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Show me your compact pedalboard setup

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Threw together a quick “funk bass” pedalboard for this upcoming audition I have with some basics. Gotta have an envelope filter, a little fuzz to drive it, an octave to combine with the fuzz & chorus for a synth bass vibe, etc. May or may not use it, but it’s there if I want it. ‍♂️ I’ll make it pretty if I get the gig.
 
What are people's favorite end-of-chain XLR out pedals? I think I need something with this capability, but I'm not sure what direction to go. Q-strip? Sansamp VT? something else?
My favorite by a wide margin is the Origin Effects Bassrig ‘64 (I presume the Super Vintage is just as good, though I haven’t tried it). It sounds and feels fantastic, is built like a tank, and lets you blend in the dry signal to taste with the amp/cab simulation, which things like the Element do not do. It’s expensive, it has some quirks, but I find that all to be completely mitigated by what it sounds like and how it responds. I could stick my Deci-Mate, Becos Twain, Source Audio EQ2, and the Bassrig on a nano board and be very happy.
 
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What are people's favorite end-of-chain XLR out pedals? I think I need something with this capability, but I'm not sure what direction to go. Q-strip? Sansamp VT? something else?
I'm teeter-tottering between a small preamp + DI combo (think something like the Modele B and a Temple Audio DI MOD), or the DSM Humboldt Bass Station. The bass station would be tougher to fit under my board how I want, but it looks ridiculously versatile. I want to give it a go soon.
 

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