Hmm.... great idea, I was unaware of this device. Buffer, tuner, volume.
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Worship Bass Pedalboards
- Thread starter Cshanks5
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My board is going through some major changes. I picked up a Genzler 4 On The Floor. It has a really nice transparent overdrive. I don't know if it will translate live over the big speakers, but in my practice room, I am loving it.
I'm also liking the Warm Audio Pedal76. It has less color than the Cali76 and it's a bit easier for me to dial in what I want. Even without a 'dry' blend, the Pedal76 seems to have a less 'obvious' compression. The Cali76 is much smoother whereas the Pedal76 has a bit more of an edge to it (comparatively). The Cali76 seems to be a well engineered tank and the Pedal76 is a good bit larger. But, given the pros and cons, the Pedal76 is going to the next service to see how it performs.
At the moment, the Stomp is off the board. I am using my Cog pair--octave and fuzz. It's a much bigger board, but the only thing I'm missing over the Stomp is a chorus. I'll add that on the floor when needed.
But, who knows. I'm off for a few weeks so it could change 10 times before I'm scheduled to play.
I'm also liking the Warm Audio Pedal76. It has less color than the Cali76 and it's a bit easier for me to dial in what I want. Even without a 'dry' blend, the Pedal76 seems to have a less 'obvious' compression. The Cali76 is much smoother whereas the Pedal76 has a bit more of an edge to it (comparatively). The Cali76 seems to be a well engineered tank and the Pedal76 is a good bit larger. But, given the pros and cons, the Pedal76 is going to the next service to see how it performs.
At the moment, the Stomp is off the board. I am using my Cog pair--octave and fuzz. It's a much bigger board, but the only thing I'm missing over the Stomp is a chorus. I'll add that on the floor when needed.
But, who knows. I'm off for a few weeks so it could change 10 times before I'm scheduled to play.
This was taken before I changed the R-1 to the individual octave and fuzz. I know it looks like I purposefully found the biggest pedals I could find and wired them up. But, it just turned out that my current favorites are all large.
I am strongly considering it. I'm currently running an EB volume tuner, DG hyper luminal comp, Night Owl tube preamp, MXR octave, boss bass chorus, boss bass EQ, DG vintage ultra, with a MXR iso brick power supp. I would probably get a pedaltrain nano and slap a small volume pedal in front of the Anagram and be done....maybe at some point in the future add another footswitch to it for more flexibility, but maybe not. Basically all our instruments at church are digital or going through digital modelers now and they work and sound great. The funky sounds I've heard on demos are what are really drawing me in, it's capable of some really nice ethereal type sounds/effects asside from all the drive, amp/cab sim options, and routing splitting of the chain, ect.
Lol. My big board is the same. 5 pedals on an RB Quad 4.1. My mini nano board has 12 pedals. Go figure. An insight into how my mind works I guess
I might be exposing myself as a pedalboard noob but I usually see pedals attached to the board with Velcro of some kind. I've seen a few images that it's really not obvious what's holding the pedals to the board.
A little background. I've used digital processors most of my life and have only started in on individual pedals in the last year. I ended up getting a joyo rail style board. For what I use it for, it works even if placement is a little limiting. I just don't like the idea of sticking Velcro to my pedals. Also, those mono boards look too pretty to put adhesive on. Lol!
A little background. I've used digital processors most of my life and have only started in on individual pedals in the last year. I ended up getting a joyo rail style board. For what I use it for, it works even if placement is a little limiting. I just don't like the idea of sticking Velcro to my pedals. Also, those mono boards look too pretty to put adhesive on. Lol!
Many times it IS “Velcro” or zip ties or a couple other proprietary methods. MY favorite is 3m dual- lock. ETA: a nickel sized amount on the corners holds most pedals in place!
But what about this?! What is this magic?! I don't see anything! I really don't want to spend money on a board but these mono boards really do look sharp
Maybe if my current one ever breaks.
I like the Dual Lock. Recently, I started putting two strips horizontal on the board per row. And then each of my pedals has two (or 3, depending on the size) strips running vertically. So, they are locked in by 4 (or 6) points of contact. This is strong enough that they won't come off in normal use, but they are still easy enough to get off. The 'universal' application of the strips makes it super easy to move pedals around. I find that the thinner strips come off the bottom of the pedals easily enough. The height of the strips also makes it possible to get a tool underneath to pop the pedals off. You may even be able to run power cables and maybe flat patch cables between the bottom of the pedals and the top of the board.
I like board with a lot of holes for wiring and I've found the Velcro strips to be too wide. They cover a lot of the holes and the sticky part is exposed under the board.
Lol. My big board is the same. 5 pedals on an RB Quad 4.1. My mini nano board has 12 pedals. Go figure. An insight into how my mind works I guess
Haha. I have a few mini pedals. Maybe I should bring them out and see how they look next to the mega-pedals.
I try to hide the dual lock but strips across the board would definitely be easier. Done a lot of peeling up and reapplying new just to move a few things around on the top prow of my Temple Duo 17. Need to do it again but I think my fingers were tired after the last time and all the pedals line up enough to stay put. As long as you get the good stuff it almost always pulls off cleanly, just have to put some effort into it.
Borrow the wife's blow dryer... A little heat makes Dual Lock so much easier to peel up. Then, hit the used pieces with a drop of Rubbing Alcohol, rub with your finger, and hit those with the heat of the dryer and they come back to full tackiness
I use Dual Lock for gear mounted not he bottom of my board (KHAN VTDI, CIOKS power supply, Thumpinator)... Pretty solid hold and secure. I don't mind the using the velcro that came with my pedalboard for pedals mounted on top. It stays in place, and easier to remove/move pedals if I need to. That's on my pedaltrain board. If I had a temple or mono board, I'd consider using Dual Lock for my top mounted pedals.
The key I’ve found with dual lock is to keep it the same distance between strips regardless of the pedal so it’s more interchangeable. Doesn’t always work but saves a lot of re-applying.
Oh wow. It’s probably been a year since I’ve had a Grizzly. From what I remember, the Grizzly added some “heft.” The 4OTF is more like your dry tone but with some overdrive. I like it for light saturation and find it doesn’t get too buzzy. I guess you could call it “transparent.”
I’m not sure if it will stick around. I’ve posted a few iterations of my board, but there were a bunch of others that I had wired up in the past month. So, I’m still learning the ins and outs of the 4OTF, and it seems to be pretty versatile. I’m also trying a bunch of other things at the same time, so I’ll know more once I spend more time with it.
