One Pedal

[LowDownWays]

If you guys could choose 1 pedal what would it be. I play country rock / classic rock in a trio. Looking for something to fatten up the mix a little when my guitarist is soloing.

[wizay]

Vt bass

[Valerus]

maybe a low-gain dirty boost/overdrive?
^^ vt bass is a good choice too

[LowDownWays]

Might help to tell you the gear I'm currently using. Duh. All tube head thru a 410, Fender P/J with Chromes flats. The head does have overdrive that i do use on the more kick ass tunes as it's fairly aggressive.

[Valerus]

do you like the aggressive overdrive from the head?

[LowDownWays]

Originally Posted by Valerus

do you like the aggressive overdrive from the head?

Yeah. But it's not what I'm looking for to help "fill" some of those spots that need it.

[Din Of Win]

Originally Posted by Valerus

do you like aggressive overdrive from head?

It's too early and that's totally how i read that quote.


To the OP; +1 on the VT Bass as a good 'all around pedal', but to fatten things up, possibly look into a Chorus or Octave pedal. In a 'power trio' setting, i personally love a good Octaver when the guitarist is off in squiddly land.

[Ayliffe]

VT Bass or an Octave Pedal IMO.

Or Maybe a Delay set for an ambient Tone (Very Quick delay, like 8 milisecondsish)

[CamiloDíaz]

I'd go with a good fat compressor or a lush chorus. But it may be simplier than that, maybe an EQ pedal might help to fast-change your tone when the guitar sings.

[LowDown Hal]

The dual octave MicroPog gives a lot of possibilities

[Ayliffe]

i doubt a comp will help. I think your best bet is the delay, it'll make your tone a lot bigger, which what i think you're looking for.

[IntrepidCellist]

Tuner. :P

Beyond that, my ProCo RAT Clone. I do need to grab a VTBass though.

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by Din Of Win

It's too early and that's totally how i read that quote.

[mcapote]

a slight chorus is always useful

[crapusername]

lpb 1, or similar booster - it can give the valves a little extra push, giving you a virtual third channel.
other thing to consider could be the bass big muff - with the 'dry' setting you can add just a little edge to your sound, and also the ashdown LoMenzo hyperdrive will do a similar thing but with overdrive rather than fuzz.
A tube screamer type pedal might also give you what you need - digitech bad monkey (or badder bass monkey) might be worth a try.

chorus or even a subtle flange effect is also an option. i use either the boss ceb3 or DOD stereo bass flanger.

[totalimmortal08]

DHA VT-1

[Bassmike62]

In your format, I would give a chorus a try and toy around with the settings....don't think you want a "liquid" chorus, but something to give your bass a little more presence

[LowDownWays]

Thanks for all the input. Question on a chorus- does that affect upper register notes only?

The delay sounds interesting as well. How does that make your sound "bigger"?

[newbold]

I love my Pigtronix OFO Disnortion.

Parallel overdrive/fuzz in series with an Octave (+1 ringmod) distortion.

I use my overdrive to fatten up my jazz bass and play real quiet...but it's incredibly touch sensitive, so dig in and it gets grittier...lean back and the tone gets bigger...fills in the spectrum for other players' solos.

Also, the Fuzz has 6 EQ notches to add in some tone that may or may be lost from the guitarist's switch from rhythm to lead

If the guy plays a big fat solo, the 'octava' channel can slim you down, but it also can boost your level.

I love it after my OC-2, as that really fattens up the octava channel.

Maybe I should just write a stock 'OFO' thread reply...

[JtheJazzMan]

Duh, a multi FX of course.