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04-27-2009, 05:58 PM
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Played bass for decades with a bass and amp only (and about 2 years ago starting playing the big boy, an upright).
Just got my first set of pedals and seem to be collecting them quicker than I can use them! Have used them sparingly at gigs, almost embarrassed to squash something on the floor like a stomp box, but truly like the sounds that they produce.
Chorus and Reverb together add to a ballad or jazz standard and I use them with my fretless at home all the time.
OD has become my pedal of choice when I want to stand out a little from the band and it sounds even nicer when coupled with other effects.
Is this common? Your first pedal makes you want to buy and use more and more pedals. I've already secured a Pedal Train and I think that I'm on the road to ruin.
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04-27-2009, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by StyleOverShow  Is this common? Your first pedal makes you want to buy and use more and more pedals. | Pretty much. Quote:
Originally Posted by StyleOverShow I've already secured a Pedal Train and I think that I'm on the railroad to ruin. | Fixed it for ya.
Some people are addicted to crack cocaine. The TB FX forum denizens are addicted to pedals; and why not. Even a boutique pedal is cheaper than a boutique bass and it makes cooler sounds. |
04-27-2009, 06:06 PM
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Endorsing Artist: see profile | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: toms_river.nj.us | | | Common????? It's inevitable!!!!
I had a phaser, tube screamer and Envelope filter back in 81-82 and never really got much use out of them... lost / sold them by the end of the 80s
Fast forward to 2 years ago when I caught the bug... now I have 12 pedals on my board and 2 new ones I'm building plus another 2 I'm planning. I outgrew my first board and bought a bigger one, now I'm about to start using the 2 of them together!!!!! |
04-27-2009, 06:16 PM
| | | | I had had a single pedal (OD) for 6 years, and it was enough for me. Over the past 4 months (coincidentally, ever since I started visiting TB), tho, I've bought 5 pedals... :\ |
04-27-2009, 06:17 PM
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04-28-2009, 03:16 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario | | | Dude when I first came to Talkbass, I had a mild addiction. I wanted to build a Tool ripoff board for the lowest price possible. With the knowledge you'll receive from this forum...you'll be headed to the saem twelve-step program my wife is sending me too!! But wow...what a ride it is!!
Just the other day my neighbour said to me, "Hey I didn't know you had a synth in your basement?!" I must have been havin some OC-2/fuzz fun.
Welcome Aboard!!!
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04-28-2009, 03:29 AM
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It's definitely a slippery slope. I started out with a single chorus ten years ago and it has ballooned into a board filled with effects. I'd say to save yourself, but it's probably already too late.  |
04-28-2009, 03:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | I don't even have a job anymore and I'm still buying pedals.
Hmm, maybe I could sell my spleen to get a BMS, any takers? |
04-28-2009, 04:14 AM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | Ya, I could never do that. I've always just bought pedals that were incredibly good deals or pedals that I really thought I could use. I can't do the pedal junkie thing because I find them so annoying to use more than a handful. But I will say that being a pedal junkie beats being a heroin junkie any day
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04-28-2009, 04:22 AM
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Builder for FUZZROCIOUS PEDALS | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mount Laurel, NJ | | BTW buddy, it's called GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome).  |
04-28-2009, 04:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: At the middle | | | Welcome to TB fx forum. you may find yourself staring at the
'post your pedalboard' thread for hours, then a GAS build-up is sure to follow...
my journey started with a tuner, then came the need for a compressor,then wah, then chorus, and then the never ending quest for that fuzz you keep hearing inside your head.
enjoy the trip my friend.
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04-28-2009, 04:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ålesund, Norway | | Quote:
Originally Posted by StyleOverShow Played bass for decades with a bass and amp only (and about 2 years ago starting playing the big boy, an upright).
Just got my first set of pedals and seem to be collecting them quicker than I can use them! Have used them sparingly at gigs, almost embarrassed to squash something on the floor like a stomp box, but truly like the sounds that they produce.
Chorus and Reverb together add to a ballad or jazz standard and I use them with my fretless at home all the time.
OD has become my pedal of choice when I want to stand out a little from the band and it sounds even nicer when coupled with other effects.
Is this common? Your first pedal makes you want to buy and use more and more pedals. I've already secured a Pedal Train and I think that I'm on the road to ruin. | You took the red pill, you face the consequences. You deserve no sympathy for your plight. |
04-28-2009, 05:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia | | | just be wary of GAS,....
I still keep looking for 'the ultimate fuzz/bass distortion' tone even though im actually happy with my gear 98% of the time,... looking at youtube vids of everything possible!
even though I have no real place for it in my band (which is most of my creative output) I still look into ring mods and bit crushers and noise machines,... I always end up with my mind split in two places though,... to be the justin chancellor of effect and add random noises to make certain parts better,... or to keep it simple and play more like Adam Duce from machine head with simple rythm and the occasional distortion/modulated thing happening,...
even some pedals I have no real use for I still keep looking at clips alot though,... hmmmmm
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04-28-2009, 07:47 AM
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Non-Stereotypical GC Sales/Training Manager...No more selling :( | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY | | Pedals are my cocaine...  |
04-28-2009, 07:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | I want to be a pedal junkie, but I just can't find a use for them in my situation. I suppose that's a good thing...at least for my bank account. |
04-28-2009, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Chronicle Pedals are my cocaine... | now you have metalocalypse with the rock clown in my head,...
'I DO COCCCCAIIIIINEEEEEEEEEE'
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04-28-2009, 08:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | It's an addiction for sure, but at least it's a healthy one. I use a very small board, (5 pedals) with my band, but have a much larger board at home, mostly for my own amusement. Waiting for the day when a project comes along where I can use them all.
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04-28-2009, 08:58 AM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyM But I will say that being a pedal junkie beats being a heroin junkie any day | A little safer too. |
04-28-2009, 09:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: London, England | | | I'm just glad that GAS isn't actually physical...TB would be the smelliest place on Earth!
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04-28-2009, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by joeinsprings A little safer too. | I don't think so. Oscillation and feedback are incredibly dangerous to your hearing, your bandmates, your audience, and the venue.
But I swear I have no personal experience to back this up... nope, none whatsoever... 
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