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[Petros-J]

Hello!

Well, I want to generate three sounds, and I think I have the right tools to do this but I am not satisfied with the result
Thats the part where you guys come and save me from oblivion

Sounds
1st sound: Simple clean natural bass sound (the basic one)
2nd sound: Same as above but with less bass and more mid/treble for effect usage (flanger and delay)
3rd sound: Slightly distorted with more low-end for heavier parts

Tools
Boss TU-2 tuner
Rocktron Big Crush compressor
Boss LS-2 line selector
Proco TurboRat distortion
Boss Bass equalizer
Boss BF-2 flanger
Boss DD-7 delay
Sansamp VT bass

The current signal path is:
Tuner-->compressor--> LS-2[(A)Turborat->EQ, (B)Flanger->Delay]-->Sansamp VT.

Im using the VT as a preamp and everything has to "go in there" before going to the amp.
VT alone generates the 1st sound I want (A+B muted)
But when it comes to the flanger or delay parts and I engage the (B) I dont like it very much. Do you think I should run another EQ before the effects to cut bass and add some treble with still the VT open as a preamp?

If you have the time to spare and wanna help can you please suggest another signal path or something?

[rratajski]

Run the EQ after your tuner, before your LS-2.
That will allow you to do all three things that you want.

[ga_edwards]

Personally I would combine your 1st and 2nd sounds into one. Have it set with the amount of mids and treble you require for effects and simply roll of the tone control on your bass when not using effects. I personally wouldn't want to cut any low end - this is the area of your sound people 'feel' and that you need to fill. In a band context, if you cut low end, it will sound like you've stopped playing and you'll disappear.

As for your 3rd sound. Your Rat pedal may not be quite the right pedal for you if you require only slight distortion with heavy low end. I find the Rat tone to be quite coarse and toppy. You might do well to try out a relatively inexpensive Tube Screamer type pedal such as the Digitech Bad Monkey (this has a 2 band eq for dialing in some lost low end). If not, I would use your LS-2 as a blend pedal. That will allow you to add some clean bass back in your signal alongside your Rat distortion, this will give you the big low end you require whilst still being distorted.

[Petros-J]

Originally Posted by ga_edwards

Personally I would combine your 1st and 2nd sounds into one. Have it set with the amount of mids and treble you require for effects and simply roll of the tone control on your bass when not using effects. I personally wouldn't want to cut any low end - this is the area of your sound people 'feel' and that you need to fill. In a band context, if you cut low end, it will sound like you've stopped playing and you'll disappear.

As for your 3rd sound. Your Rat pedal may not be quite the right pedal for you if you require only slight distortion with heavy low end. I find the Rat tone to be quite coarse and toppy. You might do well to try out a relatively inexpensive Tube Screamer type pedal such as the Digitech Bad Monkey (this has a 2 band eq for dialing in some lost low end). If not, I would use your LS-2 as a blend pedal. That will allow you to add some clean bass back in your signal alongside your Rat distortion, this will give you the big low end you require whilst still being distorted.

thanx for the reply.
as for the 1st and 2nd sound thats what im trying to achieve, to set the right amount of mid and treble. Im starting to realise maybe because im tuned B-E-A-D, thats the reason and cant hear enough treble when im using delay or flanger, cause of the heavy gauge strings (DR DDT 50-125)..?
as for the 3rd sound, I agree with you that the TurboRat is "weak" for what I want it to do, thats why I run the EQ after it, to add the low-end I want.

[Petros-J]

Originally Posted by rratajski

Run the EQ after your tuner, before your LS-2.
That will allow you to do all three things that you want.

after the tuner and the compressor right? and having it always open with the bass boost I want and switching it off when effect parts come in, or cut some bass and add some high-mids and treble and engaging it whenever I play effects?