Post your VERY SPECIFIC pedalboard, if you got it ...

[Plinkerton]

This is it.

No plans to change it.

 

[MisterUbu]

Have you tried putting RFE in the clean loop of the EBS pedal? That's where I have mine...

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I'll definitely try that out, out of curiosity where is the regular input to the EBS going to? I can't really see by the photo

 

[Zbysek]

I'll definitely try that out, out of curiosity where is the regular input to the EBS going to? I can't really see by the photo

The signal goes from the tuner to the input of the EBS pedal…the RFE is in the clean FX loop… and then the signal goes from output of the EBS pedal to Jive…

 

[Maxi Funkl]

I'd sure LIKE to have a pedalboard that didn't change.

But I'm a slut.

It was you and NKBassman that started me down the Broughton Centric pedalboard. DARN YOU TWO!!!! LMAO

 

[Jakeman]

Im enjoying this thread - I’m probably the last guy who should post here as my board has been mutating on a weekly basis for a few years now. But I aspire to have a “set” board. During the COVID/post-COVID quarantine doldrums, I acquired a massive amount of pedals and basses that I largely played at home with almost no gigs. It was fun to experiment. But as I’ve gotten back to gigging, I’ve been streamlining. I’ve gotten it down to just one bass, a Serek Midwestern, after flip-flopping for a long time, and one amp setup. My board is starting to gel - out of necessity (load-in/out, setup, ease of use and simplicity) but also a big change in approach on my part regarding pedals. The bands I’m playing in now require very little, just one good tone, so I’ve been experimenting with simple, always-on boards. It’s gotten to a point where, while I goof off at home and post those boards, live I’m only really using the formula of an Effectrode comp (for a while PC-2A, but now the LA-1A which I recently acquired) and a Caveman BP-1C, with various low-gain dirt/EQ/character pedals in between. That last part is the one that’s currently in flux. I hope to someday go a significant time without change, but I gotta find that middle element first. There is something very zen about having your gear set and unchanging - it’s freeing in that you don’t have to really think about it, allowing you to focus deeper on the music. That’s been my experience so far at least.

 

[Bob_Ross]

Are there people who settled on a fixed order of fixed pedals, then arranged that super neatly on a pedalboard and used it for more than 6 months without a single change?
If so, I'd like to see a pic of that board.

I used this pedalboard as pictured without making a single change from 2016 through 2024:

 

[Jack]

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Does this count?

Hope so. I used this board without change for about 6 years.

 

[TrevorOfDoom]

This board has been my workhorse for the last several years.
The wireless and drive (Transmission) have been there for almost a decade.
The ToneX is a couple years old as is the DI.
I did just switch out the Doc Lloyd for a Cali76, though.

 

[klattman]

Addition of 15 when it arrived. This one isn’t changing for a long time now.

 

[MikeBass]

Been this way for a year and about 120-ish odd gigs now…..
Shure -> BP1c - in its effects loop: Capo-> Nano Cortex (for 1/2step down pitch shift and a capture of my Aguilar DB659 only) - low Z out-> BC1
Tuner is always on from the tuner out of the BP1c
Cioks DC7 powers it all

Does the low Z output to the compressor make a difference? Hell if I know, but it’s there, so I use it.

Soon to change a bit with the addition of a Cortex Mini and possibly a Mantle.
Not sure if I’ll run the Mantle live or leave it home for just tracking.

 

[Mr_BK]

Interesting how many of us are using Caveman products. I am very satisfied with them.

 

[micguy]

Im enjoying this thread - I’m probably the last guy who should post here as my board has been mutating on a weekly basis for a few years now. But I aspire to have a “set” board. During the COVID/post-COVID quarantine doldrums, I acquired a massive amount of pedals and basses that I largely played at home with almost no gigs. It was fun to experiment. But as I’ve gotten back to gigging, I’ve been streamlining. I’ve gotten it down to just one bass, a Serek Midwestern, after flip-flopping for a long time, and one amp setup. My board is starting to gel - out of necessity (load-in/out, setup, ease of use and simplicity) but also a big change in approach on my part regarding pedals. The bands I’m playing in now require very little, just one good tone, so I’ve been experimenting with simple, always-on boards. It’s gotten to a point where, while I goof off at home and post those boards, live I’m only really using the formula of an Effectrode comp (for a while PC-2A, but now the LA-1A which I recently acquired) and a Caveman BP-1C, with various low-gain dirt/EQ/character pedals in between. That last part is the one that’s currently in flux. I hope to someday go a significant time without change, but I gotta find that middle element first. There is something very zen about having your gear set and unchanging - it’s freeing in that you don’t have to really think about it, allowing you to focus deeper on the music. That’s been my experience so far at least.

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I love the massive pedal that you could land aircraft on that says "compact" ;-)

 

[Mr_BK]

The not compact version is this one:

 

[MikeBass]

Interesting how many of us are using Caveman products. I am very satisfied with them.

