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[Chadu25]

16 hours ago, Obra said:

Just made a video with my latest pedalboard iteration. Reduced to a minimum...for now. I'll see how it develops from here

 

 

Looks and sounds great! I subbed!

[Nothingman]

New pedal board and pedal day. 
 

Thunderstorm is a bargain at £33 and Stritch board £69 with built in power. 
 

I’m looking to get a lovely compressor for start of chain and maybe a Pork & Pickle for OD. 
 

But as it stands:

Polytune

Hot wax (hot tubes constantly on, wax for dirt) 

Thunderstorm

battalion (dist always on and Pre EQ) 

[JazzyJ]

After a rethink on moving on the H90 and a recent Bassrig purchase, this re-jig is working out very well.

 

 

 

 

[Chadu25]

Got a C4 again from @d_g  Hooked it up with my MIDI and mapped out my fave moog/synth presets. Definitely missed this pedal and I actually find this better now than the mxr bass synth after using it again. Sustains longer before it glitches out and feels good responding to my attack. 

 

Latest update on the Neuro app is more intuitive and presets sounds better than before. 
 

I find this a better workflow for me than cycling through mxr’s 8 presets. It’s still a great pedal though. 

 

[Jack]

I built my home practice Valeton into a board. Most of the time I use the Valeton but it needs a wall wart and uses jacks, whereas the quad cortex gig rig that I sometimes use at home for setting patches etc needs a power cable and xlrs. I hate getting on my hands and knees behind the chair to mess with the cables! 

 

Korg pitchblack custom, Valeton gp100, Thomann DI. Pedaltrain nano, Cooks Adam. Occasional wireless bugs. 

 

[kiat]

Setup for 80s covers band gigs in pubs to big halls (400). 2 recent gigs with it and it performed as well as expected (better than me 😂). 

 

My first big board and I'm pleased that the effort to route into a patchbay at the back helps operationally (19" audio rack panel with d-series cutouts, am waiting on the TRS module, hence the temp solution).

 

Only two effects pedals! 😆. The rest is wireless bass receiver and IEM transmitter, battery, headphone amp and tuner.

 

It can be totally wireless without the XLR FOH feeds (bass out, band IEM in) when I use a pair of low latency 5.8GHz instrument dongles to reach my amp. The pedal switcher has triggers that I use to control the presets on the MB301.

 

[danbowskill]

Just received a Alpha omega clone by DSfx, excellent build quality inside n out. The other black pedals ... DOD carcosa,green russian (blend n diode selection) , Darkglass vintage and a Keeley delay clone.

Should be a new Boss xs-1 on there that my wife bought me for Xmas, after one day it wasn't working right (now on back order 😒).

[Immo]

So this is the state of my board greeting the new year. Literally everything but the coil cable swapped.

Gotta love the doomfunk sounds it can create. Very satisfied with it. All I'm missing is a chorus or flanger. Preferably something that can do both.
 

[iamtheelvy]

Latest incarnations of my boards. Gigging requirements keep changing, so we have plenty of dirt options on one for the 90’s grunge and alt rock set, and more of a filter focus on the other for the 80’s pop covers.
 

Edited January 4 by iamtheelvy

[MrDinsdale]

Today’s experiment with zero practical use but a ton of fun at home:

 

 

I’ve wired up the OC5 so the Direct Output goes to the Dirtfixer Input and the Output goes to the Longsword > Model FeT and back into the Dirtfixer return.

 

This lets me blend in some +1 octave with a tone of distortion with my normal bass tone. Sounds filthy!!!

 

Disabling the Dirtfixer also bypasses the OC5. As fun as it is I think I’d rather have my normal drive tone. 

[Bagman]

1 minute ago, MrDinsdale said:

Today’s experiment with zero practical use but a ton of fun at home:

 

 

I’ve wired up the OC5 so the Direct Output goes to the Dirtfixer Input and the Output goes to the Longsword > Model FeT and back into the Dirtfixer return.

 

This lets me blend in some +1 octave with a tone of distortion with my normal bass tone. Sounds filthy!!!

 

Disabling the Dirtfixer also bypasses the OC5. As fun as it is I think I’d rather have my normal drive tone. 

what is the settings on your OC-5? 

