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

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!

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

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

[QUOTE=studmuffin]
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.[/QUOTE]

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[QUOTE=AlmightyPancake]"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 [b]A[/b] 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.[/QUOTE]
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.

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)

[QUOTE=studmuffin]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.[/QUOTE]

:chug: :chug: :chug:

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

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...

[QUOTE=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...[/QUOTE]

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

:thumb:

Also, what kind of amp did you get?

[B][SIZE=7]Keep it on track or take it to the fu[COLOR=Black]c[/COLOR]king Casual![/SIZE][/B]

We don't need a fuc[COLOR=Black]ki[/COLOR]ng spamfest in a thread about Effects. You two wanna fight about politics? Take it to a Messenger, not our godd[COLOR=Black]a[/COLOR]mn forums.

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

[QUOTE=Led_Zeppelin678]You see, that is the mature attitude to have if you disagree with something,[/QUOTE]
How is that mature? He doesn't like Bush, but he doesn't like it when bands speak out against him?

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

[IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/mcpapabear/pedals.jpg[/IMG]
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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

[QUOTE=Low_End_Communications][B][SIZE=7]Keep it on track or take it to the fu[COLOR=Black]c[/COLOR]king Casual![/SIZE][/B]

We don't need a fuc[COLOR=Black]ki[/COLOR]ng spamfest in a thread about Effects. You two wanna fight about politics? Take it to a Messenger, not our godd[COLOR=Black]a[/COLOR]mn forums.[/QUOTE]

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

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

[QUOTE=studmuffin]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. [/QUOTE]


...because if you wouldn't have done that, our free speech would [i]surely[/i] 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:

[QUOTE=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[/QUOTE]

haha nice :thumb:


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

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

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?

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.

[QUOTE=studmuffin]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.[/QUOTE]

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

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:

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?

I use a Zoom 708-II

[QUOTE=The Dutchinator]Digitech BP200, I love it. :smash:[/QUOTE]

Seconded..

But I still would like a BNX