Let’s see those pedals?

Merkin Baller said:

My current bass setup: 

I’m a big EQD fan (obvi) & was thinking of adding a fuzz… maybe a Hoof or Hizumitas, but the board’s pretty full up as it is… it might also be redundant what w/ the DS1, WW & Plumes. 

Merkin Baller said:

dudeman said:

Merkin Baller said:

My current bass setup: 

I’m a big EQD fan (obvi) & was thinking of adding a fuzz… maybe a Hoof or Hizumitas, but the board’s pretty full up as it is… it might also be redundant what w/ the DS1, WW & Plumes. 

Cool board! Have you ever tried the SansAmp later in the chain, after you OD and distortion?

Thanks, 

I haven't, but maybe I should. I love that Sansamp, It's always on when I'm playing. 

dudeman said:

Merkin Baller said:

dudeman said:

Merkin Baller said:

My current bass setup: 

I’m a big EQD fan (obvi) & was thinking of adding a fuzz… maybe a Hoof or Hizumitas, but the board’s pretty full up as it is… it might also be redundant what w/ the DS1, WW & Plumes. 

Cool board! Have you ever tried the SansAmp later in the chain, after you OD and distortion?

Thanks, 

I haven't, but maybe I should. I love that Sansamp, It's always on when I'm playing. 

Yeah man, those things are great. They did a great job making them react to slamming the front end like a tube amp reacts.

I use mine all the time too and I use a lot of effects with bass. Big Muffs, Rats and any manner of boosters take the SansAmp to a whole new level. 

Merkin Baller said:

Theebs said:

My immediate love of the Funny Little Boxes "1991" pedal inspired me to make a pedalboard to match with some stickers of my favorite 1991 things!

That board is almost as cool as that pedal named Private Beaver. 

Merkin Baller said:

dudeman said:

Merkin Baller said:

dudeman said:

Merkin Baller said:

My current bass setup: 

I’m a big EQD fan (obvi) & was thinking of adding a fuzz… maybe a Hoof or Hizumitas, but the board’s pretty full up as it is… it might also be redundant what w/ the DS1, WW & Plumes. 

Cool board! Have you ever tried the SansAmp later in the chain, after you OD and distortion?

Thanks, 

I haven't, but maybe I should. I love that Sansamp, It's always on when I'm playing. 

Yeah man, those things are great. They did a great job making them react to slamming the front end like a tube amp reacts.

I use mine all the time too and I use a lot of effects with bass. Big Muffs, Rats and any manner of boosters take the SansAmp to a whole new level. 

Took your advice and put the Sansamp last... good call, it sounds fantastic. 

I've also added a fuzz pedal since posting this... it's a game changer, I love it. 

dudeman said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

spent all day yesterday working on my clean board for my princeton and matchless. swapped a bunch of things off and went back to velcro instead of zip ties.

That's a cool board with tons of overdrive options! Do you have some that are always on and stack others as needed?

dudeman said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

dudeman said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

spent all day yesterday working on my clean board for my princeton and matchless. swapped a bunch of things off and went back to velcro instead of zip ties.

That's a cool board with tons of overdrive options! Do you have some that are always on and stack others as needed?

thanks man.

it depends on the situation and the guitar i am playing. compressor is on a lot of the time with most guitars. with a strat or tele i will usually have the tumnus on all the time. if not the tumnus then the bluesbreaker side of the protein with the steel string are stacked a lot of the time. for humbuckers the primary drive is the blue note or both sides of the protein. the 1991 and 1981 probably get used the least because they can get pretty dirty, but to me it is nice to have those options on there. i haven't found anything to really stack with the 1981, but i just built this yesterday so i haven't had a lot of time to play with that one. 

A buddy of mine has a lot of the same pedals as you. He usually uses a Turbo Rat or a Wren and Cuff Box of War to stack with the Bluesbreaker type overdrives. Sounds massive!

I found that Bluesbreakers are really great for low to mid-gain but it is more difficult to find other pedals to stack with them compared to say, Tube Screamer circuits. 

Having a Klone always on at the start of the chain seems to help the Bluesbreaker too, especially if you're going after higher distortion from your amp or other pedals later in the chain. 

dudeman said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

dudeman said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

dudeman said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

spent all day yesterday working on my clean board for my princeton and matchless. swapped a bunch of things off and went back to velcro instead of zip ties.

That's a cool board with tons of overdrive options! Do you have some that are always on and stack others as needed?

thanks man.

it depends on the situation and the guitar i am playing. compressor is on a lot of the time with most guitars. with a strat or tele i will usually have the tumnus on all the time. if not the tumnus then the bluesbreaker side of the protein with the steel string are stacked a lot of the time. for humbuckers the primary drive is the blue note or both sides of the protein. the 1991 and 1981 probably get used the least because they can get pretty dirty, but to me it is nice to have those options on there. i haven't found anything to really stack with the 1981, but i just built this yesterday so i haven't had a lot of time to play with that one. 

A buddy of mine has a lot of the same pedals as you. He usually uses a Turbo Rat or a Wren and Cuff Box of War to stack with the Bluesbreaker type overdrives. Sounds massive!

I found that Bluesbreakers are really great for low to mid-gain but it is more difficult to find other pedals to stack with them compared to say, Tube Screamer circuits. 

Having a Klone always on at the start of the chain seems to help the Bluesbreaker too, especially if you're going after higher distortion from your amp or other pedals later in the chain. 

dude, a rat pedal with a bluesbreaker is something i haven't tried yet!! i have the bowman audio endeavors threshold maximizer that is his version of a rat that i can totally try with my morning glory! didn't even think of that combo, as the rat gets pretty dirty on its own.

yeah i love the bluesbreaker circuit. it has become one of my favorites. like you said, especially with low to mid gain.

i can't wait to try the rat with the mg!

I'm interested to hear what you think! His go-to is the Turbo Rat which uses LED clipping diodes. It is sharper and more "open" sounding than the silicon diodes in a typical Rat circuit. Much more output, too. He also plays Jazzmasters with 1M ohm pots so I expect a Strat, Tele or Les Paul will be a different experience. YMMV, of course. 

Even though Rats have been around forever, I still find myself being surprised by just how many different uses I can find for one. Anywhere from a dirty boost to screaming distortion, and everything in between. Especially for gigging cover bands and studio sessions, a good Rat is a great tool to have on hand. 

During lockdown, I built a bunch of pedals, some from kits and some of my own. I dug deep into the different variations of Rat pedals and ended up learning a lot about them. As a result, the main OD/distortion I use for bass is one I built based on the Rat.

dudeman said:

That BAE sounds great! Thanks for sharing that video.