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Worship Bass Pedalboards

#15,401
SteveC said:
I have been using a Stomp for a while. GLXD+ to a Stomp to a (in transit) MISO line isolator/di box. I use one preset (IMA Foundation “Noble”) with 3 options - pitch shift (for an Eb bass) drive (rarely use) and chorus(again rarely used) for effects. It sounds good and it’s paid for.

I debated the QC (especially the mini) and Anagram. The Anagram is tempting as it is a bass centric device, but it’s pricy and as you can see, I barely use anything these modelers have to offer.

I’ve debated going back to individual pedals, but a compressor, pre/di and those 3 effects I rarely use would be close to $1K so I’m just staying with what I have…at least for now. I’m super happy with my basses and amp so the only GAS I have is my DI/IEM/Silent Stage rig.
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Totally get it! I basically took price out of the equation as most of the major players are floating between $1-2.5k anyways and I researched what was going to work best. If I actually added up what I've spent on pedals and everything related over the years I'm pretty sure I could have bought multiple Anagram units. Thankfully my favorite vendor hooked me up with a can't say no price for a brand new Anagram and new pedalboard, so that definitely took away a lot of the sting to the wallet.

I was 100% individual pedal based and analog right up to when I bought the HX Effects, and one could make the argument that is just one big pedal anyways. It's not my favorite interface though and their new Stadium XL would be massive overkill for me. The Anagram seems to be taking a different approach that is very appealing. I've rarely had GAS for the latest and greatest, and I didn't even start thinking about it at all until the new QC Mini came out and I was like - what is this all about and why are people going crazy for it? And then that took me down this path and everything is now on order. I'm just glad we live in a world now where the options we have are incredible!
 
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SteveC said:
I have been using a Stomp for a while. GLXD+ to a Stomp to a (in transit) MISO line isolator/di box. I use one preset (IMA Foundation “Noble”) with 3 options - pitch shift (for an Eb bass) drive (rarely use) and chorus(again rarely used) for effects. It sounds good and it’s paid for.

I debated the QC (especially the mini) and Anagram. The Anagram is tempting as it is a bass centric device, but it’s pricy and as you can see, I barely use anything these modelers have to offer.

I’ve debated going back to individual pedals, but a compressor, pre/di and those 3 effects I rarely use would be close to $1K so I’m just staying with what I have…at least for now. I’m super happy with my basses and amp so the only GAS I have is my DI/IEM/Silent Stage rig.
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I’ve kinda gone full circle and landed back on the stomp. I use overdrive/distortion/fuzz, chorus and octave pretty regularly. I like the consistency, just power it up and it’s set, no need to make sure all the knob’s are in the right place. Sounds good, easily portable, easily replaceable.
 
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Killens84 said:
Has anyone directly compared the Lollar Fuzz and 3Leaf Doom 2? I’m considering adding one of those as the second drive/gain stage to compliment my Tone Hammer.
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Very different fuzz pedals. I have the doom 2 but not a Lollar but have heard a took of reviews and sound clips.

The doom 2 is based on a synth square wave it’s very synthy and often used with sub octave and modulation. Lollar is a rams head big muff clone.

Check out the doom 2 in this video at 16:00


Check out the Lollar at 9:30
 
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SteveC said:
I have been using a Stomp for a while. GLXD+ to a Stomp to a (in transit) MISO line isolator/di box. I use one preset (IMA Foundation “Noble”) with 3 options - pitch shift (for an Eb bass) drive (rarely use) and chorus(again rarely used) for effects. It sounds good and it’s paid for.

I debated the QC (especially the mini) and Anagram. The Anagram is tempting as it is a bass centric device, but it’s pricy and as you can see, I barely use anything these modelers have to offer.

I’ve debated going back to individual pedals, but a compressor, pre/di and those 3 effects I rarely use would be close to $1K so I’m just staying with what I have…at least for now. I’m super happy with my basses and amp so the only GAS I have is my DI/IEM/Silent Stage rig.
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One of the (IMO) most overlooked advantages of the HX (or Anagram, or QC) is the ability to have 'rigs' programmed and properly gain staged for individual basses. Change the bass, change the pedalboard for one that's perfectly set up for *that* bass. That's money in the bank, as far as I'm concerned.
 
