Bass Effects

[Az_Holl]

I made this diagram a while ago of all the pedals that i want (in a rough flow) and was wondering what you guys think:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Atomicant/pedalboard.jpg

Although the Guv'nor has been replaced with a Drive Master and im debateing about keeping the DOD250 in there.

So, you guys can post real (or photoshopped) versions of effects you have/want, discuss effects and players that use them.

GO GO GO

[rh15951]

Until I get a pic:

Pedulla Rapture
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Boss SYB-5 Synth
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EHX Big Muff
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Toadworks Mr. Squishy Compressor
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Ashdown ABM

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/rh15951/DSC00260.jpg

I want one of them POGs or at least some form of octaver.

[Rollo47]

At the moment, my setup goes:

Bass -> EBS Octabass -> EHX Little Big Muff -> EBS Bass IQ -> Dunlop Crybaby Wah -> Morley Dual Bass Wah -> Boss BF-2 Flanger -> Boss RDD-10 Delay -> Boss RRV-10 Reverb - Boss RC-20XL Looper -> Amp.

[BenJammin]

My setup consists of an RC-50 and an ME-50B.

Yep. Pretty small.

[EADG]

My setup consists of an RC-50 and an ME-50B.

Yep. Pretty small.



That's what she said...



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TO YOU

[ROM]

I just feel like skipping all the small pedals and buying the BOSS GT-6B

[naut]

\:eek:/

[Left Shoe]

I made this diagram a while ago of all the pedals that i want (in a rough flow) and was wondering what you guys think:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Atomicant/pedalboard.jpg

Although the Guv'nor has been replaced with a Drive Master and im debateing about keeping the DOD250 in there.

So, you guys can post real (or photoshopped) versions of effects you have/want, discuss effects and players that use them.

GO GO GO
OMG NO AMP FOR HOW ARE YOU TO HEAR IT?

[Misanthropic]

you guys have a lot of effects. i'm gonna get my sansamp bass driver tomorrow, pretty sure it will kick ***. but should i put it in front of the amp or in the effects loop?

right now my only pedal is a boss compressor that i use at home, i don't bother bringing it to band practices.

[Akira]

My only pedal is a Digitech chorus that I don't really use that much.
I need a distortion pedal for guitar so that I don't have to always play clean.

[BullDoG_37]

the only pedal i got is a zoom 506 efects pedal that i got for like $50 but imma look for a better pedal soon coz we getting a bonus this month in our pay so its either a pedal or a bigger turtle tank and stuff for home...

[sixner]

Ive got...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/sixner/100_8020.jpg

plus MXR Bass Blowtorch and ibanez chorus/delay

im thinkin of selling though. i dont use my pedals much
-Siner

[Sablate McNuff]

I'm going to use my tax return (that I hopefully get) for either a pedal or a 32-band rackmount EQ.

[Akira]

32-band? Wtf?

[Sablate McNuff]

Actually, I believe it's a Dual 16-band EQ, but still. I prefer the ultimate in tonal control.

If I have enough after that, a nice rackmount tuner would be sweetness.

[Trevo]

http://i9.tinypic.com/5yuicza.jpg

Made on Paint.

I like it simple, and I don't have the ME-50B yet.

[o b s]

I don't get the need for a rackmount tuner, what does it offer over a £10 plastic one? Any difference in accuracy will be negligible and a tuner is only really needed for convenience or tuning up in the middle of a ruckus anyway.

[BenJammin]

Rackmount tuners are nice because they add lots of pretty lights to your rig.

[Brandon_S]

I don't get the need for a rackmount tuner, what does it offer over a £10 plastic one? Any difference in accuracy will be negligible and a tuner is only really needed for convenience or tuning up in the middle of a ruckus anyway.

I just use my ear.

[o b s]

I just use my ear.

In the middle of everything else going on or while the singer is announcing the next song live on stage? I actually already addressed your reply in my original post, by the way.

[sixner]

Rackmounts seem to be for certain people only..
Some people like having stuff at their feet, some dont. And some people need that 1/1000th accuracy when tuning...
Regardless, tuning by ear on stage = you failing.

Anyways, since were on the topic of effect... how about pic's of your boards? im gonna custom build one for a friend soon... getting some ider's
-sixner

[da_s_man13]

Bah, screw effects.

