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Worship Bass Pedalboards

#541
Cloverfield said:
That's quite the recommendation. :bored:

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Yeah, maybe I should've expounded a bit. :) I guess there's usually enough people drooling over Darkglass stuff that I don't feel I really need to add any more hype.

I do think it's a really nice pedal - it's just not what I'm looking for exactly. And I figured I'd give some people on this thread that look like they may be interested in acquiring one a heads-up before I put it up for grabs.

Geez...I'm still not really giving it a recommendation, huh. :unsure: Maybe I'll try again later.
 
#542
My worship bass pedalboard of last gig in Saturday, in a wedding church.

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I don´t wanna carry on my amp, just only for a few songs. And somebody told me that there´s amp yet. So I choosen that for playing. Just cheapper and effective.;)
 
#543
Here's my current setup after lots and lots of research, reading, testing, buying, and selling. The OFD has a subtle overdrive as an always on grit, and a setting with the highs cut off for high cut fuzz use with the Manta. The Manta currently has a phase on one side and a Fuzz on the other. The Line 6 in this setup is used as an octaver.

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But wait there's more! This is the more flexible and fun setup.

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I add a MIDI controller with one click presets. They range from the same patches mentioned above but with each scene setting everything exactly where I want it, and clicks them on/off as I set them. Here's a demo video of some of the setting I use. I haven't gigged this entire setup at church yet as I've been off for about 2 months now, but going back next weekend. I since have been adding some different patches that might be more usable in our worship band, like ambient swells, and some more subtle effects.




Future plans include: find a smaller MIDI controller, SA Orbital, Expression Pedal, bigger board, eventually a better power supply. 1 spot is holding up so far!
 
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#545
toblerone24 said:
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Board updated today, my recently purchased phaser works awesome for rockier tunes. The slow sweep gives a psychedelic edge!
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Nice board! We have similar tastes.

I'm currently running this: Bass -> TU-2 -> Empress Miltidrive -> EQD Dispatch Master -> Mute/Volume -> Darkglass VMT Deluxe

I was looking at the Fairfield Accountant at one point. What do you use it for, and how does it pair with the VMT?
 
#546
TMFoodBass said:
Nice board! We have similar tastes.

I'm currently running this: Bass -> TU-2 -> Empress Miltidrive -> EQD Dispatch Master -> Mute/Volume -> Darkglass VMT Deluxe

I was looking at the Fairfield Accountant at one point. What do you use it for, and how does it pair with the VMT?
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Thanks man. I put The Accountant at the start of my chain. It does basic limiting pretty well and generates a bit of overdrive. It pushes my other pedals and is always on. I find that The Accountant adds some shine and top end to my tone, so I dial the era knob back on the VMT to compensate for the added brightness. I switch in the VMT for heavier gain songs where I have a strong pick attack and switch it off for slower songs where I play finger style for a less aggressive tone. The Accountant is TINY and very well built!
 
#550
CfoScoop said:
I'm not familiar with the thumpinator... What does it do?
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It's basically just a high-pass filter. It takes the "thump" out and cleans up the lower frequencies that you can't hear but that your amps and effects respond to anyway. In other words, your amp can more accurately and efficiently respond to the actual audible content because it doesn't have to deal with the junk (and helps protect your cabs). It can also help in front of compression so that your threshold isn't being constantly triggered by frequencies that you can't hear (and I hear other effects like octave pedals track better as well).

I normally wouldn't have it as the first thing in my chain, but for me it's also doubling as an impedance buffer. That Providence pedal has a really low impedance input which noticeably degrades the sound of my passive basses when I plug straight into it (kinda defeating the purpose of it having 2 inputs - but I still like it). Putting the Thumpinator in front with a 1Mohm input impedance makes a world of difference.
 
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#551
ExaltBass said:
Eadger, nice board! :bassist: I've got a Micro Thumpinator on the way! I haven't figured out what I would use overdrive for on worship team... but I like it clean ;)
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Thanks ExaltBass! I pretty much plan on using the Grizzly as more of an amp sim. I play direct 90% of the time and I just wanted something to warm up my signal a bit (so I'm setting it just below noticeable breakup). So far I've only been messing with it through my amp (and it does do well as an OD/Dist - but I'm really a "clean" guy myself), but the real test will be when I get to use it direct and hear through my IEMs what character it's giving my direct signal (Grizzly feeding my JDI).
 
