How to get Sub tone?

martyman5000 · #1 02-05-2009, 06:35 AM

I'm in a new band...the guitarist/computer programmer has given me a bunch of songs that have the bass and drums done with a program...I like one of the bass tones that is very sub toned...any way I can do something similar?

thanks.

kevteop · #2 02-05-2009, 06:42 AM

Boss OC-2, into a good low-pass filter if you need more bottom.

martyman5000 · #3 02-05-2009, 06:46 AM

Is that Boss OC-2 a "one trick pony" or good for other tones?

fightthepower · #4 02-05-2009, 06:52 AM

It does it's trick very well. For me it does two tricks on it's own- A super synthy single octave down, and a super funky single octave down+dry signal.

Pair it with other effects and it makes for a great base to do other cool tricks as well. For about $50 you can't go wrong. If you're trying not to break the bank, get the OC2 and an FX25b for under $100 and bring the house down!

martyman5000 · #5 02-05-2009, 07:07 AM

Thankyou ....I did go look for reviews, yours was very helpful.

The Lurker · #6 02-05-2009, 07:16 AM

I love the OC-2, it's very versatile and tons of fun.

I also like the 2-octave down thing, because it's erratic and glitchy.

kevteop · #7 02-05-2009, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyman5000

Is that Boss OC-2 a "one trick pony" or good for other tones?

It makes one sound, but it's a great sound, and - it seems - it's the sound you want.

A band I play with sometimes has most of the bass parts done on synths on their recordings and I use just the OC-2 for a couple of their tunes where the bass is very deep and thick, you can hardly tell the difference.

JohnDavisNYC · #8 02-05-2009, 08:15 AM

dig it. oc2 in the house.

john

Largedon · #9 02-05-2009, 08:52 AM

I've also recently started playing in a electronica type band and after messing with more expensive pedals I've found that the one pedal you need is the OC2. Its become the basis for almost every synth sound I use. Buy it, learn it and love it.

ga_edwards · #10 02-05-2009, 09:32 AM

The digitech bass-synth-wah isn't bad if you're on a budget. It does synth sounds, filters and octave down effects. With some careful tweaking and eq'ing, I'm sure you could get close to the sound you have in mind.

whoatherechunk · #11 02-05-2009, 09:33 AM

The ampeg sub blaster can also do the job.