Im getting me a rackmount tuner sooner or later...gonna look pretty ontop of my HA3500a with all those little red lights.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Here, let me list all of my effects for you:

1.
2.
3.

Oh, wait, I am not gay.

[da_s_man13]

lawl.

Here's my effects loop

http://www.audioadvisor.com/images/ANAPOSTGG_000.jpg

[sixner]

lawl.

Here's my effects loop

http://www.audioadvisor.com/images/ANAPOSTGG_000.jpg

a purple tipped cable?
now thats repp'in the gay pride :thumb:


-Sixner

[da_s_man13]

Nothing but pride baby.

[Az_Holl]

OMG NO AMP FOR HOW ARE YOU TO HEAR IT?
:upset:

uh... uh.... i have this really neat set of head phones

[GoodPoster07]

i use um reverb i think

[da_s_man13]

:upset:

uh... uh.... i have this really neat set of head phones

Haha, I could see you dropping a fair bit of money into all these fx's and still not having an amp to play it through.

[BullDoG_37]

a purple tipped cable?
now thats repp'in the gay pride :thumb:


-Sixner

purple tipped... bah i got a full purple lead, got so much **** for it but idc, at least i know its mine :thumb:

[da_s_man13]

Who cares what colour it is, aslong as it works.

[sixner]

purple tipped... bah i got a full purple lead, got so much **** for it but idc, at least i know its mine :thumb:

hah, im just messin with him.
i've got a vibrant purple extended power outlet... i'll know if someone takes it. :lol:

-Sixner

[team_racket]

chorus ensemble, digital delay and my russian big muff is all i use. love my big muff.

[funkyhoney]

i have nothign but an ME-50B now, but i only use a few effects i really like, so i'm considering going for a pedalboard with a wah, overdrive, compressor, reverb and an envelope filter

[o b s]

I always want to buy new effects and stuff but whenever I do I always realise that its just pointless, I just plug strait into my amp 95% of the time and when I do use effects its never anything more than a little delay or something.

[trumpeter]

My rig goes....


Bass>Amp.

[da_s_man13]

My rig goes....


Bass>Amp.

...I think he's onto something here!!

[Sablate McNuff]

I don't get the need for a rackmount tuner, what does it offer over a £10 plastic one? Any difference in accuracy will be negligible and a tuner is only really needed for convenience or tuning up in the middle of a ruckus anyway.


It's just nice because I hate having effects at my feet (I'm always stepping on them on accident), it doesn't run off of batteries, and it can remain always on. Plus, I could do some crazy, on-the-fly detuning stuff (Manring style), and it would be very convenient for me to do so.

[Az_Holl]

Got my Drive Master yesterday:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Atomicant/IMG_0036.jpg

Its fairly awesomeo :D

Its a bit hard to see but the controls are: Gain, Bass, Mids, Treble and Volume.

[sixner]

It's just nice because I hate having effects at my feet (I'm always stepping on them on accident), it doesn't run off of batteries, and it can remain always on. Plus, I could do some crazy, on-the-fly detuning stuff (Manring style), and it would be very convenient for me to do so.

You can get power adaptors for your effects. thus, battery issue eliminated :thumb:

but yeah, i hear what your sayin.

sixner

[myron]

My rig goes....


Bass>Amp.

Mine does that too, and it sounds better than having 20 pedals. Why would anyone hide their sound behind pedals?

[Az_Holl]

Mine does that too, and it sounds better than having 20 pedals. Why would anyone hide their sound behind pedals?
Why have an amp at all? Why not just get an acoustic? Why dont you remove this horrible 'guitar' creature and just use your natural voice to make noises?

Get the picture?

[BullDoG_37]

acoustic basses are the way to go. everytime i grab mine out when people are round they have to take a second look at it before they realise its an acoustic bass

[myron]

Why have an amp at all? Why not just get an acoustic? Why dont you remove this horrible 'guitar' creature and just use your natural voice to make noises?

Get the picture?

I am looking to buy an upright, but dont have the money atm

[myron]

And everyone should use their voice, its the best passage from your mind. I always sing ideas to myself and try to figure them out.

But you can hide behind distortion if you like. It does hide sloppiness, after all :thumb:

[Az_Holl]

I am looking to buy an upright, but dont have the money atm

And everyone should use their voice, its the best passage from your mind. I always sing ideas to myself and try to figure them out.

