A pedal that dampens brighter notes?

Haysoochreesto · #1 07-25-2009, 10:44 AM

Does such a thing exist? I only need it for a few songs that we do. I'm not a big effects guy, the only thing I have on the floor right now is a volume pedal. But I've finally given in and decided to look for something that'll tone down some highs. What I've been doing is turning my treble and mids down for the songs and that does somewhat get the sound I'm looking for; consequently though, doing that has the effect of putting the lower notes 6 feet under. It produces a sound that seems to be coming from under 10 feet of water.

Any suggestions?

bigchiefbc · #2 07-25-2009, 10:50 AM

I would think a simple graphic eq would do, and just cut everything from about 1.2 kHz up. That shouldn't muddy any of your lower notes at all, and it would take the sizzle off the highs. Boss GEB-7 would do this, and MXR makes a 10-band graphic EQ as well.

takfar · #3 07-25-2009, 11:02 AM

low-pass filter could help...?

ga_edwards · #4 07-25-2009, 11:03 AM

The tone knob on the bass, if you have one.

EskimoBassist · #5 07-26-2009, 04:57 AM

For me, I use these two pedals:

A nice Compressor - EBS MultiComp
An expansive pedal EQ - BOSS GEB-7

dannybuoy · #6 07-26-2009, 07:06 AM

Markbass VLE pedal (don't think it's out yet though!).

Arpeggiator · #7 07-26-2009, 07:09 AM

id say work your eq as previously mentioned, a compressor may help too

mcnach · #8 07-26-2009, 08:24 AM

The Digitech Bass Squeeze is a dual band compressor that I don't like as a compressor, but it can be pretty useful to rceate different tones that are available when you step on the pedal. You can do exactly what you want with it.
Of course, an EQ pedal will do the same and may be more versatile, although it'lllack the compression ability.

I personally use also a very simple setup. Bass goes into a Korg tuner, then into an MXR 10-band EQ pedal, and into a Boss LMB3 limiter. The limiter is there to tame spikes, and I use the EQ to alternate between a bright and a less bright tone. You could have another EQ pedal for another sound, if you wanted to have three sounds available... as long as they're reasonable transparent when switched off.

4-string · #9 07-26-2009, 08:30 AM

Boss TU-2.

MAMMOTHvolume · #10 07-26-2009, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ga_edwards

The tone knob on the bass, if you have one.

+1

4StringsEnough · #11 07-26-2009, 09:02 AM

Electro Harmonix Mole.

bongomania · #12 07-26-2009, 09:16 AM

Birdsong BBox (and there's one in the classifieds).

::::BASSIST:::: · #13 07-26-2009, 09:48 AM

I find the Behringer AD121 to be very useful in taming the highs yet not adding mud.

ga_edwards · #14 07-26-2009, 09:50 AM

Just thinking about the tone knob thing. A regular tone control is linear, so that it rolls of mids as well as highs. There's a new(ish) product called the Stellatone Tone Styler, a replacement tone knob. It allows you to roll of the highs and retain the important mids so you still cut through. Might be worth a look.

http://www.stellartone.com/Page.asp?NavID=147

The eq charts explain the roll off better than I can in words

http://www.stellartone.com/Page.asp?NavID=164

LowendinFL · #15 07-26-2009, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigchiefbc

I would think a simple graphic eq would do, and just cut everything from about 1.2 kHz up. That shouldn't muddy any of your lower notes at all, and it would take the sizzle off the highs. Boss GEB-7 would do this, and MXR makes a 10-band graphic EQ as well.

+1

ga_edwards · #16 07-26-2009, 02:23 PM

Another thought as you say you only use a volume pedal at the moment. There's the fender volume/tone pedal. Rocks back and forth like a regular volume pedal, but the foot plate also tilt/rotates left to right which controls the tone control, similar tone circuit to a guitar tone control.

IIRC this is a reissue of the old D'Armond pedal that Fender now own the rights to.