Pedal Line Friday :: Ryan H.

I play bass and “sing” in a power trio kinda rock band called Primary Skull. 

My pedal setup starts with a Boss tuner. Its main purpose is to keep me in tune and remind me that when something sounds off, it’s not the bass, it’s me.

Next is the GupTech A[[[ole]]] octave fuzz. It’s very similar to the Earthquakes Life Pedal. I keep it on for most of what we do, and for solo/beefing up/interstitial junk, I turn on the boost and octave. It’s fun. Everyone should get one!

The next three I don’t use often, but I try to use them sparingly or tastefully. Sometimes less is more. The Soundwave Breakdown from Death By Audio for making things sound kinda thin and frying, a way to kinda drop under the guitar but still be noticeable.

The EQD Organizer is mostly for fun because I love the sound of organs and octave shenanigans. Listening to Big Business has done that me.

Last is the EHX Bass Clone. I grew up listening to 80s music and it’s so fun to step into Joy Divison/Smiths territory with that chorus sound. 

As for Rattlesnake Cables, I have patch cables, and amp cable, and an instrument cable. I love em, they’re great!

Bands / Projects

Primary Skull

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Submit Your Pedal Line!

About a million years ago, I used to run a blog called EffectsBay. On that blog, the most popular feature I would run was Pedal Line Friday. This is where readers of the site would send pics of their pedalboard and a short (sometimes long) write-up of routing and thoughts about specific pedals and the reasoning why they liked it, etc. Readers. loved this. It was a great way to learn about new applications or techniques regarding pedals. It also brought a little inspiration and knowledge about pedals you were not familiar with. It also brought a great sense of community - people like sharing and absorbing cool things, right? It was a super popular feature, and I loved putting them together.

All you have to do is send a pic of your pedalboard (or pedal line - it doesn't have to be on a board) along with a short (or long) write-up of the board. We want a list of pedals (manufacturer/model), routing would be great, and, most importantly, why you use those particular pedals. Also, this is a great way to promote your band or musical project - include that information as well!

You can send the pic and the write-up to pedalline@rattlesnakecables.com.