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On this past new years eve gig....I had a moment when I looked down on the floor and thought..."my board's too big". Was never REALLY a pedals guy, but 3-4 years ago the thought that I wanted a compressor pulled me down that rabbit hole. Thoroughly enjoyed the digging and arranging and organizing along the way---churned through half a dozen boards, comps, OD's, preamps, misc effects. The latest board had Wireless Rx, tuner, pitch shifter, Modele B, VMT, OptoComp, Bass Clone, HPF, SCRDI, and power supply. It was a real nice case/board, ...
So....starting back at what do I REALLY need at my feet....pulled out a little Boss BCB-30 that I had modified a little a few years back for one of the board iterations, and filled it with "my" basics. The BS Modele B runs clean if I'm using the PF50T, and runs with the drive up a little if I use the PF350 (it stays pretty clean on its own...) and the VMT is just so nice. The SCR DI now rides in a little case in the gig case (there if it's needed), and also makes for an awesome silent song learning tool. The Wireless Rx now sits alongside my IEM Tx on another little board.
So, until the rabbits come knocking again...
So....starting back at what do I REALLY need at my feet....pulled out a little Boss BCB-30 that I had modified a little a few years back for one of the board iterations, and filled it with "my" basics. The BS Modele B runs clean if I'm using the PF50T, and runs with the drive up a little if I use the PF350 (it stays pretty clean on its own...) and the VMT is just so nice. The SCR DI now rides in a little case in the gig case (there if it's needed), and also makes for an awesome silent song learning tool. The Wireless Rx now sits alongside my IEM Tx on another little board.
So, until the rabbits come knocking again...
I added Keeley bassist to my small pedalboard…
Analog front end on top; digital on bottom.
An update. I swapped out the JAM Pedals Red Muck V2 for the 3Lead Audio Doom 2, and strapped the Polytune Noir 3 to the bottom of the pedal as my input buffer. I'd love to believe that this will be the finished product for a good stretch. We'll see. Absolutely loving the tones and routing that I can play with on this. I have the octave, micro synth, Doom 2, and B3K all run through the effects loop of the HX stomp, which allows me to split the signal path and vary how I feather in the pedals. Still early into figuring this all out. But enjoying the journey.
This is the last update of my board. Pretty simple:
DCX Bass-->HX Stomp-->Cali76-->DI
I miss my TC Polytune 3, because I prefer to use Snapshot mode than having the tuner in the HX. Especially, I miss the mute switch especially. The pedalboard is a D'addario XPND, so I could just make it larger. However, this size fits perfectly in my Hotone Ampero case that I can hold in my bass case.
So far, really happy with the sound.
DCX Bass-->HX Stomp-->Cali76-->DI
I miss my TC Polytune 3, because I prefer to use Snapshot mode than having the tuner in the HX. Especially, I miss the mute switch especially. The pedalboard is a D'addario XPND, so I could just make it larger. However, this size fits perfectly in my Hotone Ampero case that I can hold in my bass case.
So far, really happy with the sound.
I was in the same position, wishing I could keep my Polytune on the board. I ended up buying this HX Stomp Switch Helauxy Duo Mini - Pedalnetics Expansion for the HX stomp and set it up to where the 5th switch is now my mute / tuner on the stomp. Works amazing.
I'm always thinking about getting the Ampeg SGT. However, I always think that it's redundant with the Stomp. But I see a lot of you guys combining the two. What can you achieve with the SGT better than with the Stomp? It also frees DSP of course.
Incredibly boring and utilitarian but I don't need anything extra at the moment and even the boost may go!
For me, the SGT DI was about having a DI + a preamp + a headphone amp. The SVT tone in the HX Stomp is great. The B15 tone is way better on the SGT DI. And I play for church regularly where we use in ear monitors. And I love that I can use the SGT DI as my bass monitor directly using the headphone out, so I can have total control over the tone I’m getting for the bass in my monitor mix.
Trying everything before dropping them into the road!
Little update on this pedalboard nano
Well, I succumbed to GAS again. The little knackered BCB30 was working, but I started to think I need something a little more slick looking. A nice Dingbat Mini and this Broughton compressor came up locally. Had some proceeds from the sale of the other units, so...
