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Worship Bass Pedalboards

#15,281
MovingPitchers said:
Do y'all ever use a volume pedal for bass or just use the good ol' volume knob? I tend to find the VP a little redundant especially when I play basses that have a master volume but I see it a lot on other people's boards.
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I have a volume pedal on the floor. I use it for the CV control on the Moog. I set the note cutoff to be really long so the note will ring out. When switching back to bass, I hit the key, let it ring, and when I come in with the bass on the downbeat, I rock the volume pedal back to cut of the synth note. It makes transitions smoother. I had another one hooked up to the cutoff and a latch switch hooked up to trigger the last note played. But, I didn't really use those enough to have a pedal board for the Moog. Plus, that's another rabbit hole that I'd rather not dig in.
 
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This will be my pedalboard for Sunday :laugh:

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MovingPitchers said:
Do y'all ever use a volume pedal for bass or just use the good ol' volume knob? I tend to find the VP a little redundant especially when I play basses that have a master volume but I see it a lot on other people's boards.
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I recently bought a Dunlop DPV4 with the intention of using it as an expression for the MXR Bass Synth when it arrives, but I did change my board around to utilize the ins and outs on my Rockboard module to put it post HXS/pre XB Driver so I can do swells with my Synth patches etc. I can't see me using it this way much, but I can now see the merit of a volume pedal. They never interested me previously.

I assume most people use volume pedals at the front of their chain? I am liking it post effects so the input gain stays the same and therefore the effected tone stays the same, but I can just chain the overall volume of it.
 
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Rocksolid said:
I recently bought a Dunlop DPV4 with the intention of using it as an expression for the MXR Bass Synth when it arrives, but I did change my board around to utilize the ins and outs on my Rockboard module to put it post HXS/pre XB Driver so I can do swells with my Synth patches etc. I can't see me using it this way much, but I can now see the merit of a volume pedal. They never interested me previously.

I assume most people use volume pedals at the front of their chain? I am liking it post effects so the input gain stays the same and therefore the effected tone stays the same, but I can just chain the overall volume of it.
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Best place is after drive/gain/filters, but before any reverb/delays. That way you can swell in or out of a note and the trails will still be heard.
 
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MovingPitchers said:
Do y'all ever use a volume pedal for bass or just use the good ol' volume knob? I tend to find the VP a little redundant especially when I play basses that have a master volume but I see it a lot on other people's boards.
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I often use one for ambient section swells. I no longer stick it to my small board but set it to the side. Easier to manipulate as well. I made up a send/return cable pair to keep things tidy. I quickly learned that the volume pedal before an octaver is a tracking issue. So, I place mine after octave but before my Brig modulated delay. Swelling in octave + modulated delay is a very cool synth like ambient layer.

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Need some advice for our praise team. I am new to pedals. Our team has 2 guitars, drums, keys and me on bass. The keys player doesn't play pads. Can I make up and create pad synths with my bass somehow? Some songs just sound better with some type of pads. Thoughts?
 
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He doesn't know how? Or want to? You can play pads on any keyboard. Bass can get some sounds but why would you want to? We have the same people and our keys guy does pads all the time. It's a good amount of his playing.
 
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pecBass said:
Need some advice for our praise team. I am new to pedals. Our team has 2 guitars, drums, keys and me on bass. The keys player doesn't play pads. Can I make up and create pad synths with my bass somehow? Some songs just sound better with some type of pads. Thoughts?
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IME, the simplest gateway to bass pads is a volume pedal into the Earthquaker Dispatch Master reverb/delay. Add an octaver in front of that for a deeper pad layer.
 
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MovingPitchers said:
Has anyone tried a JHS Morning Glory for bass? I know it's mostly a guitar overdrive pedal but curious to hear how it'd work on bass.
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It's a great pedal but has a built in low frequency cut of everything below 100hz. One of my all time favorite bassists Roy Mitchell Cardenas uses one but he also runs an eq pedal after it to boost the lows back in.

Full demo here

 
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pecBass said:
Think I have decided on my first pedal board.

Tuner ==> Keeley Bassist Compressor ==> Boss Octave OC-5 ==> MXR Reverb.

Most of the effects will be a bit subtle Dry/Wet mix and don't plan to use any "Sci-fi" sounds.

Question: Will this board be ok: https://www.amazon.com/RVONE-Isolated-Aluminum-Portable-Pedalboard/dp/B0FNR5LRH1/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1JYNS1C4216S&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YyL_yVPdSag8xaQSKtcBnoWn3CYt4G0btMujT-ZMvBR6LsrImS-ZcTOhaq--OLZ2JekUraXsLzM-73s7h5mPPsut-TfkRtD68_isoftNSp3bHSIr0_cwtvmp2fjegw3iAQ6Wwp-0cSldigDR0Pio9qV7-LGO4ENb6JLJ5iyDRion8fD2O4mYdWDVMkeHaEoKnwnVy7b-kIaZwUSJ9VXoiqMUSNvhKpqMT-BzdjeXR9PpTTZPYHTsNk0uCm5qqWxjaBp9YmhmiHn1L4ldWBIbDSRYFXIIv-YMg__gZsfmUoI.TqPzcbUdrBnXVGKlS6_u9i49FiMYifhIvVxYQRuUnBY&dib_tag=se&keywords=small+pedal+board+with+power+supply&qid=1766242463&sprefix=small+pedal+board+with+power,aps,250&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1
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Looks like a great budget board but most will be a bit skeptical of the power supply at that price. Might work ok might not and you'll probably want to baby it. Also all the power cables running out the front like that will be messy and prone to stuff getting unplugged. But again, for a budget option, if the power supply works, could be good.

I usually recommend to start out with a one spot power supply. I've never had any issues with a one spot and still use them occasionally. Save up for a cioks or TrueTone CS power supply eventually.
 
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Last night we played a song - with light keys, light drums, simple picking on a Martin AG, and me on my Breedlove AB. Absolutely loved the soft mellow tones that complimented the song ("Starry, starry night", a christian redo of Don McLean's Vincent). I don't play the AB often but everytime I do, I just love the sounds that come from it. Using tape strings.

Curious, if it is possible via pedals to get close to the warm, woody, mellow tone from my EB? Kinda bulky to carry both basses. But will do it for that tone.
 
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pecBass said:
Any one using a Strymon Cloudburst with their bass? Seems interesting.
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I tried the Cloudburst last year. While the reverb is very nice, the ensemble effect didn't seem well suited for bass guitar and I moved it along.

Then I tired the Dispatch Master which is an excellent reverb + delay unit. The was my gateway drug ambient pedal.

But liking modulation effect, I am now using the Strymon Brig which is modulated delay. The Brig will do a convincing chorus (no delay), as well. I use it about every church service on ambient intros, spontaneous underscoring bits, etc.

My latest ambient passion exploration is the new MXR Joshua, which I just ordered for $150. I think it will be really good -- featuring delay, modulation, shimmer, and reverb on the delay. And it is deeply discounted on the MXR website at the moment. The Joshua is built similarly to the new MXR Bass Synth - same housing and buttons and same second level control manipulations.

If you just want a simple reverb, Janek just YouTube demo'd the $99 JHS series 3 reverb and, of course, he made it sound very good.

My advice, if just getting into the ambient scene for bass, is the Dispatch Master used on Reverb (there is a limited color version listed here on TB as well). It's famous for not being able to dial in a bad sound. @MikoFX led me down this path last year.
 
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