need a "kick drum" effect

[davewilson5401]

Our drummer has a real light foot (due to injury). Is there a pedal out there that can add a percussive attack to my bass?

[BrentD]

Could you trigger the kick? Sorry, not helpful for effects, but it might be tough because you'd really have to stick to the kick drum. That's not a bad thing, but it might mean no more ghost notes, no more walking lines, etc.

[JonnyAngle]

A compressor with a slow attack would accent the front of the note.

[heb9_28]

http://www.rondomusic.com/stompbox.html

Never used it, but sounds like it's exactly what you need. Won't work in an effects chain, would have to be plugged into an amp by itself....

[heavyfunkmachin]

Originally Posted by JonnyAngle

A compressor with a slow attack would accent the front of the note.

+1

[father of fires]

I would say get a trigger and a decent midi drum unit (not a whole electronic kit - just a trigger and a brain). You can get some realistic drums sounds. The drummer can play the best he can and you can adjust the triggers accordingly. You would need another amp or a decent PA though.

My drummer is fantastic and has an amazing sounding kick but he uses triggers in one of his other bands because of the ease of achieving a good and consistent tone to his kick (which is a big part of the band's sound).

[father of fires]

You could also do some basic slap techniques. It was invented to sound like drums in the first place.

[father of fires]

OK...last one...I swear!

I remember playing a midi guitar that played some drums when I played the low E. Maybe midi bass rigs do the same thing.

[brendanbassist]

Flatwounds and foam.

Edit: Why not just turn up the kick in the PA?

[father of fires]

Originally Posted by brendanbassist

Flatwounds and foam.

Edit: Why not just turn up the kick in the PA?

Hopefully they have one.

[enjoi1018]

Originally Posted by father of fires

I would say get a trigger and a decent midi drum unit (not a whole electronic kit - just a trigger and a brain). You can get some realistic drums sounds. The drummer can play the best he can and you can adjust the triggers accordingly. You would need another amp or a decent PA though.

My drummer is fantastic and has an amazing sounding kick but he uses triggers in one of his other bands because of the ease of achieving a good and consistent tone to his kick (which is a big part of the band's sound).

x2. You can get a used Roland pad and brain, and turn the sensitivity up so all you have to do is touch it and it'll be a hard hitting bass drum.

[Lowactnsatsfctn]

Originally Posted by davewilson5401

Our drummer has a real light foot (due to injury). Is there a pedal out there that can add a percussive attack to my bass?

A double kick pedal, assuming its a right foot injury and not both feet. Its nice to have two, its like using two fingers on Bass.

[father of fires]

Originally Posted by Lowactnsatsfctn

A double kick pedal, assuming its a right foot injury and not both feet. Its nice to have two, its like using two fingers on Bass.

Good idea. I think we would need more detail on the injury and style of music to make a useful recommendation.

[Gadgetjunky]

trigger. lots of drummers do it

[BFunk]

Actually, the most common way of tightening up a bass/kick sound is by using a gate with a side chain. The bass signal is sent to a gate with a fairly high threshold. The kick mic signal is sent to the gate's side-chain. In this way, the bass is not heard until the kick attack opens the gate. The gate stays open for the short event duration of the kick giving the bass a very percussive sound locked into the kick drum.

[willbassyeah]

Well hitting your string hard also help to create the percussive sounds.