[Bagman]

On 05/01/2026 at 02:24, iamtheelvy said:

Latest incarnations of my boards. Gigging requirements keep changing, so we have plenty of dirt options on one for the 90’s grunge and alt rock set, and more of a filter focus on the other for the 80’s pop covers.
 

what version (Mark) is the Proton? III? thanks 

[MrDinsdale]

17 minutes ago, Bagman said:

what is the settings on your OC-5? 

Direct level at 12 and +1oct at 1ish. I’ve actually got it set to poly and the other knobs all the way down. 

[Bagman]

1 hour ago, MrDinsdale said:

Direct level at 12 and +1oct at 1ish. I’ve actually got it set to poly and the other knobs all the way down. 

I will give it a go 

[MrDinsdale]

A quick audio clip, I realised after that the battery in my bass was pretty low and breaking up a little.

[iamtheelvy]

21 hours ago, Bagman said:

what version (Mark) is the Proton? III? thanks 

It was sold as a mk2, but I think it is actually a mk3.

[krispn]

Another update from me…

 

 

Some tweaks to the setup of pre-amp, compression and drive. 
 

Signal chain

Tuner>Comp>Pre…

I then I have a signal split

Pre-amp DI out>CabM+>FOH/IEM

and

Pre-amp 1/4”out>Genz4OTF>LDP>Box ofWar>Thumpinator>Amp

 

Box Of War - this is a custom shop version with the mid switch which fills out the scoop / fattens up the low mids from the 0700 to 1100 position but isn’t much use to me personally dialling it above noon. I keep the mid-switch engaged and am enjoying the thick muff tones which  grew up listening to in the 90’s grunge stuff.  My guitarist doesn’t really use much dirt live (he’s a cowboy chords kinda player) so there’s scope for the bass to do the more driven sounds in songs like Zombie and 7 Nation Army. 
 

LDP- boost and drive. The drive is a pretty solid sounding unit with bass specific touches and does the low gain to a moderate gain sounds we can appreciate on the gig. I like it set to low ish gain for character. The DEEP switches are engaged on both sides and they add a pleasant bump without getting muddy (I’m guessing around 100hz).

 

The Boost side comes after the drive and is really good on its own to put a touch of something on the basic overall bass sound. I have the Tone knob rolled back for taking some of the zing out of my jazz bass in tracks like Proud Mary. Winding it up over noon can liven pick playing and I use it a lot finding it can be a really satisfying always on and versatile tone enhancer I.e turning the tone down completely for a warm pillowy sound which isn’t as muffled as turning g the bass tone control fully off. I dig it and it’s a pretty cool looking black and gold unit which I prefer to the older more industrial look Rodenberg used previously. 
 

API TranzFormer Cmp

Wonderful sounding unit from studio giants API. It has the API output transformer and is a VCA style comp which can often translate to a faster punchier style of compression. The unit definitely has a colour to it from the transformer and that was part of the appeal. I have another VCA style comp which is great maybe a bit more transparent but the API ‘colour’ is real nice! In front of the tube pre amp it is adding its own thing and lifts the whole pedalboard.

There’s some preset switches for attack and release so if these aren’t enough control this may not be the unit for you but there’s no denying the pedal adds something by being switched on and imparting it’s own vibe. It’s actually really straightforward and looking forward to gigging with it tonight. The blend is nice as you can push things a little more and hear that comp working but dial back in the clean to keep things juicy. 
 

I'm usually a one in, one out type of person but glad I nabbed these when I did and like I say looking forward to this board over the coming months for the live shows. 

 

Edited Friday at 14:11 by krispn

[Bagman]

On 06/01/2026 at 10:59, MrDinsdale said:

Direct level at 12 and +1oct at 1ish. I’ve actually got it set to poly and the other knobs all the way down. 

I had a wee go at this today - almost had a like modulation type sound 

[franzbassist]

Here’s my new, much simplified board.  The Original Effects pedals are amazing, and with some more tweaking the HX One will give me all I need effects-wise.  My trusty Rockboard power bank means no need for a mains PSU, but I have a connection tucked away if it’s ever needed.

 

Patch leads were made up by me using high quality Van Damme cable and good quality jacks. 

 

Tuner>Cali 76>DCX>HX One>Amp

 

The DCX is set to EQ mode, and really does just make things sound better.  The footswitch bottom left is to move up or down through the HX One presets; I’m working on just using drive, octaver, chorus and an envelope filter.

