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A few b3 questions.

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SuperRich

Jul 19, 2012
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#1
I'm after a few sounds to give some depth to a three piece band. Iv not got a high budget at all. So this pedal has me interested. The last multi effects pedal I had was the zoom 506 2 and that really ruined your sound. It made me bass tone muddy and horrible. But iv heard that multi effects have got a lot better now.
I know this pedal is very tweakable which is great because I'm having a lot of trouble finding a bass fuzz I like. Does anyone know if it has a dry input control ? So I can mix in abit of dry into the mix with the sound I like?

The main. Sounds I want it for is slight bass fuzz and a nice reverb for high up on the fret board.

And when using it as an eq is tweaking your true sound or does it always amp simulated ?

I would go and try one if I could but nowhere near has any kind of bass effects.
 
#2
Search the forum,but before that just read the manual,all the answers is here Invalid Link Removed

All of that you want is possible with any product of the Zoom ZFX IV chipset.You can try the 50$ B1on.







 
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#3
The B3 aint like the multis of yesteryear.

Very good for tbe money..verry tweakable.
I reccomend it..but search for zoom b3 as preamp.. (I think is the title)..
That was the thread that convinced me.
Lots of love for that unit. (Yes..there are haters too..like anything)

Ymmv
 
#4
I have a B3 for practice use (I use real pedals at gigs) and I find that B3 is very good at mimicking the pedals it is supposed to except for OD and Distortion.

I don't find that any multiprocessor units like the B3 handle those things well for bass frequencies.

It'll do the trick for you, it's very impressive for the money.
 
#7
I got a B3, and it's a great multi unit, but I was disappointed with the distortion effects; they all sounded kind of harsh and digital. I could actually get better distortion and grit from my Zoom G2.1u. The problem there is you have fewer choices for effects, although you can use more at once. You have 8 modules that can each have one of a specific "kind" of effect, rather than the 3 modules of anything you want on the B3.

The B3 is great, especially when it comes to tones specifically for bass, although the distortion leaves something to be desired for me, and it was disappointing coming from my guitar pedal, which had distortion that worked great on bass.

It's this that is kind of driving me to try to find my voice in dedicated pedals, but that's a long and expensive road.
 
#8
I wouldn't recommend the B3 if you are after dirt. While it does have some okay effects the OD/fuzzes are total crap in my opinion. My bandmates despised most of them even more than I did.

The reverb was okay but I don't really use it so I cannot give a good opinion on it. The compressors on the other hand were garbage.
 
#11
I must be in the minority... I love the dirt sounds on my B3. For crazy high-gain stuff I'm fond of the MXR DI+ patch, and the BB preamp patch is pretty good for lower-gain stuff. I was pleasantly surprised how good they sound. For the price, I'm not sure the B3 can be beat. So much stuff packed in, and I'm still just scratching the surface.
 
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#12
Ok. So Iv now decided I definitely want either the ms60b or the b3. The one thing I'm not sure on is patch changing. Iv tried to work it out I like but I can't seem to get it. I know the ms60b has an alphabetical system when you press the main button. But the b3 doesn't ? So to. Change patches on the b3 you press the middle and right button to go up a patch and the middle and left to go down a patch. Is that right ?
I want to get the one with the most potential for live performance so this is kinda important :/
 
#13
Yea,this is the patch change procedure.The bigger difference is the 3 navigation buttons in b3 vs 1 button in Ms-60b.
The alphabetical system of 60b is useless for B3,because you have more than one stomp button to navigate.
You can toggle on/off 3 fx at a time on B3,only one on Ms.
 
#14
If you just want want a slight bass fuzz and reverb mainly, go with the 60b. That little pedal rocks! Some peeps think the dirt leaves a lot to be desired, and I agree, BUT, the fact that you can build your own patches and add amp sims to fuzz and other dirts makes the dirt usable IMO. I have made a couple of very usable and nice sounding fuzz patches on the 60b. The reverbs are also very good IMO. Some will say they sound quite digital, but in the band setting/live mix, its hard to tell. And the reverbs sound really good to me. That was one of the main reasons I bought the pedal as well.
 
#15
I found that switching groups on the B3 was a pain, having to hold down one button to get to the screen, scrolling using the other switches, then holding the first switch again to get to the effects. I modded mine, like here: Link Removed. Now I can scroll through all the groups effortlessly, which makes using it live so much easier and way more useful.
 
#17
Seems like they just need tweeting then ! Ok totally getting one now. Instead of using the patch selection to quickly change patch, couldn't you use to bank selection with the multi pedal pressing. Then just line up your effects that way for the songs you play. a1 b1 and all that?
 
#18
You can leave the b3 in patch mode and order the patches for your gig, you just won't be able to control individual effects within each patch.

Edit: Sorry, this may be called "bank mode", as you call it; but, it would work as explained above.
 
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