if you are just using the Pod for effects and not for amp modeling, then you could send its output to the main instrument input on the amp instead of to the effects return jack.

The "best" way to use the clean and effected outputs on the Akai is if you send the effected output to a separate guitar amp, and the clean output to your bass amp. The reason I didn't describe it that way in the suggestion above was you didn't mention having a separate guitar amp.

[Ben_Bassist]

OK thanks I will give it ago.

[Ben_Bassist]

I forgot to mention my pod has effects send and return L/mono and right as well.

[Ben_Bassist]

New idea

I thought

Guitar => Unibass => Clean => Guitar In Pod x3.

Unibass Effect => Aux Input Pod x3.

Pod x3 Live out => Amp Input.

Pod x3 Fx send => EHX => Fx Return Amp.

Let me know what you all think.

Ben

[bongomania]

It won't work unless both of the sets of inputs on both Pod and amp can run in parallel and be blended, which I doubt.