Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:57 pm
"Here's a suprise...We're playing guitar!" haha that video is awesome
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Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:10 pm
I'm going to throw in my two cents into the "get a Team Awesome Fuzz Machine" bucket.
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:46 pm
Get a good fuzz.
Pretty much any of the ones suggested or some thing by Fuzzhugger, Ghost, Mellowtone etc.
BTW play around with different batteries or a starve in the case of Fuzzhuggers.
You’d be surprised how a used battery can add compression, smoth or frizz up the fuzz and even darken the tone.
MM
Pretty much any of the ones suggested or some thing by Fuzzhugger, Ghost, Mellowtone etc.
BTW play around with different batteries or a starve in the case of Fuzzhuggers.
You’d be surprised how a used battery can add compression, smoth or frizz up the fuzz and even darken the tone.
MM
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:50 pm
Scramblerrrrrr or clone (creepy fangers pink elephant for example)
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:52 am
Bassus Sanguinis wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAWwBEx3Qkc[/youtube]
best pedal demo EVER
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:58 pm
My comp was messed up for 2 weeks but I have an ipad2 now...so yea 
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I'm backRe: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:23 pm
metalmariachi wrote:Get a good fuzz.
Pretty much any of the ones suggested or some thing by Fuzzhugger, Ghost, Mellowtone etc.
BTW play around with different batteries or a starve in the case of Fuzzhuggers.
You’d be surprised how a used battery can add compression, smoth or frizz up the fuzz and even darken the tone.
Algal Bloom RULES THE BASS for the reason of starve. It lets the bass be so growly and bass-ful.
Sorry for band spam but I have the Algal Bloom on the bass and guitar on this track I just posted and it sounds huge.
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/sim-tut/sunday-boxing-overextended[/soundcloud]
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:35 pm
True.the_carl wrote:Multi pedals tend to suck really bad at OD/distortion kind of stuff, though. For everything else they can be pretty cool though. Some of the dirt settings approach acceptable on the M series, but you're really much better off with dedicated pedals for that.Joe Gress wrote:As much as I dislike multi pedals myslef, I'd suggest getting one for the first pedal to see what kinds of effects you like the sound of. The M series is a great one from what I have heard.
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:02 pm
Apart from a tuner, I would recommend a Fairfield Circuitry Accountant compressor as a first pedal. It clips if you crank it--I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a dirt pedal but it will, if you set it on PAD-2 & crank the gain.
The ZOOM series multi pedals are affordable & fun, but like the_carl said, they're not great for dirt. Preamp/head simulators, comps, colors, delays, reverbs--yes they're great for all of those but for whatever reason they don't do dirt very well. You may disagree; see for yourself.
I think it depends on the application but for straight-forward clean, dark bass, comp is fundamental for me. For the more adventurous, an octave down or bottom & mids-heavy distortion or fuzz will push you through the fog.
The ZOOM series multi pedals are affordable & fun, but like the_carl said, they're not great for dirt. Preamp/head simulators, comps, colors, delays, reverbs--yes they're great for all of those but for whatever reason they don't do dirt very well. You may disagree; see for yourself.
I think it depends on the application but for straight-forward clean, dark bass, comp is fundamental for me. For the more adventurous, an octave down or bottom & mids-heavy distortion or fuzz will push you through the fog.
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:33 pm
Schlatte wrote:Fuzz makes you sound good.UisceBeatha414 wrote:Hmmm interesting. To be honest, I actually don't have much experience with fuzz...
If someone could really school me on "x fuzz gives x sound" in general terms..that'd be great
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:26 am
I didn't realize how old this thread was until I saw my own post 
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:12 am
… and do you still feel this way?Derelict78 wrote:best pedal demo EVERBassus Sanguinis wrote: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAWwBEx3Qkc[/youtube]
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:22 pm
It's scientifically proven that the original Eau Claire Thunder demo is the best evar.
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:39 pm
maybe he's still looking for his first pedal for bass
Re: First pedal for Bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:07 pm
Chuckchuck wrote: True.