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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
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So much for that. Didn't last two weeks. We had two rehearsals with it, and I found that fuzz on one tune and octave under two guitar solos just can't pry me away from the simple perfection of this Nano+ that I keep coming back to.
I'm using the Voodoo Lab patch bay to route the wah in the middle of chain. The full path is:
- EHX Steel Leather - subtle attack boost for pick attack, clarity enhancement
- Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
- Gooby Electronics Organ Donor Fuzz - A thick, sub-octavey fuzz based on the Jordan Boss Tone.
- Keeley Fuzz Bender - Sideways like this it's so easy to turn the Fuzz knob with a toe like an expression pedal.
- One Control Mosquito Blender - Morley 20/20 Power Fuzz Wah in the loop to keep full low end during sweeps and cocked-wah stuff.
- Frank the Anvil Snake Charmer - A clone of the Jen HF Modulator with dry blend and boost. It's like a caveman's ring mod and adds tons of rhythmic energy to fuzz.
- Flower Pedals Castilleja phaser
- Does it Doom Giza Overdrive
- Becos CompIQ Compressor/Limiter - set as hard limiter, mostly for wah/fuzz spikes
- Mr. Black Mini Echo/Delay - A nearly imperceptible always-on delay and very subtle chorus that really thickens distortion
My current setup.
By chance, I came across an advertisement for the sale of this pedal,
and for a long time I doubted between FI and C4, but the choice still fell on FI.
Now it remains to buy a midi-usb cable and complete a common board for all these devices.
All pedals and Shure receiver are powered by a Vitoos dc-10x under the board.
By chance, I came across an advertisement for the sale of this pedal,
and for a long time I doubted between FI and C4, but the choice still fell on FI.
Now it remains to buy a midi-usb cable and complete a common board for all these devices.
All pedals and Shure receiver are powered by a Vitoos dc-10x under the board.
Please do tell me about that Sonic Ambience.
It looks and sounds great for it's price! How is it on bass?
I'm on a hunt for some (preferably cheap) 'ambient' pedal...
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Haven't done much with it so far, but it works! Some of the reverb settings are really dirty, which doesn't bother me. Powering the board with a Cioks 4, and I'm not getting any noise from this combination of pedals. The Sonic Ambience is a gift if you want to pack a reverb and delay into a small space. During the gig I'll be getting down on the floor to tweak the settings during the set
It's so cheap, but it works okay, so I think it's worth taking a shot on.
Warning: Long description of the board concept. Skip to the end for pretty pictures.
Through some creative routing using the FX loops, a splitter and a 5-way patch bay, this board is set up for a multitude of different scenarios, all of which can be active at the same time.
I can run a synth and a bass through this at the same time, and send them to different outputs. I can also send my bass direct to the desk and to an amp at the same time. The desk gets a cab sim, the amp does not. I also have a dry output on the board, which send my unaffected bass signal straight through.
The board has two main inputs:
The synth in&out is only active on certain select presets, where I've split off a dedicated synth effects path in the effects chain. In those presets, the bass is still processed separately and sent to its appropriate outputs, so that there's never a chance that the synth is sent through the dedicated bass outputs and vice versa. If I try to play the synth when any other preset is active, it will not be processed (which is essential). The last thing I want is to send the synth to my bass amp and/or to the bass channel in FoH just because I forgot to change presets before the song started.
All this is to say: My core bass tone is contained in the Photon, which frees up the HX Stomp to act entirely as a signal routing device and effects platform, either for my bass or my synth (or both at once).
Through some creative routing using the FX loops, a splitter and a 5-way patch bay, this board is set up for a multitude of different scenarios, all of which can be active at the same time.
I can run a synth and a bass through this at the same time, and send them to different outputs. I can also send my bass direct to the desk and to an amp at the same time. The desk gets a cab sim, the amp does not. I also have a dry output on the board, which send my unaffected bass signal straight through.
The board has two main inputs:
- Wireless unit (for my bass), goes into a Y splitter (for the dry output) and then into the main input on the HX Stomp
- Synth input (through the patch bay), going into an FX return
- Dry out, for an unaffected bass signal
Basically a clean DI, split off right after my wireless receiver - Amp out, for a wet bass signal with no cab simulation
Uses the right output of the Photon. The left output has cab sim applied and is sent back into the HX Stomp for use with the recording outputs (see 3 and 4) - Recording out R, and...
- Recording out L
These are used for recording or personal monitoring. They output both bass and synth, fully wet (cab sim and all), in stereo (when applicable). I use these and my dry out for recording at home, allowing me to capture both a clean DI and a fully wet signal at the same time. I can also plug a personal monitor into these outputs (either IEM or a wedge) if I need to hear myself. - Bass Direct out
This is the Photon DI output, and it outputs a cab sim bass signal for going direct - Synth direct out
This uses an FX send in the HX Stomp and gives me a direct output for the synth signal. It goes to an 1/4"->XLR converter. Ideally, it should have been an onboard DI box, but there's no room, so I'm either getting that from the sound guy, or I'll use my backup one in my bag.
