Two of the same pedal...

[Matt Dean]

How many of you have two of the same pedal on your boards?

I am using an Xotic Bass BB increasingly for low gain tone shaping, but also like it for higher gain duties (I bought it originally for distorted tones). I have been thinking about an Xotic RC or Tri-Logic for the lower gain duties, but also have been thinking about just getting another Bass BB.

What think ya'll?

[bassbrad]

I did have a Heart Attack and a Bass Balls on my board at different points in the chain for a while, but they were never on at the same time.

[fivestringgecko]

IMO, there's nothing wrong with getting two of the same pedal. If you really like the way it sounds but want two different sounds from it without having to mess with knobs (especially in the middle of a song), why not get another one?

*shrug*

5sg.

[rratajski]

I have a feeling that most people would say it's a great idea, buuuuuut you'll just end up selling one... Haha.

What about doing a double rehouse. An Iron Ether custom-etched BBBB would rule.

[MrDOS]

Guitarists do this some. I try to minimize the number of stomp boxes for bass, however.

[Bassmike62]

I have 2 Boss LS-2s.

One at the top of the chain, where I keep 2 separate loops of filters. The levels also help compensate for volume losses.

The second one is almost at the end, where I have phaser/octave/flanger looped.

Don't know if that's the proper way to do it, but works for me.

[Matt Dean]

Originally Posted by rratajski

I have a feeling that most people would say it's a great idea, buuuuuut you'll just end up selling one... Haha.

What about doing a double rehouse. An Iron Ether custom-etched BBBB would rule.

That would be sick... I'm also thinking about getting a Dark Glass b3k. I suspect it's in the same general tone zone as the Bass BB (transparent).

But, I really do love how the Bass BB sounds.

[crapusername]

i have 3 hm2's two taiwanese and one jap. I was given one mit, just as i had bought one, and then bought into the whole mij is better thing. in this case it was correct!
i have two boards, each with an hm2, and a spare now.
i also have two weeping demons, one on each board, and two ns2 noise suppressors, since you never know when you'll need one!

[Jake of Bass]

Originally Posted by fivestringgecko

IMO, there's nothing wrong with getting two of the same pedal. If you really like the way it sounds but want two different sounds from it without having to mess with knobs (especially in the middle of a song), why not get another one?

*shrug*

5sg.

Originally Posted by rratajski

I have a feeling that most people would say it's a great idea, buuuuuut you'll just end up selling one... Haha.

What about doing a double rehouse. An Iron Ether custom-etched BBBB would rule.

Ditto to both of these.

[Stu L.]

I have two modded Tubescreamers. Both have MOSFET clipping. The first has more bass, and I run it at lower gains and more often. I feed it into the second, which has more gain and a little less bass. With one I can get some great old school compression and grind. Like a good tube amp.

[Matt Dean]

Originally Posted by Stu L.

I have two modded Tubescreamers. Both have MOSFET clipping. The first has more bass, and I run it at lower gains and more often. I feed it into the second, which has more gain and a little less bass. With one I can get some great old school compression and grind. Like a good tube amp.

You know, the more I think about this, I think that 2 Bass BBs would be a really good thing.

My current main band plays late twentieth century rock with a twang and I find myself twirling knobs between songs to go from barely any gain (RC style) to medium gain for the crunchy stuff. I like how the BB sounds with my rig (Mesa Fathom/M6). So, why not?

[Jake of Bass]

Well then there's the bassist of Mastadon who has five Big Muffs on his board...

[Thunderscreech]

I used two Little Big Muffs once. That was nuts.

[Matt Dean]

Originally Posted by Jake of Bass

Well then there's the bassist of Mastadon who has five Big Muffs on his board...

Ok... now I don't feel so bad!

[fitz420]

i think it makes perfect sense. i'd have two cream pies if they were in production and at their original price. i'd bet cascading two bb's would allow for some fun experimenting.

[KarateKid25]

I've been running two Cream Pies for a couple of years now. I think that is about the only double up I've had though.

[Stu L.]

Originally Posted by KarateKid25

I've been running two Cream Pies for a couple of years now. I think that is about the only double up I've had though.

So tempted to sig

Slightly OT, Matt I also have a Fathom, but have not really used it yet.

And fwiw, Timmy C used/uses two 105Q Crybabys.

[RCCollins]

Originally Posted by Matt Dean

You know, the more I think about this, I think that 2 Bass BBs would be a really good thing.

My current main band plays late twentieth century rock with a twang and I find myself twirling knobs between songs to go from barely any gain (RC style) to medium gain for the crunchy stuff. I like how the BB sounds with my rig (Mesa Fathom/M6). So, why not?

the RC is hardly a no-gain boost pedal - it's actually a mild OD - has a clipping section.

I'm using a BB for double-duty right now as well, and having owned the RC on 3 separate occasions, I think it's really better for low-sh-gain toneshaping than the BB, which I love, but which gets into cranked-amp territory too easily (with my cranked amp)

[Matt Dean]

If I recall RC, you're using a Mesa BB750? Or have you jumped on the M9 bandwagon...

I see you're actually using a Buster 200 (jealous!). So, I see what you mean about the BB boosting your Buster.

[RCCollins]

actually, I'd wager that they sound less harsh through the Buster than they might through one of those hybrids (I lust after an M9 btw)