Author Topic: Bass players, what effects do you use? (Read 858 times)

5stringfreak · « **Reply #15 on:** June 14, 2010, 12:31:57 PM »

SANS AMP Bass Driver preamp, SWR Workingman 700, SWR 4x10 cab, Ampeg 8x10 cab, Boss Limiter/Enhancer, Digitech BassChorus, BOSS Chromatic tuner, BOSS Digital Delay, Alembic '98 Orion 5 string custom, Lakland Skyline 55-02 5 string, Spector Rebop 5 string....etc!

benson_murrensun · « **Reply #16 on:** June 14, 2010, 01:46:28 PM »

I don't use my effects board these days, but when I do: SansAmp Bass Driver DI, EH BassBalls, Yamaha Nathan East EQ (very handy for scooping mids), Boss Bass Synthesizer (a very sick pedal, indeed).

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2010, 03:51:56 PM »

I use: Boss ODB-3 Distortion, CEB-3 Chorus, BF-2B Flanger, DD-3 Delay, Zoom B2.1u Multi-Effects unit, and a Dunlop Bass Wah(in that order). With these pedals, i can get any sound from crazy sounding synthesizer to trippy bass lines to just straight up rock n' roll. I highly recommend everyone of these pedals.

~Taylor

hb3 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 16, 2010, 09:47:58 AM »

Could anyone offer any insight into the questions revolving around bypass/true bypass/buffered?

I've discovered that using even true bypass pedals can degrade signal quality, even when turned off. And this has something to do with resistance, capacitance, you know, physics?

Someone told me that you should put a buffered pedal in front of a true bypass pedal to preserve the signal. Thoughts?

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #19 on:** June 16, 2010, 10:18:04 AM »

big briar moogerfooger

benson_murrensun · « **Reply #20 on:** June 16, 2010, 10:19:39 AM »

When I use pedals for my passive guitars I first plug into a Boss EQ, which is always left on; even if I don't need to EQ the sound I do it for the impedance match and a very slight signal boost. Boss pedals have a high input impedance which is good for passive electronics. Don't know if this helps, hb3, just thought I'd throw it out there.

hb3 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 16, 2010, 06:57:33 PM »

That's pretty much what someone else told me. Right now I'm satisfied -- I have a true bypass effects loop that I'm hooking my two EBS true bypass pedals into along with a couple moogerfoogers. Strangely, it's true, coupled with the moogerfooger, they sound good...

Here's a problem...trying to create a pedalboard setup that I can plug both my passive jazz bass AND my alembic into...mission impossible?

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 16, 2010, 07:23:07 PM »

My setup that I mentioned above works amazingly with my alembic, Gibson victory artist bass, ibanez iceman and all my other basses passive and active

~Taylor

hb3 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 16, 2010, 07:39:20 PM »

Oh yeah? How do you like the DD-3? Do you think Boss gets a bit of a bad rap?

I have the moog delay and while it sounds absolutely amazing, it's very analog. I was wondering if the Boss has more of that pristine, extremely defined, digital (not in a bad way) quality...

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 16, 2010, 07:55:43 PM »

I love my DD-3, its sounds fantastic, I love BOSS pedals because they are built like tanks and sous amazing, I don't have experience with any analog delays so I can't really compare it to that

~Taylor

benson_murrensun · « **Reply #25 on:** June 17, 2010, 09:56:45 AM »

I have a Morley Emerald Echo analog delay, which I like but there is a very noticeable volume drop when it is switched on.
Also I use a Radial Loopbone switcher for true bypass loops. This is a high quality, versatile product.

toddharris · « **Reply #26 on:** July 04, 2010, 04:10:48 PM »

Absolutely love my Carl Martin Bass Chorus - very clean sounding dual chorus - play through with no effect or pick one of two independant chorus' with variable delay and depth - the best!

terryc · « **Reply #27 on:** July 14, 2010, 03:19:46 AM »

I have joined a band which does a massive variety of songs, we have a female singer and we have decided to do 'Groove Is In The Heart'.
The Auto Wah on my ME50B just didn't sound right so I brought my Mini Q tron out of retirement.
The reason for it's storage was that I dropped it some years ago and it made an awful whistling sound so I decided last week to open it up and two of the Drive control pot prongs had popped out of the circuit board, two blobs of solder later and it is working.
After reading the history of the Mu-Tron and it's inventor being involved with EHX to produce the Q Tron this pedal is a far better envelope filter than the digital one on the ME50B.
It gives that lovely classic fat 'Bootsy' sound which is perfect for the aforementioned song.
I have a EHX Bass Balls as well in the attic so I may dig that out as well.

jacko · « **Reply #28 on:** July 14, 2010, 03:39:41 AM »

Terry. Where do you have the controls set on your Q-tron? I seem to get a different sound every time I switch it on and have to spend ages faffing around. I've also found that unless I keep the mode switched to HP it loses all volume and doesn't work properly at all

graeme

terryc · « **Reply #29 on:** July 14, 2010, 06:29:26 AM »

jacko here is my settings as far as I can remember.
Drive is at 10 o'clock
Q is at 1 o'clock
Mode is set at LP
Strange 'cos the BP & HP selections don't seem to work as good as the LP setting.
When I did the repair I did notice that the PC board was under some tension and that is maybe why the tangs popped off the board.
If you are deft with a soldering iron I would check the inside to see if any of the pot tangs have come off like in the case of mine.
There is a huge difference if you use a passive bass as well, our Alembics have more boost especially when using the Q switches/controls.
I will take a pic and send you the settings just to make sure