The synth in&out is only active on certain select presets, where I've split off a dedicated synth effects path in the effects chain. In those presets, the bass is still processed separately and sent to its appropriate outputs, so that there's never a chance that the synth is sent through the dedicated bass outputs and vice versa. If I try to play the synth when any other preset is active, it will not be processed (which is essential). The last thing I want is to send the synth to my bass amp and/or to the bass channel in FoH just because I forgot to change presets before the song started.
All this is to say: My core bass tone is contained in the Photon, which frees up the HX Stomp to act entirely as a signal routing device and effects platform, either for my bass or my synth (or both at once).
Congrats, very well conceived and executed!
And thanks for the detailed description, good food for thoughts and inspiration.
If the box with the XLR connector between the wireless and the HXS is the one for your Synth output that you would like be a real DI, maybe a Radial Stage Bug could fit in that spot ?
Or a Lehle P-Split or P-ISO under the board connected between your HXS Send and your 1/4"->XLR converter, would maybe do the job ?
Regarding that Y splitter by JHS, I recall having read some months ago, on their website, that it is not recommended for bass, but I haven’t double checked before writing. Is it working well for you ?
Yeah, I believe a Stage Bug might *just* about fit. It's on the wish list.
I've had zero issues with the splitter. I haven't run an A/B comparison between having it there and not, but as long as I'm not noticing anything it's staying.
I've got at least four complete A/D/A conversions going on in my bass chain, so I believe the splitter is probably the least of my problems if I was a tone purist
No issues though, this setup sounds killer in all settings.
Here’s my biggest compact pedalboard I’ve ever pieced together. Jay Ganz Straight Ahead power amp with my Origin Effects SV. I’m really liking it so far. This into my Berg HDN210 or HDN410 and I think I’ll be set. Pedalboard is a Pedaltrain Metro 20.
Very cool step up; very well thought out.
Very Nice.. I am leaning towards the Ampeg version of the Bassrig myself. What is the bg gray box on the right?
I'm about to move from a Voodoo Lab Dingbat Tiny to a Pedaltrain Nano+. I didn't even want to go to 18", but I recently got an EHX Steel Leather and it's quickly become my special sauce. Assuming my bandmates agree, I'll need more board space for it. The Nano+ is wider than I wanted to deal with, but it's also pretty shallow, so it shouldn't be a big deal to sling it over my soft case. I rely on public transportation.
Like naigewron, I too have a board connecting bass and synth in both similar and different ways.
Some explanation below.
So…bass goes into ch1 of eq2, then into input of black hx stomp.
That stomp is used for all the routings and as the main ”pedalboard”.
White hx is connected in the fx loop of the black hx. Here are the main tone and dirt.
Synth goes in through ch2 of eq2 and into 2nd input of white hx (with its own fx chain) and both channels joins back into the black hx.
Single output into a lehle splitter and into two amps when needed.
Everything controlled by the mc8, including the volca bass(or a korg monologue.
2nd page is used for keynotes, so that I can choose to play my synth with either foot or hands when needed.
If I want to connect some extra pedal, I can use the fx loop of the white hx. And I have an extra power cable (if needed) going out from under the volca.
All powered(except the volca) from a truetone cs12.
Some explanation below.
So…bass goes into ch1 of eq2, then into input of black hx stomp.
That stomp is used for all the routings and as the main ”pedalboard”.
White hx is connected in the fx loop of the black hx. Here are the main tone and dirt.
Synth goes in through ch2 of eq2 and into 2nd input of white hx (with its own fx chain) and both channels joins back into the black hx.
Single output into a lehle splitter and into two amps when needed.
Everything controlled by the mc8, including the volca bass(or a korg monologue.
2nd page is used for keynotes, so that I can choose to play my synth with either foot or hands when needed.
If I want to connect some extra pedal, I can use the fx loop of the white hx. And I have an extra power cable (if needed) going out from under the volca.
All powered(except the volca) from a truetone cs12.
Looks neat! Very interested to hear what you think of that Belle OD pedal, if you don't mind sharing? I'm gonna be in the market for a nano-sized boost/drive, and have had good experience with Wampler pedals back in my, uh, '6-string electric piccolo bass' days. Haha! I'm worried most of their stuff is too guitar-focused, but perhaps that's an overblown concern.
I love the Belle. Set at 18v, bass at 3, low gain sounds perfect. Sounds great even with higher gain.
Right on. How's it compare with running at 9v? I assume that's about getting more clean headroom, rather than, say, keeping the low end intact? I find some drive pedals that aren't oriented for bass can suck out too much bottom
