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Show me your compact pedalboard setup

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Just trimmed down further, added the HPF today, not sure where to insert it, but decided it needed to go before the DI for sure, and might be best before the compressor so the low stuff I want to cut won't activate the comp.
 
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clockworkcorpse said:
View attachment 3419325 Just trimmed down further, added the HPF today, not sure where to insert it, but decided it needed to go before the DI for sure, and might be best before the compressor so the low stuff I want to cut won't activate the comp.
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I have my HP/LP right before my compressor!
 
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cosmicevan said:
I'd like to understand this more. I am OCD-ish...but I would never use the word "suffer" to describe any of my OCD tendencies as I never experienced it holding me back from something I wanted to do. It would slow me down a little, but never as a block. My ticks have been subtle and have changed over the years...I used to (but at some point I stopped doing this) count a lot when I would take napkins or something like that for example.

So what do you feel? Is it that when you turn a pedal sideways you will have an undying urge to put it straight every time you look at it...and that's all your mind can fixate on or is it physical? I smoked cigarettes a LONG time ago and every now and again when the weather gets nice and I smell a cigarette (especially if I am sipping coffee) I will get a really warm feeling inside and a SUPER strong craving for a smoke. I don't do anything about it, and usually within a minute or 2 the warmness inside and craving goes away and I'm almost surprised at myself that I had such a strong urge because once it is gone the thought of having a smoke is a big turn off.

What's it like? If you were to put the pedal side-ways...it would distract you when you try to play or would there be some physical discomfort? Would you not be able to play? I just want to understand it more since I'm in the camp of "turn it and you'll get used to it" but I know it isn't always so simple.
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A simple preference in my case. No suffering involved.
 
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cosmicevan said:
I'd like to understand this more. I am OCD-ish...but I would never use the word "suffer" to describe any of my OCD tendencies as I never experienced it holding me back from something I wanted to do. It would slow me down a little, but never as a block. My ticks have been subtle and have changed over the years...I used to (but at some point I stopped doing this) count a lot when I would take napkins or something like that for example.

So what do you feel? Is it that when you turn a pedal sideways you will have an undying urge to put it straight every time you look at it...and that's all your mind can fixate on or is it physical? I smoked cigarettes a LONG time ago and every now and again when the weather gets nice and I smell a cigarette (especially if I am sipping coffee) I will get a really warm feeling inside and a SUPER strong craving for a smoke. I don't do anything about it, and usually within a minute or 2 the warmness inside and craving goes away and I'm almost surprised at myself that I had such a strong urge because once it is gone the thought of having a smoke is a big turn off.

What's it like? If you were to put the pedal side-ways...it would distract you when you try to play or would there be some physical discomfort? Would you not be able to play? I just want to understand it more since I'm in the camp of "turn it and you'll get used to it" but I know it isn't always so simple.
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I just don’t like the way it looks. I mean, you could argue that it’s no more/less OCD than using a pedal board where they’re mounted all in a row. Also, in this case the pedal has two foot switches, which is hard for me to operate in the vertical format.
 
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jblock said:
I just don’t like the way it looks. I mean, you could argue that it’s no more/less OCD than using a pedal board where they’re mounted all in a row. Also, in this case the pedal has two foot switches, which is hard for me to operate in the vertical format.
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So, on my soon to be new set up, I have my always on pedals sideways on the top row, and the ones I need to stomp are on the bottom row.
 
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At last i am back home with BCB- 30,power supply and a TU-3.Its the end of a whole era of 9volt battery abuse haha !

got this picture for you guys : ) ( case is lying over my trustworthy Trace Elliot Boxer 30.

Next step is to remove MT2 for something like LMB-3, or CS-3 (ODB-3 has plenty of gain) i dont really use
MT2 that much...

Cheers team ! : )
 

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clockworkcorpse said:
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There's a thread on that, and it seems to boil down to preference. I just acquired a Broughton H+LPF this last Friday as a matter of fact.... I read the entire at lunchtime. The short version is that there are good arguments for LPF before, as as well as after the compressor. I even saw several preferences to after all pedals, but before the amp/FOH, as well as a few preferences toward the amplifier effects loop.
I guess you just put it where it sounds best. My compact setup is pretty simple; Tuner - Keeley Bassist - Broughton H+LPF - Sansamp Para-DI - FOH. This configuration sounded best to me, so that's what I'm doing. One thing that felt more critical to getting a good tone was to get the right amount of umph. Dialing in the right amount of clean boost from the Broughton + The right amount of gain from the Keeley, + the right amount of level from the Sansamp, and even, I guess the right amount of properly blended overdrive was the juggling act for me. Was a little discouraging until I got it right.
One thing that I found was that somewhere (i Imagine is) around 20-35 Hz is the sweet spot for for the LPF. I had to add a lot more Bass from the Sansamp than I have ever needed to get back to a normal (for me) amount of bass. Thing is, with the filter the B, and even E string are now a lot cleaner sounding. It's quite remarkable actually. Feels like every 5+ string sold should just come with and HPF of some kind or another.
 
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