Effects!

[will-bass-for-food]

Hey!
What do you dudes out there think about FX on bass? Because ive recently been having argument with people wether or not bassists should have pedals, personaly im a BIG fan of pedals, myself owning 3 and looking to buy a fourth.

I currently own:
A Digitech X-Series Grunge Pedal (Distorstion-£40)
A Bespeco Weeper Wah and Volume Control (Wah And Volume-£30)
A Danelectro 'Grilled Cheese' (Distorstion-£30-DO NOT BUY!)

Leave lots of pretty posts!

:wave:

[SlapnPop]

pedals are cool. I think there is nothing wrong with bassists using effects

I have:
A Zoom 706 multi effects pedal
EHX Russian Big Muff

I just won a Digitech BP8 Preamp/Effects Modeler off of Ebay for $136(canadian funds) and it is going to be amazing

[the_cow_crap_man]

i dont have any FX pedals, i wouldnt mind trying a few though.

Why is the danelectro 'grilled cheese' so bad? please tell me, i havnt tried it but i just wondered why.

[Wintermute]

What does 'Bass Equipment Reviews' mean to you?

There's an announcement up in the Bass Equipment Reviews subforum. Give it a click. :thumb:

[bassman9985]

My meager guitar setup translates fine onto bass.

1. BOSS Chromatic Tuner
2. Ibanez Echo/Delay
3. BOSS Distortion
4. BOSS Loop Station

[deemo]

i like effects. i have an EHX russian muff and bass balls, mxr phase 90, onerr dd-1 (delay) , DOD bass overdrive, which is being used for my drum machine, and a dunlop crybaby wah. oh and a digitech bp80.

[Chris K]

My only pedal (so far) is a Digitech bass driver distortion pedal, and I love it.

[Ian]

All I run is a Tech 21 Bass Driver DI. Great investment, can give you tones ranging from slight overdrive...like a tube amp starting to get pushed hard, to balls to the wall crunch. Can function as a stomp box or a pre-amp. Overall just a real asskicking piece of gear.

I work for Tech 21 and its easily our top selling product. We probably move more bass drivers than all our other pedals combined.

[EADG]

I only have a Zoom 506II and a Crybaby Bass Wah, although (once I get the money) I hope to get:

Digitech Bass Driver
BOSS Bass Chorus
Digitech Whammy
Giga Delay (I think it's made by BOSS)


Then I would be in business.

[shadow316]

I love a nice overdrive when you put it through a wah pedal.

My pedals:

Boss ODB-3
Morley PBA-2 Wah
Zoom 506II

[sk8inbassist17]

i lovvvve pedals

i have:

Boss GEB-7 Bass EQ--------------------69.99$ USA
Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive-------------89.99$ USA
Boss DS-1 Guitar Distortion-------------39.99$ USA
Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah-----------------99.99$ USA

[Omega Red]

i have an effects processor with 250 diffrent effects on it, i love playing with them, but its not always called for in the situation

[Aukai]

Boss GT-6B Effects Processor, No need for another pedal :P

[Wintermute]

Boss GT-6B Effects Processor, No need for another pedal :P

Same. :D

[Low_End_Communications]

I'm currently in a pedalless phase of life. I am attempting to sell my Digitech Bass Driver, Bass Chorus, Bass Synth and Morley Dual Bass Wah at the local shop in hopes of using that money to buy an American Big Muff and EBS BassIQ and eventually a Aphex Punch Factory and Sansamp Programmable BDDI.

[Down'd Angel]

i think effects for bass are great...it you are developed enough...it can expand your playing to a whole new level...

guitarist are not the only ones who can have fun with effects...even though i love the sound of a regular bass...effects always add that special ump to it...

just the draw back is that you have to know when to use them and when not to over do them... :thumb:

[Worrpigs]

i love using pedals, i have;
Aphex Bass Exciter----------$140
Rogue Volume Pedal---------$20
Dunlop Crybaby-------------$70
Digitech "The Weapon"------$150
Ibanez SM7 Smash Box Dist.-$40
DOD Grunge Dist.------------$40
Ibanez CP9 Compressor------$50

and i also use the chorus on my Fender BXR 200 head

[Muggsy]

I have 1, a digitech bass synth wah, I plan to get 5 morepedals. I have them all planned out.

