Help identifying this effect please

standupright · #1 08-20-2009, 05:05 PM

I'm not an effects guy, and know squat about what pedals do what. i've been playing bass>amp for the past 20 some years. however, a new group that i have been asked to play in is doing some stuff that would require me to finally jump into this area of unknown.

one of the tunes is from jamiroquai - high times - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyPj6ia_0tA

any idea what might get me close to that "distorted" effect stuart is getting on that tune?

any help would be greatly appreciated

standupright · #2 08-20-2009, 05:16 PM

just found a guy who used a ehx MiniQtron and an ebs Octabass to try and reproduce the effect. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oRd2HbEryg

i have no idea what those are. time to start my research. any other comments please....

standupright · #3 08-20-2009, 05:24 PM

and so a follow up question to the effect pedals noted above would be, are these the best? any recommendations?

bassplayertom77 · #4 08-20-2009, 05:34 PM

Stuart Zender used a Boss ME8-B multi effects floor processor alot. On that tune he used fuzz, synth, and possibly an octave. I used to have one, they're awesome. I can only find em on e bay. They're the yellow and black ones.

standupright · #5 08-20-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bassplayertom77

Stuart Zender used a Boss ME8-B multi effects floor processor alot. On that tune he used fuzz, synth, and possibly an octave. I used to have one, they're awesome. I can only find em on e bay. They're the yellow and black ones.

so to get fuzz and synth....what should i look for?

edit: so i should be looking for a Boss ME8-B?

bassplayertom77 · #6 08-20-2009, 05:43 PM

That's what I'm sayin'.

standupright · #7 08-20-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bassplayertom77

this one

was just looking at those.

good christ multi effects floor units are expensive.

bassplayertom77 · #8 08-20-2009, 05:54 PM

I got mine new about, sheesh, 9 yrs ago...for 300... I think...don't do drugs

standupright · #9 08-20-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bassplayertom77

I got mine new about, sheesh, 9 yrs ago...for 300... I think...don't do drugs

i don't think they make them anymore, do they? i can only find them used, and just barely find them.

oh and....too late.

bassplayertom77 · #10 08-20-2009, 05:59 PM

No, they don't make them anymore. It's a shame, they're really cool. Good luck finding one. If you do, never get rid of it.

standupright · #11 08-20-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bassplayertom77

No, they don't make them anymore. It's a shame, they're really cool. Good luck finding one. If you do, never get rid of it.

thanks for the help. do you know of anything similar to this that would get the job done?

bassplayertom77 · #12 08-20-2009, 06:06 PM

http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/GT-6B/index.html

standupright · #13 08-20-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bassplayertom77

http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/GT-6B/index.html

you've been extremely helpful.

thanks.

standupright · #14 08-21-2009, 09:46 AM

any input on what might be a cheaper alternative if there is one?

FreaqyFrequency · #15 08-21-2009, 03:01 PM

Nope. To my knowledge, the GT-6B has some of the best "Bass Synth" multi-effect patches around, including their latest update, the GT-10B.

Happynoj · #16 08-21-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by standupright

I'm not an effects guy, and know squat about what pedals do what. i've been playing bass>amp for the past 20 some years. however, a new group that i have been asked to play in is doing some stuff that would require me to finally jump into this area of unknown.

one of the tunes is from jamiroquai - high times - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyPj6ia_0tA

any idea what might get me close to that "distorted" effect stuart is getting on that tune?

any help would be greatly appreciated

To be honest, I think that it's a keyboard doubling the bass line, not that it helps you cop the tone, but I just thought that I would put it out there.

If I was going for that, I would go for a filter + gated fazz, blended with clean tone.