Effects for Grunge/Heavy Rock

plastik-bass[?] · #1 11-05-2007, 06:51 PM

My band is a grunge/heavy rock leaning on metal but not quite there yet band.

I was wondering what effects might be good for me in this type of band. We are getting alot of new material together and looking to hit the studio soon to release a CD to get our name out you know nothing much maybe 4 or 5 songs, but im looking for some variety in my playing. So what would be good i was thinking maybe a muff or overdrive??

if you have a suggestion clips of what the effect sounds like would be apprciated...im a bit of a noob when it comes to effects

thanks in advance

funkalicious101 · #2 11-05-2007, 06:56 PM

phase shifter maybe?

OhThePeacock · #3 11-05-2007, 07:50 PM

If you search there has been numerous topics on effects for this specific type of music, that said I'd say a fuzz or overdrive, flanger and wah maybe?

Zappstorius · #4 11-05-2007, 07:57 PM

Any and all! Delay, Fuzz/OD, Flanger, Phaser, Whammy, Wah, Chorus, Env. Filter, anything really.

OhThePeacock · #5 11-05-2007, 08:00 PM

Anything in the right context and where there's space to be filled up, grunge tends to be a somewhat muddy mix in general (provided that's what works for that music) but there's a fine like between sludge and noise.

NKUSigEp · #6 11-05-2007, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by plastik-bass[?]

My band is a grunge/heavy rock leaning on metal but not quite there yet band.

I was wondering what effects might be good for me in this type of band. We are getting alot of new material together and looking to hit the studio soon to release a CD to get our name out you know nothing much maybe 4 or 5 songs, but im looking for some variety in my playing. So what would be good i was thinking maybe a muff or overdrive??

I'd recommend a Tech 21 Bass Driver DI. Grunge bassists relied a lot on an overdriven Ampeg rig but sounds like you don't have the funds for that. And generally speaking, anything more than that and a chorus pedal is overkill for the genre.

The only bassists I can think of off hand that used more than those pedals are Paul D'Amour/Justin Chancellor (if you consider early Tool "grunge") and Jeff Ament.

nad · #7 11-05-2007, 08:38 PM

Loud amp, lots of mids. Maybe a distortion pedal.

Niff · #8 11-05-2007, 11:49 PM

ampeg. mids. bass. cable. done.

ohmeplateau · #9 11-06-2007, 12:03 AM

aha what... tool is grunge now huh...

krist used a rat in a few recordings, such as breed. from what i've seen he rarely used effects live and i think he just plugged directly into his amp, but i have heard him play live with distortion and overdrive before.

that MXR DI box has a clean and distorted channel, i play grunge and i'm considering getting that. but i haven't tried one yet. if you can you should just experiment with pedals at a store. it doesn't really matter man, grunge was more of a scene than a music genre anyway.

NKUSigEp · #10 11-06-2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ohmeplateau

aha what... tool is grunge now huh...

No, not now. Then. A lot of people consider the first two recordings to be grunge. I'd say it's similar enough to understand where they're coming from but either way, I don't really care. Just good music to me any way ya put it. True story about grunge being a scene and not really a genre of music though! As much as I love the music, I think it was more about the attitude and clothing than the music.

Back to the original post.

Iritan · #11 11-06-2007, 08:52 PM

Play the normal bass part and then reverse it when you mix it with the song.

nad · #12 11-06-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NKUSigEp

No, not now. Then. A lot of people consider the first two recordings to be grunge.

I certainly do not now, and I didn't back then either, even if I was a bonafied Toolfan who wore all kinds of flannel at the time.

Swimming Bird · #13 11-06-2007, 11:15 PM

Hmmm... LA grunge or Seattle grunge?

For Seattle I'd say overdrive via the amp or a Hartke Bass Attack.

For LA you want a much mellower tone, like a Fender Jazz through an Ampeg, so gear willing maybe just an EQ.

NKUSigEp · #14 11-07-2007, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Swimming Bird

Hmmm... LA grunge or Seattle grunge?

For Seattle I'd say overdrive via the amp or a Hartke Bass Attack.

For LA you want a much mellower tone, like a Fender Jazz through an Ampeg, so gear willing maybe just an EQ.

HAHAHA Now we're getting down to brass tacks! What about midwest grunge?