[studmuffin]

i love using pedals, i have;
Aphex Bass Exciter----------$140
Rogue Volume Pedal---------$20
Dunlop Crybaby-------------$70
Digitech "The Weapon"------$150
Ibanez SM7 Smash Box Dist.-$40
DOD Grunge Dist.------------$40

and i also use the chorus on my Fender BXR 200 head
^^^^^^^^
your avatar is lame.
effects are a good thing. icing on the cake. i think the only players who wouldn't want effects are in Blues cover bands.

[Muggsy]

my avatar?

[The Dutchinator]

Digitech BP200, I love it. :smash:

[Thonk]

I like using pedals. If only i wasnt so broke, or i'd have a lot more.
Digitech Original Bass Whammy (used mostly for chorus it has)
Digitech Grunge Distortion
Behringer BDI21 (sadly I think this was lost in the mail)
So as of now, I only have the two Digi pedals.

[Worrpigs]

my avatar?
i think hes reffering to mine. and truthfully i dont care if you think that my avatar is lame. and i bet bassist in blues cover bands use effects, such as compressors. and to A7X, i wasnt aware that they made a bass whammy, how much do they run for?

[Low_End_Communications]

The Digitech Bass Whammy was shortlived. They go for over $300 now.

[Worrpigs]

:rolleyes: that sucks, how does it sound?

[Aukai]

trippy, I have one on my processor, and I like to use it for fun, soloing and stuff. Reminds me of rage.

[sixner]

hmm... im looking to buy a digitech bass synth... a good chorus, reverbe and delay pedal.... morley dual bass, big muff Rus. boss phase.. i want alot of pedal's... I'd have a giant pedal bored if i had the money... i love effect's, they're so fun... even if i dont use them for my band.. and adding 2 or more together can = lots of fun, but over done in my opinion....

at the moment, i've got a digitech bp200 and boss ds-1... ive got a long ways to go...

-sixner

[wishiwaskurt210]

i play through a digitech bp80 i love it one of the best investments ive made

[popinfresh]

I only l like chorus in some parts. And distortion from power tubes.

[EADG]

The Digitech Bass Whammy was shortlived. They go for over $300 now.


I believe you could use a guitar one but it wouldn't sound too great.

[studmuffin]

i think hes reffering to mine. and truthfully i dont care if you think that my avatar is lame. and i bet bassist in blues cover bands use effects, such as compressors. and to A7X, i wasnt aware that they made a bass whammy, how much do they run for?
i guess if you consider a compressor an "effect".
you might bet that bassists in blues cover bands don't use effects but i know because I've seen lots of them play. Blues guys usually go for the unmolested tone from their axes, usually fenders. the older the better. as a matter of fact i saw a blues band last night and the bassist played a fender p-bass with a Trace Elliott combo. no effects just a clean ballsy bass tone that cut through and complimented the guitar perfect.
you can go ahead and disrespect the leader of my country over the interweb, but if you did that in front of me in person you would bleed.
have a nice day, sonny.

[Jaded]

All I run is a Tech 21 Bass Driver DI. Great investment, can give you tones ranging from slight overdrive...like a tube amp starting to get pushed hard, to balls to the wall crunch. Can function as a stomp box or a pre-amp. Overall just a real asskicking piece of gear.
I just bought one.

I use:
-DOD Octoplus Octaver
-Old Ibanez Delay pedal
-Russian Big Muff, sometimes

[Mr. JazzMaster]

HAHA don't sell your bass whammy! they just go up and up in price, i heard it tracked bad.