Yeah man, they make insane gear for sure.
The BC1 is such a good compressor.

 

[Michedelic]

You know, one rule about experienced pedal board people seems to be not to tie down everything too tight.
You plan your board, you execute the build, it's all coming together, you have it set up and then your favorite pedal company releases Pedal X, and you absolutely have to get that one - but it has side jacks and the one you're currently using has top jacks, so you shift things around a bit to make it happen, and it works, but now, your planned board is not your planned board any more. It's a small change, and basically, you only had to stretch the cables a bit and cut one zip tie to take the power cable out and route it slightly different, but the super sleek and intended look is gone. In the following weeks or months, you do realize that you're missing that one pedal you've taken off more than you thought, and want it back, and to make that happen, you will have to shift from that wide pedal to a smaller one. . .

Sound familiar? I've been through this more than once.


Are there people who settled on a fixed order of fixed pedals, then arranged that super neatly on a pedalboard and used it for more than 6 months without a single change?
If so, I'd like to see a pic of that board.

Have I got one for you….well, two actually…

What is going on here is this: the larger board, a PT-2, is the mothership: tuner>compressor>splitter(more on that later), then, specific bass signal to Thicken(non-chorus doubling)>dual effects loop patch point(for potential exotic effects to be added later)>Aftershock>bass wah>Bassbone preamp. In the Radial’s switchable effects loop, the Polytope chorus, then the Mooer Electric Mistress knock-off, then the tremolo. The signal out of the Radial will go to whatever proper bass amp I’d be using.
So, the splitter(and I may eventually replace it with a smaller one, I was just using what I had on hand): the other line goes to the ‘satellite’ board(PT Nano+), which features the Pitchfork for an octave up signal only…this is to create a faux guitar sound for trio situations primarily, going beyond fabricating an 8-string(four octave courses)sound. That then goes on to a separate string of dirt/effects and a volume for blending in the level, and then to a separate smaller amp rig that would still have a sealed speaker chamber, and a 12”driver that could handle low frequencies.
I have two smaller pared-down boards that are more to the point, with the octave boxes just inline with everything else.

 

[mikeswals]

My pedalbaord is unchanged since late 2019/early 2020. Only one that changed in 2020 was adding the MXR brown acid where I originally had a chorus pedal. But since the Whammy has two variable choruses in it, I was good.
I have (more than) everything I need.
My board is so unchanged, that Future Impact V1 still has the first version software in it!

 

[klattman]

Here’s the other board. I’ve switched up the OD pedal between a grizzly and the jellyfish, but the jellyfish does what I like and the para eq fixes everything else.
I tried using the loops on the Sheehan, but it stays on and is used by itself for certain things where it works very well. I’d miss it if it want available. This one also has been stable for many months.

 

[Church-Bass]

My specific board which has everything I need for my tone - Top row always on. Bottom row for specific effects.

 

[NocoLaw]

I have not used these as set up for 6 months, but they reflect what my boards always look like; I just never took the time to go through all of the accumulated gear and evaluate through IEMs and a GR Bass powered speaker to set each board “once and for all.” None of the gear is new, and I have a lot of effects pedals for fun, but never use them on gigs. The bottom board is my doubling and primary rig for my regular band and can be split and shrunken (adjustable board). Right side is the electric outfit and left is upright. The Noble powers the whole board, and the tuners are wireless, so only 2 XLRs out and one power cable for the whole setup. I checked with Jack Roan, and he said the power supply should be fine, since I’m only using one at a time and muting the other (the mA for everything full would exceed the limit if all running); and the only risk would be a low hum, which I don’t hear. The Stomp rig is my effects unit, which I don’t use often, but do on some side projects; and it is powered by a Trutone, so again, only one power cable. The Felix kit (which includes a backup pickup and cables) will come along as a “just in case” for failures, if I need the parametric EQ, or if I’m using a mic and blending the upright; but I prefer the pickup (Northern Luthierie) to Noble - it sounds the most like my natural bass to me and the folks I have had blind test. I have been saying I was going to take the time to do this forever, and we were shut down all week, so I finally did it!

 

[jumblemind]

I've had this same setup for close to two years. Sadly, my beloved Octamizer isn't wired up bc it was a casualty in an interstate accident on the way to an out of town gig. Some *** hit me from behind, ran me off the road, and my 4runner (full of gear) flipped. Somehow, the only real damage was to the Octamizer: the footswitch contact broke inside. Else we pulled my gear out of the wreck and made it to the gig! I tried replacing the switch, but it's a 9-pin soldered directly to a satellite pcb and i messed it up even more trying to replace. Leaving it there bc I will end up replacing it for the same.

Shure wireless > bypass pedal > POG > Octamizer (formerly) > Ginger > Loop pedal (on/off for the Zoom) > Zoom MS-60B > Keeley Bassist