Worship Bass Pedalboards

[joel the bass player]

Currently have an MBD2, Scorpion, and a Doom2. Current preset on the Stomp also includes the Retro Reel, if you want to include that as a drive. Different levels/flavors/fun.

MBD2 gets used the most. Just brings a lot of heft to big choruses/bridges.

 

[Low F#]

Speaking of pedal board space....how many overdrive pedals do you guys have on your boards? Do you ever swap them out based on the set? I want to stick with one, but I find that I like certain ones for pick playing and certain ones for fingerstyle. Or, I like the high gain settings on one but not the low gain, etc.
I'm thinking that the pick/OD combo comes up more than the fingerstyle/OD, so it would make sense to go with a pedal that does one thing really well than a pedal that does a few things 85%.

I do this.

Similarly stacked as well. DCX is pretty much always on, then I have the SVT available for another bump, then the Lucy Dreamer has two more gain stages for when I want it wild or just a different tone for pick vs fingers.

 

[NickyBass]

How often do you guys use just one or the other versus both on?

 

[MikoFX]

i always have a slight overdrive from my standard setting on my Sushi Box Particle Accelerator (I keep the gain at 3 o'clock) and I use my Alpha Omicron to add a more distorted overdrive but I've also been considering adding another one for a slightly more aggressive step up.

Right now my boards look like this:

Big Board:
'Clean' Tone: Broughton SBM > DCX (Always On)
1st Gain Stage: JohnK BDII or Pettyjohn Lift MKII
2nd Gain Stage: JohnK BDII + Pettyjohn Lift MKII LTD or JohnK BDII (Boost Engaged)
3rd Gain Stage: Pettyjohn Lift + JohnK BDII (Boost)
Synth Gain Stage:
Doom 2
2nd Synth Gain Stage:
Doom 2 + JohnK BDII (Boost)
3rd Synth Gain Stage:
Doom 2 + JohnK BDII (Boost) + Pettyjohn Lift

Small Board:
'Clean' Tone: Broughton SBM > DCX (Always On)
1st Gain Stage:
Blackstone Appliances Mosfet OD or Pettyjohn Lift
2nd Gain Stage:
BA Mosfet OD + Pettyjohn Lift or BA Mosfet OD (Boost)
3rd Gain Stage:
BA Mosfet OD (Boost) + Pettyjohn Lift
Synth Gain Stage: Doom 2
2nd Synth Gain Stage:
Doom 2 + BA Mosfet OD (Boost)
3rd Synth Gain Stage:
Doom 2 + BA Mosfet OD (Boost) + Pettyjohn Lift

Mini Prog/Djent Board:
Clean Tone: No Drives Engaged (Compressor & DG Harmonic Booster Always On)
Gain Stage: Right now I rotate one of these Drives in depending on what sound I'm going for. I may ultimately settle on just one, but I'm still figuring out exactly what I want on this board.

•Darkglass X
•MBD2
•EQD Blumes
•JAM Rattler

 

[Erithon]

How often do you guys use just one or the other versus both on?

For CCM stuff, I mostly use a single pedal--generally for a contrasting bridge or just to add energy to an instrumental or later chorus. On rare occasions I'll use one drive pedal for a later chorus and then stack the second drive if we repeat that chorus or go to the bridge (or vice versa: one drive for a bridge and then a second drive stacked for an even bigger chorus out of the bridge). But if it's a song that has an edgier tone where I'm using a drive pedal the whole time, then it's much more likely I'll engage a second drive pedal at some point.

 

[FenrirofOld]

This is good timing, I saw some people who run a Tone Hammer DI will sometimes leave the AGS always on (for the drive), but if I mimick the settings on my amp I prefer the clean channel. Maybe a combo of the few pedals I'm running prior (board is a work in progress haha).

PC-2A>Edison>Tone Hammer. Seems to give that valve breakup that most use the AGS channel for?

Basically I'm thinking of running it clean and then using my overdrive of choice haha. I'm not always very concise.

 

[1OHM]

DG Infinity.... so I don't need multi stages of OD. Any OD I need can come from the Infinity (but tbh I don't play with OD live). The other features of the Infinity still make it as the one of the few pedals I'd replace immediately if it died.

 

[MikoFX]

How often do you guys use just one or the other versus both on?

No hard & fast rules here... It varies wildly for me. Depends on the song, the context the song is being played in, & what is going on in the room the song is being played in (both, what's going on with the audience or congregation & with the sonic dynamics of the room).

 

[Low F#]

For CCM stuff, I mostly use a single pedal--generally for a contrasting bridge or just to add energy to an instrumental or later chorus. On rare occasions I'll use one drive pedal for a later chorus and then stack the second drive if we repeat that chorus or go to the bridge (or vice versa: one drive for a bridge and then a second drive stacked for an even bigger chorus out of the bridge). But if it's a song that has an edgier tone where I'm using a drive pedal the whole time, then it's much more likely I'll engage a second drive pedal at some point.