But you can hide behind distortion if you like. It does hide sloppiness, after all

I think you missed the point... pedals are just something to colour your tone, you dont have to like them or use them, but people dont buy distortion pedals to hide sloppiness, they buy them becasue they like distortion.

[sixner]

I think you missed the point... pedals are just something to colour your tone, you dont have to like them or use them, but people dont buy distortion pedals to hide sloppiness, they buy them becasue they like distortion.

123

Many great bassist use distortion, among other pedals.. i wouldn't call Flea, Justin chancellor, Timmy C, Micheal Manring, Dirk Lance, or P-nutt sloppy :thumb: i'd call them all amazing

-Sixner

[BenJammin]

Mine does that too, and it sounds better than having 20 pedals. Why would anyone hide their sound behind pedals?

Better is rather subjective.

Effects are a tool, as much as anything else is.

[Dot.]

Bass > EHX Bassballs > Dunlop 535Q Wah > Boss ODB-3 > amp


simple, and easy

[amnestyslowend]

123

Many great bassist use distortion, among other pedals.. i wouldn't call Flea, Justin chancellor, Timmy C, Micheal Manring, Dirk Lance, or P-nutt sloppy :thumb: i'd call them all amazing

-Sixner


You forgot Jaco too.

[eburton04]

as of right now, my setup is:

BASS > Boss Chromatic Tuner > Boss Bass Distortion > Dunlop Crybaby Bass Wah > AMP


i like it. i do want to get a chorus and a delay, and i want to try some different distortion/overdrive pedals. if anyone could recommend me any of those that could be very helpful!

[Pluperfect_Arson]

You forgot Jaco too.

Jaco could not play bass.

[BenJammin]

Jaco could not play bass.

He certainly can't anymore.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

He certainly can't anymore.

Because he's dead, LOL.

He deserved that beating.

[mutant!]

Question to Big Muff users: do you find that the pedal pwns on its own, or does it kill off enough of the low frequencies to warrant blending it with a clean signal?

I don't exactly own a bass and I don't have the time or equipment to experiment, but I'm auditioning for a band soon and I'd like to use my Big Muff just for giggles.

[sixner]

the Rus. (black or green i believe) version has more low end than the american. some people like it.. i think it was pretty much made famous by mr. Cliff Burton a la Anesthesia

i like it, dont use it real often though.. unless im fiddling around on my own.
-sixner

[mutant!]

Sweet. I have a Russian reissue one. Got it at a total steal too, but then R200 doesn't mean much to you foreigners, does it.

[sixner]

Sweet. I have a Russian reissue one. Got it at a total steal too, but then R200 doesn't mean much to you foreigners, does it.

Is that a robot? like R2D2's cousin?...

R 2000 sounds sweeter though...

-sixner

[mutant!]

haha. yes. we trade in robotics. us south africans are way too advanced to use currency. pfft. :lol:

Just as an additional question, what would be the most efficient tool for blending the clean signal with a Muff'd one? The Boss LS-2 seems like a nice idea.

[Az_Holl]

the Rus. (black or green i believe) version has more low end than the american. some people like it.. i think it was pretty much made famous by mr. Cliff Burton a la Anesthesia

i like it, dont use it real often though.. unless im fiddling around on my own.
-sixner
Burton used an American one. I dont think the Russian models were even in production when Metallica started up

[sixner]

Burton used an American one. I dont think the Russian models were even in production when Metallica started up

You sure?
i swear i remember readin up that Burton used the Rus. model... maybe the old green Sovtek ones..
*shrug*
-six

[rh15951]

Mine does that too, and it sounds better than having 20 pedals. Why would anyone hide their sound behind pedals?

How do you feel about metronomes, Jeff?

[Az_Holl]

You sure?
i swear i remember readin up that Burton used the Rus. model... maybe the old green Sovtek ones..
*shrug*
-six
http://electroharmonix.ronsound.com/

"In 1990, he started the Sovtek company and released a Big Muff Pi II which was made in Russia."

Cliff was dead before they even had Russian muffs. I think people assumed he used a Russian simply because he palyed bass.

[sixner]

man... i swear ive seen big muff sovtek pedals (big green ones) from the 70's.. they shut down in the 80's and started back up in the 90's...

this is buggin me now, hah. and this computer at work is movin to slow for me to research much of anything... i'll do it later today. hah
-Sixner