Pedals, what’s a good starting point?

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Thanks! I’ve taken a look at it could be in contention.

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Yeah, I guess I am just too stuck in my way of doing things, and couldn’t “see” the other ways… (I.e., couldn’t see the woods because of all the trees!)
I always plug my bass into my amp, and have the entire pedal board going through the effects loop. There are of course more common ways to do signal chains :smile:

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Your one step ahead of me then @joergkutter
Up until buying the Sansamp I plugged my bass into my amp :joy:

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actually it depends what you have on your pedalboard :slight_smile: but if you have at least one distorsion/overdrive, you really should put it before the preamp

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You are right (of course :smile:), but I guess I am the total opposite of you - no distortion, only modulation on my pedal board (and a tuner and a booster) :wink:

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I’m not surprised at all :grin:

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I know :joy:

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I bought these low profile cables from Amazon, and they worked out really well on my pedalboard. They are more flexible than the ones I was previously using, and really do save some space when the jacks are on the side.

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Hi all!
I have a side-question: does anybody use a larger pedalboard just for commodity sake?
Examples:

  • Having both the TRS cables rolled up inside the pedalboard, always connected to the input and the output of the chain, and ready to be unfold and plugged to the bass and the cab respectively
  • Same for the balanced cable from the DI-Box: ready to be unfold and plugged into the soundcard when at home
  • Having the power cable always attached and ready to be plugged into the wall
  • Having an extra multi-socket extension cord rolled up, so that you can provide power also to your amp and/or band mates near you on stage / rehearsal room
  • etc.

I think I would love to grab one single flycase and go, knowing that all my extra-accessories are always there in one single place. Yeah, aiming at the total-lazy-bassist perfection here :joy:

Thanks for any thought on this - still a total newbie here, and currently sporting only one Zoom B2 Four multiFX, without any pedalboard, but very interested in this topic!

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You could check this thread for inspiration:

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I have a big (er) pedalboard and case. The Pedaltrain Classic 2. You could fit a couple cables in the case but it’s already pretty snug to keep anything from jostling around.

When you get to that point, you’re going to want a gig bag for stuff like extra cables, extra batteries, emergency food, etc.

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