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Worship Bass Pedalboards

#7,001
murmur70 said:
I had a Zoom B3 when I was looking at the Stomp. The way I justified it for myself was they Zoom new was ~$300 and the Stomp was $600. I did buy the Stomp and I decided that the Stomp is more than twice as good and the Zoom at least as far as quality of the effects.
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Yeah, and it fits on the Nano with my Rolls and Tuner. :D
Still not sure I want to go down that road, but it's cheaper and more compact of course to go HX than individual pedals, and allows for more than one setting of each pedal which could be a thing. I did just get that Yamaha MODX6 synth so I'll probably ease off the spending for a bit and I'll probably realize that I don't really need effects as I've gotten by for years now. :meh:
 
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#7,002
After almost a year and a half of tinkering, I figured it is a good time to post up an update to my pedalboard. Haven't used it in a worship setting yet but I am looking forward to that day!

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My church has a Buttkicker that I've used for years.... but when I got a BackBeat there was no looking back. I much prefer the feedback on my back rather than at my feet and the fact that the Backbeat moves with me meaning I don't have to stand in one approximate 3x3' radius. You can feed in your IEM mix using the audio in so you can control your mix more than with the ButKicker. I do consider the BackBeat to be a game changer. It's just more flexible.
 
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scubaduba said:
My church has a Buttkicker that I've used for years.... but when I got a BackBeat there was no looking back. I much prefer the feedback on my back rather than at my feet and the fact that the Backbeat moves with me meaning I don't have to stand in one approximate 3x3' radius. You can feed in your IEM mix using the audio in so you can control your mix more than with the ButKicker. I do consider the BackBeat to be a game changer. It's just more flexible.
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Brandon Aaronson is raving about his and giving me GAS!!
 
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#7,011
MTN.bass72 said:
How does the Empress compare to the Cali 76cb?
I had one of the bigger Empress way back, if memory serves me, it was very clean. I remember really liking it, but don't remember much past that, and didn't have it when I got my Cali
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I love the LED metering on the Empress! Yes, very clean. I am quite impressed. The Cali76 CB is a killer pedal, and it has a bit of it's own sound to it. The Empress seems more neutral so far. I have only used it at church a few times so far, and had the Cali76CB since it was released. I would be happy with either one, but the metering won me over! :thumbsup:
 
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MTN.bass72 said:
How does the Empress compare to the Cali 76cb?
I had one of the bigger Empress way back, if memory serves me, it was very clean. I remember really liking it, but don't remember much past that, and didn't have it when I got my Cali
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Some similarities, some differences: Testing Compressors: Cali, Smoothie, Empress, Diamond, Keeley, FEA, Darkglass, Doc Lloyd, JHS & more | Page 278 | TalkBass.com

Also worth looking at the MKII: Testing Compressors: Cali, Smoothie, Empress, Diamond, Keeley, FEA, Darkglass, Doc Lloyd, JHS & more | Page 287 | TalkBass.com
 
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#7,018
Yesterday - 4 songs; 4 different pedals used. A first for me. Felt a little creative.

This is Amazing Grace - Darkglass Vintage Microtubes as usual (and a pick as usual also) - Perfection for this song. I actually ran it a little higher breakup than I normally do where the audience could definitely hear the grit on it.

Chain Breaker - EHX Microsynth, full guitar, about 1/3 both octaves, square wave less than 1/8, Both filters about 75% (same), no resonance or delay. Just subtle shimmer effect on top to make the song bigger and it really worked.

Never Once - dUg pedal (DPX-3 Tech 21). Don't freak - No drive/crunch engaged only the green lights, no reds. Just used the high compression and full smoothness this pedal adds with unlimited sustain. Lot's of whole notes on this tune. Really had a nice foundation.

Made Me Glad - MXR Bass Chorus Delux with crossover engaged so when I"m playing in the higher register in some spots and some fills, it sings a little.

I really enjoyed this set.
 
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#7,019
jmbjandfam said:
I'm torn between the Empress and LA-1A. I really like that the Effectrode has a boost feature. I know you had an LA-1A for a while. What did you think of the boost on it? Did you find it useful?
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I never used the boost. I liked the LA-1A a lot. I just didn't think it was as effective after I got my REDDI. Too many tubes?? I kind of miss compression but I'm not sure yet. Everyone seems to really like my sound with just my bass and REDDI. I have debated putting my tuner, Rolls and a compressor on my Nano and using that with my REDDI.
 
#7,020
SteveC said:
I never used the boost. I liked the LA-1A a lot. I just didn't think it was as effective after I got my REDDI. Too many tubes?? I kind of miss compression but I'm not sure yet. Everyone seems to really like my sound with just my bass and REDDI. I have debated putting my tuner, Rolls and a compressor on my Nano and using that with my REDDI.
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I use the Shiftline Olympic so the tubes in the LA-1A may be redundant for me too. I don't want the top end to be super soft so the Empress might be a better match. Maybe I'll try the Empress and work in a boost somewhere else. Currently I'm using the DBX 160a version in my Zoom MS-60B which seems to help brighten up the top side.
 

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