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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
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For the longest time I’ve had an octaver on my board. Due to the type of music I am playing these days I no longer seem to utilize it (other than those times I’m just noodling at home). So now it comes off and I’m feeling like an emotional train wreck! 
However much I love the effect, if it’s not serving the music then I have to make space for other hopeful candidates on my limited pedalboard real estate.
In comes my trusty MBD2 and it definitely eases the pain. It is capable of filling out the sonic space beautifully. I love reconnecting with my old fav and this is why I am incapable of ever getting rid of anything!
However much I love the effect, if it’s not serving the music then I have to make space for other hopeful candidates on my limited pedalboard real estate.
In comes my trusty MBD2 and it definitely eases the pain. It is capable of filling out the sonic space beautifully. I love reconnecting with my old fav and this is why I am incapable of ever getting rid of anything!
First of all, I've been very impressed with the quality and imagination of so many boards here. Great job, ladies and gents.
This is my first build. It's taken me a couple years to experiment; figure out what I like, what I need, and what I want to haul around - this is what I ended up with, on a 14x5.5 Vohalo board. Pretty simple setup. Will I be happy? Time will tell... that said, I do have some pedals left over...
This is my first build. It's taken me a couple years to experiment; figure out what I like, what I need, and what I want to haul around - this is what I ended up with, on a 14x5.5 Vohalo board. Pretty simple setup. Will I be happy? Time will tell... that said, I do have some pedals left over...
That 800rb has been on my curiosity list for a while. Never played a GK but many of my favorites did.
The 800RB by DiCosimo is great, mine is paired also with a Broughton pedal, the RFE
Admittedly I haven't played a GK amp since the 90s, but in my mind, this pedal nails it... or at least comes close enough. I rarely go full rails,, but I do like a little bit of solid state growl. A nice piece of kit.
Got one the day I've left for holidays, so just a quick go with it. Full rails sounded great, seems to have quite a tonal range in it. Cannot compare to the amp but I guess I like it a lot. In 3 weeks I can dive deeper into it... I'd recommend getting one. Shouldn't be hard to flip if you don't like it. Which I doubt
BABY BURRITO
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In your opinion, does this Dicosimo add character to your tone? Is it more than just an EQ and overdrive?
It IS NOT an overdrive. It has that tube amp-like push which is typical for the 800RB amp.
Its EQ capabilities are limited as well. It does THAT one 800RB thing and it does it very well.
What @gillento said. It does GK character very well. It can also be dialed back and be kind of plain, for lack of a better word, but I'm guessing most GK usrs aren't looking for plain. It adds some nice girth with the boost enabled, and IMO pairs nicely with an EQ pedal.
For my main gig, I let our sound guy decide what went on my board. He certainly has his favorites... and after all, if the FOH guy is happy, I'm happy too!
I've read some negative reviews of the MXR Bass Synth pedal. What are your impressions?
How does the BassRig behave when fed sub lows from the Bass Synth? Is it overwhelmed and overly distorted? Fart out?
The bassrig doesn’t have any issues, but if you slam it you are just feeding it more gain so it will distort just like any amp. I try to keep everything at unity gain in my chain whether it’s on of off.
The bassrig changes the synth sounds just like a bass amp and cab and can sound strange so I just switch it off.
Well it kicked the future impact4 off my board, even though the fi4 is more powerful. Mainly because I was able to quickly create a useable straight chorus patch and a straight wah filter patch along with several nice synth sounds, which helps with such a small board.
Seemed to me that my OC-2 type device in front of the Bassrig worked well. However, the EHX POG, which created a lot more low frequency sub octave content, drove the Bassrig crazy even at unity gain. With the MXR Bass Synth being more like the POG in the -1 octave I wondered how it would behave. Thx.....
Here's my new compact board, an On-Stage system that I just picked up for $100, carry bag and Velcro included. I have nine pedals on my OG PedalTrain board and decided to downsize to essentials that I actually use on a regular basis. I power them from the polytune3 tuner, which can handle up to 2000ma with a daisy chain. The Sadowsky SPB-1 is my secret tone sauce, and even though I have a regulated power adapter, I only use the battery for cleanest sound (as recommended by Sadowsky). The battery generally lasts 40-50 hours. The last pedal is an old, well-worn Boss CE-2B Chorus, really sounds good!
