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Worship Bass Pedalboards

I’ve experimented and tried so many different ideas for my church pedalboard, which stays at my church. This is where I’ve landed, and will stick with this for the foreseeable future. I’m really enjoying it.
Some of this gear belongs to my church and some belongs to me. The Pork Loin has the JohnK tone cap & 18V mods, and it’s one of the best drive sounds I’ve heard. The FS-5U triggers the metronome. I’m using the Mesa’s DI set to post-EQ, which sounds really great in FOH.
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Great selection of tools!
 
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I went with a bigger board, but need to add some pedals to it. It’s far from finalized (as if a board could simply be ‘finalized’) :) . I may put the Cali76 on the top row. It’s out on loan at the moment…but I don’t really miss it, to be honest.
I am loving the R1. Both the octave and fuzz are top notch. Same with the OD on the 66.
The volume pedal is for the Moog CV, but I didn’t have the bass synth hooked up. The R1 covered the few sections where synth was needed. I am really happy with all the pedals on this board and they’ve raised the bar for future additions.
I may put a chorus on there, but I’d rather put a few other drive pedals.
Pretty awesome collection of pedals.
 
Congrats on your first time playing at church. How did it go? Enjoy it?
Was pretty great, MD was fun to work with and I knew everyone in the band from other projects outside of the church. We played a variety of stuff which was cool; had to have some synth patches ready (thank you IMA) overall a fun experience. As someone who rarely has a Saturday night off from gigging this may be my last for a while, but was excited to finally share a board in this thread 😂
 
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I went with a bigger board, but need to add some pedals to it. It’s far from finalized (as if a board could simply be ‘finalized’) :) . I may put the Cali76 on the top row. It’s out on loan at the moment…but I don’t really miss it, to be honest.
I am loving the R1. Both the octave and fuzz are top notch. Same with the OD on the 66.
The volume pedal is for the Moog CV, but I didn’t have the bass synth hooked up. The R1 covered the few sections where synth was needed. I am really happy with all the pedals on this board and they’ve raised the bar for future additions.
I may put a chorus on there, but I’d rather put a few other drive pedals.
Man, you and @projectapollo have the coolest pedalboards.
 
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Was pretty great, MD was fun to work with and I knew everyone in the band from other projects outside of the church. We played a variety of stuff which was cool; had to have some synth patches ready (thank you IMA) overall a fun experience. As someone who rarely has a Saturday night off from gigging this may be my last for a while, but was excited to finally share a board in this thread 😂

Thanks for sharing. It sounds like a fun team. I’m happy with mine, on and off stage. That doesn’t always happen with bands.
 
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I’ve experimented and tried so many different ideas for my church pedalboard, which stays at my church. This is where I’ve landed, and will stick with this for the foreseeable future. I’m really enjoying it.
Some of this gear belongs to my church and some belongs to me. The Pork Loin has the JohnK tone cap & 18V mods, and it’s one of the best drive sounds I’ve heard. The FS-5U triggers the metronome. I’m using the Mesa’s DI set to post-EQ, which sounds really great in FOH.
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Nice. Now I want to try a Pork Loin!
 
Here's my board I used at service today. I'm happy with the tones I'm able to get out of this setup.
 

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The full size pork loin was my first drive pedal and I still miss it. The current pork and pickle doesn't quite have the same tone enhancement it did.

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Went super simple today.
Besides my gain more in the 9:00 range, I have almost the same TH settings going on as you! Perfect with my LaBella-strung Pbass and sits great in the mix!
 
So what DI is everyone using? I'm currently using a JDI but I've heard great things about the RNDI and the Sushi Box Finally. Has anyone used all 3 of these? I'm very curious about everyone's experience and opinions. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
JDI is great, what goes in is what comes out. RNDI has a mild something special. I use a Finally v1, it offers a bit of drive when you want it as well as tube warmth.
 
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So what DI is everyone using? I'm currently using a JDI but I've heard great things about the RNDI and the Sushi Box Finally. Has anyone used all 3 of these? I'm very curious about everyone's experience and opinions. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
I’ve used the JDI and RNDI. They’re both so great. Note that the JDI is passive and needs no source of power. RNDI can only be powered with Phantom Power, so that may or may not be a deal breaker for you. Depending on your budget, also look at a Khan VTDI. That’s my favorite, and it shouldn’t cost much more than a RNDI, especially used.
 
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So what DI is everyone using? I'm currently using a JDI but I've heard great things about the RNDI and the Sushi Box Finally. Has anyone used all 3 of these? I'm very curious about everyone's experience and opinions. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
JDI and RNDI are both di’s that offer minor tone enhancements but little to no coloration.

The finally V1 is more of a preamp di that can add more color and a little to a lot of drive.
 
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I love my Nobelium, [Sushi Box Designed], I play mine and build others to raise funds for more pedals... I just today raised enough to purchase a second hand BeatBuddy for our part-time two-person church band... I'm still waiting for it in the mail... but now I need to go to a bigger pedal board!
I must admit to enjoying not carrying my cabinet around any more!!
I'm just about to start building my 5th upgraded Nobelium [Vishay Dale/WIMA/Kemet] etc.
 
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I love my Nobelium, [Sushi Box Designed], I play mine and build others to raise funds for more pedals... I just today raised enough to purchase a second hand BeatBuddy for our part-time two-person church band... I'm still waiting for it in the mail... but now I need to go to a bigger pedal board!
I must admit to enjoying not carrying my cabinet around any more!!
I'm just about to start building my 5th upgraded Nobelium [Vishay Dale/WIMA/Kemet] etc.
Love it! I knew some folks around here were building the Nobelium themselves. Nice to know who to contact if I ever wanna try one versus the Neptunium 😬

What are your other two builds bottom left?