I wasn’t going to build bass pedalboard at this point but then I saw special edition version of Darkglass Microtubes B7K Ultra. I watched it few days on internet. I would have regretted not getting it so I got it. I have plugin version of it. I know what it sounds like. I wanted real one to play without opening the computer. This one have headphone out. No need for amp. Just what I wanted. Regular was one potential pedal to bass pedalboard. Had to get it now because limited edition looks so good and is… …limited edition. I was surprised how small it is but I got it for sound not the size. With this cool graphic bigger would haven been nice.
For a while I thought getting underwater themed pedals. Giygas looks bit underwater and there are some other underwater themed pedals. Will get one of those later but I won’t have every pedal underwater themed. There are not enough of those and I don’t want to buy pedal just because of name and graphics. That one will be because of sound and functionality.
Pedalboard will have eight pedals. I was going for six but power supplies jump from five to eight. Six pedals would have been types you see above. Phaser might have been chorus. Phaser is there now because I have that one and I don’t have chorus pedals. Eight pedals will have both phaser and chorus. Not that phaser. It is not the best one with bass.
I am not sure which Flashback will be on board. I have original but new version or X4 might replace it. At the moment I think Flashback is best option for bass. It is so clear sounding and simple. I want that for bass. I considered analog delay but can’t find better analog delay than Rubberneck and I don’t want both boards to have same pedals.
Boss LMB-3 is there because I have it. It might change to compressor. Compressor I want is quite expensive. I rather give LMB-3 proper change before replacing it. Giygas left guitar pedalboard because of noise issues. I haven’t had similar issues with it at that point and with bass setting. I found use for it after all. As I did for old tuner. Eight pedal will be envelope filter. I don’t think I need gate. So far noise haven’t been issue. My basses have humbuckers and I don’t use that high gain with basses.
Not sure when I will build the board. It wasn’t scheduled for this point. Just had to get Microtubes before limited edition runs out. Ordered new phaser also because one I want seem to have months delivery time and one place had them. Other pedals will be more common ones and should be available all the time.