Bass pedal chain advice.

[fishdreams]

Congrats on the pitchfork. Great underrated pedal. The pitchfork definitely should go to the start of the chain because of the way the digital pitchshifting works. It is where mine sits. Then for maximum versatility I'd do eq, then drive, then chorus then delay.

See my board below. Pitchfork-> Filter with HPF/LPF (modulated eq, sort of) ->RingModulator->Fuzz->Chorus etc-> Delay-> Reverb

By the way, there is no 'wrong' way to do it, fee free to experiment, results will vary and different ideas may work better for you. But as described above, that is what I would do.

 

[Ric5]

Hello people,

Anyone have any idea if my bass pedal chain could be improved in terms of order?

Please see image!

Huge thank you!

BB

most people do a serial setup … a few of us do parallel

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/effects.htm

 

[Nicholas Smith]

how’d you rate the other pedals you use?

Congrats on the pitchfork. Great underrated pedal. The pitchfork definitely should go to the start of the chain because of the way the digital pitchshifting works. It is where mine sits. Then for maximum versatility I'd do eq, then drive, then chorus then delay.

See my board below. Pitchfork-> Filter with HPF/LPF (modulated eq, sort of) ->RingModulator->Fuzz->Chorus etc-> Delay-> Reverb

By the way, there is no 'wrong' way to do it, fee free to experiment, results will vary and different ideas may work better for you. But as described above, that is what I would do.
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[fishdreams]

how’d you rate the other pedals you use?

Pitchfork: great, I use a especially the 1-2-3 octaves up feature both mixed with the original signal and on their own. Also does a good chorus.
Downer: another great sleeper pedal. Good analogue octaver, that can pitchshift gradually towards a chorus. Great synth emulator. The HPF and LPF are great tone-shaping features more pedals and every amp should have, frankly.
Fairfield Randy's Revenge Ringmodulator: like all of Fairfield's pedals, sounds wonderful on bass, thick warm and analogue. easy to set, I use both the tremolo and LFO distorting
Pale Mare: a wonderful fuzz, with 2 very practical additions: a good filter and a sweepable gate (important for me because i dont play loud music, so noise needs to be controllable). It's based on a 70ties Japanese circuit, so it has a specific character like any fuzz, but within that context its very practical and adjustable.
Polytope: Lots of info on that pedal here on the board. If you look for a chorus-idea pedal that can go deep into pitchshift territory with numerous variety in sound, check it out
Montreal Count to 5: legendary pedal, a interval-based pitchshifting delay pedal (sort of) that really is its own thing. If you want a standard delay with predictable/repeatable patterns, look elsewhere. If you want something that inspires creativity and takes you places no other pedal does, check it out (Youtube)
Ocean 11: very practical does-it-all reverb for a very reasonable price in a small housing. Not as lush on its own as the (way more expensive) Strymons of this world, but works well in a chain where that lushness would probably be lost anyways. Covers both the standard reverb sounds and the newfangled creative soundscapey stuff.