Nice, you got a T-16 AND a T-47! I've been emailing COG for a T-47 and there's no response even though he said he'll be back building these.
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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
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Nice, you got a T-16 AND a T-47! I've been emailing COG for a T-47 and there's no response even though he said he'll be back building these.
I can relate to your feelings. When I do play, I only ever use drive and a tuner. So far, I have a tuner, magic tone box, drive, fuzz, wah, chorus, and delay/reverb pedal.
I've tried to get into compression but I always end up with some high-end boutique thing that sits on my board for months unplayed. I do really love making doom sounds though.
The studio company is the same circuit as the bass compressor just black (they made it so guitarists felt better about not having a bass-specific comp on their board… seriously
)For me, the visual indicator and selectable threshold are what set it apart. I can kick the threshold up a couple of notches if I’m slapping a lot. And, the visual indicator lights lets me dial it in a bit easier for the bass I’m using (I have 2 passives and an active)
In my experience, the way to limit yourself is to a small board.
These are Nano+ boards I've gigged with. A couple of very high quality pieces does it for me.
This one especially was great. Forget the Octabvre. The MBD2, Joshwah, and tuner might run you $350 altogether. Put it in front of an amp or preamp of your choice and you can cover almost anything. Spend another $150 on an MXR Vintage Bass Octave and Phase 95 and you can do anything a bassist is likely to be called to do.
These are Nano+ boards I've gigged with. A couple of very high quality pieces does it for me.
This one especially was great. Forget the Octabvre. The MBD2, Joshwah, and tuner might run you $350 altogether. Put it in front of an amp or preamp of your choice and you can cover almost anything. Spend another $150 on an MXR Vintage Bass Octave and Phase 95 and you can do anything a bassist is likely to be called to do.
Makes sense, yeah I thought the studio and bass comp looked the same lol.The studio company is the same circuit as the bass compressor just black (they made it so guitarists felt better about not having a bass-specific comp on their board… seriously
For me, the visual indicator and selectable threshold are what set it apart. I can kick the threshold up a couple of notches if I’m slapping a lot. And, the visual indicator lights lets me dial it in a bit easier for the bass I’m using (I have 2 passives and an active)
That's how I feel about the Broughton Scorpion, but it doesn't hit quite right like a good muff does for me. That said, I don't gig and I haven't played with another musician in like 4 years now. So, you know, money.
Completely decadent self glorification board for my ambient jams at home. Lots of verbs, couple of delays, vibe and a tremolo 
Quite often I put this bigger board in front of it
Quite often I put this bigger board in front of it
The studio/bass comp is pretty clean. The dyna is pretty colorful as comps gp
Have you compared the ashdown to other octave/sub pedals? Curious what it sounds like. Hopefully it’s more like the sub on their old amps as opposed to the pedal that preceded it.
Does the MXR M81 get gritty at all? I am looking at putting a board together and the preamp is where I have the most questions. A bit of grit, like a tube amp being pushed a little is the most dirt I want. Will the M81 do that if you push the input up and dial back the output or is it just clean, clean and more clean? The clean tone it has is quite good but wondering if I would need to add the grit from another source if I went that direction
They did.. Back in the 60's at least. Fender amps all had them.
I have not. I totally took a gamble and just went for it based on limited internet videos. It was cheap and so far it's working for me just fine. The simplicity is a huge plus for me too.
The M81 is suuuuuuuper clean. Like, no grit whatsoever that I've found. I've never pushed the input gain to try achieve grit, so I can't speak to that, but even when I've dug in a bit, or had some heavy bass boosting, it's never broken up that I can tell.
It's actually why I went back to the M81. I just don't want grit of any kind from a pre. My 10c, use a dedicated drive pedal of some kind
Some pedals in this config just didn't lend themselves to Velcro (hanging over rails) - zip ties seem to lock everything in place better. I can yank this in and out of its snug bag without fear. And, less Velcro adhesive mucking things up.
