Worship Bass Pedalboards

[wolffire99]

Has anyone got any recommendations on a nice overdrive for my board?
I tried my Grizzly but wasn't keen, too fizzy for my tastes.
I had a vintage Microtubes a while back and that wasn't bad at all. Have thought about Alpha Omicron, I think I would prefer something with a voicing rather than a flat response type pedal.
I tend to run Tonehammer with AGS on but only a hair above 9 o clock for reference and Precision bass with rounds.

I like a combo of origin DCX for always on and Darkglass VMT for medium drive.

 

[IanA]

Ive really been enjoying the Kasleder Jellyfish

That looks cool, I would check it out except it doesn't look to have very good availability in the UK

 

[IanA]

I like a combo of origin DCX for always on and Darkglass VMT for medium drive.

The DCX has been on my radar… I might just order one up and give it a go.
VMT is such a killer pedal especially the small one with the ERA control

 

[FenrirofOld]

That looks cool, I would check it out except it doesn't look to have very good availability in the UK

I'm pretty fond of the Jam Pedals Rattler. It's kind of become an always on for me. Although I'm not sure if the voicing is the style you are looking for exactly.

 

[JoeDoe]

Has anyone got any recommendations on a nice overdrive for my board?
I tried my Grizzly but wasn't keen, too fizzy for my tastes.
I had a vintage Microtubes a while back and that wasn't bad at all. Have thought about Alpha Omicron, I think I would prefer something with a voicing rather than a flat response type pedal.
I tend to run Tonehammer with AGS on but only a hair above 9 o clock for reference and Precision bass with rounds.

JPTR Jive
Source Aftershock
Southampton 5th Gear

 

[MikoFX]

Has anyone got any recommendations on a nice overdrive for my board?
I tried my Grizzly but wasn't keen, too fizzy for my tastes.
I had a vintage Microtubes a while back and that wasn't bad at all. Have thought about Alpha Omicron, I think I would prefer something with a voicing rather than a flat response type pedal.
I tend to run Tonehammer with AGS on but only a hair above 9 o clock for reference and Precision bass with rounds.

Interestingly, I always found the DG drives to be fizzy... Even the VMT... But the Grizzly doesn't come across as fizzy to my ears unless the OD is cranked.

The Kasleder Jellyfish, Trickfish Overdrive Preamp, or Free The Tone Bass Blaster might be right up your alley. The Southampton Fifth Gear is also very nice.

Some others you might consider:
•Hamstead Subspace
•Way Huge Pork & Pickle
•DCX Bass
•JAM Rattler
•Broughton Locust Star

 

[projectapollo]

The DCX has been on my radar… I might just order one up and give it a go.
VMT is such a killer pedal especially the small one with the ERA control

The DCX pairs up with the Tone Hammer very nicely.

 

[Yamarc]

Would the DCX be considered a Klon type pedal? If not, what would? Anybody using a Klon type overdrive in worship?

 

[MikoFX]

Would the DCX be considered a Klon type pedal? If not, what would? Anybody using a Klon type overdrive in worship?

No, the DCX is a console Preamp channel.

The original Klon circuit has significant low end loss and a distinct mid boost, so in stock form they're not too great on Bass.

The Wampler Tumnus & Walrus Audio Voyager are both Klon derivatives that many are familiar with. I've heard of some who use them on bass, but they're likely best suited to be used in a parallel loop.

The most well known 'Klon' for bassists is probably the EHX Bass Soul Food... It's a Klon circuit that has been tuned to retain more of the lows.

 

[oysterphish]

Has anyone got any recommendations on a nice overdrive for my board?
I tried my Grizzly but wasn't keen, too fizzy for my tastes.
I had a vintage Microtubes a while back and that wasn't bad at all. Have thought about Alpha Omicron, I think I would prefer something with a voicing rather than a flat response type pedal.
I tend to run Tonehammer with AGS on but only a hair above 9 o clock for reference and Precision bass with rounds.

I just picked up a Blumes and sounds good in the FX loop of the stomp. On its own its still decent. I'm still eyeing the DCX.
I would be curious if anyone here could record a shootout for all the great pedals you guys use on your boards. Curious to hear way huge, dcx, blumes against each other.

 

[Yamarc]

Very helpful, thanks! What do people typically like about the Klons vs other overdrive pedals?

No, the DCX is a console Preamp channel.

The original Klon circuit has significant low end loss and a distinct mid boost, so in stock form they're not too great on Bass.

The Wampler Tumnus & Walrus Audio Voyager are both Klon derivatives that many are familiar with. I've heard of some who use them on bass, but they're likely best suited to be used in a parallel loop.

The most well known 'Klon' for bassists is probably the EHX Bass Soul Food... It's a Klon circuit that has been tuned to retain more of the lows.

