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Show me your compact pedalboard setup

Wasn't aware of that board till now, looks well thought out. Just a touch shorter (length I mean) than a PT mini ?

The board is 15.5" x 7.0"... Gator includes a (better quality than I was expecting) carry case, too...
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To give an idea of size/convenience I've attached a series of photos.

My bag.
I carry this, my bass case, and a cab in one trip and am fully equipped for any typical gig.

Interior of said bag.
There's an assortment of cables and a binder with charts, setlists, etc in other pockets.

My two pedal options.
Either single switch for my mb500 or "full board"

My pedalboard.
I used to be more of a "pedalbreeder's big board" guy, but decided to get out of effects and so I have reduced my setup to this. It is nano in terms of boards IMO and yet has everything I need. At times I will swap in a pedal tuner, but typically use headstock tuners these days.

TLDR:
Its tiny.
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I recently went to the dark side running through a bass pedalboard. Blues/R&B types tend to eschew that kind of thing. but I found more and more music that benefits from it. I cannibalized my guitar PedalTrain Jr 'board to contain the following; digital wireless rcvr, Korg Pitchblack tuner, MXR bass compressor (always on), MXR bass envelope filter, MXR bass chorus, DLS Roto-Sim, Boss DD-3 delay and a EHX Holy Grail Nano 'verb. The last piece coming is a EHX MicroPOG. I'm on a learning curve so not sure what will get weeded out. Right now the delay may get axed. I put the Roto-Sim in, well..., just because it was there. It works better than I thought it would plus it has an overdrive switch. Where this board shines is with my fretless. It makes my feeble attempts at Jaco and Michael Manring a little more credible. In the context of my blues (mostly) trio there a few tunes that really pop with some judicious bass processing. Ironically, I'm finding that I like my guitar rig better with nothing more than a DynaComp in front of it. Go figure.
 
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the white part of the board was an old cutting board.

Into t1m Y Buffer.
1 send to tuner (always on)
2 send to EB Vol pedal (mod to side mount jacks) ---- Tone Hammer.
I plug in dirrect 80% of the time.
When I use an amp I plug into the fx return of my Eden Head to an eden 2x10 cab


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I'm gradually getting smaller and smaller as I tailor my board to the band I'm playing with. I wanted fuzz, I tried fuzz, but unfortunately it just doesn't fit, so they've come off to be played with purely at home.

I'm thinking about a DOD bifet boost. I want to get down to my local store and check one out.

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Traded out the TCE HOF Mini for the full size Hall of Fame...found I needed more reverb options quickly. The mini version of the Flashback and Corona are fantastic though!
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Is that one of the new Gator boards?


Also, check these threads, if you like...

Need input for comparison of reverbs | TalkBass.com

Use of reverb (pedal or rackmount) in bass? | TalkBass.com

I'm sure your HoF experiences would be welcomed in either thread.


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I went to an open jam a few nights ago and played through the driest, most boring amp ever so I decided to pull a few pedals from my PT mini and make this micro board for times when Im forced to play through crappy back line. It is a Pedal Train triple riser and I added some rubber feet to the bottom. I am running all of the pedals with batteries for convenience and portability sake. Super portable at 10" long, it will even fit in the front pocket of my gig bag.

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