Darkglass Luminal booster with B7K

[alfrompadova]

Dear all,
I recently got a Luminal booster and wanted to combine it in chain with the following equipment:
- Microtubes infinity
- Polyphonic tuner
- B7K
- MXR bass compressor

How would you chain them together? I also played with the idea of using the Luminal booster only with Microtubes Infinity.. and getting rid of the other pedals.. also, would I only use one cab IR in the chain (i.e. either on the Microtubes infinity or on the Luminal Booster, not both at the same time) ?
I play metal only really and look for that "big bass / clangy highs" sound

Thanks for all your suggestions

 

[dland]

Option 1: I would start simple with Bass->Luminal Booster->Microtubes Infinity signal chain.

Sculpt the bass signal with the Luminal Booster to get a "clean boost" that you send into the Microtubes Infinity to do your dirty work (distortion, saturation, gain/volume, etc.). Be careful with Luminal Booster gain, don't push too hard into Infinity. I would use one cab IR, placed at the end of the signal chain.

For me, I would leave the B7K and MXR Compressor on the table... I really like the Darkglass sound, Microtubes Infinity alone would be enough for me. If I use a tuner, I would place it between the Bass and Luminal Booster.

Option 2: Placing the Booster after the Infinity in the chain is useful if you want to use the Booster's EQ to re-shape your overall tone or use its internal DI for your final output. But, you lose the benefit of pushing the Infinity's preamp with the booster.

Good Luck.

 

[alfrompadova]

Option 1: I would start simple with Bass->Luminal Booster->Microtubes Infinity signal chain.

Sculpt the bass signal with the Luminal Booster to get a "clean boost" that you send into the Microtubes Infinity to do your dirty work (distortion, saturation, gain/volume, etc.). (Be careful with Luminal Booster gain, don't push too hard into Infinity)

For me, I would leave the B7K and MXR Compressor on the table... I really like the Darkglass sound, Microtubes Infinity alone would be enough for me. If I use a tuner, I would place it between the Bass and Luminal Booster.

Option 2: Placing the Booster after the Infinity in the chain is useful if you want to use the Booster's EQ to re-shape your overall tone or use its internal DI for your final output. But, you lose the benefit of pushing the Infinity's preamp with the booster.

Good Luck.

Thanks a lot

 

[dland]

Thanks a lot

I made a small edit to Option 1, added cab sentence... I would use one cab IR, placed at the end of the signal chain.