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Eadger said:
It's basically just a high-pass filter. It takes the "thump" out and cleans up the lower frequencies that you can't hear but that your amps and effects respond to anyway. In other words, your amp can more accurately and efficiently respond to the actual audible content because it doesn't have to deal with the junk (and helps protect your cabs). It can also help in front of compression so that your threshold isn't being constantly triggered by frequencies that you can't hear (and I hear other effects like octave pedals track better as well).

I normally wouldn't have it as the first thing in my chain, but for me it's also doubling as an impedance buffer. That Providence pedal has a really low impedance input which noticeably degrades the sound of my passive basses when I plug straight into it (kinda defeating the purpose of it having 2 inputs - but I still like it). Putting the Thumpinator in front with a 1Mohm input impedance makes a world of difference.
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Good info. Thanks!
 
#553
Eadger said:
Thanks ExaltBass! I pretty much plan on using the Grizzly as more of an amp sim. I play direct 90% of the time and I just wanted something to warm up my signal a bit (so I'm setting it just below noticeable breakup). So far I've only been messing with it through my amp (and it does do well as an OD/Dist - but I'm really a "clean" guy myself), but the real test will be when I get to use it direct and hear through my IEMs what character it's giving my direct signal (Grizzly feeding my JDI).
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I'm curious to hear about this as well, since I run direct too (and hadn't thought about using the Grizzly as an amp sim).
 
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We mostly play contemporary stuff a lot of this is new this summer. My signal is volume>sansamp>deluxe big muff>bf2 flanger>strymon el capistan (LOvE)>tc electronic HOF>boss rc30>korg pb. Right now I'm playing direct with a carvin xb75
 
#558
Guys, here it is. I can't believe it fit! That wasn't even my original plan.

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Chain:
Bass/guitar -->
Digitech Drop -->
Source Audio Manta Bass Filter -->
Empress Compressor -->
Loopmaster True Bypass Looper -->
(Behringer BSY600 -->
Digitech Bass Synth Wah) -->
Empress Heavy -->
Empress Multidrive -->
Eventide Pitchfactor -->
Eventide Modfactor -->
Line6 M5 -->
Darkglass B7K -->
Pigtronix Infinity Looper -->
Singular Sound Beat Buddy -->
Amp

Controllers:
Source Audio HH3 --> Source Audio Manta
Digitech FS3X (#1) --> Eventide Pitchfactor
Digitech FS3X (#2) --> Eventide Modfactor
Ernie Ball VP Jr. 25k --> Eventide Modfactor
Source Audio HH3 --> Line6 M5
Custom Dual Momentary Switch --> Pigtronix Infinity Looper
this1smyne 25k Stereo Expression Knob --> Pigtronix Infinity Looper
Singular Sound Beat Buddy Footswitch --> Singular Sound Beat Buddy

MIDI Chains:
#1: Eventide Modfactor --> Eventide Pitchfactor --> Line6 M5 (tap tempo throughout, expression CC from Modfactor to Pitchfactor)
#2: Singular Sound Beat Buddy --> Pigtronix Infinity Looper (tempo, start, stop)

Power:
Voodoo Labs Pedal Power Mondo (including multiple pedals on the courtesy outlet for now)

Cables:
All signal chain cabling between pedals is with EBS Flat Cables. TS/TRS cabling for controllers is a mix of different things.

The underneath is a bit of a bird's nest, and I need to figure out the power. I may or may not be able to get by with what I have, but I will have to add some daisy chains/current doubling cables/voltage double cables. I took off the Morpheus Droptune and Source Audio Dual Expression Pedal (on the block soon) to do this. The Ernie Ball VP Jr. might eventually be replaced by a Source Audio Reflex. The Beat Buddy extra footswitch is kind of unwieldy; I'm considering ditching it for another custom made 1590A-sized one---I found a guy on eBay who will do those kinds of things at very reasonable prices, I'm very happy with the one he made for my Infinity.
 
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My Compressor took a dump this morning just before service so I just hit the bypass and cranked up the SpectraComp on my TC RH450 head. Had such a blast this morning finally getting to play with my favorite drummer who I only get once a month. Spent the whole set watching each other respond to each other line after line. Really just played freely and maybe overplayed some, but it was tasteful and consistent with lots of countermelodies on the PentaBuzz. Totally locking with drums though. We had our own service I think! Lead was getting in on some of that too!
 
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