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Yep. I am trying to fend off G.A.S. because of all these reasons. I only have a couple three basses I use, but to have "boards" set for each one is nice. And the knobs don't move. And it's small and board friendly. And for being so old (in terms of todays gear and how there's new stuff all the time) it is still pretty well supported and updated. Even if it were never updated, there's enough good stuff to last for years. If/when it just quits working I suppose I'll need to make a decision, but until then I don't know why (practically) I wouldn't "stay the course" with this Nano board fitting rig. Also sounds great through my Genzler combo amp for the occasional gig where I don't have FOH/IEM rigs.
 
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Yeah it’s easy to get caught up in thinking we have to have to latest and greatest or the need to change the entire board every week because this song needs this OD and that song needs that needs that’s OD when probably 99.8% of the congregation doesn’t know what’s on our boards or even care if we have a board or to take out a step further even know what a board is. I’ve been playing at my church for maybe six years now and in that whole time I think I’ve had three people to actually ever comment on me even playing bass. If I have to miss for some reason, no one has ever said hey we missed you last week. so in my situation I know for a fact no one cares what pedals I have on my board or which overdrive I’m using or fuzz or octave or whatever. But that doesn’t stop me from buying nice stuff even if no one else notices I do and I can appreciate it.
 
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wolffire99 said:
Very different fuzz pedals. I have the doom 2 but not a Lollar but have heard a took of reviews and sound clips.

The doom 2 is based on a synth square wave it’s very synthy and often used with sub octave and modulation. Lollar is a rams head big muff clone.

Check out the doom 2 in this video at 16:00


Check out the Lollar at 9:30
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That Ian King video is excellent and got me onto trying the Caveman. He is a a super professional.
 
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projectapollo said:
My experience has not been the same. When I got into pedals at the start of 2024, I got a lot of feedback from WL's and FOH on the tone improvements especially the more aggressive drives and the BMS. One WL even sent me a personal note that he appreciated my passion and energy around pushing the boundaries and hoped it would inspire others. On the frequent board changes, I will defend myself since I play several churches ranging from 1400 per service (4000 for 3 services) to smaller 100 congregant church plants. Keeping my small 18" board, I enjoy selecting pedals for the church's vibe and songs each week. The BMS, for example, only makes an appearance when playing with a big sounding team in a large space. It only takes me 20 minutes to swap out pedals using dual lock. Of course, we all have different pathways and musical journeys.
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Yeah, I definitely wish we had a better sound department, but the guy we have running the soundboard is a volunteer like the rest of us and they just pulled somebody from the congregation and asked him to run it. He knows absolutely nothing about sound or mixing, but he can push a fader up and down. Also, I wasn’t trying to imply people not change their boards if that’s what they wanna do so I hope it didn’t come across that way. I was just speaking from my experience at my particular church, but I will say my church is a little different in a lot of ways so there’s that I guess.

What’s really crazy in a way I guess is that the value of my amp cabs and pedal board combined are probably worth more than the entire sound system in our whole church so yeah, talk about overkill lol. But like the rest of you, I like nice stuff so I buy nice stuff
 
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KevyKev said:
Yeah, I definitely wish we had a better sound department, but the guy we have running the soundboard is a volunteer like the rest of us and they just pulled somebody from the congregation and asked him to run it. He knows absolutely nothing about sound or mixing, but he can push a fader up and down. Also, I wasn’t trying to imply people not change their boards if that’s what they wanna do so I hope it didn’t come across that way. I was just speaking from my experience at my particular church, but I will say my church is a little different in a lot of ways so there’s that I guess.
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No worry, I've received some pedal swap snark in months past. I really try not to be critical of anyone's musical journey and come here to share and learn. The evolution or revolution of the bass worship board across the industry has been fascinating to me.
 
