Gah totally confused about my PB

to the 3rd... isnt that a good thing? =)

to the 4th.... so you are a bum? no one said it was easy.. just fun

 

=)

kidding.

this is what i would do in order

EBS ValveDrive
EBS SC Wah
MXR Bass Fuzz
CS Agent00Funk
Boss CEB-3
EBS MultiComp

or switch around the wah and fuzz....

 

which setting?

 

u've been listening to too many guitarist. =)
i would usually tell people to use their ears and use whatever is best for them. we all use different combos.

i guess if you wanted to you could keep the comp after the wah and fuzzes in whatever way you had put them.. but putting a fuzz after the filters opens up the filters alot more. and if that is what you want, then let it work for you =)

i generally like some dirt infront, at probably one at the back to emulate hitting a tube preamp.... but thats just me.

 

putting the comp would depend on what you want to use the compressor for too... to cut out sloppy playing, or even out spikes from your filter etc... or even squashing up your dirt boxes and/or boosting your signal

 

First rule is, there are no rules. Filters/wahs can go first, and an envelope filter will get it's best triggering that way. But they also sound good after fuzz. What you can try is splitting your signal before the first pedal and sending a clean signal to the envelope input on the 00Funk. That way you can filter the fuzzed signal but have the clean sound (which is less squashed) control the filter. Filter/wah into an overdrive sounds good, so that the peaks get slightly distorted.

It's usually a good idea to put compression after any kind of envelope controleld effects. You don't want to squash the signal going in as it limits your envelope control, and also this way helps to tame the resonant peaks of the filter.

 

rule number one: there is no rules (according to dannybouy)

rule number two: have a bass amp so you can experiment =)
or buy a headphone amp?

 

You can either use a special splitter cable, a pedal with 2 outputs (e.g. Boss tuner), or even a splitter like this:



I drew this digram for someone a while back, substitue the brown pedal on the right for your fuzz:



Don't worry about the fact that it looks like you're sending 2 inputs into the fuzz, becuase it's just a splitter and it doesn't matter what shape the splitter is or if it's on the cable or directly on the jack socket!

(Note for users of Chunk Systems pedals - the Brown Dog cuts out the envelope output when in bypass mode, meaning that when you hook up these 2 pedals using the envelope sockets as designed, you cannot use the filter by itself. I suggested to someone that they use a splitter to overcome this as shown above)

 

Get a bass, get an amp, experiment! Otherwise set it up any old way, for there is no 'right' way, only what sounds best for you.

 

Valvedrive - Fuzz - Env - Wah - Comp - Chorus.

That's what I'd do. You say you use the Valvedrive as a 'warming preamp', that's why I'd put it first. I prefer all OD's, Distortions, and Fuzz before the Filters/Wah's because I think it's a much more pronounced effect...then after all the high gain/volume spiky things, you put the compressor to smooth it all out before the chorus.

I prefer the compressor after the envelope filter because I have much more control over the attack, so the envelope is much more sensitive to my playing and not being governed by the compressor output signal.

Anyway, good luck.