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 15:35 by franzbassist

[tayste_2000]

Simple but with a lot of thought going into it.

 

Peterson Strobostomp HD - Mojohand Cream Pie - Beta MK1 - Subdecay Noise Theory - Bright Onion Patchbay - Darkglass Element.

 

This was basically my gigging rig until I got the Anagram, it’s just so blissfully simple, sounds great, easy to dial in, everything stacks. I have an effects loop where I can drop a filter or modulation after the noise theory and any other gain or octave pedals just slot in before the board.

 

Gigrig Generator into a Cioks 4 gives me the ability to power the board with IEC or Usb C, also I can use the power out of the Peterson to power anything I add in the patchbay.

 

Board is also tall enough that if I ever wanted to add something, the Element fits underneath.

 

Very pleased with how this has turned out.

 

 

 

 

Edited 23 hours ago by tayste_2000

[ordep]

board I’ve made for a gig this weekend. octave and moog sounds from the MXR, 2 levels of dirtiness from the 66, EQ from the AMT and mild chorus plus tuning from the GP5. 

Edited 7 hours ago by ordep

[javi_bassist]

On 29/12/2025 at 13:16, kiat said:

Setup for 80s covers band gigs in pubs to big halls (400). 2 recent gigs with it and it performed as well as expected (better than me 😂). 

 

My first big board and I'm pleased that the effort to route into a patchbay at the back helps operationally (19" audio rack panel with d-series cutouts, am waiting on the TRS module, hence the temp solution).

 

Only two effects pedals! 😆. The rest is wireless bass receiver and IEM transmitter, battery, headphone amp and tuner.

 

It can be totally wireless without the XLR FOH feeds (bass out, band IEM in) when I use a pair of low latency 5.8GHz instrument dongles to reach my amp. The pedal switcher has triggers that I use to control the presets on the MB301.

 

I do not fully understand how you combine the headphones amp and the IEM. Could you explain it?

I used to use a Sennheiser XSW, receiving bass in channel A and FOH in channel B and I make the mix. But you are not doing that.

[kiat]

9 hours ago, ordep said:

board I’ve made for a gig this weekend. octave and moog sounds from the MXR, 2 levels of dirtiness from the 66, EQ from the AMT and mild chorus plus tuning from the GP5. 

 

@ordep nice to see someone else with a GP-5 and MXR Bass Synth on the same board 😉.  I can't see the wiring, do you have them in a chain?  I do at the mo, but am going to build an experimental compact, nofrills 2nd board where they will be in parallel, not series, having got a couple of small AB/Y switches to do the job.  I want to be able to blend the two sounds independently, without either pedal processing the audio of the other. Am I right in guessing lots of BCers have done this with two (or more) independent chains?

 

1 hour ago, javi_bassist said:

I do not fully understand how you combine the headphones amp and the IEM. Could you explain it?

I used to use a Sennheiser XSW, receiving bass in channel A and FOH in channel B and I make the mix. But you are not doing that.

 

@javi_bassist sure, its a simple and cheap** way to add PRE bass to my IEMs with, or without, the band IEM mix.   

Specifically the headphone amp (MA400) blends any incoming IEM signal (from the band IEM mixer or FOH, if available) on Monitor Input with a PRE bass signal direct on Mic Input from my GigaPro wireless receiver (it has 3 identical jack outs + DI XLR).  Via the back patch panel, my board outputs PRE and POST over DI: usually POST to FOH and PRE to the band IEM mixer.  As my IEM transmitter has stereo inputs, theoretically I don't need a mixer, because it could be bass on L and band on R, but that wouldn't be anywhere near optimal, as it would offer no personal mix control and some gigs there is no band IEM signal. 

 

Here's a schematic of the audio flow.

 

 

** cheap 

The personal IEM TX/RX was a second hand "the t.bone" off eBay for £65 and the MA400 mixer was £15 new. 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by kiat
typo in ordep's nick

[ordep]

1 hour ago, kiat said:

11 hours ago, ordep said:

 

 

@ordep nice to see someone else with a GP-5 and MXR Bass Synth on the same board 😉.  I can't see the wiring, do you have them in a chain?

 

yes mate, just in series according to their placement on the board. My needs are simple. 🙂