Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[remcult]

Well, the reverbs on the Max are essentially the same ones on the Eventide Space. I have a Max, and to be 100 percent honest, 90 percent of what I use it for are the reverbs. Probably because it's sitting on a big board with other pedals that can do similar things (mods, synths, etc). I would also say that the synths/harmonizers etc on the Max are all monophonic, and I think, at times, they track pretty crappily. The Meris Enzo tracks flawlessly (I can even play the 2 octave up setting really fast and it doesn't choke). So if you're interested in the Eventide verbs, save yourself some money and just get the Space. Honestly, if Eventide made a Blackhole pedal, I'd probably get rid of my Max and get that.

Plus, you're definitely not going to get a Max for under 300, at least I don't think you will. You could likely find a Space used for about 300.

Cool, this is really helpful!

 

[Flabzilla]

A book I was reading suggested pitch shifters in series. Kind of fun, might be keeping the Luminary after all.

 

[Zoobiedood]

Any thought to the Seymour Duncan options? The Silver Lake is just a hair over your budget. Another possible used/sale item to consider.

I've looked at the H9 but haven't tried one. A friend loves his. My beef with them is minimal knobs for live tweaks, but that's how I play.

The Silver Lake is quite a good pedal, but the Dark Sun is the one to get if you like to tweak a lot and like more atmospheric sounds.

 

[dukeorock]

This is kind of a pop tune, so you’ve been warned. 3 tracks of bass through the modular rig, a few drum modules and vocals. Possible tune for my rock band, Prayer Flags

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[dukeorock]

I'll have to check that out, thanks! Do you have any samples of you playing through it on bass?

I may be able to dig something up

 

[Bob_Ross]

My beef with [the Eventide H9] is minimal knobs for live tweaks, but that's how I play.

A guitarist I work with a lot has an iPad on a stand next to him with some sort of H9 Editor onscreen, doesn't even have to touch the pedal. Looks pretty slick.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

A guitarist I work with a lot has an iPad on a stand next to him with some sort of H9 Editor onscreen, doesn't even have to touch the pedal. Looks pretty slick.

Tweaking parameters on a touch screen can be tricky, if you touch a “knob” on the screen it can react weird depending on the angle or where you touch the screen.

Sliders and push buttons are not to bad though.

 

[Bob_Ross]

btw, our drummer (!) showed up at last night's session with this:

Definitely took the music in a new direction. (/understatement)

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

btw, our drummer (!) showed up at last night's session with this:

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Definitely took the music in a new direction. (/understatement)

Damn son!!!!

Wow....

 

[steubig]

ruh oh

 

[dukeorock]

btw, our drummer (!) showed up at last night's session with this:

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Definitely took the music in a new direction. (/understatement)

Whoa...pretty serious rig to just ‘show up’ with!

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Whoa...pretty serious rig to just ‘show up’ with!

Euphemism if I ever heard one.

 

[dukeorock]

Euphemism if I ever heard one.

Still drinking my ‘morning coffee’ so I missed any euphemism. My thoughts were pure as the fresh driven snow...or something really pure. I got nothing

 

[lordradish]

So, I'm still waiting on the finished video of that synth performance I told y'all about, but I did get this really cool promo video today that I want to share. That's me with the curly hair, dad bod and the Virus and Moog. If any of you happen to live in New England, please share!

 

[monsterthompson]

This is kind of a pop tune, so you’ve been warned. 3 tracks of bass through the modular rig, a few drum modules and vocals. Possible tune for my rock band, Prayer Flags

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Almost Soul Coughing-esque

 

[monsterthompson]

Mosterthompson rightfully called me out for some beats. I left space for an emcee in some sections.

Here are two of some I made a while back. Using ableton. No quantize all drums played "finger drums" on pad controller.

"Bass" is either synth from ableton or my bass with OC2.

Use phones or good speakers.....its got subs n stuff.
....sorry if they suck....im still practicing

So do I get writing credit
Nice!
Just listened on my iphone earbuds. I'll need to listen on the big speakers at home.
Man. Introducing subs is a tough move. It almost seems like you have to mix with your eyes. I don't have a treated room, so I can't justify a sub monitor as a reliable tool.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

So do I get writing credit
Nice!
Just listened on my iphone earbuds. I'll need to listen on the big speakers at home.
Man. Introducing subs is a tough move. It almost seems like you have to mix with your eyes. I don't have a treated room, so I can't justify a sub monitor as a reliable tool.

Never mix with a sub. I check out subs with headphones. It's just for the huge hip hop banging kicks.....but it's not like i boosted everything below 63hz. But without a comp at foh we tend to get some clipping when that beat runs live.....haha

Ill share any $ no worries.

 

[monsterthompson]

Ill share any $ no worries.

I'll give the Ferrari store advance warning. I'd hate to raid their inventory and leave all the other customers wanting.

 

[Bob_Ross]

Whoa...pretty serious rig to just ‘show up’ with!

Well, in fairness, he's not just a drummer. He's the same guy who showed up with an Elektron Octatrack a month ago, and a Moog Sub Phatty three months ago, and some weird Drummer-From-Another-Mother (?) gizmo last summer. He's really into electronics and processing both his own (acoustic) drums and the other members of the ensemble.

Plus he clearly has a crap-ton of money to burn.

 

[Spectrum]

Well, in fairness, he's not just a drummer. He's the same guy who showed up with an Elektron Octatrack a month ago, and a Moog Sub Phatty three months ago, and some weird Drummer-From-Another-Mother (?) gizmo last summer. He's really into electronics and processing both his own (acoustic) drums and the other members of the ensemble.

Plus he clearly has a crap-ton of money to burn.

A drummer who's not afraid to work with electronic rhythm machines is nice to have. I'd love to make some music in the style of or inspired by Nine Inch Nails or Gary Numan, but getting a drummer comfortable keeping time to a sequencer is tough. I love my rock band's drummer, but he's not a click track kind of guy.