PYPB XL: Midlife Crisis

[Smallequestrian]

Last night's gig board. Mini **** for the win!

[willsellout]

[falconspatriots]

A little something I threw together while I finish the big board

[Jared Lash]

Awesome.

If I had to go with a single pedal builder for my whole board Taylor/Iron Ether would get the nod with MXR/Way Huge in second place.

[behndy]

hurm. it'd be either IE or Doc Sci. IE's got no delayness, Doc Sci's got no filter.

DEEEEEEE-LEMA.

[falconspatriots]

Lol It just worked out like that. I had them all on the main board at one point. Can't seem to part with these bad boys. I just need a QF2 and get a top jack oxide and It'd be perfect!!

[CrayZee_One]

^ V nice.
IE is awesomeness!

[Road Bull]

Originally Posted by Dignan81

here's the current version of my main board used for most gigs, originals, and just fun.
PT3 powered by Voodoo Labs PP2+.
Bass > Boss TU3 > EB VP Jr > Dunlop Crybaby Bass Wah > Boss OC2 > Fuzzrocious Grey Stache > TAFM (gated) > HBE Psilocybe > Boss BF3 >3 Leaf Audio PWNZOR > Aguilar Tone Hammer > FOH and/or Hartke LH500>XL210 & XL115

other regulars not seen here that get shuffled on and off depending on the gig...Fuzzrocious BDPG, TCE Shaker & MXR M80+

For tonight's gig (country/blues/r&b/classic & alt rock covers) I've broke it down to my MINI powered by DC Brick.
bass > Boss TU3 > TAFM (gated) > 3 Leaf Audio PWNZOR > Aguilar Tone Hammer > FOH and/or Hartke LH500>XL115 & XL210

Nice looking boards man! I am glad you are rockin the TAFM!

[JFMusic]

Originally Posted by Jared Lash

If you're looking to add pedals I'd say some dirt (OD, distortion and/or fuzz) is where I'd look - something that pairs well with the Octabass and Bass Envelope Filter.

How'd you settle on your signal chain? If that were my board I'd run it TU-2 > Octabass>Deep Impact > BEF >Compressor > BF-3 > Space > Carbon Copy but I'm always interested in why people do things differently.



If all you want is a looper the upcoming TC Ditto (as Childish Gambino pointed out) would be a nice solution that wouldn't take up a lot of space. As for the Flashback and Timeline I think (like pretty much all delay/loopers) that they have some compromises/quirks in terms of using them as loopers to where I think a dedicated looper is probably a better choice.

That said, the Flashback is a great deal for the price and the Timeline is an amazing delay. As long as you view them as delays that CAN do looping as a feature then I think you'll be satisfied.

Thanks for the feedback. I've tried a few dirt pedals, but I guess I just haven't found something that I love. I always feel like I lose too much low end and get lost in the mix live... The current configuration was based on trying to have a logical order and keep my most used effects (BEF, Octabass, and Flanger) in the front row for easy accessibility. To my ears, the envelope is really the only pedal on there that really needs to be in front of the compressor. What specifically would make you put the Octabass and DI before it as well?

As far as wanting a looper, I ended up ditching my Carbon Copy delay and going with the Flashback. I liked the variety of delay options it provided in such a small form factor, and the looper is there to play with too. Once I swapped it in, I immediately loved it and didn't miss the MXR delay one bit... I also dropped the channel footswitch off and squeezed the expression pedal back on, so now things are looking pretty good.

[rjovin]

my board as of today. the two newest ones are the mxr dual loop box and the mxr micro chorus.

[metalinthenight]

Cramming everything on a pt jr sized home made board. The spots are for a DD-5 or a DD-7 and a mythFx Triton eventually.

[Bassmike62]

Originally Posted by rjovin

my board as of today. the two newest ones are the mxr dual loop box and the mxr micro chorus.

One of these days, I'm going to buy one of them Behringer Bass synths and give it a go.... One of these days.

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by JFMusic

To my ears, the envelope is really the only pedal on there that really needs to be in front of the compressor. What specifically would make you put the Octabass and DI before it as well?

Primarily because I love using an octave pedal and dirt in front of envelope filters to open up lots of new sounds. Same with the Deep Impact. The compressor would simply stay behind the filter with the others getting moved forward in the chain.

A compressor can definitely help the tracking for an octave pedal, but I never liked putting the comp at the front of my chain as it would change my dynamics which I don't like when running an envelope filter.

But again, that's just me. I think there are general guidelines for effect signal chains but in the end whatever works for the player is what they should do.

As for dirt pedals, there are plenty that don't lose low end (or even boost it) but honestly I think the biggest thing that a lot of bass players neglect is just boosting the volume on dirt pedals above unity gain. The more clipping (fuzz clips more than distortion which clips more than overdrive etc) the more I boost the volume. It often seems way too loud when playing alone but works well in a band context.

Nice board.

[Tony Flow MMMM]

Love my new dark matter

[Tony Flow MMMM]

I have a wooly mammoth clone coming in ., and then I should be good for a bit

[rjovin]

Originally Posted by Bassmike62

One of these days, I'm going to buy one of them Behringer Bass synths and give it a go.... One of these days.

i have mine in loop a of my dual loop with my odb-3. i have it set to do ah's so in the loop i get distorted aaahhh's. the coolest thing about the pedal is you can hit a note and hold done the foot switch and play other notes while the original note sustains for as long as you hold down the foot switch.

[TorontoAlex]

Taking this to band practice tomorrow night. The no-label pedal is a Fuzzrocious Rat Tail that I just got last week, I'm not really sure where I'm going to fit it in, but I'll do my best! Otherwise I need a few new cables, and I'd like a PP2+ to power this all up. I'm also going to grab the new MXR bass overdrive when it comes out to A/B against the Pork Loin, but otherwise I'm happy for the time being.

[Rawrrbass]

Not exactly a pedalboard, but none the less. My and Aquila0507's green muff collection.

[NKUSigEp]

Originally Posted by Rawrrbass

Not exactly a pedalboard, but none the less. My and Aquila0507's green muff collection.

It's a Soviet invasion!

[Vlad5]

What does that sound like in series?