Pedal Line Friday :: John N.

Hi Pedalboard viewers!

My name is John Naas, and I currently play bass guitar for "Agents of Rock", a 4 piece classic rock cover band based in the Spokane WA / Coeur d'Alene ID area. While the majority of our set is classic rock, we throw in some alternate, pop, and some country. Here is my current Pedalboard layout, in signal path order:

Polytune3 tuner - my favorite tuner ever, easy to read even with my glasses off, and has some cool features, and the strobe mode is very handy when setting up one of my basses.

Empress Bass Compressor - a recent addition to the board, it's a very transparent compressor with a high pass filter, mix knob, and a switch for a little mid boost/cut with a touch of overdrive. One of the best on the market.

Boss OC-5 Octave - I don't use this very often, except for some Cheap Trick songs that we do, to get that upper octave that Tom Petersen has with his 8 and 12 string basses. Also comes in handy if I need to fill things out when the guitar is soloing.

Tech 21 YYZ - the first version of the Geddy Lee pedal, the array of overdrive tones I can get from this pedal seem endless. I use it for a little extra grind on certain songs, and sometimes will use it as an always on pedal depending on the bass.

Genzler re/Q - this is a 5 band EQ pedal with a separate switch for high pass and low pass filters. I may use this depending on the venue to tweak our some problems frequencies. I can activate the filter section separately from the EQ, and this pedal has saved my tone many times in some unruly rooms.

Tech 21 Bass Driver - this is just another tone option for me, though if there are problems with my amp (hope not!) I can run my signal through the XLR out to the board. I usually have it set like a SVT, which works great with my Precision bass.

All pedals are patched with Rattlesnake patch cables, plugged into the input of my Genzler Magellan 800. I used Fender Jazz and Precision basses, and depending on my needs I also use a Mike Lull Modern 5.

That's all, Folks!

John

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.