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How many 'always on' pedals are in your chain

NickyBass

NickyBass

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I am loving the Noble, Cali76 combo. Of course, once we find a sound we like, we can't just stop and enjoy it...we have to keep messing with it. After all, that's how we found something we liked in the first place. :)

I will probably keep these as always on pedals. But, then there are other cool things like low pass filters, a mild OD, buffers, pari EQs, etc.

So, how many pedals do you keep on your board that are always on?
 
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NickyBass said:
I am loving the Noble, Cali76 combo. Of course, once we find a sound we like, we can't just stop and enjoy it...we have to keep messing with it. After all, that's how we found something we liked in the first place. :)

I will probably keep these as always on pedals. But, then there are other cool things like low pass filters, a mild OD, buffers, pari EQs, etc.

So, how many pedals do you keep on your board that are always on?
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Do you mean ´always on pedals´ (like the Noble) with no footswitch, or pedals we never want to switch off?
 
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If I take the question literally, my only "always on" pedal is my compressor (Aguilar TLC). My "main sound" adds an "always on" light overdrive (Fender Trapper) and preamp (NUX MLD) although I switch between that and my "maybe you didn't notice, I'm playing fretless over here" sound for a couple of songs, but that's the exception, not the norm.
 
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I have a preamp always-on for the EQ. Depending on the gig, it might be a Darkglass B7k or just a FlyRig. Most of my gigs are with Mugshot Monday lately, though, for which I bi-amp with an octave-up signal. So I do that with a MicroPOG, with the dry channel going to the Darkglass and the bass amp while an octave-up (only) signal goes to other effects and a guitar amp. So the MicroPOG is also always on, though the octave-up line is usually muted.
 
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-Broughton HPF/LPF
-NightOwl Edison
-Ampeg OptoComp [except w/ using SGT-DI for some grit in the studio]
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InkCow said:
If I take the question literally, my only "always on" pedal is my compressor (Aguilar TLC). My "main sound" adds an "always on" light overdrive (Fender Trapper) and preamp (NUX MLD) although I switch between that and my "maybe you didn't notice, I'm playing fretless over here" sound for a couple of songs, but that's the exception, not the norm.
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People mentioning their HPFs reminded that regardless of whether I'm using the preamp in the MLD, its high pass filter is always on.
 
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Compressor. Today it's Alma but sometimes I get a hair and switch to an Origin Stacked for a different sound.

Tuner. Duh. But I keep mine 100% on pass-through so I can check where my stupid fingers are landing on fretless. Just a habit. Can't recall a gig in decades where I had to fully tune on stage anyway. TI settle in. And 60 year old Fender keys aren't slipping. But I keep it lit just as a crutch.

Preamp. Always on at lower levels, bypassed if I can let the amp do the talking.

Durham Sex Drive.
 
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2 - demon fx microtubes b7k (without capitals because it's a clone but it took over from a VT bass pedal, much more midrange control)(the original costs too much) I don't use the drive much, low if at all it can dirty up an envelope nicely, I use other actual fuzzes. Both midrange controls are excellent, mainly I change the lowmid to 250 for basses that need help there. And TC Antigravity compressor using the "heaven & hell" tone-print, slow attack and abt 45% comp mix, slight boost. I think that was 129., speaking of price. Been using that for long time now.
 

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