Guitar Pedals for Bass?

[Chilorioman]

Is it bad to use a Guitar Effects pedal like distortion or Wah for a bass, or do you really need it specifically for bass, cause I heard of cliff burton using guitar wah and distortion but do you really need it speciffically for bass?

[PillarFreak]

Guitar pedals used with a bass often don't bring out the low end of the bass very well at all, but, from my experience, still work fine and other than what I mentioned sound good, too.

[TurnOnTheLight]

Is it bad to use a Guitar Effects pedal like distortion or Wah for a bass, or do you really need it specifically for bass, cause I heard of cliff burton using guitar wah and distortion but do you really need it speciffically for bass?

There's a few guitar pedals that sound really good on bass like a Big Muff. The Wah Cliff used was a Morley, they are pretty good even for bass. I had a Steve Vai original Bad Horsie but someone stole it from me.

[nerdbert]

Guitar pedals have a different frequency response to bass pedals as far as I know, so likes been said you'll tend to lose a lot of low end. It wont damage the pedal in any way though, and some guitar effects can sound good on bass.

[HumanHiFi]

some guitar effects can sound good on bass.

^^.

try the pedals out, if they sound good then that's all that matters. Nothing will be damaged, and some work really well. might even be cheaper

[LewsTherin]

I personally use nothing but guitar effects for my bass. An MXR Distortion+ and a Dunlop Dimebag sig Wah. They can suck a bit of low end, sure, but thats when you just bump up the bass on the EQ a little. Its really not that bad.

I like them both better than any bass-specific distortion or wah Ive ever tried.

[sheppaow]

ive been playing on my friends boss mt-2 metal zone pedal. It's absolutley insane there isn't any pedal that gives a more insane muffled drive.....

[mx Bass player]

Is it bad to use a Guitar Effects pedal like distortion or Wah for a bass, or do you really need it specifically for bass, cause I heard of cliff burton using guitar wah and distortion but do you really need it speciffically for bass?

this questions has been asked so many times

[MuRd0K]

ive been playing on my friends boss mt-2 metal zone pedal. It's absolutley insane there isn't any pedal that gives a more insane muffled drive.....

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I tried the same with my bass, but I hated the sound. I played a lot with the EQ to get a good sound, but everything I played sounded like farts with tones. Hated it.

Has anyone tried a Dunlop Crybaby Wah with a bass? if so, how does it sound?

[I-am-scott]

I use both a Boss OD3 and a Dunlop Crybaby on my bass, The OD3 has a good sound to it but I fint it can be a bit limiting at times, it doesnt really have a good dirty sound without losing the bottom end. I now use a washburn mx-1 metalhead, this is alot better as it has more choice.

If I was looking for another distortion pedal for the bass I would definately look for one with these controls on it: Level and distortion as usual, Bass and Treble. Having the choice to beef up the low end really helps as I personally think that a single tone control is pretty useless when it comes basses.

The same problem with the cry baby with a loss of low end but it is a good little pedal and for songs that dont require too much bass it is well suited.

Hope that has helped,
Scott.

[front-line bassman]

sry to do this, im just checking to see if i can post. But fender makes some great pedals

[LewsTherin]

sry to do this, im just checking to see if i can post. But fender makes some great pedals


no, they dont. fender doesnt make pedals.

[Thonk]

:lol:

The only Fender pedal i've seen was a Fender Blender? It's a distortion pedal.

[doodooking]

i think they make a pedal tuner...