[AlmightyPancake]

i guess if you consider a compressor an "effect".
you might bet that bassists in blues cover bands don't use effects but i know because I've seen lots of them play. Blues guys usually go for the unmolested tone from their axes, usually fenders. the older the better. as a matter of fact i saw a blues band last night and the bassist played a fender p-bass with a Trace Elliott combo. no effects just a clean ballsy bass tone that cut through and complimented the guitar perfect.
you can go ahead and disrespect the leader of my country over the interweb, but if you did that in front of me in person you would bleed.
have a nice day, sonny.
"The day people stop questioning their leaders is the day democracy dies."

He's the leader of your country? Country before self, if he's anything, he's the leader of A country. Not yours. His actions affect far more people than you, and they have the right to their expression about it. Being president is the same thing as being disrespected, and it's been that way since the Revolution of 1800, when the parties changed power for the first time. Personally, I think his avatar's hilarious, and though I respect our president in many ways, anyone who can't create coherent sentences consistently is asking for ridicule.

As for the topic, there are thousands of blues bassists who use effects, from bass exciters to flanges to chorus. Blues is a very very expressive genre, and while some people go for the pure stuff, there is still a massive amount of people who are fans of effects. As for your live experiences, they amount to naught. It could be a trend in your area, or perhaps the bassists in question are traditional. Or it could just be a matter of when and where you saw them... sometimes I avoid using effects during gigs that require quick setup/takedown, or gigs that are in a very sterile environment when I don't have time for a soundcheck. The "cleanest" style would likely be soul and gospel.

[Jaded]

you can go ahead and disrespect the leader of my country over the interweb, but if you did that in front of me in person you would bleed.
have a nice day, sonny.
Are you serious? That kind of attitude is exactly what America doesn't need. I have no respect for Bush, and I don't expect anyone else to simply because he happens to be President.

[AlmightyPancake]

Are you serious? That kind of attitude is exactly what America doesn't need.
The Dead Kennedys are rolling in their graves...

[Jaded]

The Dead Kennedys are rolling in their graves...
Umm, isn't Jello still alive?

[AlmightyPancake]

Umm, isn't Jello still alive?
Oh. Well.



We'll just pretend he's dead.

[fathergoat]

Wow, that is good. I hate how certain people stick up for something just because they think it's theres.

I have a Line 6 Uber Metal which I like.
Well all I have to say is I have a BP200 and it sucks.
I don't have a hick president. (Yay)

[SUBassist]

Well all I have to say is I have a BP200 and it sucks.


You think the BP200 sucks??? I used to own one before i got a decent amp and i found it excellent for making a basic setup sound a lot better, and a lot of the effects were really cool.

As for my effects, i own:

EH USA Big Muff
Boss ODB-3
Boss CL-10 (Half rack compressor, limiter and noise gate)
Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver DI
Morley Power Wah Fuzz (original 70s series)

[popinfresh]

Heaps of blues bassists use effects. And the tone from their bass? Psh, most are running through old tube amps and the like.

[will-bass-for-food]

Hey, dude who was asking about the grilled cheese?
well it sucks because of how its built, i mean it sounds ok but its made a fairly flimsy piece of plastic, and it was my fisrt pedal so i wasnt very experienced and i stamped on it hard and well the way its made, it bent the circuit board inside making it unreliable, its ok if u want a lil fuzz but not the greatest thing, however the new danelectro range the 'Fab' pedals are very good quality for the money, My friend just bought one for £15 and it has a nice tone of metal distorstion. although again its made from plastic. but hey!

[pitchfork]

i dont mind pedals i though i wouldnt use anything live apart from a tuner pedal or an a/b pedal if im using 2 basses because i dont like effects in punk songs it ruins it imho

[will-bass-for-food]

wah sounds so nice on bass though, you should try it.

[Ian]

you can go ahead and disrespect the leader of my country over the interweb, but if you did that in front of me in person you would bleed.
have a nice day, sonny.

LOL, ok tough guy. This is a bass guitar forum, lets keep politics out of it, 'sonny'. But since you had to bring it up, Bush sucks.

[gaslight]

Pedals are great, best fun there is. I have about 11 and it will soon be 12. I want to have a really big collection, to play around with.

