Worship Bass Pedalboards

[mtb777]

You guys have me looking into this LB TI. Right now, I'm running a Tech21 VTDI at the end of my chain and using the XLR out to the board. Does anyone know if I would hear a big difference if I ran the VTDI into the TI? I don't really know how good the DI is in the VTDI.

Im pretty sold on my VTDI now that I'm also using the 1/4" out to that Roland combo amp at the church we are "visiting" at. We were able to go to the school we were at Friday and get our Aviom System Picked up and up and running 10 minutes before service Saturday. I took some of that spare time after rehearsal with the board sitting on the combo tweaking my pedals since I made to switch to higher output on my bass and lower on the VTDI, retweaked the M87 and got rid of that nagging little hum I had. So this week the board sounds better for sure.
Too bad our visitor can't stay and play with us from now on. I liked his vocals and high arpeggio AG playing. His Taylor kinda overwhelmed WL's Fender AG in output. It was probably Aviom bugs but that should hopefully get squared away better next week. Now they just need to fix the dang streaming mix. Getting tired of that mess.

 

[MTN.bass72]

Well y'all... on the high praise and recommendation of several of you, I have an MBD2 on it's way that popped up in the classifieds a couple of days.
I'm pretty excited about this one, no clue why.
Now to just get my work schedule/ job situation sorted so I can actually start practicing at the new church and be able to play

 

[jacoby75]

Well y'all... on the high praise and recommendation of several of you, I have an MBD2 on it's way that popped up in the classifieds a couple of days.
I'm pretty excited about this one, no clue why.
Now to just get my work schedule/ job situation sorted so I can actually start practicing at the new church and be able to play

It's a good one. Super flexible. Start with the suggested settings in the manual. The controls aren't necessarily that intuitive (at least they weren't for me). I really did not like it at first. I was surprised, given the amount of love that it gets. But then I hit some of the suggested settings and they're a great starting point to build from.

 

[MTN.bass72]

It's a good one. Super flexible. Start with the suggested settings in the manual. The controls aren't necessarily that intuitive (at least they weren't for me). I really did not like it at first. I was surprised, given the amount of love that it gets. But then I hit some of the suggested settings and they're a great starting point to build from.

Awesome! Thanks for the tip

 

[ExaltBass]

I had the opportunity to add one of the DIs I had been hoping to find. It sounded great at rehearsal this evening, but I will need to spend some time soon doing some critical listening with our soundtech.

Broughton ETDI (Electronic Tube DI)

 

[TrevorR]

Seeing the Micro Thumpinator on Dave's (and a number of others') board there I wondered about the perspective of those here who use them. They seem to promise big things and have a good reputation but how much difference in performance and tone have they really made in practice for those of you using them?

 

[jacoby75]

Seeing the Micro Thumpinator on Dave's (and a number of others') board there I wondered about the perspective of those here who use them. They seem to promise big things and have a good reputation but how much difference in performance and tone have they really made in practice for those of you using them?

I don't have a Thumpinator, but I use a Broughton HPF/LPF. I'm a believer. The HPF (basically an adjustable Thumpinator) makes a huge difference in tightening up your tone by removing the flubby low end. And it helps you get more juice and projection out of your amp without blowing your speakers. It can be subtle, yet significant. I'm sure the Thumpinator is no different.

 

[SteveC]

Fortunately, I have a HPF built into my Genzler amp at about 30 Hz.
For DI gigs I have the sound guy do a HPF at the board at about 40 Hz and LPF at about 8 I think. Works great.
I may get a pedal so I can do it myself at some point, but for now it seems I'm covered.

 

[MTN.bass72]

Seeing the Micro Thumpinator on Dave's (and a number of others') board there I wondered about the perspective of those here who use them. They seem to promise big things and have a good reputation but how much difference in performance and tone have they really made in practice for those of you using them?

I've had, and want another, Thumpinator..
I'm currently using a Broughton always on hpf..

The Broughton is adjustable, The thumpinator is fixed at, I believe, 37 hz.

Both are great and definitely worth the money..
I'm probably selling my Broughton for another thumpinator... I'm in the simpler is better camp. Less knobs to deal with

 

[the baint]

I've had, and want another, Thumpinator..
I'm currently using a Broughton always on hpf..

The Broughton is adjustable, The thumpinator is fixed at, I believe, 37 hz.

Both are great and definitely worth the money..
I'm probably selling my Broughton for another thumpinator... I'm in the simpler is better camp. Less knobs to deal with

I'll buy it from you.

 

[MTN.bass72]

I'll buy it from you.

