View attachment 5306673 My current pedalboard (and it's fretless friday!)
The Boss line selector, Broughton Filter and the Tonedriver od is the "nexus" of my ever so slightly overdriven sound (all three on all the time) With that combo I don't have to stress about having low end eaten away and even if that is too much I just click the line selector and switch it out of the circuit.
The ODD 471 (a DOD 250 clone) boosts the Tonedrive when I need more drive and the Ibanez Smash Box (which isn't in that line selector loop system) is the full tilt if that is needed.
I will move the Studio Bass comp to the second level as it is always on too, just have to get more longer patch cables. The Ibanez DCL chorus is interchangeble with my other other L- or 10- series Chorus or Delay pedals. I have a fixation for them.
Here's the most of the rest of stuff plus two pedals on loan from friends (Sabbra Cadabra and SD-1).
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F-Fect Fridays xD since i don't have a fretless.....yet.
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^^^I'm almost done (just missing a couple risers for the Gray Channel & the DD-5 delay). After nearly 2 years, i've got it all hooked up, & ready for recording/gigs. I'm contemplating a few more pedals (& would want to swap out the VP jr for the tuner implemented one, though i rarely ever need to tune during a gig). The Ditto might also be swapped for something else, but left to debate.
Signal path as follows:
Bass > Tc elec Ditto Loop > VP Jr. > Radial Pro D.I (hidden under the shelf. sits directly under the ditto) > MXR 10 band > Mxr Bass D.I.+ > EQD Gray Channel > DOD 250 > Boss DD-5 > Tc elec Thunderstorm Flanger > Amp.
Got the radial D.I. permanently on my board because my bass heads/amps do not have any direct/xlr out (vintage stuff, love em, wouldn't ever trade em), So easier for FOH to just plug into it, & i don't have to worry about it. 10 band EQ's always on, it helps when changing from bass to bass, keeps the "tone" consistent (different pickups, electronics, outputs, active/passive). Bass DI + is my low grit, not always on, but for a dirtier tone it can deliver. Gray channel i've set the red side of things on LED clipping, which is my "power tube" drive tone, where the green side is Silicon clipping for more grittiness than the bass DI+ (which is more tube screamer drive, the Gray channel is more in line with the DOD 250 it's based on). Speaking of, the 250 is my boost to chaos effect - with the Bass DI+'s distortion, the 250 kicks it up a notch, & while raising its gain knob, it'll bring the sound to a brink of chaotic fuzz type which i really dig.
The DD-5 is one of the best compact delay pedals i've played/used on bass. Bought it initially because it has reverse function, & external tap input. Discovered the Hold function & it's been glorious to create wild starts or ends to songs. & the Thunderstorm flanger picks up where my Afterglow chorus left off. I can cop a chorus type sound from the storm, but can get insane with the drives before it. The jet spiral without crashing is a purely awesome tone for me.
Contemplating a wah of sorts (looking at morley's 20/20 series, mainly the distortion version), Possibly another delay pedal (two delays into one another is a whole level), maybe an octave with or w/o fuzz option, & perhaps a compressor, more as an aid to certain pedals in the chain vs taming my playing style/technique (as i'm a pretty consistent pick player)
Of course it's at Mike & Mikes Guitar Bar - they always ave the coolest basses. Can we visit there next July V?