[Nac mac feegle!]

ive got no pedals, but have a couple planned
boss ODB-3
boss TU2
big muff
a phaser of some kind.
a pair of dunlop crybabys modded together tim c style

[trumpeter]

i think pedals just more and more versatility, i love them

[red_zeppelin]

i plan to get a russian big muff or a marshall guvnor and a morley wah.

[Worrpigs]

lol i love what my avatar has started. first off, ian is right, this is a bass forum not polotics, i dont hate bush nor do i love him i just like my avatar. and im sorry to insult the leader of "your" country, i wasnt aware that it belonged to you, oh and i live in Wisconsin, which happens to be part of "your" country. have a nice day gramps

[Klander Brigade]

I've got...

Boss ODB-3
Digitech BP80
Arion MDI-2 (never use it)

and in a couple weeks I'm gonna be picking up a Dunlop 105Q

[Worrpigs]

have you tried out the dunlop? how do they sound?

[studmuffin]

"The day people stop questioning their leaders is the day democracy dies."

He's the leader of your country? Country before self, if he's anything, he's the leader of A country. Not yours. His actions affect far more people than you, and they have the right to their expression about it. Being president is the same thing as being disrespected, and it's been that way since the Revolution of 1800, when the parties changed power for the first time. Personally, I think his avatar's hilarious, and though I respect our president in many ways, anyone who can't create coherent sentences consistently is asking for ridicule.

As for the topic, there are thousands of blues bassists who use effects, from bass exciters to flanges to chorus. Blues is a very very expressive genre, and while some people go for the pure stuff, there is still a massive amount of people who are fans of effects. As for your live experiences, they amount to naught. It could be a trend in your area, or perhaps the bassists in question are traditional. Or it could just be a matter of when and where you saw them... sometimes I avoid using effects during gigs that require quick setup/takedown, or gigs that are in a very sterile environment when I don't have time for a sound check. The "cleanest" style would likely be soul and gospel.
considering i donated four years of my life to defend the constitution and help insure mine and your right to free speech I'll speak out if i don't like something i see. don't like it? to freakin bad. every gig i've ever played required a quick set up, takedown. don't have time for a sound check? I've never played a real gig that didn't sound check. i think i would refuse to play so as not to sound like crap. apparently your not around blues players very much or you would know that the vast majority are aficionado's who don't like any thing other than the status-quo. fender strat or tele, tube amp clean and dirty, maybe a little distortion if they're feeling real brave. don't know where you are or care but thats whats been my experience.
oh, and worepigs, you can call me gramps all you want, doesn't change the fact that i can out rock you and most of the other young uns on here. and i'm from Wisconsin too. so.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

I currently just have the distorted channel on my preamp, if that counts. However, I want to add these to my arsenal:

Morley Mark Tremonti Power Wah
Morley Steve Vai Little Alligator Volume Pedal
Eventide Eclipse (Chorus, Flange, Harmonizer)

[Led_Zeppelin678]

considering i donated four years of my life to defend the constitution and help insure mine and your right to free speech I'll speak out if i don't like something i see. don't like it? to freakin bad. every gig i've ever played required a quick set up, takedown. don't have time for a sound check? I've never played a real gig that didn't sound check. i think i would refuse to play so as not to sound like crap. apparently your not around blues players very much or you would know that the vast majority are aficionado's who don't like any thing other than the status-quo. fender strat or tele, tube amp clean and dirty, maybe a little distortion if they're feeling real brave. don't know where you are or care but thats whats been my experience.
oh, and worepigs, you can call me gramps all you want, doesn't change the fact that i can out rock you and most of the other young uns on here. and i'm from Wisconsin too. so.

:chug: :chug: :chug:

I'm tired of 15 year-old punk rockers spouting off whatever their favorite bands tell them too.

[Tim_Tabasco]

as i got used to the distorted sound of my old amp at its limits (got a new one today :)), and my new amp remains quite clean at any volume i think im going to buy some distortion pedal...

i kinda like distortion, wah and the not too much artificial sounding effects...

brr i hate that bush sucks stuff.. although i dont agree with american policy and although i dont think bush is a good president - it fukking annoys me if bands get political in the way many bands are doing atm...

