effects

kevbass5 · #1 10-01-2009, 12:18 AM

Hey Justin
In all my days of playing bass, I admit to never having run my bass through any sort of box, pedal, or otherwise.

I feel like I need to take the dive into the world of bass effects. What, in your opinion, are a few crucial effects that no bassist should be without?

Thanks, as always, for the insight and inspiration.

the humanity · #2 10-01-2009, 12:32 AM

you don't need one at all. none.

I would guess a large percentage of bass players rarely dabble into effects, or even try.

what sound do you feel is missing from your tone at times?

JimmyM · #3 10-01-2009, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by the humanity

you don't need one at all. none.

I would guess a large percentage of bass players rarely dabble into effects, or even try.

Enough of your silliness! You really think that's going to fly in Justin's forum? The guy who uses a ton of effects and owns two or three of every pedal ever made?

the humanity · #4 10-01-2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

Enough of your silliness! You really think that's going to fly in Justin's forum? The guy who uses a ton of effects and owns two or three of every pedal ever made?

yes, but he uses them because to get X cool new sound, he needs Y pedal, bassists like Mark Hoppus, Jack Bruce, and many more don't really use pedals much, and tons of bassists use one or 2 specific pedals, but it's rarely the same kinds, ranging from chorus to fuzz to delay. some bassists just want to make a lot of weird sounds, they use lots of pedals. it's approach, not religion, you can agree with someone while following a different path.

TaySte_2000 · #5 10-01-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by the humanity

it's approach, not religion, you can agree with someone while following a different path.

But that's why people can post in the fx forum or the JMJ forum, if I post in the JMJ thread its because I want his opinion on what he does

which in this case is big ass pedalboard of awesomeness

jmjbassplayer · #6 10-01-2009, 10:59 AM

kevbass5: There are no rules, but a good overdrive type sound might be a great start: SansAmp VT Bass, SansAmp GT2 for instance. Otherwise, there's a whole world of stuff open to you. If you want to get into effects, literally go to a cool store and try some out. NOT Guitar Center; something a bit more intimate would be more ideal. Your second pedal could be an octave, a chorus, a delay, an envelope filter, another fuzz/distortion type thing, a wah, a harmonizing type thing, a reverb, it goes on and on.