Effects or no?

[kesslari]

How many of you play without effects?
Just plug your bass into the amp and that's the sound for you?
Or on the other end, are effects (one or more) and important part of "getting the sound" for you?

[metallicafan18]

I only use two effects for now. Why didn't you out this in the effects forum?

American Big Muff
Morley Power wah

This is the ultimate Cliff Burton effect setup.

[Swimming Bird]

Originally Posted by metallicafan18

This is the ultimate Cliff Burton effect setup.

Except he used a Russian BMP.

[kesslari]

I put it here because the Effects forum would skew it toward people who ... use efffects.
Plus I'm contrary sometimes...

[metallicafan18]

Originally Posted by Swimming Bird

Except he used a Russian BMP.

Yeah I found that out "after" I bought the American, but it still sounds like "Anestesia" when I have both pedals on.

[steve21]

I use effects a lot and it's part of what I hear in my head when I'm playing alone.

[kebbs]

No effects here (I had posted a similar question a while ago ). Douglas SB35 > Eden wtx-260 > Eden Nemesis 2x12. I would however experiment with some very light delay/reverb when I play some solo pieces, very high up the neck. Other than that, balancing the J and humbucker pups with the "Magic knob" on my Eden gives me tons of tonal varieties. That's my 2 cents.

[Deluge Of Sound]

Originally Posted by steve21

I use effects a lot and it's part of what I hear in my head when I'm playing alone.

+1.

[Dincrest]

I've experimented with effects. I had a DigiTech pedal with a whole bunch of effects on it. They're fun, but I felt like my tone was being consumed by the effects and wasn't organic. I prefer to let my touch determine my tone. I can get a nice fuzz when I pluck close to the neck and a super twangy twang with I pluck close to the bridge.

I'm very much a plug in and play kind of guy. No muss, no fuss, easy in, easy out, and I love how I sound. My favorite tone is when I plug directly into a PA.

My most important thing is to sound like myself and when I have effects coloring my tone, I feel as if I do not sound like myself. I feel like it's Dincrest with artificial flavoring.

I sold that DigiTech multi-effects pedal on Ebay. The guy who bought it adores it.

[DEFELDUS]

I use my multi effects pedal, mostly for just comp and EQing but also for an effect here or there. Keep my amp all flat and let my pedal do the work. Seems to work out for the best for me

[Dave Muscato]

Very rarely, I use a bit of grit. Slightly more often, I use a wah pedal. I have a Line6 Bass POD xt Live, but I mostly use it for the built-in tuner, and have different presets for different EQs/different basses. I use a bit of compression once in awhile, and sometimes I use an 8-string or 12-string emulator on my Variax to fill things out. Very very rarely, I use a synth sound on my Variax to get some cool funk stuff, but only during solos on one or two songs.

[Tapper]

I haven't used any Bass Effects other than some reverb and compression when recording. Is there an effect that tries to emulate the nice woody sound of a string bass? (I know, I should ask this part oven on "effects")...

[*smb]

Originally Posted by kesslari

Effects or no?

<grammar nazi>"Effects or not?"</grammar nazi>

I very rarely use effects. When I do it's a bit of fuzz or overdrive.

[Valerus]

I only have a few.

[IconBasser]

the only one that I really use regularly is my Ibanez DE7 echo/delay pedal. It's always on though. IMO it just makes everything sound so much... better.

I also have a Dunlop 105Q bass wah that I use for playing certain songs and solos.

[Dave Muscato]

Originally Posted by *smb

<grammar nazi>"Effects or not?"</grammar nazi>

I very rarely use effects. When I do it's a bit of fuzz or overdrive.

I think it was right the first time. To use "not," it would have to be "Effected or not?"

This way, it's "Effects or no [effects]?"

</grammar nazi party chancellor>

[Zappstorius]

Yes I use effects, quite frequently in our original music, and over the top in a side project (bass & drums). Why not?

[StarscreamG1]

To be honest I'm pretty clueless on all the effects products out there. I have always been the good bass, good amp, and I'm set. But deep down I always wanted distortion for some of my stuff and a tremelo.

Finally got a decent amp recently...well I think its decent. its a Crate BX 80 (you know as stupid as I am with amps I'm not even sure thats a good amp for a bass or not but it came with the foundation so what the hell) with the head, part of it ..combo amp?(I think I got those terms right) and yup...when I want effects, I go for distortion. Love it! And I plan on getting a bass tremelo in the next couple of months and thats me for what effects I would use -- /when/ I'd use them.

[KsToaDangr]

With me, it really depends on what I'm playing. I've played in street punk/hardcore bands where I've just plugged into an amp and played, but I've also used 9 different effects on a 2 1/2 minute intro before.

[Inflin]

I'm in the producer mindset that a clean pure bassline is what defines modern western music. I'll only use "destructive" (read: not EQ or Comp) effects on wierd or atmospheric projects, and even then very sparingly. I'd not use reverb or anything live.

The audience needs the thump or the throb or the pulse to groove to, not a whirlwind of feedback delay and phase, IMO.