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Worship Bass Pedalboards

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True enough. Like I've said before, most of us do it for ourselves. The average person doesn't notice or care.

I go in stages. I'm good with my direct tone for a while, Then I decide I need some pedals. Then after a while, I decide that my tone straight to the amp is better. Then I decide that I need some overdrive again. And then I decide that my clean tone is better again. And a lot of it depends on the gig and how much gear I feel like schlepping.
 
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tedsalt said:
Step 10) do not visit talkbass.com :D;)

If I didn't read about some of these new and great things coming out, I might still have my old SWR gear and no pedals or gas
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It's true! I was very happy with my SWR head for a very long time before I knew any of this other stuff existed. I had a lot more money in the bank before I heard of this forum.
 
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tedsalt said:
Step 10) do not visit talkbass.com :D;)

If I didn't read about some of these new and great things coming out, I might still have my old SWR gear and no pedals or gas
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I the internet didn't exist, I would probably be playing what was available to me 20+ years ago locally:

- an early USA G&L L2500 (my first "custom" bass) an L2000 and an L2000 fretless with unlined ebony board.
- SWR rig of some kind

That's it. Maybe a tuner pedal. I'd have saved A LOT of money, and still have some killer gear. That said, it was a lot of fun to try stuff. I did learn a lot. I wouldn't trade my Roscoe for any of those basses, but if I had never played a Roscoe, I'd still be very happy with my old G&L's.
 
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jacoby75 said:
True enough. Like I've said before, most of us do it for ourselves. The average person doesn't notice or care.

I go in stages. I'm good with my direct tone for a while, Then I decide I need some pedals. Then after a while, I decide that my tone straight to the amp is better. Then I decide that I need some overdrive again. And then I decide that my clean tone is better again. And a lot of it depends on the gig and how much gear I feel like schlepping.
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My story since TB...
 
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Finally got the current iteration of my pedalboard up and running after a few pedal swaps.

Bass > Philosopher compressor > Sub 'n Up Octave > Darkglass VMT > Aguilar Agro > Dunlop 105q bass wah > Digitech Luxe > Boss TU-3 > Tech 21 VT Bass DI > Digitech CabDryVR > Radial ProDI

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jacoby75 said:
Finally got the current iteration of my pedalboard up and running after a few pedal swaps.

Bass > Philosopher compressor > Sub 'n Up Octave > Darkglass VMT > Aguilar Agro > Dunlop 105q bass wah > Digitech Luxe > Boss TU-3 > Tech 21 VT Bass DI > Digitech CabDryVR > Radial ProDI
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NICE board! I like to see signal paths that are different than what I did!

Dan
 
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Thanks! I have yet to actually use most of it outside of my practice space (also known as the junk room in the back of our house) because for the past two years I've had nowhere to play and I've been going through a little pedal binging and purging. The only part of this board I've ever actually played in church (so far) is the compressor, VMT and tuner. But the new setup sounds pretty fantastic to me. The octave, wah and chorus I only recently bought for an 80's cover band that never materialized, but I think they could certainly have a place in a worship setting, if used properly and sparingly. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to take it for a spin.
 
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RDW said:
Current setup: Bass > JHS A/B Switch > TC Polytune > Diamond Bass Compressor > MXR Bass Octave Deluxe > Crazy Tube Circuits Planet B Overdrive > SansAmp BDDI
Cioks DC5 mounted under board provides power.
I added the A/B switch after my last tuner died mid-set, leading to complete signal loss.... Nothing groundbreaking, but a useful setup at church.
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I love the compact pedalboard look. I'm sure I could put together a nano with just a few things on it. It sure would be a lot easier to lug around than the suitcase I have my pedalboard in. I also have a Loop-Master bypass loop strip on the way so that's gonna mean a bigger pedalboard and a bigger suitcase. But to me it's (somewhat) worth it. I could make my setup a lot smaller if I used thinner cables or wired my own cables. But I have sworn by Monster Bass Cables for a long, long time. I really feel like it makes a difference in my bass tone, if only in my head. But using them means allowing more room for them to twist and turn, as they're not very bendy. And I made my own pedalboard out of 1x6, I think, which is actually thicker than 1", and makes running the Monster patch cables underneath from pedal to pedal nearly impossible. You live and learn.
 
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superdick2112 said:
I do occasional sit-ins & with my church band, & usually the only thing I bring to play through is this;

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Dangit. That's the problem with this thread . . . and others like it. Now I want an EBS Microbass. The thought of simplifying is quite intriguing. I could get rid of 3-4 things on my pedalboard with this.
 
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superdick2112 said:
I do occasional sit-ins & with my church band, & usually the only thing I bring to play through is this;

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Question: If you use one bass plugged into Channel A, can you then footswitch in the drive channel? Or do you have to have the drive channel always on with the "A+B" switch?
 
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jacoby75 said:
Question: If you use one bass plugged into Channel A, can you then footswitch in the drive channel? Or do you have to have the drive channel always on with the "A+B" switch?
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Yes, you can footswitch between A & B channels, or you can switch between either A or B , or A & B combined.
There is not a bad setting to be found on it, and it records wonderfully too.
 
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