Feral Feline
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JUST FIVE is tres difficile
Mentaltossflycoon's selection of choices is just about perfect, but after some thought...
I'd swap out the VIIB and as much as I like it, the Low Tide — both can be replaced by one pedal, freeing up a slot that can just about cover any modulation needed. Oh, and even the Cordyceps can be replaced by the same pedal ousting the VIIB and Low Tide...
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VIIB > ARACHNID MultiFX Platform with a mod to hold dual EEPROMs — 16 patches for whatever modulation, delay, reverb needs. (and ability to change up the eeproms!). Add in the mod to bump the EEPROMs and access the FV-1's basic set of patches...
I know that some of the FV-1 can't beat some standalone effect types, but in a pinch on the band-stand ...
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Low tide > Chorus & similar taken care of by the Arachnid above, so...
GENERAL TSO — Compressor (haven't tried the General Tso, everyone seems to like it, so why not that for the time being?)
OR The DELEGATE (BONEYARD ED) Compressor
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Cordyceps > MOD007 - Ring Modulator patch for Arachnid above, freeing this spot for...
DREBBEL preamp w/ some key EQ tweaks
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OCELOT > The Arachnid just can't sub out this one, even though there are pitch algos for the FV-1.
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FREQUENCY INTERCHANGE > HPF is mandatory for any bass player, IMO, so best for last.
Other possible Alternates/Honourable mentions:
Equilux Mini Equalizer — everyone should have some EQ (taken care of somewhat in the Drebbel above)
Woodpecker Tremolo — love a hard-chop Vox Repeat Percussion trem, but the Arachnid takes care of the Trem for the 5-pedal limitation
I approached this from a BASS perspective and from a must have only 5 on my board approach, though I know this needn't totally correlate to a TOP 5 MUST-BUILD scenario.
Yeah, I'd move this thread to the breakroom.
Mentaltossflycoon's selection of choices is just about perfect, but after some thought...
I'd swap out the VIIB and as much as I like it, the Low Tide — both can be replaced by one pedal, freeing up a slot that can just about cover any modulation needed. Oh, and even the Cordyceps can be replaced by the same pedal ousting the VIIB and Low Tide...
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FV-1 BASIC
Chorus-Reverb
Flange-Reverb
Tremolo-Reverb
Pitch Shift
Pitch-Echo
TEST=no-effect
Reverb 1
Reverb 2
CUSTOM EEPROM A
PIT001 - Dual Pitch Shifter
PIT002 - Pitch Modulator
UNI003 - Unison (Double Take)
DLY006 - Kaleidoscope
FIL001 - LoFi Machine
FIL002 - Sample Hold Filter
FIL003 - Filter Modulator
REV001 - Hypernova Reverb
CUSTOM EEPROM B
MOD001 - Chorus
MOD002 - Flanger
MOD003 - Phaser
MOD004 - Tremolo
MOD005 - Harmonic Tremolo
DLY001 - Digital Delay
DLY003 - Tape Delay
REV003 - Spring Reverb
I know that some of the FV-1 can't beat some standalone effect types, but in a pinch on the band-stand ...
![8fe96df1d4b2eb586a18160f12a8cf0e.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8f/e9/6d/8fe96df1d4b2eb586a18160f12a8cf0e.jpg)
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GENERAL TSO — Compressor (haven't tried the General Tso, everyone seems to like it, so why not that for the time being?)
![general%20Tso%20Tsung-t%27ang%20Zuo%20Zongtang%201200%20.jpg](https://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2023-01/general%20Tso%20Tsung-t%27ang%20Zuo%20Zongtang%201200%20.jpg?itok=WuHkOgwG)
OR The DELEGATE (BONEYARD ED) Compressor
![legate-2143-340daea84d738322df8045327f751dd3@1x.jpg](https://merriam-webster.com/assets/mw/images/article/art-wap-landing-mp-lg/legate-2143-340daea84d738322df8045327f751dd3@1x.jpg)
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DREBBEL preamp w/ some key EQ tweaks
![5f9b2246013f110c5128dea19584c9bb.jpg](https://st.violity.com/auction/uncos-images/48/5f9b2246013f110c5128dea19584c9bb.jpg)
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OCELOT > The Arachnid just can't sub out this one, even though there are pitch algos for the FV-1.
![8f22f6e1853ef199a0dbc63684af176c.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8f/22/f6/8f22f6e1853ef199a0dbc63684af176c.jpg)
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FREQUENCY INTERCHANGE > HPF is mandatory for any bass player, IMO, so best for last.
Other possible Alternates/Honourable mentions:
Equilux Mini Equalizer — everyone should have some EQ (taken care of somewhat in the Drebbel above)
![equilux.jpg](https://cdns3.eltiempo.es/eltiempo/blog/noticias/2018/09/21125112/equilux.jpg)
Woodpecker Tremolo — love a hard-chop Vox Repeat Percussion trem, but the Arachnid takes care of the Trem for the 5-pedal limitation
![68b6e31f43df6adf09a7bfac87f22fac.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/68/b6/e3/68b6e31f43df6adf09a7bfac87f22fac.jpg)
I approached this from a BASS perspective and from a must have only 5 on my board approach, though I know this needn't totally correlate to a TOP 5 MUST-BUILD scenario.
Yeah, I'd move this thread to the breakroom.
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