Good picking tone

[Mattbass97]

Is there a pedal that could make my sound stand out abit more when I use a plectrum?

[Feral Feline]

Maybe an EQ pedal is in order, particularly a parametric.

PS: EHX's Steel Leather purports to do what you're after.
http://www.theperfectbass.com/Electr...el-Leather.htm

[BruceBass3901]

I kinda agree with Feral Feline... To really make pick playing pop out, I just turn the treble down on my bass and boost the bass a little and play a bit harder. A light overdrive (to mimic natural overdrive of a tube amp) might also help

What gear are you using?

[sillyfabe]

Boost some mids around 400K, downstrokes, , roundwounds and a slight volume boost is what I use whenever picking and it works like a charm!

[dannybuoy]

A low gain overdrive will add a nice grind to the pick attack. The VT Bass sounds particularly good when playing with a pick!

[whitefuneral]

Boss odb-3 overdrive sounds great with a pick high or low gain.

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by sillyfabe

Boost some mids around 400K, downstrokes, , roundwounds and a slight volume boost is what I use whenever picking and it works like a charm!

Not to nitpick but I assume you mean 400hz, as 400Khz is waaaaay outside of human hearing.

I personally like boosting a little higher than that, usually around 1K. I don't use a pick but have a fairly percussive finger attack.

[rhopper]

Originally Posted by Unrepresented

I personally like boosting a little higher than that, usually around 1K. I don't use a pick but have a fairly percussive finger attack.

I agree, I usually settle around 800 for string definition.

[ben12390]

I would say bright strings, play near the bridge, maybe a light over drive, like a vt bass. Eq pedal set with an upside down smiley.just mess around a bit with an eq pedal.

Btw, dont get the boss odb3. Its fizzy, and not gritty

[warwick.hoy]

This might be a case in which the VT Bass or other tube emulator would be pretty useful.

That or drop some coin (and sore back muscles) on a Tube amp.

[JulienJeff]

VT bass + compressor works very well for me

[rob_thebassman]

cut the lows and boost the mids/high mids/treble

[Crystalman85]

Originally Posted by Mattbass97

Is there a pedal that could make my sound stand out abit more when I use a plectrum?

That depends on what kind of picking sound you want. usually the most common picking effects are compressors, limiters, and overdrive pedals. preamp pedals(tube-emulated or non tube-emulated) is another common picking effect. if you want a picking effect that adds more punch, an exciter pedal would be right your alley.

[lowendblues]

Just boost your mids a little and get on with it.

[Oreomeister365]

My favorite way to make picking sound awesome is to play right in front of the neck pickup with action low enough to get a consistent "click" of the strings hitting the fretboard (fret click, not fret buzz), a la slap bass. No effect can replicate that.

But maybe it's not what you're after.

[theavondon]

here, this'll make your picking sound a LOT better