Grace ALiX + Cali76 TX-L: nice! What's the Finally doing on there? As I see it, the Grace ALiX provides all the EQ and DI a double bass could need; it doesn't have a tube, but double bass doesn't need the warmth and heft a tube introduces to bass guitar.
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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
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The Finally is indeed probably overkill and I’d be fine with just the Grace. Though I’ve been playing through a Streamliner 900 with a 12au7 in v1 and getting a nice smooth warm sound. Wanted something that could capture some of that when going ampless. It’s also helpful to have a HPF at each end and a backup DI if needed.
It’s for a loud bluegrass project with gut strings and I like having a little tube heft. The TX-L really helps keep everything even and punchy. I admit, it would probably sound terrible playing jazz through this board.
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I think it's a very good piece of gear. I had the MB2 for absolute ages and loved it. I wanted to have the smallest board I could get away with, so I needed to hoof the tuner and compressor. The MB3 delivers well enough for me to not miss anything I've taken off.
* studio quality DI. 2 of them. Silent as a church mouse
* compressor does what I need it to do. It's not magical, it's just good. It's pretty much the compressor from the EBS heads
* tuner works really well I think. Well enough to track as accurately as my TC Electronic clip on and as well as the BOSS TU-2 I took off
* The EQ is fabulous I think. I have mine barely on, mostly for taming the upper frequencies, but it covers it all
* The drive is a bit of a mission to get right, probably, for me, because I've never used drives much until very recently, but with its own EQ, and the ability to either run the drive on its own, or, on top of the clean channel, you can get lots of very usable options
* FX loop, which was essential to me
I've read many reviews on it, some glowing, some scathing (mostly on the bleh drive, average compressor and iffy tuner), but if you're looking for an option to go bare bones, this'll do just fine. In addition to a compressor and tuner, then same - just fine.
Hope that helps mate
Thanks so much for this! Pulled the trigger today and you nailed everything! I think it suits my needs and I really like the tone I get out of it.
@phatbass30 - that looks absolutely stunning! Interested to hear how you find the Zoom into the MB3 input and not through the FX Loop...
But wow, that looks fabulous!
Here is mine. Element is for silent practice use at home only. Board is Mono Lite, powered by Cioks DC7.
Barbershop Modele B has been on and off the board for years - somedays it sounds great and some days I'm not so sure, it never sounds bad though.
Barbershop Modele B has been on and off the board for years - somedays it sounds great and some days I'm not so sure, it never sounds bad though.
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Testing for IEM gig 2morrow. DC-7 Underneath the hood...
Thank you! I use the zoom like a stomp box. I have 1 patch with drive, fuzz, clean boost, filter and synth. This set up is good enough for my needs. It sounds good IMHO.
Utilizing the Bergantino Super Pre’s Preamp,EQ,Compressor and even its od/distortion and fuzz in some save channels makes this preamp so versatile. added on a Sushibox More for Warmth, A Southhampton pedals Utility Knife for Modulations, A broughton Subsonic to fatten the tone and multiplies and a strobotuner are essentials. Laid out on a PT metro 16 and powered by a cioks DC7 w/ a cioks/PT bracket.
Great to see this. I have struggled to get the Super Pre onto a board without really compromising space usage, but I have just tonight managed to get the SP onto a board in a way that I am happy with. Nice work with your layout.
Thank you. yes sir i was gonna put it in my old PT Nano but theres gonna be a big overhang. i have a couple metro 20’s that works well with it sizewise but both are loaded w/ pedals right now. then i saw an unused brabd new Pt metro in offerup for 40 bucks as ibhave an extra dc7 and dc8 laying around the house so i had to grab it an works great with the super pre w/ other essential pedals to go with. its a great grab-n-go board that can cover alot of toans.
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this is pretty compact now..
I’ve gone through and done a massive cull of the pedal cupboard in preparation for a baby on the way, and there were a few I couldn’t part with; which survived and made it onto this Nano+.
I still have a fully loaded Terra 42, but I think this is my new favourite toy, it can be any pedalboard combo I want (granted I program it), but it can also be a pretty decent synth in its own right.
I still have a fully loaded Terra 42, but I think this is my new favourite toy, it can be any pedalboard combo I want (granted I program it), but it can also be a pretty decent synth in its own right.
After more than 7 years, going back from pretty large to a smaller pedalboard. I feel somehow relieved.
Some impending international gigs mean I wanted to get my fly board up to scratch; gone is my ~20yo Power-All, Cioks Sol now installed underneath. And the isolated power means the BitQuest can take a spot. It didn’t play well when daisy chained with the Sushi Box previously. Plus, variable voltage options means increased headroom, and fidelity for a few of these, too! All in all, quite pleased with this.
The cable cleanup could perhaps be better, but with the HPF there, space was quite limited. Zip ties and a cable mount are keeping everything secured in place, though, so it’s good enough for me.
The cable cleanup could perhaps be better, but with the HPF there, space was quite limited. Zip ties and a cable mount are keeping everything secured in place, though, so it’s good enough for me.
I think this is about as small as I can get things.
