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Worship Bass Pedalboards

#15,482
vivaknoxvegas said:
Do you run the TH, SABDDI, and Noble together, or different preamps for different songs?
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Great question. TH and Noble are always on. BBDI is my overdrive pedal and only comes on for fast songs requiring drive.

For my board, top row always on. Bottom row optional effects.
 
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KevyKev said:
EB Slinkies on my Sterling. It’s forcing me to play with a softer hand which isn’t a bad thing. Digging in gives some clank when needed. I haven’t played a 5 string in several years but have a Dingwall on order. Thought I might as well start retraining myself with the low B. I play with an amp on stage and man, feeling that deep low end has been fun. Again I know this isn’t some new revelation but it’s new to me for now. Quite enjoying it. Plus it’s making me think a bit more when playing and that’s probably a good thing too
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What Dingwall have you selected?
 
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Justin Keoni said:
I know I’m late to the party but the Bass Microsynth going into the MBD2 sounds so good! The MBD thickens it up and softens some of the harsh high end to create such a good tone.
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Bryce Vaughn suggests the same thing. Another TB member uses the DCX and found that flipping the little EQ switch to medium helped tame the BMS top end. I tried it and it worked nicely. The Tone Hammer w/AGS does the same.
 
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warptheory said:
Got the JHS Morning Glory Clean on Friday, sounded good at home so slapped it on my board for today’s service.

Sounded great and added some depth and girth to the signal without being over powering. Cranked it for the last song to test it out and sounded real nice. The blend doesn’t seem to go full wet or dry, so can be full clean and still hear harmonics from the drive. All in all a pleasant experience.
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Great report! Ordered the Morning Glory Clean from Amazon this morning (sold and delivered by Amazon), should arrive Friday. Free returns!
 
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projectapollo said:
What Dingwall have you selected?
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Umansky signature in 5 string
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warptheory said:
Got the JHS Morning Glory Clean on Friday, sounded good at home so slapped it on my board for today’s service.

Sounded great and added some depth and girth to the signal without being over powering. Cranked it for the last song to test it out and sounded real nice. The blend doesn’t seem to go full wet or dry, so can be full clean and still hear harmonics from the drive. All in all a pleasant experience.

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Looked at the basstheworld review of these. Feel like the JPTR FX would do a very similar thing?
 
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projectapollo said:
The Walrus Mantle has landed. Fiddling around with some larger board lay-outs. I'm scheduled for February 22 at the mother church to give it a try. My first run through with the Mantle was very pleasing. Got a good discount on it and no sales tax. Makes it much more affordable. A new Scotty Cameron putter is $500, so there's that.
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The sales rep I usually get really good discounts on gear with got laid off recent'y. Good thing I'm done with experimenting and I'm content with my gear now. So now... I will just live vicariously through you on new pedals... and with others in this thread. 😅
 
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NickyBass said:
Now that I'm at a desktop, I thought I'd elaborate on the Noble -vs- the Luce. As I mentioned, the Noble has been on my board for a bit over 2 years. Every service and every practices session. In fact, in two years I never played bass without it - except for a few brief periods of auditioning other preamps. So, that is the sound that I am used to.

When I got the Luce, I knew there was potential, but it wasn't the sound I was used to. I did a lot of a/b testing and tried a lot of different combos with the Luce. It sounds good on it's own, but I preferred it with at least some additional EQ or OD. So, I did a lot of pairings and got a bit burnt out. The plan was to put it away and revisit it when I had some time off from playing. Well, I should have known better. I just love trying new gear too much.
So, I took the best pairing--the Lightspeed OD with the tone and drive down a bit into the Luce. This gave me a tiny bit of grit and a bit of high end reduction. And I just ran through the set a few times until I started to get the Noble sound out of my head, so to speak.

Playing through the Luce is kind of making me rethink how I was using the Noble. The EQ on the Noble is incredible. On some pedals, cranking the lows is massive, but overpowering. The Noble is just so musical, and you can add a ton of low end without it being too boomy. BUT, that might have been a detrimant in this situation. I might have been pushing it too much. It would probably work better in a more sparse mix, but I think the Luce, with minimal EQ sits better for this particular mix. That is especially true with the in ears. I could hear myself so clearly. I may want to go back to the Noble and try it 'flat.' The Noble mid scoop is a lot more noticable when doing a/b testing though.

The biggest difference for me is how they feel, especially with a pick. Before I was playing worship music, I didn't use a pick at all. The Noble has this 'mushyness'-- I don't mean that as a bad thing. I quite like it at times. It's just so hard to describe tone. It's a bit slower, wheras the Luce is a bit punchier--though not as punchy as the Kahn or Caveman. This was something that I was always trying to overcome with the Noble. That's why I started using a compressor. It seemed to have better pick definition. Playing fingerstyle with the Noble is such a joy though. With the Luce, the pick attack is there.

I was surprised that I could hear quite the difference in the sanctuary during sound check (thank you Shure wireless).

In the end, there are pros and cons to each. I was scheduled to play bass in two weeks, but we had a few cancellations, so I will be playing drums then. It will be a few more weeks, but I'm going to bring the Luce back next time I'm on bass and further compare. I don't know if it was the way I was using the Noble, but I preferred the Luce on this service. It's still too early to tell.
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I can both sides TBH. The Noble is great but I'm not into 13 month wait at $1500 or whatever. But it does give you a lot of control.

I like the idea of the LUCE because it's just plug and play. Takes the guesswork out of trying to dial things in. However, I will say that
projectapollo said:
Interestingly, Walrus offered a 20% coupon on the Mantle direct sale with no sales tax, but shipping was mid-March. Then a Walrus dealer reached out to me and said they had one left in the initial batch. Their website offered price match so I called and they honored the Walrus deal and shipped same day.

I've been looking for a Tone Hammer DI replacement yearning after a nice pro clean sound preamp. I tried many over the Christmas holidays. This Mantle seems like the right mix of features, quality components, bass specific, and tone goals. My favorite two preamps in the shootout was the Caveman Compact for Neve solid state depth and punch and the Broughton P15 Ampeg B15 recreation for tube harmonics and B15 vintage flavor. This Mantle will fill that Caveman role better than the Caveman with the added EQ.

I think what I may do is have a bigger board with the Mantle and effects for Sundays with bigger CCM songs. Then for Sundays where I don't need a full pedal board, just take the P15 and plug and play.
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at 20% off I'd try it. Looks good, just hard to justify not going with a Jad Freer at that price point in my mind.
 
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AObando2002 said:
at 20% off I'd try it. Looks good, just hard to justify not going with a Jad Freer at that price point in my mind.
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Very different devices, indeed. The Mantle and Luce have different designs, feature sets, and tone goals. I'm not really a tube DI guy. Shhh. Don't tell anyone. You get slimed here on TB for saying such things. But we are a Christian bass group and can love one another despite our gear differences..... right?
 
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projectapollo said:
Very different devices, indeed. The Mantle and Luce have different designs, feature sets, and tone goals. I'm not really a tube DI guy. Shhh. Don't tell anyone. You get slimed here on TB for saying such things. But we are a Christian bass group and can love one another despite our gear differences..... right?
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Jesus would have used a Noble. 😂
 
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