Ultra minimal pedalboards

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Over the years, for almost all my live playing, I’ve gone from a series of moderately complex pedalboards to my current minimalist non-pedalboard consisting of a: Sonic Research ST-300 tuner, a Dry Bell Unit 67, and a Countryman Type 85 DI.

So I got a kick out of seeing this Youtube video of someone following a similar path with his setup.



FWIW I thought his idea to velcro his devices together and skip using a pedalboard was rather clever.

I’m curious if others here have come full circle like this with their own live rig?

 

[BGroovy]

I like the PedalTrail nano for this, enough room for 3 or 4 pedals, decent carrying case. Haven't felt the need to go more minimal than that. Although I do also like building larger boards that I mainly use at home.

 

[Rocksolid]

 

[kesslari]

What IS that square thing behind the Spark Mini?

 

[elMinero]

What IS that square thing behind the Spark Min

C20 pedal tumer

 

[Rocksolid]

What IS that square thing behind the Spark Mini?

like @elMinero said - a Swiff C20 tuner.

Now part of a RB Duo 2.0 mini board. Not very minimalist though.

 

[Arrow]

And I thought mine was small:

 

[FugaziBomb]

Sometimes just a simple low pass filter is all you need.

 

[Kerem Koseoglu]

My personal rule: Pedals for a given show must fit on top of my Zuma R300. That approach obliges me to spot and eliminate non-essential pedals, leaving plenty of room for other stuff in my Mono Tick.

Sample setup for an Afro-Cuban show (P+flats):

 

[PiquetBass]

I've always gone for the diy approach to pedal-boards.
Recently downsized from this....

Via this....

To this...

 

[WilbursaurusRex]

I dig the compact minimalist method, but bundling everything on top of each other is a little much for me. This is what I currently have:

Not the best picture, but it’s a pedal train pedal riser with a Turbo tuner mini, an Accountant, and Tumnus. Powered by OneSpot. The other piece is an old SansAmp bass di box

 

[40Hz]

Wow! I’d call that subatomic rather than minimalist as far as size goes.

 

[40Hz]

I like the PedalTrail nano for this, enough room for 3 or 4 pedals, decent carrying case. Haven't felt the need to go more minimal than that. Although I do also like building larger boards that I mainly use at home.

My last pedalboard pedalboard was a Nano. It’s a good choice. PedalTrain makes good products.

 

[40Hz]

I've always gone for the diy approach to pedal-boards.

I hear you! In the past I used to buy 1/2” plastic cutting boards from Target to repurpose for my pedalboards. As my needs changed I just recut them or bought a new one.

 

[40Hz]

My personal rule: Pedals for a given show must fit on top of my Zuma R300. That approach obliges me to spot and eliminate non-essential pedals, leaving plenty of room for other stuff in my Mono Tick.

Sample setup for an Afro-Cuban show (P+flats):
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Nice combination! And you just can’t go wrong with a Cali76. Or if you did go wrong you had to work at it. It’s a very forgiving compressor.

 

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Sometimes just a simple low pass filter is all you need.

True that. There’s a lot to be said for sometimes keeping things as clean and simple as possible.

I’m lucky enough to own a B-15N which I bought back in the 70s before the prices for them started inducing nosebleed. I’ve found a good quality cable is all you ever need with that amp.

 

[five7]

I like compact, mounted on a CD case.

 

[2saddleslab]

If it don't fit in this box, it ain't gettin' used.

 

[FugaziBomb]

True that. There’s a lot to be said for sometimes keeping things as clean and simple as possible.

I’m lucky enough to own a B-15N which I bought back in the 70s before the prices for them started inducing nosebleed. I’ve found a good quality cable is all you ever need with that amp.

To be fair, I've got a pretty robust pedal board loaded with all kinds of nonsense no one cares about. Still, it's nice to just plug a bass into an amp and be done with it.

 

[DuluthDank]

I like the PedalTrail nano for this, enough room for 3 or 4 pedals, decent carrying case. Haven't felt the need to go more minimal than that. Although I do also like building larger boards that I mainly use at home.

Pedaltrain nano with a Cioks 4, powered by a USB battery bank is the way I've been going. It's great.