planning a small pedal board for bass

[Mudfuzz]

It really doesn't matter. The idea of open or closed minded when it comes to the tools you work with is stupid on both sides.
Get get what you need to do the job you need. If you need a lot of sounds because that is what is required for what you are playing. do that.
If all you need is a fucking chord. do that.

It's not the tools, it's the application of the tools and the hating on people who aren't stuck in the past.

I see anyone judging other's character based on tool use silly and pointless. And letting someone else's issue about it drag you into that way of thinking drags you right there with them into the past. sorry but it's only pedals guys..

[actual]

Nah, I'm still right here homie. Just real tired of that shit.

[agiant]

hm2 > superfuzz clone > rusty box

[PeteeBee]

I am the happiest bass camper with tuner> mini > muff (I love a baby thunder/ECT). I'd put on a simple delay, I like the disaster transport junior for bass, and I'd be happy forever. I'm not primarily a bass player but those pedals let me do everything creatively that I want to.

[rustywire]

2 pedals.
1-Compressor. Especially if you play with fingers even only some of the time. Use it after your dirt for a bass-beefing boost as well
It tightens up the bottom while rounding it out... generally why I dont care for compressors with guitar [other than real deal 1176]
2-Meatbox. Because sometimes you need to show suckas you mean business.

This *dilemma* of yours is similar to what lead me to assemble the current bass board.
HP+Ruetz Rat > Effectrode comp > SB7 Synth Bass > BitQuest > Effectrode phaser > DMM.
I want to acquire Boss vb-2w and a Meatbox; will likely swap out sb7 and phaser to add them.
The phase-o-matic is going back in the electronic/tabletop setup. SB7 might stay in the bass rig, idk

[lost in music]

And no one wants to hear some wanker with his 5 envelope filters into a bass synth into a HPF/LPF with expression pedal input into a modulated reverb into a modulated delay.

If this is your shit follow your dream. I would love to have all this shit and I'd make those filters work in the context of a song. My board is pretty small and conservative at the moment too though. I have three pedals and a tuner on it, but for the past couple weeks I've only been using one of those.

[nshuman]

I have a couple of LHPF (LPF/HPF) units. It was a great investment of multiple 22$.

[frodog]

I am also planning to forge a small pedalboard for bass, by smelting 100 Metalzones, and I will put whatever the hell I want on it! All boutique!

Really I have been thinking about this a while, but only using the modest overflow I have/will have. Probably won't include an envelope filter but anything's possible. I want to keep it 6 pedals or less.

[waltdogg]

this has been ten times more entertaining than as informative as i thought it'd be.

then again it's been very informative as to who's a dick and who isn't at least.

[Chankgeez]

I'm attempting to cockblock my dickiness.

[waltdogg]

in all seriousness. thanks for everyone who's given an honest opinion.

that was a good point earlier about the compressor but i play with a pick.

i think i will just get a second ct5 and leave in in mode 3 for a nonsense generator between songs. like i already do with the one on my guitar board.

fuck/mini > tuner > (maybe) ct5. still gonna need to buy the board and a power supply. luckily i have a few dirts to choose from and an extra tuner pedal to get started.

[JonnyAngle]

What kind of music are you playing?

[waltdogg]

What kind of music are you playing?

totally forgot to mention in the first post. you get 10 points for asking a useful question

hardcore and/or skramz, maybe doom agaim, and maybe some punk 'n' roll.

[Chankgeez]

Incidentally, "Doom A Gain" would be a good name for a Doom Revival band.

(DAG, yo!)

[PanicProne]

Started out bassing as a "live member" with a tuner, bass bb preamp (borrowed from the guitarist/main songwriter of the group, also he kinda wanted that sound, actually played on his bass too btw, good sounding pedal though) and an m9 for looping and synth+reverb wank in between songs. This was for sort of a noise rock/grunge/stoner/sludge band.

I then moved on to another more hardcore-ish emo but slighlt post-rocky thing thing.
Did the first tour with tuner, fuzzrocious cat tail as main dirt/sound (LOVE this pedal, would deffo recommend it for hardcore stuff!), dwarfcraft eau claire thunder for the heavy sludgy bits and a fromel shape EQ (always on) on the end. Upsized from the pt mini to a jr for the second tour by adding my micro pog, subdecay prometheus, bitquest, ibanez de-7 and a ditto x2. The prometheus only used for like 10-15seconds of the set and the bitquest and loop mainly for the intro and song transitions/noise.

So. For a small rig I'd go Tuner, Cat Tail, ECT (can't stop laughing when I use it on bass cause it feels so heavy). That covers A LOT of ground distortion wise. De-7 is brilliant for bass imo if you want a basic delay, descrete or louder in the mix. Bitquest, as mentioned, is just perfect for that extra something on the board if you want it.