[Led_Zeppelin678]

as i got used to the distorted sound of my old amp at its limits (got a new one today :)), and my new amp remains quite clean at any volume i think im going to buy some distortion pedal...

i kinda like distortion, wah and the not too much artificial sounding effects...

brr i hate that bush sucks stuff.. although i dont agree with american policy and although i dont think bush is a good president - it fukking annoys me if bands get political in the way many bands are doing atm...

You see, that is the mature attitude to have if you disagree with something, IMO.

:thumb:

Also, what kind of amp did you get?

[Low_End_Communications]

Keep it on track or take it to the ****ing Casual!

We don't need a ****ing spamfest in a thread about Effects. You two wanna fight about politics? Take it to a Messenger, not our goddamn forums.

[studmuffin]

whatever. :rolleyes:
Line 6 all the way. :p

[Jaded]

You see, that is the mature attitude to have if you disagree with something,
How is that mature? He doesn't like Bush, but he doesn't like it when bands speak out against him?

[Brian-VF]

Effects are cool on bass but you just gotta use em the right way.

[BrodieBear]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/mcpapabear/pedals.jpg
more fun than your puny mortal faces can handle :D

in order, thats a boss TU2 chromatic tuner
EHX Bass MicroSynth
Boss DS2 turbo distortion
EHX russian Big Muff
Boss DD3 digital delay
JHS volume pedal.

:D :D :D :D so much fun

[ChimPz]

Boss Bass Chorus

I only use it now and then. I try not to rely on effects too much and let my playing speak for itself.

[Sutton]

Digitech Bass Driver (OverDrive/ Distrotion)
Digitech Multi Chorus
Boss Digital Delay
Dunlop 105Q Wah Pedal

[tim_commerfordism]

Marshall Guvnor
Homemade OD
BOSS OC-3
Akai Shred o Matic
Akai Intelliphase
Modded Arion Bass Overdrive.
AC/DC Power Brick

[dubbeatscb]

so far.....dod envelope filter, dod preamp/overdrive, bass cry baby by jim dunlop, boss limiter/enhanceer.....soon...bass chorus....and one of those pedal tuners

[Urban Rhythm]

Are there any problems with people using them on guitar? No? Then why should there be using them on bass?

Can it be musical and effective? Yes, so whats the problem, what else is it used for apart from music?

Granted there are nobs that use them to cover up bad playing and make their rig look better then they are, but thats not the effect's fault!

[twopelu]

Cant find any eral use to any pedal ina pop-rock band so I dont use mine.

[twopelu]

Keep it on track or take it to the ****ing Casual!

We don't need a ****ing spamfest in a thread about Effects. You two wanna fight about politics? Take it to a Messenger, not our goddamn forums.

what happens LEC? These last days you have been a bit upset and nasty in your replies... take it easy mate! ;)

[Phalanx]

I don't have any pedals and so far, im happy without any, i just find that I can't find any effects that I particularly like (although i've heard a russian muff pedal and I was fairly impressed) so Im going to have to say that im currently happy with clean playing

[:amaze:]

considering i donated four years of my life to defend the constitution and help insure mine and your right to free speech I'll speak out if i don't like something i see. don't like it? to freakin bad.


...because if you wouldn't have done that, our free speech would surely be in question :lol:


Anyhow, I'm planning on buying a boss guitar overdrive pedal (don't know exactly what it's called at the moment), and probably the boss bass synth pedal pretty soon.




:amaze:

[rh15951]

lol i love what my avatar has started. first off, ian is right, this is a bass forum not polotics, i dont hate bush nor do i love him i just like my avatar. and im sorry to insult the leader of "your" country, i wasnt aware that it belonged to you, oh and i live in Wisconsin, which happens to be part of "your" country. have a nice day gramps

haha nice :thumb:


I run an Ibanez SB7 in front of a Sovtek Big Muff. Soon to add overdrive along the line.

