Show me your compact pedalboard setup

[arepa_funk]

We use Bose towers and the bigger B2 subs, set up so we can hear them. I wear earplugs and it's pretty good. We're not super loud anyway.

Thanks! Sounds like a great setup.

 

[taliesin]

Got the C4 recently and this is my final layout.

Well, for now.

 

[RJ]

I shared my Champ in a recent Coming/Going post so thought I’d share this too.

Admittedly my role has changed and I’m serving guitar duties these days so, this is more guitar related than not but the Effects forum is still home and this is still the best gear corner on the internet - for no reason other than the people in it.

Anyway, I have pretty gnarly ADD and find I most enjoy myself most when I can sit and look out the window without distraction. Try as I might before long I start fiddling with knobs and switches instead of playing whichever instrument I sat down to play. I love a my Champ but a Twin Reverb it is not, which left me longing for reverb…and a little grit. Enter my mini board.

I hit up a wood working friend for a scrap bit wood. This of course lead to a series of questions and an invitation to his shop. A little time later I left with my little board - complete with chamfered edges and stain. It’s capable of fitting 2-3 pedals max, looks great in front of the amp or, placed on top (my buddy spaced the feet so that it could nest perfectly over the handle!). I really couldn’t be happier. So without further adieu:

 

[stevensivak]

please describe what these two pedal do... thanks!

 

[RJ]

please describe what these two pedal do... thanks!

The blue jawn is a Timmy, one of the who’s-who of “transparent” overdrives. In this instance it’s exactly that, it sound just like my amp but dirtier. The circuit is a very intelligent design. Bass contour is pre drive. So, while it’s cut only, the more bass going into the clipping diodes the dirtier it sounds. The treble is post drive to tame any harsh high end that may be occurring as a result of clipping.

The Flint is a reverb. It’s the most inspiring reverb I’ve ever used. There are just enough controls but there’s only so much deep editing that can be done. All of the algorithms are incredible lush. The spring sounds fantastic, IMO. While the plate setting is my next favorite both it and the hall are easy to get lost in when the decay is set to infinite. The other side of the Flint is tremolo. The three trem options also sound great, my favorites being the harmonic-which is the lushest, chewiest trem I’ve ever heard, and the bias - which is akin to that of what you’d find on a Fender tube amp. While the trems are great they don’t captivate me like the reverbs do.

Those two pedals are the sweet spot for me.

 

[stevensivak]

thanks! are there any good clips to listen to?

 

[odarellmc]

Imagine a time when bass players no longer need the push of air that a 1000 watt bass cab brings, it's a sad day I must say..

 

[Fortyweight]

The BDDI is only used if the FOH insists on a DI. Parallel out to amp.

 

[johnsilva]

Latest board update

Chain:

Bass —> Rockboard MOD1 —> line6 G30 or cable —> FX loop —> Digitech Drop —> Korg Pitchblack —> MXR SmartGate —> MXR Analog Chorus —> Darkglass VMT —> Darkglass B7K ultra —> Rockboard MOD1 —> amp

Power:
Harley Benton ISO-1AC

Cables:
All the cabling between pedals is with Harley Benton Cables

Board:
Gator G-TOUR PEDALBOARD-SM

 

[Egid]

Small but...

 

[Stubb]

Imagine a time when bass players no longer need the push of air that a 1000 watt bass cab brings, it's a sad day I must say..

I thought that too, but after a few rehearsals and one gig, I'm sold.

 

[odarellmc]

I thought that too, but after a few rehearsals and one gig, I'm sold.

Hmmm.. so you don't miss the vibration of the amp as you play?

 

[Stubb]

Hmmm.. so you don't miss the vibration of the amp as you play?

The subs vibrate just the same. It's not a quiet stage.

 

[bassbrad]

Imagine a time when bass players no longer need the push of air that a 1000 watt bass cab brings, it's a sad day I must say..

I have occasionally missed playing through a big amp on a big stage

but I don't miss hauling that behemoth around one bit.

 

[odarellmc]

The subs vibrate just the same. It's not a quiet stage.

Hmmm I would imagine the push from a bass cab as opposed to a sub of the mix would feel different, but what do I know

 

[don21480]

Ok - pedaltrain PB2 pedal booster as my actual pedalboard did a little grinding with a Dremel so it would fit between the handle ends on my amp - no wasted space!

 

[Stellvia]

Got my first ever tuner pedal the other day and it actually makes the board feel like a more “complete” setup!

 

[TTPbass1]

Had some time this afternoon to complete a home made mini PB for use with the traditional team at my church. This one is just essentials: Polytune Mini Noir Tuner, Hyper Luminal compressor and a Darkglass Element as DI and cabsim to FOH.

Project went pretty well, used just a small 5mm MFD board, a couple of rubber door stoppers and some Velcro. Lucky me the mini board fits onto my gigbag removable pocket and the rechargeable battery fits perfectly under the hood.

Thinking about painting it, but for now it’s just ok.

 

[Nephilymbass]

Oh, I meant the opposite…seems most all tuners have side jacks. Be nice to have a highly accurate ‘top jacks’ tuner…

Peterson mini and t-Rex tuners both have top jacks.

 

[Stellvia]

Peterson mini and t-Rex tuners both have top jacks.

Except the Peterson still has a side power jack which is kinda annoying!