Effect/Tone Opinions Wanted!

[Snakeman1066]

Ok so we are headed into the studio soon and today our drummer put velocity triggers on his acoustic drum kit....we needed to give them a test spin...so we plugged in to cakewalk....and this is what came out....

anyway.....I'm looking for opinions on my current distorted tone...

keep in mind this is a rough jam off the cuff....has sort of an Acid King groove happening....

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7588211

well?

[theunknowndude]

I like it, I'm not totally familiar with what you did but sounds pretty good

[Snakeman1066]

not familair with what i did?.....simply a distorted bass

thanks I like it too....

anybody else?

[TheMutt]

I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for in regard to opinions on your tone. If you are trying to get a certain tone from another artist, that is probably something that someone can help with. Other than that, it honestly just sounds like vanilla distorted bass to me. (Not to say that it's a bad thing, sounds good IMO)

[Snakeman1066]

not trying to cop anyone else's tone....just wanted a general overall opinion on the sound....

for the record signal is a Vodoo lab Sparkle Drive Pushed into a EHX BBM in the dry mode....

[TOOL460002]

it fits well with the vibe, and if your choices are distorted bass with some treble or the same with the treble cut, i think your choice of keeping that edge to it works. im not the kind of person that owns a mountain of fuzzes and overdrives and then makes sure the dirt is exact and different for each application, so the two options i listed above would really be my only considerations; that and what level the distortion is at (which you also did well).

were i to record the exact same thing i dont think i would change anything, if that means anything to you.

my only criticism is that i dislike purposefully misspelled band names (and bands with exclamation marks on the end [!!! being the exception there] for that matter). it does help in google searches though. anyway, its not like you asked for that... but nice recording sir!

[JulienJeff]

I like the sound. Very clear for a distored sound. And you can still hear it's bass. Too often, a distored bass sounds like a guitar.

[rcubed]

Could be my speakers or the recording, but I think if you add in some more lows you'll have a great sound going for what you're trying to do. It's been awhile since I've listened to Acid King (not that you're going for that sound).

[WMV2]

I love that tone. Distorted bass, but you can stilll tell its bass.

[theunknowndude]

my mistake,... I thought you were talking about the tones of the drums

nah the bass sounded fine to me, good distortion that could tell was still bass

I thought you were asking for comments on the velocity triggers or what have you lol!

[Snakeman1066]

ha lol

velocity triggers are a small electronic sensor put on acoustic drums to allow them to be run through a drum module.... basically means you can make acoustic drums into electric drums easier to record and run through the P.A. if need be without all the microphone mess...

[BrickIsRed]

That sounds pretty good. I have a Bass Big Muff too and wish I could get it sounding that solid.

[Snakeman1066]

Originally Posted by rcubed

Could be my speakers or the recording, but I think if you add in some more lows you'll have a great sound going for what you're trying to do. It's been awhile since I've listened to Acid King (not that you're going for that sound).

yea it sounds better through bigger speakers.....

nope not really going for the Acid King sound, as much as the feel....was listening to them a lot this week so i gues it just crept into out little improv jam session...

this is just my 4x10 running my dirty effects.....live i also run a 15" clean so it actually sounds better than this recording....we ran out of inputs and it was afterall just a test jam session for drum levels and sound with the new triggers....

but it does give me a chance to hear my distortion by itself....keep reviewing guys

[Mudfuzz]

I like it, it is a bit sizzly on the highs but once the guitar is up in the mix that sound with the guitar should blend into a hugh overall sound.

[Snakeman1066]

Originally Posted by BrickIsRed

That sounds pretty good. I have a Bass Big Muff too and wish I could get it sounding that solid.

IMHO the Muff works much better if you put something behind it to push it....in this case i combined it with a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive (OD)....

experiment and eventually you will get a sound you can live with

I chose these two pedals over better boutique effects for the simple fact that they are easily replaceable....if they crap out it woundn't take much to replace them

thanks for the response guys keep sending opinions/reviews

[Snakeman1066]

Originally Posted by Mudfuzz

I like it, it is a bit sizzly on the highs but once the guitar is up in the mix that sound with the guitar should blend into a hugh overall sound.

Thanks not sure this will end up as an actual song...just something we were jamming....

I kind of like the High mid sizzle i got there, but that is just me, but why i asked for opinions....lol

where are Thunderscreech, Bassenstein, and the other stoner/sludge/doom dudes when you want their opinions?...lol

[Mudfuzz]

Hey, I play doom, well mixed with hardcore, among all my other gigs!

[Thunderscreech]

This clip is really Big and Groovy. I like the velocity triggers and the heaviness of the bass sound.

[Snakeman1066]

Thanks Screech!

[Thunderscreech]

To be honest, I was kinda sad when it ended. I was like "Aww, man. That was awesome, but now it's over..."