paul_5 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) Fretless Jazz into an Ampeg preamp is my (not so) secret sauce. At least half of the time I'll be playing with a custom clone of the Blue Tube/Butler 903 tube overdrive with a blend - set to just below dirty so it crunches when I dig in. Lovely. Edited October 19, 2023 by paul_5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Jule Simone. It has tubes, a fantastic interactive 3 band EQ, it can be set to sound great clean or more aggressively but never harsh or brittle, it has a transformer based DI out which sounds great, it has a boost and the interaction between the Drive and Sensitivity controls mean you can easily and quickly set it to sound right with any bass be that for cleans, to compliment your mix or to stand out more and drive the band. I see a lot of love for the Noble tube DI but the Simone is a more fully featured and dare I say better value, more feature laden product and I’ve owned both to make that comparison from personal experience. It should be good as it’s a boutique item! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 My DIY onboard preamps tend to be the actual secret sauce, but if a pedal is called for this would typically get the first call: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobiewharton Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Rather clichéd but the humble Bass Soul Food always makes me smile when I use it. I've bought and sold them multiple times in the past and have decided that I'm going to intentionally keep my current unit, whether it lives on one of my boards or otherwise. It may lack 'heft' at living room volumes but comes into its own on stage. Commendations to the Boss BB-1X too; I recently picked one up for peanuts and it's great! I don't understand Boss' sales spiel about it and I'm not sure it has a clear identity but it does the job at gig volume! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) TC Spectracomp. I like it so much, I own 3. One for church, one for my pedal board and one for recording at home. Multiband compression with presets developed by grownups which means I cannot mess them up. That is my favourite thing. Edited October 10, 2023 by Owen because he thought of other things. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazdah Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 For me it would be a Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer. For 20 years of bassplaying I hated compressors, never used them, never needed, never liked how they affect the sound and the feel of the instrument. Until CS-2. WOW. My number two would be Xotic Bass BB Preamp. My favorite OD combined with my number three - analog Boss CEB-3. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo m Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 NEW STRINGS.......nothing improves tone better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I've had this (self built) Ziebek / Electronix Submarine clone, which in itself is a stripped down clone of the 'Albert Kruezer preamp', on every version of my pedal boards for the last twenty years. It's got pretty varied tone shaping abilities & quite versatile for such a simple circuit, but I use it quite subtly to just add a bit of low mid 'thump' - really lends itself well to flats.... It's also quite handy as a clean boost for when I swap between my Mustang & Stingray. I should really get round to building another one, when I get the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Magic sauce pedals... always on, either the Aguilar octamizer or the grape phaser.... or both! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, nick said: I've had this (self built) Ziebek / Electronix Submarine clone, which in itself is a stripped down clone of the 'Albert Kruezer preamp', on every version of my pedal boards for the last twenty years. It's got pretty varied tone shaping abilities & quite versatile for such a simple circuit, but I use it quite subtly to just add a bit of low mid 'thump' - really lends itself well to flats.... It's also quite handy as a clean boost for when I swap between my Mustang & Stingray. I should really get round to building another one, when I get the time. Have you got the schematic to hand? I was looking for it the other day and some of the hosting of files has gone so hard to follow what was verified and not! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 15 hours ago, LukeFRC said: Have you got the schematic to hand? I was looking for it the other day and some of the hosting of files has gone so hard to follow what was verified and not! Will DM you Luke 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 On 11/10/2023 at 21:32, mazdah said: For me it would be a Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer. For 20 years of bassplaying I hated compressors, never used them, never needed, never liked how they affect the sound and the feel of the instrument. Until CS-2. WOW. My number two would be Xotic Bass BB Preamp. My favorite OD combined with my number three - analog Boss CEB-3. I have the Behringer copy of this that I got mainly for guitar. What settings work well for you on bass? I've not really set it up for bass yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazdah Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Mornats said: I have the Behringer copy of this that I got mainly for guitar. What settings work well for you on bass? I've not really set it up for bass yet. CS-2 or CS-3 copy? They are quite different. I have Sustain at 2 o'lock, Attack on max, level to unity gain - Juan Alderete settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 On 19/10/2023 at 16:59, mazdah said: CS-2 or CS-3 copy? They are quite different. I have Sustain at 2 o'lock, Attack on max, level to unity gain - Juan Alderete settings It's a CS400 which emulates the CS-3 (controls are level, tone, attack, sustain). When you say attack on max, is that turned all the way left or right? I can never work that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mornats said: It's a CS400 which emulates the CS-3 (controls are level, tone, attack, sustain). When you say attack on max, is that turned all the way left or right? I can never work that out! He is clearly talking about the control knob labeled "Attack", hence the capital letters. That is crank it. Edited October 20, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 23 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: He is clearly talking about the control knob labeled "Attack", hence the capital letters. That is crank it. I'm also talking about the attack knob. To the left is a fast attack and to the right is a slow attack so it's not obvious what "max" is in this case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Mornats said: I'm also talking about the attack knob. To the left is a fast attack and to the right is a slow attack so it's not obvious what "max" is in this case. That's because Attack whenever we are talking compressors really means attack time, so a long attack time = a slow attack, as it sets how long it takes for the compressor to kick in. Also a maxed knob/potentiometer will always mean as far to the right as it can go. Edited October 20, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Jeez I know how a compressor works, no need for the patronising tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel406 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) Secret sauce? Pedal board one: Mesa Subway pedal. Keely compressor pro. Tuner. Chorus. Pedal board two. Mesa Subway Pedal +. Keely compressor pro. Chorus. Pedal board three. Two notes Le Bass. Keely compressor pro. Chorus. Pedal board four. Two notes ReVolt. Keely compressor pro. Chorus. Pedal board five. Quad Cortex. Pedal board six. Work in progress. But I have a CAB M that I'm toying with. Edited October 21, 2023 by joel406 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, joel406 said: Secret sauce? Pedal board one: Mesa Subway pedal. Keely compressor pro. Tuner. Chorus. Pedal board two. Mesa Subway Pedal +. Keely compressor pro. Chorus. Pedal board three. Two notes Le Bass. Keely compressor pro. Chorus. Pedal board four. Two notes ReVolt. Keely compressor pro. Chorus. Pedal board five. Quad Cortex. Pedal board six. Work in progress. But I have a CAB M that I'm toying with. The common denominator is the pedal board! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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