Who plugs straight in? What do you use?

[edbass]

Planet waves 20'' cable into SVT-6 Pro into 4x10 Ampeg Classic.

Well, I guess your bandmates always know where you are on stage...

 

[Muttleybass]

Musicman Sterling H or Steinberger XL-2
GK 800 RB (bought in '86)
GK Neo 410 (bought 1/2 hour ago)

Oh, does the SansAmp count?

 

[chuck norriss]

The blackarts fuzz pedal before the SVT II (Non-Pro) acts as a gain stage on a master volume only amp head. I use a VT pedal in the same way when I need THAT tone at lower volume levels. Otherwise it is 83 MIJ Jazz or 06 MIA P into SVT II into cab/s as dictated by size of gig. Cheers.

my bad
all good

 

[kcole4001]

Rickenbacker basses through a 20' cable into:

for rehearsals, jams, and benefits a Fender Rumble 2X10 combo (belonging to the guitarist)

for main gigs my SWR Workingman's 2004 head and 410T cabinet, sometimes plus a Peavey 2X10XT.
With my own rig, I use my volume pedal and pedal board through another 20' cable.
I always use my compressor, but use flange, chorus, and delay occasionally.

I do find the shorter signal path to be clearer, but I don't like using effects loops, since the compressor is a very important component.

 

[RFMac]

I seldom use effects and am meat and potatoes. On most nights I plug either one of three basses directly in to amp/DI: Fender Am. Std Jazz (main bass), Am. Std. Jazz 5 or Am. std. Precision. I used to use my SVT primarily in the past but these days it is in to my LM3 and 15" Cab. My Musicman Sterlings used to see all the work but not so much anymore. I know its not flashy and I have screwed around with effects in the past, but simply plugging in does what is needed for me at least 99% of the time.

 

[LiamPodmore]

Squier Jazz Deluxe V - Warwick ProFet 5.1 and whatever cab. No effects.... for now.

Liam

 

[bassist4dalord]

Squier P -> Korg Pitchblack Tuner -> Gallien-Krueger MB115. Works for me!

 

[bassfreakah]

Its about time for Jimmy to chime in and **** things up.

 

[JamNight]

I use a GK 700 RB II and a 410 GK Cab.

 

[bassist4dalord]

I think this may be turning into a "No Effects" club.. How about the NoFX Club?? Haha

 

[MNAirHead]

Bass->Mixer (no di) for many gigs.

 

[almightycrunch]

Heh!! I'll bite, Im a bass newb, recently switched to bass from guitar about 4 months ago.

OLP MM3->cord->Planet Waves strobe tuner->SWR Working Pro 400 head into my SWR WorkingPro 4X10 cab.

 

[FunkySpoo]

No effects for me. I have one but I can't figure it out so I just go from my SPECTOR Euro5lx straight to my shuttle 9.0 to my NV215.

 

[rasbass]

For jazz: NS EUB or Chubby Jackson 5 string Kay bass> Boss EQ pedal (pre-amp)> GK 150s

 

[Fhool]

Fender Jazz Bass -> Boss TU-2 -> Ashdown ABM 500 -> Ashdown ABM 410t
I also have T-rex squeezer compressor which I have been considering since Ashdown is first generation ABM so it doesn't have built-in compressor.

 

[brianrost]

I'm probably asking the wrong group of people but I doubt there's a place on the www where purists so-to-speak converge.

I'm not a purist, I just haven't used FX on bass for 20+ years.

Back in the 1980s I used an EH MicroSynth and DOD chorus pedal in a top 40 band, but since then nothing.

 

[Son of Bovril]

I plug straight in. Bass > Avalon U5 >desk/poweramp

 

[klejst]

Peavey Tour 450 amp plugged into and powering a Mesa PowerHouse 6x10 cabinet...nothing more...don't really need it.

 

[treekiller]

MIM Jazz 5 string---G-K Fusion 550----G-K NEO 412. Don't need no stinking pedals, tuner out on Fusion does get used.

MIM Fender P(62 RI p-up strung with Chromes), into G-K Fusion 550 head & G-K 4-12 NEO cab. I don't have an inline tuner, so I use the switch as a standby/mute. I absolutely love this rig!!! I don't like pedals, if it ain't happening straight thru the amp most likely a pedal isn't going to fix it!

 

[PCR]

I plug straight in... no pedals, no tuners, just a cable.

Working backwards:

2 x HT112 Bergantino (a PJ Briefcase for practice)
2 x Live Wire Speaker wires
1 x Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0
1 x Mogami (12ft or 18ft) Gold cable
1 x Stock Fender MIA P Bass (I only have one bass... for now)
4 x TI Flats
9 x Fingers (well, 9 that touch the strings... yes, I thumb anchor)

The weird thing is I like my tone so much that I have absolutely no GAS for any pedals, or another bass. I am building a Jazz right now, more out of curiosity and something to do than a huge burning desire for another bass.

(This said from someone who owns 8 guitars, and countless pickups and amps... weird)