Feedback

[ToolBox]

How can I create feedback with my bass? I've been trying and just can't seem to do it.

[British Kid]

crank the amp and try your best to get the strings on your bass as close as you can to the speakers of your cab. you want them to pick up the air vibrations coming from the amp. also, if you have a hollowbody or an acoustic bass, it will be easier.

[Efrim]

Do you have any kind of distortion/overdrive pedal?

If not, turn the gain or volume up a whole lot, and get your bass right up in front of the speaker(s) of your amp.

What are you using feedback for? You wouldn't by chance be into noise rock would you?

[ToolBox]

Yes that is exactly why I need it. I'll try it again now. Thanks for the replies.

What would be different if I had a distortion/overdrive pedal?

[Efrim]

It' increases gain significantly, so your pick ups will be more sensitive, making it easier to obtain good feedback tones.
What kind of noise rock bands are you into?

[Kage]

I prefer other noisemaking techniques in my noise rock.

[User Name]

I used to do noise stuff, though I never tried feedback.

[Efrim]

I prefer other noisemaking techniques in my noise rock.

Such as?

[bass&cookies]

crank the amp and put your bass right in front of the speaker. it will be a rumbling feedback, not he screechy stuff guitars do.

[EADG]

I prefer other noisemaking techniques in my noise rock.



That's fantastic, but this guy is asking about feedback.




Try some distortion or at least high gain, it works for me. It also depends on what you play.

Try playing a harmonic chord with your volume low, move in close to your amp and slowly turn up the volume as it swells. I also knock on the back of the headstock with my knuckles to sound the open strings and do this; it produces it's own random harmonics.

[Kage]

That's fantastic

Isn't it, though?

[Efrim]

crank the amp and put your bass right in front of the speaker. it will be a rumbling feedback, not he screechy stuff guitars do.

I get screeching stuff quite easily.

[EADG]

Isn't it, though?


It's also irrelevent to the threadstarter's question.

[Efrim]

It's on topic, he's asking about feedback as a form of noisemaking, and if Kage can give other ways to do so, then why not?

[EADG]

It's on topic, he's asking about feedback as a form of noisemaking, and if Kage can give other ways to do so, then why not?


He was asking about feedback and he said doesn't use it, he uses other techniques. Irrelevent in my opinion.

He didn't even specify what they were. Pointless post.

[Efrim]

I don't think you need to waste your time even mentioning one post, as he might have elaborated anyway.

[EADG]

I don't think you need to waste your time even mentioning one post, as he might have elaborated anyway.


I don't think you needed to waste your time suggesting that I wasted my time.


This argument is time-wasting. I've got to get back to the office.

[Efrim]

I don't think you needed to waste your time suggesting that I wasted my time.


This argument is time-wasting. I've got to get back to the office.

Super. Congratulations.

Moving on, you can also use phase shifters that have cyclic signal feedback, and delay pedals with infinite repeats. If you have alot of distortion pedals, then you can also use your voice through your pickups. For that to work, you usually have to have active electronics or pickups though.

[EADG]

Moving on, you can also use phase shifters that have cyclic signal feedback, and delay pedals with infinite repeats.



I never even though of that. Get a delay pedal and turn the feedback knob to "10". Works perfectly for me, every time. I use a Boss DD-6.

[ToolBox]

Thanks for all the help guys!
I was able to get feedback, but not to the extent I want. I probably just need to turn up the volume anyways :)

[Efrim]

I never even though of that. Get a delay pedal and turn the feedback knob to "10". Works perfectly for me, every time. I use a Boss DD-6.

I use a Line 6 DL4. The repeats knob goes to infinite when you turn it all the way. You can screw with the delay time dial afterwards and get some pretty crazy sounds.

[Mr. Pickle]

guys, we all know fighting on the internet is like racing in the special olympics...

[Efrim]

guys, we all know fighting on the internet is like racing in the special olympics...

You can win gold?

[Mr. Pickle]

yes, but no matter who wins, you're still retarded.

[Efrim]

I think we're done anyway.

[EADG]

I use a Line 6 DL4. The repeats knob goes to infinite when you turn it all the way. You can screw with the delay time dial afterwards and get some pretty crazy sounds.



One of my favourite things to do with a delay pedal is make some loops and **** around with the time knobs. Reverse is also fun if you have it.

[Efrim]

Yeah, with the DL4 you can record at half speed and double the speed, or record at normal and slow it down. It has reverse too, great pedal. If I use it with feedback, I can make it sound like a racecar.