Digitech Bass Synth Wah

droo46 · #1 01-03-2012, 06:39 PM

I just got this pedal today and had some fun messing around with it. I was wondering, however, how people implement the sounds it makes into a band. What kind of settings do you use and how does it work with your group?

blastjv · #2 01-03-2012, 06:43 PM

I use the big synthy sweepy sound in one song so far. It makes a lot of other cool sounds, too, but I'm not one to monkey with knobs between (and certainly not during) songs.

-JV

Bassmike62 · #3 01-03-2012, 06:54 PM

The BSW works very well for in a classic rock / semi-funk 2 guitars + bass + drum + vox band. I found it so useful I ended up selling a few filters, a MXR BOD and an EHX BBM 'cause I can get decent live effects out of this pedal, sorta like a jack-of-all-trades thing. Here's what I use:

Filter: type 1 or 2: sens : 9 o'clock, control: 1 pm, range 1 pm

Octave: type 7: minimum, 11 o'clock, minimum

Fuzz: type 4: minimum, 10, minimum

alec · #4 01-03-2012, 10:25 PM

Here are some settings Digitech Bass Synth Wah - Good settings?

moles · #5 01-03-2012, 11:49 PM

The "big synthy sweepy sound" gets used a lot. Sometimes with a delay or eighth-note tremolo after it. The Mode 7 Octave thing got used a bunch for awhile...

Just for something different, this weekend I'm gonna put mine in a blend and try a short stabby down filtered sound, since my Squeezer doesn't seem to do that one thing so well.

droo46 · #6 01-04-2012, 07:28 AM

I found that putting a chorus after on the Synth 2 setting gives me some pretty sick sounds. I wish I had time to make videos. Sigh... Also, thanks alec for that link. I didn't turn it up when I did a search.

jgroh · #7 01-04-2012, 07:37 AM

It depends on what type of songs you are playing in your band. I found my BSW to be very useful as we played stuff like Tom Sawyer by Rush, Its My Life by Bon Jovi, and a couple of others where I used the funkier filter sound. I just wish it was programmable so I could set up a bunch of "scenes" to switch to quickly.

TomA1234 · #8 01-04-2012, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jgroh

I just wish it was programmable so I could set up a bunch of "scenes" to switch to quickly.

This would be nice but would probably double the cost of it, and that's not really worth it IMO.

I use a fizzy, sweepy synth sound for one song in my band but it sees most of it's usage as an octaver.

jackwell1029384 · #9 01-04-2012, 03:32 PM

i got this pedal about 2 weeks ago and realized that i accidentally got the synth wah (as in the guitar one) it seems to work fine with bass but i was wondering what the difference is between the two and weather or not i should bother trading them.

Bassmike62 · #10 01-04-2012, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jackwell1029384

i got this pedal about 2 weeks ago and realized that i accidentally got the synth wah (as in the guitar one) it seems to work fine with bass but i was wondering what the difference is between the two and weather or not i should bother trading them.

I have the Bass version, never tried the guitar version. I'm far from being an expert, but I would assume the BSW handles bass frequencies better than its guitar sibling, so there would probably be no low-end loss with it. I think there are a few SW owners around here, so they might provide a different perspective.

Dick Tree · #11 01-04-2012, 11:20 PM

Personally I bought this pedal for its envelope filter/"auto-wah" function, and wasn't impressed. I sold it and ordered the MXR Bass Envelope Filter, which is sitting in a box at my apartment because I accidentally shipped it there instead of where I currently am right now

Won't get to mess around with it for a couple weeks.

kokoshmusun · #12 04-21-2012, 10:13 AM

I currently have an EHX Bassballs nano (love it); and ordered a Boss OC-2. However, I'm running out of space on the pedalboard and I'm trying to avoid having to upgrade to a bigger pedalboard. So to make space, I'm hoping I could ditch the Bassballs and OC-2 and replace them with a Digitech BSW instead. I know the sound quality won't be necessarily as good, and the sounds won't necessarily match; but I'm not super picky and I wanted to see what people thought about such a move. Let me know if you have any thoughts.

Bassmike62 · #13 04-21-2012, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kokoshmusun

I currently have an EHX Bassballs nano (love it); and ordered a Boss OC-2. However, I'm running out of space on the pedalboard and I'm trying to avoid having to upgrade to a bigger pedalboard. So to make space, I'm hoping I could ditch the Bassballs and OC-2 and replace them with a Digitech BSW instead. I know the sound quality won't be necessarily as good, and the sounds won't necessarily match; but I'm not super picky and I wanted to see what people thought about such a move. Let me know if you have any thoughts.

I put up my bassballs for sale because to my ears, the BSW nails it close enough. I use a rather small board and space management is an issue. I primarily use the BSW as an octaver, but earlier in this thread I posted what I (still) use as filter settings. Heck, this thing can even fuzz if needed.

crapusername · #14 04-21-2012, 02:46 PM

I use mine for the intro to beat it for the synthy bits before the guitar comes in

mouthmw · #15 04-22-2012, 03:39 PM

I use it for quite a few settings. It's a great pedal because it offers a lot and doesn't waste a lot of pedalboard space.

I use it for octaver, long sweep synth, shorter sweep synth, envelope filter and during psychedelic breaks it just goes berserk with synth sweeps when I twist the range knob. Coupled with distortion, phaser, delay and tremolo, the possibilities are fantastic.

I also use it as sort of a crazy wah effect by holding a note and quickly stomping the BSW on/off while set on synth sweep.

Don't think I'll ever replace mine.