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projectapollo said:
No worry, I've received some pedal swap snark in months past. I really try not to be critical of anyone's musical journey and come here to share and learn. The evolution or revolution of the bass worship board across the industry has been fascinating to me.
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No, I wasn’t directing anything towards you or anyone in particular in this thread for that matter so if that’s how it came across my sincere apologies. I could’ve probably been more clear about this has been my experience at my church. Which could be saying something about either A my bass playing or B just the attitude of my church in general. I can honestly say I know I’m not the best bass player since I only started playing six years ago, mediocre at best, but I do really enjoy it and at least I know three people do lol
 
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KevyKev said:
Yeah it’s easy to get caught up in thinking we have to have to latest and greatest or the need to change the entire board every week because this song needs this OD and that song needs that needs that’s OD when probably 99.8% of the congregation doesn’t know what’s on our boards or even care if we have a board or to take out a step further even know what a board is. I’ve been playing at my church for maybe six years now and in that whole time I think I’ve had three people to actually ever comment on me even playing bass. If I have to miss for some reason, no one has ever said hey we missed you last week. so in my situation I know for a fact no one cares what pedals I have on my board or which overdrive I’m using or fuzz or octave or whatever. But that doesn’t stop me from buying nice stuff even if no one else notices I do and I can appreciate it.
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projectapollo said:
My experience has not been the same. When I got into pedals at the start of 2024, I got a lot of feedback from WL's and FOH on the tone improvements especially the more aggressive drives and the BMS. One WL even sent me a personal note that he appreciated my passion and energy around pushing the boundaries and hoped it would inspire others. On the frequent board changes, I will defend myself since I play several churches ranging from 1400 per service (4000 for 3 services) to smaller 100 congregant church plants. Keeping my small 18" board, I enjoy selecting pedals for the church's vibe and songs each week. The BMS, for example, only makes an appearance when playing with a big sounding team in a large space. It only takes me 20 minutes to swap out pedals using dual lock. Of course, we all have different pathways and musical journeys. I started the pedal journey thinking I had to settle on a comprehensive set of pedals and wire them in like I was heading out on tour or something. I let go of that paradigm and settled into a variable small board model with a context aware pedal swap.
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I'm kind of in between these two. I rarely, RARELY have anyone from the congregation comment on anything to do with the team other than they enjoyed our playing. Our lead and associate pastors thank us all both privately and to the congregation, so that's more than enough. It's not about me or us anyways, so that part I totally understand in a church setting and I don't need any further praise. The day someone random comes up to me to talk about gear I might actually pass out.

I play the gear I play because I treat this as a professional gig and it deserves no less. I 100% agree that no one outside of the team would know when I've swapped something out, or if they even have noticed I've played up to a couple dozen different basses over the years. Or even crazier, that our guitar player has played well over 100 different guitars. That is not an exaggeration!

My upcoming switch to the Anagram is so that I have better access to the sounds in my head that I want to come out and so they can be easily saved. Sounds, not voices...big difference 😂 The overall reduction in size and weight is an added benefit all around, which will come in handy for my cover band gigs as well.
 
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Yeah, I picked up an anagram couple of months ago. I currently have my old HX stomp on the shelf still not 100% sold on the anagram just yet although it has some very cool features and I like that it’s bass centric. My issue is the tone that I hear in my head. I just can’t seem to coax out of the anagram, but that’s probably user error.
 
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KevyKev said:
Yeah, I picked up an anagram couple of months ago. I currently have my old HX stomp on the shelf still not 100% sold on the anagram just yet although it has some very cool features and I like that it’s bass centric. My issue is the tone that I hear in my head. I just can’t seem to coax out of the anagram, but that’s probably user error.
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The Anagram is sexy. Touch screen. Bass centric. XLR out. Lots to like.
 
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Considering adding a bass synth to the setup in 2026. Consdiering these 3 but leaning towards the Sub37 but it's quite a bit more expensive than the other 2. Always had the impression that the Bass Station II was digital for some reason. Just realised it's analog

What are you guys using?

 

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