Bass Reverb: What's the point? - Page 3

line6man · #41 02-13-2013, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by IPYF

Who the hell uses reverb on a bass??

I'm a reverb whore. I use it on everything.

**mjac28** · #42 02-13-2013, 12:49 AM

I had the wonderful Nimbus which sounds amazing but it just sat there so I sold it but I'm glad I tried it out.

Downunderwonder · #43 02-13-2013, 12:54 AM

I quite liked the first half building intro before the "demo".

I use a little reverb on EUB for a some help into a more upright sound in jazz trio.

hensonbass · #44 02-13-2013, 02:49 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQXElogRNo8

I use a TC Hall of Fame with my EUB and really love it!

Darknut · #45 02-13-2013, 05:01 AM

I'm in a Rock Trio .... I use a Micro Pog, Reverb & a Rat Clone for a huge sound behind the lead guitar in a lot of songs .... Its very effective.

DeltaPhoenix · #46 02-13-2013, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by IPYF

You're suggesting I'm being contrary simply by removing the question mark and replacing it with several exclamation marks? If you're going to post then add something, don't just be snide.

The fact that I don't like the effect unit in the video in the first post led me to ask people what this kind of effect is for. What is its purpose? I don't believe that this is an invalid question at all.

It sounds like something I'd use with my telecaster, not my precision.

You have been writing stuff like who the hell uses reverb on bass? & implied it is a good way to get kicked out of a band, so your tone doesn't come across as "Just asking a question guys" but more like knocking people that are creative enough to use reverb in a way that meets THEIR needs, not yours. So you sir are the snide one, I simply boiled down your remarks in this asinine thread to save everybody else the time and effort of posting here.

MSUsousaphone · #47 02-13-2013, 05:38 AM

He's totally canoeing.

heavyfunkmachin · #48 02-13-2013, 05:47 AM

just TRY IT...

IPYF · #49 02-13-2013, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaPhoenix

You have been writing stuff like who the hell uses reverb on bass? & implied it is a good way to get kicked out of a band, so your tone doesn't come across as "Just asking a question guys" but more like knocking people that are creative enough to use reverb in a way that meets THEIR needs, not yours. So you sir are the snide one, I simply boiled down your remarks in this asinine thread to save everybody else the time and effort of posting here.

Look man. I'm not interested in bringing people down. I didn't start this thread to cause a ruckus. I requested you to not be snide and to contribute something. But instead you've come back at me again suggesting that I'm perpetrating some underhanded attempt to stifle the creative element of anyone who wants to use this effect. Don't try and twist my words. You'll find that it won't be particularly rewarding.

I'll reiterate what I said in post number one. I don't like what I hear in that video, most especially towards the end. I want to know why people might want such an effect on bass. I want to know why Ashdown might have chosen to invest in it. Many people have so far indicated what I already know: that a little bit of reverb can be helpful in certain circumstances, especially in a fretless environment. Additionally certain posters have come out and presented really cool applications of reverb effects (ie. that Isis stuff which I especially liked) the like of which I haven't heard previous to this; therefore advancing the thread and the conversation.

You're most welcome to come the libertarian with me (ie. each to their own) and call me out as some form of closet troll, and others are welcome to agree with you, but I'd vastly prefer it if you actually had something further to add to the discussion. If you consider the content to be asinine you are most welcome not to respond.

MSUsousaphone · #50 02-13-2013, 06:43 AM

You can try to be as sweet as you want, now, but you started the thread as a flippant ***. Don't get butthurt when someone calls you out on it.

GBassNorth · #51 02-13-2013, 06:47 AM

Back on topic - ample reverb on bass could make for some interesting Surf solos or a cool lead in. I think I'd use it more than I slap. Funny thing is, I have a great reverb pedal on my guitar rig, just never thought to try it on my bass rig. Come to think of it I also have a killer H&K Rotosphere (Leslie emulator) for my guitar maybe I'll try that an the bass also.

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Marial · #52 02-13-2013, 08:03 AM

Ridiculous intardwebness aside, I have an IE Nimbus and it is FANTASTIC with my fretless. At some point I'd like to add a Polytope, but for the moment the Nimbus is working really well on its own. It can provide a lush but tasteful new-agey sound, or, coupled with my Octamizer, a synthy/deep/ambient sound. If you're playing rock, no, you probably don't need reverb, but if you're trying to do something outside of the usual boxes, it can be very useful.

lostinjanuary · #53 02-13-2013, 08:18 AM

Does there have to be a point to reverb on bass? Sometimes it's just fun to just make noise.

Lonnybass · #54 02-13-2013, 08:47 AM

I recently picked up a Hall of Fame.

There's lots of flexibility in all the settings with the potential to get some really wild stuff going on that I'll probably never use - but mostly, I've just left it set to the "Ambiance" option and enjoyed how this very subtle setting makes things sound just a little bit more "alive" and gives it a sort of studio-magical touch. A little goes a long way.

Lonnybass

pietrocefa · #55 02-13-2013, 12:02 PM

Is a matter of taste and opportunities.
I do solo concerts, for which the reverber is a fundamental tool, obviously when I play in other contexts may not be useful.
But ... reverb is nice for me, and I find it a waste of time to polemics against a pedal!

Anyway my favorite is good ol 'Boss RV-2, n° one among the ones I've had in the past, including the rare DOD fx 45, one of the few analog reverbs, and a lot of modern stompboxes.

icecycle66 · #56 02-13-2013, 01:15 PM

Any situation a treble guitar would use reverb is a situation in which bas culd/should also use reverb.

Reverb is a way of simulating space when there isn't naturally any.

AmpedSilence · #57 02-13-2013, 01:32 PM

Russian Circles comes to mind (in my limited knowledge of ambient-type music).

Brian Cook's usage of reverb is haunting... in a good way

Bearded Wizard · #58 02-13-2013, 06:23 PM

I'm a blues player and I rarely kick my reverb off, if at all. I like the vintage tube/spring units, but I take a Boss FRV-1 out with me. Adds another dimension of expression to the sound, being that it's such a dynamic effect. I really like it. From a little glow to spaced out psychedelic drones it's a really cool and overlooked effect for bass. And I'm not much of an effects user. The only other thing I tend to use is some fuzz sometimes. Running fuzz into reverb, now that's something. Total crazy Iron Butterfly territory.

TigerInATrance · #59 02-13-2013, 06:35 PM

I like having a reverb on all the time for a bit of dimension. Lately I've been experimenting with a compressor set up with a side chain from my straight signal to pull the verb back when I'm actively playing which makes for a bit better punch, but not quite as natural sounding as just a decent bit of predelay...

The other way we've been using reverb is on the whole band through the FOH so that even in a small bar it sounds like a wonderfully lush space.

Reverb as an effect, however, is better left for guitars

coyote1 · #60 02-13-2013, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by enjoi1018

When I think of reverb and bass, Jean Baudin comes to mind.

If he doesn't chime in here, YouTube some of his stuff and he'll show you how to use a reverb with a bass.

In fairness,that's not bass playing; it is solo playing on a full range instrument. It is more chapman stick than anything else. And those players use lots of effects, with reverb being common in order to help fill out the space.

Awesome playing by baudin, of course.