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03-06-2012, 11:43 AM
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I usually keep the gain pretty low, but I can turn it up with my toe if I need it to get super dirty
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03-06-2012, 11:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | Mine was the VT Bass. Since I've gotten rid of that, the next in line is my DL4. I have that thing on in different settings for 95% of my band's set |
03-06-2012, 11:47 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Crown Point, IN | | | Fuzzrocious' Broke Dick Peanut Gallery is quickly becoming my always on pedal.
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03-06-2012, 12:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | If it's always on, is it still an effect? |
03-06-2012, 12:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Austin | | | Behemoth II |
03-06-2012, 12:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX | | | Even if it's on all the time, I'd deffinately call it an effect because it is an external device that is altering your tone from the traditional bass to amp signal chain.
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03-06-2012, 12:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Quote:
Originally Posted by learning_towalk  Even if it's on all the time, I'd deffinately call it an effect because it is an external device that is altering your tone from the traditional bass to amp signal chain. | True, but if it's always on, is it that much different than say the EQ on your amp? If you have an effect that is always on, I would say that it's part of your sound as it's always there.
Not trying to be a DB, I'm just posing a question about what is an effect. |
03-06-2012, 12:36 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Cave Passive Pedals | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ohio | | | If it modifies your signal (gain, modulate, octave, etc), it is an effect. The preamp section of your bass amp is an effect. The difference here is we are talking about "pedals".
If one was truly "No Effects", they would be plugging straigth into a power amp. |
03-06-2012, 12:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI | | | Aggie Tone Hammer into a VT Bass. Always on. |
03-06-2012, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX | | | How do you like the tone hammer>VT?
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03-06-2012, 01:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by learning_towalk How do you like the tone hammer>VT? | Personally, I think it's a great combination together.
I seem to prefer that setup (TH into the VT as opposed to the other way around). The Tone Hammer EQs my bass signal and adds a bit of bite to my tone before it hits the VT and to my ears seems to be more versatile in shaping than if I were trying to EQ the VT. Any tone adjustments I make on the fly are done then with the TH (so I can leave the somewhat touchy VT alone).
The downside is that it pretty much negates the XLR out on the TH if the combo of the two tones is what I'm trying to get (which it is). For recording I do the same positions, I'm just essentially using the TH for it's EQ, and then I feed those both in line to a separate DI (Kind of silly, but I like the way it sounds). |
03-06-2012, 01:23 PM
| | | | My SansAmp BDDI is always on when I play my bass. It makes my small boring amp sound great! And it adds more awesome rocking growl to my Jazz bass's twang.
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03-06-2012, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BassPlayer900 My SansAmp BDDI is always on when I play my bass. It makes my small boring amp sound great! And it adds more awesome rocking growl to my Jazz bass's twang. | I agree. Used to not care for the BDDI but these days I like how it's sounding. |
03-06-2012, 06:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal | | | my VT Bass, which I use as pre-amp. if I ever star doing some serious regular gigging i'll probably get a comp, so as to improve consistency and beef the tone a bit, due to too much jumping around when playing
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03-06-2012, 06:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD | | | Markbass Compressore. Always on (3:1-4:1)... Nothing crazy.
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03-06-2012, 08:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ennui | | | I never used to have an "always on" pedal. However, as I have the cleanest solid-state amp that has ever been made, and that isn't an exaggeration, I needed a little grit. Towards that end, I now have a Catalinbread Formula no. 5 (which likes my SG) and a Way Huge Red Llama clone (which doesn't like my SG, but it does sound nice). They are always on.
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03-06-2012, 08:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Alabama | | | Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire - adds a nice tube-like punch that sits great in the mix if you set it up with a light overdrive.
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03-06-2012, 08:53 PM
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03-06-2012, 09:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Zealand | | | I have 3 always on pedals. Boss LS2, Boss NS-2 and VT Bass for me. Was going to try a BDDI recently 'till I realised it didn't have a mids knob. Wouldnt of minded the XLR out though.
Still deciding on the Noise suppressor, whether I really need it or not.
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03-06-2012, 09:33 PM
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