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Show me your compact pedalboard setup

Just downsized (and upgraded!) from a PT-1 to a Metro 16.

Bass -> MS3 (Aftershock in Loops 1 and 2, Pitchfork in Loop 3) -> Beta Dlx -> Ditto -> amp

The MS3 handles all my delay, modulation, and filter needs, the aftershock provides me with a choice of 2 od/distortion/fuzz sounds since I’m running it stereo, and the Pitchfork is pretty much just there for octave up fake guitar stuff (although it has a great chorus tone and does ok for the occasional drop-tunes song with some dirt). I just use the beta as a preamp/amp-grit and a boost.
 

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Little update. This board started out just for fun but i’m childishly happy with the result. Sounds killer! Next step will be finding something to carry it in. I was thinking of a camera bag or something

Your board is an inspiration. I'm getting some lower profile "acoustic" shows and would like something tiny almost exactly like this. Maybe always-on for the HPF and Barbershop + the Korg Mini Pitchblack.
 
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I think that this is my first post in this thread ever, so here it is.

I tried to take advantage of the space on this Gator Bone board which was half empty till I received my new gear some weeks ago. I replaced all the patching cables with EBS flat premium gold and the dc cables with some dc cables called "Iconic cables", there is no much info about them but they seem to be very well made. In the end I tried to make it the less messy possible and this wasnthe result

Other than that just I plug my bass with a mogami cable straight to the board and some other mogami straight to my amp.

I have been testing it at home for now, looking forward for try it at the rehearsals/gigs.IMG-20200102-WA0029.jpg IMG_20200102_162623.JPG
 
Added a noise gate, took my bluetooth page turner out of the board (gonna keep using it by itself or on the mini board when needed), changed all my cables to EBS flats and reorganized everything a little bit.

Right now, signal goes like this:

Tuner -> MXR Envelope -> SubNUp -> NS2 -> ( NS2 Send -> MXR Comp -> VMT -> X7 -> Nano Muff -> NS2 Return ) -> Corona -> [Empty space for reverb, delay, phaser, or something along the lines]

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What are your thoughts on the EQ pedal on the right?

I like it very much. Very small pedal builder in Winnipeg, Canada that sells via Reverb. “Kenny B pedals” is the name of his store. He calls it Model T2 and is modeled after the Sunn Model T preamp section, with an added clean boost. Very useful treble, mid, bass EQ with lots of bass on tap, and lovely two channel gain (bright and normal channels) that can be mixed to taste.
 
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