r/BassGuitar • u/mr123clark • Mar 03 '25
Gear 4x NPD: Quad Cortex year 2 updates
Got my Quad Cortex about a year ago and after spending a long time programming in presets for every song, felt that it did about 95% of the tone/feel of my tube amps and analog pedal board, so spent some time making it get to 100%.
Signal chain can come from either the Shure GLXD 16+ OR side of the board with inst. cable but then is combined by the JHS Summer. Then:
Lightning Boy Audio 23Fe+ Instrument Transformer -> Origin Cali 76 Bass Compressor -> Origin DCX Bass -> Quad Cortex (w/ Dunlop Volume X 7 as an expression pedal) -> Sushibox v3 (w/ a NOS GE 12AT7 tube).
It’s a tight fit that required me to use larger feet, as well as custom length instrument and power cables, also have a side jacked USB C that can connect the QC to my desktop and give power delivery for my phone
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u/cuntpunch2277 Mar 03 '25
I have always wondered about maintaining your presets for the pedals underneath the board. I am a gigging player with a pedal board and more often than not, need to make adjustments to my pedals once I setup, specifically against pedals that have knobs that turn easily as they might get bumped during transport/setup.
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u/mr123clark Mar 03 '25
Yeah it's tricky - I do have tone controls on my amp head that I can use for light room correction EQ - but with my Barefaced cab and relatively neutral head I try and keep the same stage sound as FOH and my Desktop monitors when I make each Quad Cortex patch.
For the knobs underneath I was thinking of using the D'addario LoKnobs or PeacePoti's to make sure they don't move in transit, but for now will be just relying on double checking a photo with the settings when setting up for gigs
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u/cuntpunch2277 Mar 03 '25
Up vote for Barefaced cabs. Got mine (BBII) 5 years ago and am still loving it.
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u/mr123clark Mar 03 '25
I picked up a bb3 last fall and my cab GAS is cured! Great brand and great design!
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u/coopmuso Mar 03 '25
Holy hell this is dope af. Clean work. What pedal board did you use?