I'm just going to keep letting you answer first and then agree. Taking the words right out of my mouth. Same thing.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Speaking of pedal board space....how many overdrive pedals do you guys have on your boards? Do you ever swap them out based on the set? I want to stick with one, but I find that I like certain ones for pick playing and certain ones for fingerstyle. Or, I like the high gain settings on one but not the low gain, etc.
I'm thinking that the pick/OD combo comes up more than the fingerstyle/OD, so it would make sense to go with a pedal that does one thing really well than a pedal that does a few thing
Technically just one, through I use my preamp as one as well.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

How often do you guys use just one or the other versus both on?

The preamp (final pedal) is always on. The Tumnus (early in the chain) is on most of the time, depending on the song.

 

[FenrirofOld]

I'm just going to keep letting you answer first and then agree. Taking the words right out of my mouth. Same thing.

I appreciate all the help you guys contribute as well haha. Our worship leader is very open to our input on songs and how we play amongst the group. The funny thing is I'd be the first bassist in our team that would even bother attempting adding effects into song parts . Me and a few others are sort of new blood coming in so to speak. But this is my first time on a team so I'm nervous and excited lol. Paranoid too that my sound will translate well .

 

[Jehos]

I am happy to report that today is a Stomp GAS free day. That could change by lunch time though.



If I really think about it, I would most likely just use it for 3 effects, which I already have on my board...and I really like the ones on my board. I keep thinking that I would have this powerful effects engine at my feet, but, in reality, I would probably just use it for octave, od and chorus--maybe with a touch of compression. The synth effects sound interesting, but I haven't run into anything that I couldn't cover with my board.
There is a benefit in storing presets to preserve settings. That's something for the 'pro' side of the list.

If you have a setup that works, there's no reason to get GAS about a Stomp. I got mine because I was starting a new live rig from scratch.

 

[prndltech]

I would agree with that. No reason to get one unless you just want one. I think it's worth trying!

I had only tried a 2 compressors, A Sansamp (which is my all else fails, phantom power backup) and the DCX bass. Instead of building multiple boards and trying/swapping out all kinds of different pedals I decided to just buy a hx stomp, plug it into a tube DI and call it a day. I can use different effects or whole different presets for individual songs if I want to try and nail a certain tone… or I can just play it safe and use a "do it all" preset with a few basic effects. And the consistency is what I love. No matter what I sound the same, no worrying about what knobs moved slightly or having to mark anything. Plug it in, turn it on, BOOM. For me, it was a no brainer.

 

[MikoFX]

If you have a setup that works, there's no reason to get GAS about a Stomp. I got mine because I was starting a new live rig from scratch.

I would agree with that. No reason to get one unless you just want one. I think it's worth trying!
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And the consistency is what I love. No matter what I sound the same, no worrying about what knobs moved slightly or having to mark anything. Plug it in, turn it on, BOOM. For me, it was a no brainer.

I got GAS for the Stomp about a year ago with the hopes it would replace my board. It simply didn't stand up against my board & got set aside for months and months, then I sold it.

Getting PeacePoti's on your pedals resolves the problem of bumping knobs and throwing your settings out of whack. I highly recommend them. Get the Pros though, the standard ones work but don't look as nice on premium pedals.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I got GAS for the Stomp about a year ago with the hopes it would replace my board. It simply didn't stand up against my board & got set aside for months and months, then I sold it.

Getting PeacePoti's on your pedals resolves the problem of bumping knobs and throwing your settings out of whack. I highly recommend them. Get the Pros though, the standard ones work but don't look as nice on premium pedals.

I'm guessing the outside is attached to a nut gripper at th bottom and the inside is actually the knob?
I like the concept but man, they're spendy.

 

[MikoFX]

I'm guessing the outside is attached to a nut gripper at th bottom and the inside is actually the knob?
I like the concept but man, they're spendy.

Exactly. A housing sits over the pot shaft & the pot nut retain it. The 'knob' portion engages the shaft, but cannot be bumped as it sits recessed into the outer housing. Make adjustments with a pick.

They aren't inexpensive, but for the price of a single pedal or less you can do your entire pedalboard. Well worth it if you have a need for your settings to be locked in.

 

[SemiDriven]

I got GAS for the Stomp about a year ago with the hopes it would replace my board. It simply didn't stand up against my board & got set aside for months and months, then I sold it.

Getting PeacePoti's on your pedals resolves the problem of bumping knobs and throwing your settings out of whack. I highly recommend them. Get the Pros though, the standard ones work but don't look as nice on premium pedals.

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Ordered.

Thanks!

 

[prndltech]

I got GAS for the Stomp about a year ago with the hopes it would replace my board. It simply didn't stand up against my board & got set aside for months and months, then I sold it.

Getting PeacePoti's on your pedals resolves the problem of bumping knobs and throwing your settings out of whack. I highly recommend them. Get the Pros though, the standard ones work but don't look as nice on premium pedals.

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that's cool! Except I don't need them cuz I don't have pedals

 

[MikoFX]

Ordered.

Thanks!

You're most welcome!