Need a new pedal board... Thinking Funk & Jazz

[Mr. Moustache]

Just looking for some recommendations for a nice funk & jazz board to give me a wider range of sound.

One thing I'd definitely love to get is that funk "quack" that I hear from so many great artists. Most well known example would be 21st Century by RHCP, but I know I've heard Victor Wooten with the same patch.

In general, I want something to make my bass punch better for the funk, and glide better for the jazz. Price is not a limit here (as long as it's not one pedal over $200 or something like that...) so any and all recommendations are welcome.

[Zappstorius]

The "quack" you are referring to is from an envelope filter. There are tons of different options, at loads of different prices. The most popular ones around here are: Electro-Harmonix qtron (any model), digitech bass synth wah (on the cheap), DOD fx25 (the old one), and loads more.

[rodl2005]

Doesn't Flea use a Dunlop Bass wah 105Q ??? or DID!!?????
this is just an envelope filter that YOU control with the pedal. Ones without pedals, like BASS BALLS by EHX etc, u simply turn on via footswitch & how hard U pluck string(attack) controls the "quack"-as do controls-knobs...I play a lotta funk... but mainly old school, larry Graham, Parliament....etc........ & use a BAssballs, sometimes a 105Q bass wah, a big Muff(Fuzz) Russian version-seems better for bass- sometimes a Digitech Bass synth Wah.

[Vic Winters]

Flea did use a 105Q but that was a while ago now One Hot Minute if I remember correctly. Coffee Shop from 2:07 to 2:14 seems like a manual wah sweep on the bass.

Flea has been using a Q-Tron live for a while now, and I think that's the effect on 21st Century. The Q-Tron and Q-Tron Plus give you more control over your sound than most other envelope filters.

My opinion:
Q-Tron for the "quack"
GEB-7 or MXR 10 band for switching between funk and jazz.

[Swimming Bird]

Mr. Mustache -- welcome to TB. What's your current setup?

Also, are you thinking funk or Chili Peppers? There is a difference. Anyway, octavers, fuzzes and phasers can all get super funky, but you want a good envelope filter in there. So far this has only covered the easy-to-get ones, so do a search for more interesting and coveted pedals.

What kind of jazz are you gonna play? When I think jazz I think chops, not effects usually, but it depends on style.

[Valerus]

Get the Bassballs.