[SlapnPop]

i just got a Digitech BP8 preamp/processor. It has compression. equalizer, preamp, flanger, phaser, pitch shift, whammy, fretless simulator, envelope filter, wah, delay and reverb. It is alot of fun

[PainKiller8191]

hey guys i made my own thread about it but no one would give me answers....

what do u guys think about usind the line6 MM4 modulation modeler with bass?

[Sammy_L_D]

I own a BOSS ME-50B. Lots of tonal versitility, unique features, easy to use, well constructed, and compression to finish. Great chorus, delay, and distortion effects. The bass synth is terrible, and no amp modelling unfortunately, but I don't care much about that anyways.

I usually use effects that are within the first section, "enhancement" effects. One sound I use for example (which I love far too much) is that with the fretless simulator, I use my finger tips to do a light "slap" on the fretboard. With the right finger placement and precision, it gives the notes an almost "kick drum" sound to them.

VERY punchy. I love it.

[Sade]

considering i donated four years of my life to defend the constitution and help insure mine and your right to free speech I'll speak out if i don't like something i see. don't like it? to freakin bad. every gig i've ever played required a quick set up, takedown. don't have time for a sound check? I've never played a real gig that didn't sound check. i think i would refuse to play so as not to sound like crap. apparently your not around blues players very much or you would know that the vast majority are aficionado's who don't like any thing other than the status-quo. fender strat or tele, tube amp clean and dirty, maybe a little distortion if they're feeling real brave. don't know where you are or care but thats whats been my experience.
oh, and worepigs, you can call me gramps all you want, doesn't change the fact that i can out rock you and most of the other young uns on here. and i'm from Wisconsin too. so.

Holy crap, I'm from Wisconsin too! Sweet.

[British Kid]

i like effects, but there are times when they shouldn't be used.


currently i have:

EHX US Big Muff Pi
Dunlop 105Q Crybaby
EHX Q-Tron Envelope Filter
EHX Small Clone Chorus

I have a 70's Big Muff Pi Crying Tone Wah pedal that i won on ebay coming soon, and i want to get an EHX English Muff'n. i tried one out and it's an amazing OD and Distortion pedal. I know, I am definatly an EHX whore! :D :naughty:

[Another Lesson Learned]

i have got:
boss odb-3 overdrive
boss ceb-3 chorus

but i hardly ever use them in songs, i just love the clean tone of the stingray too much

i think im gonna get a wah pedal next, anyone got any suggestions on which one to get?

[Sounbwoy]

I use a Zoom 708-II

[Samm]

Digitech BP200, I love it. :smash:

Seconded..

But I still would like a BNX

[Misanthropic]

What a bump.

[Samm]

I'm really sorry... I wasn't thinking straight

[if_jaco_was_punk]

Who makes a decent fuzz baox and what will it sound like?

[Linkinbassist]

I believe you could use a guitar one but it wouldn't sound too great.

Sounds exactly the same, really...Just snatch an EQ after it to boost the lows...


I have a Boss DS-1 and a Morley Pro Series II wah...I'm getting a bass chorus and maybe a delay later next year...

[Linkinbassist]

AC/DC Power Brick

Does that count as a pedal? And what Power Brick you got?

[cliff_bass player]

so far im getting a boss odb3 for chrissy... ive tryed it out and ove it...gonna lay wid some of the beringer pedals (gotta love rip offs) and i might get ome other better quality stuff...ad also looking at a hartke bass attack. any 1 got 1 r they good ??it will also be god cause its a di...

cliff

[amnestyslowend]

I own......
digitech BNx3 (yes its just for bass)..........$400
Digitech Bass Driver....$70
Ibanze weeping demon wah....$100(i think)

[amnestyslowend]

bty if you are looking at the boss big *** multi effects (i think its the gt-6?)
dont go with it buy the Digitech BNx3(i found it on music123.com) or the line 6 bass effects pedal

[Sade]

Holy ballsack this thread is old.

[rh15951]

it's surprising how many n00bs go this far back into the archives and reply to old threads...

[Hardinge]

i really want to get the boss 0db-3 ehx bassballs and ehx big muff and the bass crybaby wah