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None/tuner only
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1 (i.e. always on overdrive)
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2 or more
|    | 113 | 72.44% |
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08-18-2009, 07:29 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cleveland, OH | | | How many bassists use pedals frequently?
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08-18-2009, 07:41 AM
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08-18-2009, 07:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philadelphia, USA | | | Hello everyone. I'm a long time reader. figured this would be a good place to jump in on the posting. Anyway. I always seem to have some sort of dirt going, chours or light phase and / or flange. Depends on the song really |
08-18-2009, 07:53 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Purple Mountain Majesties | | | When you say "pedals" does this include any kind of processor i.e. limiter, preamp, etc.? |
08-18-2009, 07:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM | | | The only pedal I ever use is my Boss DD-3 Delay Pedal. Oh the amazing things you can do with it.
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08-18-2009, 07:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Columbia, SC | | | I use a digitech multi-unit. I have my chorus sound.. my octave sound.. various others depending on the song. But I like a good clean sound too.
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08-18-2009, 08:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: York, UK | | You'll get a fairly unbiased result by polling in the Effects forum.  |
08-18-2009, 08:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Glasgow | | I use compressor, eq, tuner and distortion. All pedals because almost any gig I do (which is 4-5 a month) involves buses, trains and at least 30 minutes of walking carrying all my kit (and I need to stash it all under my desk at work if it's a weekday gig). - Always on : The compressor sounds nice, but mostly gives a lot of relief to people who's amp I'm using that it'll never get louder than THIS.
- Always on : The eq is amazing and helps me get a bass sound I love, regardless of the different rigs I'm using (there's some very nasty amps out there!
 ). - The distortion is very cool when it's required! I play in several different bands from Indie rock to mellow and 'chilled'. All of them require distortion at some point (different types for different mood changes).
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08-18-2009, 08:20 AM
| | | | since the people in this pool are visiting the effects forum i believe the results will not be accurate... i say over 80% will be playing more than 2 pedals |
08-18-2009, 08:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM | | its 75% right now. 
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08-18-2009, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by kevteop  You'll get a fairly unbiased result by polling in the Effects forum. | Lol - I never even noticed that!
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08-18-2009, 08:24 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | I use effects if I play guitar or electric keyboards, but believe in good clean bass tone!
I have even played my Double Bass with no amp - pure tone, nothing in the way - a great feeling!
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08-18-2009, 08:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | I run a good "clean" bass tone 75% of the time. Still, my board, (hangin' on with 11 individual pedals), always has 2 pedals running.
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08-18-2009, 08:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | EBS Microbass II - Always on
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08-18-2009, 08:36 AM
|  | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | the heart of my rig, and what i try to make the core of my playing sound, is just bass -> preamp(db680) -> poweramp(qsc plx 3002) -> speakers(4x12 & 1x18).
that being said, i'm really digging the pedal and rack setup i have now. a lot, in fact - i'm just scratching the surface of what i can do. i'll probably never be a "always have 3 pedals on" kinda player but i can see me using the ones i have more and more - the more i experiment with them, the more i dig the results.
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08-18-2009, 08:36 AM
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08-18-2009, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield I use effects if I play guitar or electric keyboards, but believe in good clean bass tone! | Not all pedals stop a tone being 'clean' though, and not all 'clean' bass tone is 'good'.
By far the worst bass tone I've heard came from an otherwise 'nice' bass played by one of the best bass players I know, with no processing at all between pickups and pa (a very good pa!). Compared to the other bases through the same system it sounded like a weak fart on a windy day. Horrible to the point of distracting! 
One of the nicest bass tones I've heard came from a £130 musicman copy through a rubbish little PA system - again, no processing at all. Sounded awesome, but could've maybe done with a wee bit of compression to even it out a bit when he got over excited. 
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08-18-2009, 08:48 AM
| | | | I don't play with any pedals!!! I have a compressor built into my Carvin BX600 and that would be all that i would want so i dont need them!!! |
08-18-2009, 08:51 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Austin, TX | | | EBS Multicomp always on.
Tuner tuner is must have
Moollon Signal Booster or Xotic RC Booster at least one of them is always on especially using passive bass.
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08-18-2009, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by tool_fan420 I don't play with any pedals!!! I have a compressor built into my Carvin BX600 and that would be all that i would want so i dont need them!!! | I'm just quoting this to enjoy the irony of this comment in light of your user name. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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