 

[MikoFX]

Very helpful, thanks! What do people typically like about the Klons vs other overdrive pedals?

I'm not personally a fan of them, so someone else is probably better suited to answering. I love mids, but the two separate occasions I spent time with the Bass Soul Food I ultimately decided to move it along.

 

[Luke the Fluke]

Has anyone got any recommendations on a nice overdrive for my board?
I tried my Grizzly but wasn't keen, too fizzy for my tastes.
I had a vintage Microtubes a while back and that wasn't bad at all. Have thought about Alpha Omicron, I think I would prefer something with a voicing rather than a flat response type pedal.
I tend to run Tonehammer with AGS on but only a hair above 9 o clock for reference and Precision bass with rounds.

Hasnt the grizzly got a top end knob to control the fizz?

 

[IanA]

Hasnt the grizzly got a top end knob to control the fizz?

yes and that does tame it a fair bit, it is just not to taste in this setup

 

[Zbysek]

So, I spent some time at church last night, primarily for rehearsals but also to compare the Mesa Subway Di to the Tonehammer Di.
A very interesting evening with some quite surprising results, I was expecting the Mesa to walk all over the Tonehammer…
I played the first few songs with the Mesa and then swapped to the Tonehammer.
The in ear tone both flat with no AGS and with AGS engaged and my settings was much easier to live with and dare I say it more musical and more mix friendly.

I stayed behind after rehearsal and did some A/B work with them playing around with different HPF settings on the desk and realised these two boxes are poles apart sound wise.

The Subway DI
Lower DI signal by around 8 db I reckon. Massive bass and low mid push compare to the Aguilar. A very immediate forceful slam when playing notes and what I can only describe as a hardness to the sound. Maybe similarities to the Carbine?
The Tonehammer DI by comparison in either mode sounds a lot softer and friendlier. It is warm but also crystal clear and with the AGS engaged and my settings, sounds perfect in a mix. It is well publicised that the Tonehammer DI has a significant roll off in the low and high end with AGS engaged, what was interesting was just how much sub low end content still comes through. The difference between HPF set at 30hz and 40hz was significant and I found myself being really happy with it at 30hz. The Mesa by comparison had to be rolled off from 40hz to give anything like the clarity to the low end that the Tonehammer delivered.
Maybe the 18v helps, maybe it is just a voicing thing or even a combination of the 2.
Anyway, ramble over, hope some of you find that interesting or helpful.
My conclusion is that for me and for the mix at our church the Tonehammer DI is simply in a different league, it is still after all these years a stunning piece of kit that delivers the goods and more than holds its own against newer shinier trendier boxes.

Yeah, Tone Hammer is great. I use it as a standalone solution (for gigs for which I don't bring one of my pedalboards). The fact that it can be powered by phantom power means that I don't even need to bring a power supply. Relatively simple, but it has features for which I would otherwise need 4 or 5 pedals: booster, overdrive, EQ, HPF/LPF, DI box.

 

[NickyBass]

I think the Foxpedal Killface is kind of sort of based on the Klon and tuned for bass. And I'm really interested in trying the Bondi Sick As. I've heard some videos of it on bass, and it sounds good. But it's always so hard to tell from videos.

Also, what's this 'fizz' on the Grizzly?

 

[projectapollo]

No, the DCX is a console Preamp channel.

The original Klon circuit has significant low end loss and a distinct mid boost, so in stock form they're not too great on Bass.

The Wampler Tumnus & Walrus Audio Voyager are both Klon derivatives that many are familiar with. I've heard of some who use them on bass, but they're likely best suited to be used in a parallel loop.

The most well known 'Klon' for bassists is probably the EHX Bass Soul Food... It's a Klon circuit that has been tuned to retain more of the lows.

MikoFX is like our own Josh Scott for bass pedal knowledge!

 

[MikoFX]

yes and that does tame it a fair bit, it is just not to taste in this setup

What do your settings look like on the Grizzly?

I don't use the high-end roll off or the mids knob... They're both set full clockwise.

 

[MikoFX]

MikoFX is like our own Josh Scott for bass pedal knowledge!

Funny enough, back in the day while playing sets at IHOPKC, before JHS took off, Josh Scott was the one who introduced me to effects on Bass. Up until then I was playing either straight into an amp dry or through a BDDI.

 

[IanA]

What do your settings look like on the Grizzly?

I don't use the high-end roll off or the mids knob... They're both set full clockwise.

I run the overdrive at 12, distortion at 9 midcut off and high cut at around 2 (I am not a fan of cutting mids)
Maybe I am just being picky but there was still some buzz/fizz that was bugging me. Maybe down to the way it interacted with the Tonehammer who knows!