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I've got 2 of these! I really like the Future Chorus pedal!😎

This suggestion might be a good idea for my board actually! Thanks!🙂

As promised, I can give an update on how the Battalion is working. Used it in a jam with my guitarist and drummer buddies. The D.I. was engaged with the XLR & Ground Lift switches on, whilst the pedal also went through my Yamaha amplifier and a 4x10". It kept it's volume nicely, whilst the guitarist complement the tone too! I think I can say this purchase is working out well so far!😎

Well, the board's purpose for me to be bass player and guitarist, so that explains the size, whilst the D.I. boxes are meant to minimise bringing with me, unless necessity/ego(😉) dictates! I might well consider Dual Lock in the future, as the board does need the current velcro taking off. However, I have seen a couple of useful looking "hacks", including one from a Josh Scott JHS YouTube video, that might come in handy! Thanks for the tip though! 🙂

Not all the pedals are daisy chained. The ones that draw over 100mA tend to be separate/on their own. However, most of them are well under that, especially the drive pedals, so I assumed it was fairly safe do so in that case! I'm going to re velcro this board and the pedals in the near future though, so I'll probably rearrange the powerlines anyway!🙂

Rest assured ...Mohawk! No one should be made to feel uncomfortable by my board(Carrying it can be, but that's another story entirely! 😁😉)! As for the "Random angles", I just need to do a better job with the application of the Velcro to the board!😖😉

I've already posted this on another thread on the site, relating to how the EHX Battalion works. However, I thought I'd post it on this thread anyway, if only out of curiosity!

Here's an update, in case anyone might be interested! I've now popped my Battalion on my pedalboard & taken it to a rehearsal room for a hit out. As you can see on the picture, it sits nicely on my board! Soundwise, I ran it through my Yamaha amp head, going into a 4x10" & the room's PA. You might've also guessed that I have a signal chain going into a guitar preamp/D.I. & combo amp, via an Octave pedal. After a playthrough, the D.I. worked perfectly fine with the Battalion on with Compression; on with Drive & Compression; as well modulated delay going into the pedal on & with compression(It even "worked" with delay/compression/drive all on at once-though I don't think I'll need to use all 3 effects in 1 go, at all!). The real test will come when I next rehearse, using it against a drummer and guitarist!🤞

I've had the pedal for a couple of weeks now. However, I've only just got around to trying it out. I've initially plugged the Battalion into a Yamaha BBT 500H amp, using the amp's headphone output. I used my Steinberger, which is a passive bass. I did also try using my Ampeg PortaFlex PF350 Head, which also has a headphones output, but I now think that head is R.I.P.!☹️ With the amplifier that did work, I was very pleased with the initially results. The Thru/Dry signal worked fine. The Pedal sounded decent when turned on/EQ engaged. The Noise Gate is, to my liking, too effective. As the signal completely cuts out, after 5-6 seconds, just engaged at '6 O'clock', so I don't think I'll be using it, as I have a load of tuners in my normal signal chain to use as killswitches. The Compressor gives me a decent amount of boost for my ears. The Distortion circuit, although it's not something I'm likely to use that often, sounded pretty good, with a versatile EQ switch! I think I might well enjoy using this bad boy! 😎🤞🤟

Thanks lads! I'll just have to see how it works out!

Evening all! I recently had a jam with some buddies, using just my pedalboard D.I.s, which go both guitar and bass. The jam was good fun! Unfortunately, I had an issue with the D.I. element gave me issues, which happened to be on the bass end my signal chain! The offending Bass D.I. was a Sonicake Boom Avenue. It's had a load of decent YouTube appraisals, whilst it did sound great when I've actually played it. The trouble was the Amp Emulator kept cutting out during the jam. Now, because the jam might lead to a new band, with gigs and demo recording, I've took the plunge on upgrading to an EHX Battalion pedal. Can any of you fine folks give me any feedback this product?

I have too many as well! 🫣😁😉 Ampeg PF-350 Hartke LH500 TC Electronic BH500 Yamaha BBT500H

😧 Really? That's a bit bobbins good sir! 🙁 Then again, you do have The Dr J Sparrow D.I. Driver too, which I tried once ages ago & found to have a decent drive on it. The Sonicake pedal isn't that dear either if you just want a straight swap out(I've had mine for a couple of years now. It's still working ok, though it's only really had light useage in a rehearsal room, via a P.A.. Hopefully I won't need to replace it yet! 🤞) Also, they're enough cheaper and/or dearer options to replace it with, though I'm sure you know that already! 🙂

Props/Big +1 for The Sonicake Boom Avenue pedal from me! Mine's brilliant!

I've played bass and sung lead and bvs plenty of times. It's been nearly 6 years since I've done it live onstage mind. If you can and want to do it, great. If you can't and/or don't want to, no drama either! I will say I know that notable singing bass players, like Sting and R.E.M.'s Mike Mills, say doing both is hard. Just keep in mind how well those guys have done doing both!