what should i fill the space with?

[s_mcsleazy]

so i got a pedalboard nano for my bass board and the main core of my tone nowadays is a walrus audio badwater which is a bass pre-amp/overdrive. i also have a tuner but apart from that. the middle of the board is a constant changing space and nothing fits my straight ahead post-hardcore bass tone. so what have i tried?

bass big muff: this was ok but we found it was way too sloppy sounding to work in the context of our band.
bass monosynth: we wanted to see what the sub octave setting on this was like but it again, sounded way too muddy
boss OC2: my favorite octave for bass but apart from doubling up some moments, it didn't feel useful.
various bass overdrives/distortions: felt kinda redundant other than "a different flavor of drive"
various chorus pedals: again, i used to be super into chorus on bass but feels kinda wrong in this band.

[Dr Tony Balls]

RE: Big Muffs (or other dirt/fuzzes for bass) a clean blend is a must, imo, to getting them to play right in a band mix. I add them to almost everything intended for bass use and its very helpful.

Otherwise....Brassmaster?

[B.T.]

IdiotBox Blower

[marqueemoon]

I know you’ve tried some kind of monosynth, but I love my Bananana Matryoshka. It’s glitchy and sinister sounding

[fuzzjunkie]

Edit: it looks like the Walrus Audio Badwater already covers what I suggested.

[GreenKnee]

How about a compressor? I find a compressor essential when I'm playing/recording bass as it keeps those low frequencies even and consistent throughout a song.

For home/recording I use the Keeley Compressor Pro for the added versatility, you can real hone in the right settings.

For live, where it's less critical, I use the Keeley Compressor Mini. Gets the job done and doesn't take up much space.

[therizzla]

I've had the W&C Pickle Pie B on my bass board for years now. The clean blend is a little different, it blends in a clean boost as it dials out the distortion, very useful. It's the only bass distortion I've every been happy with in a band context.

[marqueemoon]

How about a compressor? I find a compressor essential when I'm playing/recording bass as it keeps those low frequencies even and consistent throughout a song.

For home/recording I use the Keeley Compressor Pro for the added versatility, you can real hone in the right settings.

For live, where it's less critical, I use the Keeley Compressor Mini. Gets the job done and doesn't take up much space.

The Walrus Badwater the OP is using has a compressor built in.

I also run an “always on” compressor in my bass setup. I run an “always on” clean boost before it which really helps bring out the low end.

Currently I’m using a T-Rex Tunemaster tuner which has an onboard adjustable 10dB boost (maxed of course) to do this job since I have limited board space.