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Post Your Pedalboard - Part I

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I hate this pedalboard game :bawl: Just when u think you think you have your rig sussed all out. You look at ebay, or here, or just have another idea. This is my new plan...

Ibanez EDA900 --> EHX Muff'n --> EHX Muff'n --> Ibanez Weeping Demon --> MXR Flanger --> EHX Small Clone --> MXR Phase90 --> Gallien Kruger 400RB-IV --> Warwick Pro 211 --> Warwick Pro 410

I already have the small clone, and i just won the weeping demon on ebay for a good price. At the moment ive been running a guv'nor II for a crunchy/chunky overdrive, a big muff for... well... the big muff! :D

I'm actually pretty happy with my dist/od pedals now, theyre great. But i remembered how much i like the muffn after hearing some more clips and reviews. Plus the tubey goodness. I will purchase one from ebay, and test it out, make sure it can get the sounds i want. Then if it does, ill buy the second. The first will be running an OD sound, while the second one will be in über saturation for some serious deathstortion.

I was going to get a morley pba-2... but, after reading mixed reviews, finding out it only has a volume button and no tonal controls i was put off. I want an edgey/aggressive wah sound for playing in my heavy/metal/proggish band and the dunlop was farr too bubbly and funky. The demon souunds like it should do the trick. I have been running a v-wah, but im not overly happy with it anymore.

And then finally i will be picking up the flanger and phase90 off ebay. The flanger explains itself, i believe its one of the best out there. and i was thinking of getting a EHX small stone, but i think the phase90 has more of the swooshing sound that im looking for.

And then finally this will all be run by a dunlop power brick. again off ebay. ebay is my friend ;) hopefully i should be set with this set up

Peace
Blake
 
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bassman314 said:
I can hear in some of my stuff where I'd use delay.. but it's so rare that I can't justify the expense...

Although I'd get one if I could *LOL*

Reverb > Delay... :hiding:
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Strangely enough, I don't like reverb on bass at all, except for in very rare occasions... like the reverb cranked and the bass' open E slapped for a dramatic/explosive effect.

I like delay for the melodic possiblities, a loooooong delay allows you to create intense harmonic layers. I use delay (not long enough for me, only one second... it's built into my effects processor) in combination with a volume pedal and vibrato to build up "string section" esque parts. But then again, I'm speaking in an ambient sense. If you were playing in, lets say a punk band, I don't think you'd have much use for a delay... or a reverb.
 
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chips said:
Anyone have some good examples of bass delay? Other then No shelter- RATM. More-so in a heavier or proggish type of genre....
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Listen to... pretty much any album of Les Claypool's past Primus' Antipop album (there are a few delay tracks on there as well). Furthermore, the classic example is "One of these days" by Pink Floyd... delay and slap can be fun... you can get a poly rhythmic thing going on.

Delay is one of those effects that is reeeeeeeeeeeaally fun to play with, but doesn't always fit into a band context. In my metal band I use it for subtle things. Since, the music is very riff oriented, I can echo something out in the key we are in, and it creates another layer that fills up some space/adds texture. You can get really creative/subtle with delay. And that has become my favorite thing about music lately... the subtle things. In a world of ego drenched solos, I like hearing little quirks in a song and getting inside the artists head..................whoaaaa I'm getting way off topic and ranty. Sorry, it's 4 AM, I gotta work at 9... and I can't sleep.

DELYZ r 2 4 RoxxorZZ.
 
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