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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
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My wife gave me a Bandcamp gift card for Christmas, so I got a bunch of stuff...
Picked up a few things. Thanks for the reminder
Snakes of Russia Snakes Of Russia
These Beasts These Beasts
Honolulu Babylon Where Seagulls Dare, by Honolulu Babylon
@Starthief
i audited a few of those. some nice selections.
i noticed arve henriksen on one. dunno if you’re into the norwegian scene that he’s a part of, but there are some amazing things coming out of there, imo.
i audited a few of those. some nice selections.
i noticed arve henriksen on one. dunno if you’re into the norwegian scene that he’s a part of, but there are some amazing things coming out of there, imo.
re bandcamp, i stink cause i didn’t buy anything (have a pile of stuff i’ve bought that i still need to listen to).
instead, i put something out (a few days earlier than i had expected).
instead, i put something out (a few days earlier than i had expected).
I have a question for you all. I play post rock and I feel more and more the will to go with a simplistic pedalboard. Just a VT Bass Deluxe and a tuner pedal. Because I feel the need to hear the bass in the mix, and let the guitars play with the sonic effects.
Just a bit of overdrive and I’m set.
what do you guys think of this? Do you need a lot of effects in the bass for nowadays post rock?
Just a bit of overdrive and I’m set.
what do you guys think of this? Do you need a lot of effects in the bass for nowadays post rock?
Not at all. Do what feels right.
I think that when we start to add a lot of effects we start to disconnect with the drums in the groove section. And I want to be in the pocket and have a great low end to be heard in the mix like a proper bass sound.
Sounds like if you want to add effects in your band’s context you might want a way to split and HPF the signal so the deep bass doesn’t get tangled in the wet sounds. That said, you need to think of the composition and instrumentation. If the guitars are already heavy on effects, then you’re probably right to want to keep a dry signal and lock in with the drums.
This is the pedalboard I used in the last gig. Bass > Shure Wireless > Sadowsky Preamp > Russian Bass Balls > VT Bass Deluxe.
I had two DI’s to the FOH, one clean from the Sadowsky and one “dirty” from the VT Bass Deluxe with some overdrive. Then I asked the sound guy to blend them out of phase, about 80% dirty to 20% clean, so that way I will not loose the low end that is crucial on Bass.
My backline was a Ampeg SVT-III Pro with a SVT-215E just to provide some nice rumble on the stage sound. Out from the VT Bass Deluxe.
I loved the punch and tone we had, and got compliments of another bassists and musicians that played that night. And from people on the crowd.
hi
i don’t play post-rock, per se, but have used effects in bands for a long, long time.
go for what you want to hear. if it’s not working, modify it. do what you feel is right for the music.
imo/e, effects give you the opportunity to use the bass in an orchestrational (yeah, “new word”) way, so you can be parts of different textures. intro or breakdown or outro is light and airy? what can be done to enhance that texture? maybe it’s nothing (tacet is a choice), maybe it’s light reverb (or whatever).
sometimes it’s no effects, sometimes a lot.
anyway, you’re the boss of you in this situation. (at least that’s my story.)
Bought it and returned it. @dukeorock told me I’d dislike the quality of the effects and he was right. It’s fine as a module but not inspiring. On “paper” I understand the attraction.
I’ve also considered the Erica Dual FX, but have been told by the Perfect Circuit staff that the sounds are similar to the DSP2 in quality, and a little “artificial” sounding.
I flashed the Electus Versio firmware to my Desmodus module to compare the two reverb styles. I like the “clocked” function of the Electus. If you’ve got a Versio, definitely give this firmware a shot.
For additional effects. I’ve considered a Happy Nerding FX Aid Pro but I’m not sure it’s considerably better than just running out to a H9 or iOS.
thanks for the tip on fx aid pro. it has some things that i really want (reverse reverb). need to see how it sounds, so now i'll be down that rabbit hole.
i set weird rules for myself. for instance, i don't want to run into a standalone effects unit like the h9 (etc.), i want to keep it all in the modular universe for this particular path. not saying that's smart, just how i roll.
@monsterthompson unexciting as in it's just a nice but vanilla reverb, or it's not a good sounding reverb? my thing with a lot of effects is that i like good sounding but generic sounds that enhance the input—not things that are sexier than the input.
I didn't have it for long. Maybe a day or two. I just felt like it wasn't worth the space in the rack and wasn't "playable" in the ways I was interested in. The effects are fine. I'd say it might be worth driving up to Perfect Circuit to demo one.
The other unit I'd consider for a similar MFX module would be the Happy Nerding. My bud loves his, but I haven't played it directly.