PM me

 

[bigjames]

Just went through a good chunk of this thread and now feel gear envy...my rig is almost as simple as possible:

Bass > Pitch Black Tuner > Radial ToneBone BassBone > XLR to house

Sometimes I use my Zoom B3 for some reverb if I am playing fretless, but lately I have just had the engineer put on some reverb at the board; 400Hz+ to give a little wetness if I am playing a melodic line up high. I expect the engineer is applying compression too, but I really done know how much.

 

[scubaduba]

I've had, and want another, Thumpinator..
I'm currently using a Broughton always on hpf..

The Broughton is adjustable, The thumpinator is fixed at, I believe, 37 hz.

Both are great and definitely worth the money..
I'm probably selling my Broughton for another thumpinator... I'm in the simpler is better camp. Less knobs to deal with

Yep, set and forget with the Thumpinator. I've got a Thumpinator in my custom SFX Diplomat and it is so good at tightening everything up.

 

[kevk]

Yep, set and forget with the Thumpinator. I've got a Thumpinator in my custom SFX Diplomat and it is so good at tightening everything up.

Agree—Dave (@ExaltBass) got me hooked on mT's (fixed 31hz/-24dB slope, iirc)... They're so small/easy to bury underneath a pb. I have mine last in the chain...

I still like having an adjustable Broughton HPF (-12dB slope) for additional venue adjustments, only as needed....but the mT keeps your cab plenty safe/efficient/tight, and I don't hear the need to use my adjustable filter as much...

 

[ExaltBass]

Seeing the Micro Thumpinator on Dave's (and a number of others') board there I wondered about the perspective of those here who use them. They seem to promise big things and have a good reputation but how much difference in performance and tone have they really made in practice for those of you using them?

Sorry for the late reply! One of my favorite things about the microThumpinator is it's transparency. It doesn't add anything, or subtract anything, except potentially damaging low frequencies. I love the steep slope of the cutoff too.

At a megachurch I played at for about 18 months, the soundtechs always wondered that my basses never caused issues in the subs (8x15) and never sounded muddy. I was going direct then off my pedalboard.

I have a VHPF and VLPF on my Berg head that I use for venue specific tuning.

In addition to the comments above, it has also been a god-send at GTGs, when the bangers want to play my Bergantino rig! I don't have to worry about them doing an over excursion of the driver.

 

[the baint]

PM me

I think I PMd you, but hopefully it wasn't to the wrong person.

 

[MTN.bass72]

I think I PMd you, but hopefully it wasn't to the wrong person.

You did. Responded.

 

[MTN.bass72]

Just went through a good chunk of this thread and now feel gear envy...my rig is almost as simple as possible:

Bass > Pitch Black Tuner > Radial ToneBone BassBone > XLR to house

Sometimes I use my Zoom B3 for some reverb if I am playing fretless, but lately I have just had the engineer put on some reverb at the board; 400Hz+ to give a little wetness if I am playing a melodic line up high. I expect the engineer is applying compression too, but I really done know how much.

Nothing wrong with simple. If it does what you need, own it!
My previous church, when I was still allowed to play( long story, different day)
I ran direct from a pedaltrain nano...

Korg Pitchblack, cali76cb, Noble (when I still had it) to to board.
It was simple and fantastic sounding

 

[SteveC]

Ok guys. I think I've decided to NOT ago with a fancy head as a DI. I need an amp/cab rig like 6 times a year. Not worth the expense. I use my pedalboard DI/IEM a every week - at church anyway - so it seem like that's a more practical place to invest my money.

So I need a good DI. Could be tube but I have tunes in my compressor. Could have a preamp as well. It would be a bonus if I could power it with my DC7 but that seems unlikely.

I know there's a big tube DI/Pre thread and I've read it and listened. Just looking for any more input before I decide. Jim Bergantino is supposed to be coming out with a preamp/DI pedal (but probably not till NAMM) that will probably be very nice. I suppose I could wait.

Any words of wisdom?

 

[ExaltBass]

Ok guys. I think I've decided to NOT ago with a fancy head as a DI. I need an amp/cab rig like 6 times a year. Not worth the expense. I use my pedalboard DI/IEM a every week - at church anyway - so it seem like that's a more practical place to invest my money.

So I need a good DI. Could be tube but I have tunes in my compressor. Could have a preamp as well. It would be a bonus if I could power it with my DC7 but that seems unlikely.

I know there's a big tube DI/Pre thread and I've read it and listened. Just look g for any more input before I decide. Jim Bergantino is supposed to be coming out with a preamp/DI a pedal (but probably not till NAMM) that will probably be very nice. I suppose I could wait.

Any words of wisdom?

Wait... oh, that's only one word