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Bass FX Hot Takes
- Thread starter vivaknoxvegas
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I prefer side jacks to top jacks.
I have clumsy feet and a bit of extra space in between pedals isn’t “wasted” on my board, it’s a gig-saver!
I have clumsy feet and a bit of extra space in between pedals isn’t “wasted” on my board, it’s a gig-saver!
I would like power adapters to come with my pedals.
after the tech 21 vt bass came out, there was no more need to make new dirt pedals / tube amp sims.
they "did it."
i still have my V1 i bought when it was a new cool thing, and i stand by it.
they "did it."
i still have my V1 i bought when it was a new cool thing, and i stand by it.
Wellshuxley already said it but,
Top jack pedals waste pedalboard space. They are too close together to step on the footswitches, defeating the whole purpose of the foot pedal format. They have to be spread out anyways, leaving empty wasted gaps inbetween while also taking up extra space on top.
Yes to all of this but the last. Having played too many outdoor daytime shows where I could not tell the bypass status of a pedal without playing a note to see whether or not it is on, i think the aircraft landing lights should be a requirement.
I could not resemble or agree more with either of these statements, but especially #3.
I think Timmy is from South Park, right?
Not sure if it qualifies, but my hot take would be "no pedals".
I prefer just plugging directly into my amp. I've tried just about any kind of bass pedal out there, from modulators to dirt to compressors, but always end up getting rid of them.
Granted my main basses have relatively complicated and unusual onboard circuits (active filters and/or passive switching options of a wide variety).
Of course, there's no right or wrong though. Everybody has to find their own groove.
I prefer just plugging directly into my amp. I've tried just about any kind of bass pedal out there, from modulators to dirt to compressors, but always end up getting rid of them.
Granted my main basses have relatively complicated and unusual onboard circuits (active filters and/or passive switching options of a wide variety).
Of course, there's no right or wrong though. Everybody has to find their own groove.
I'd go so far as to say offending builders should be beaten about the head with all that wasted pedal board real estate. Or just the whole board. Or a stick. Top jacks or bust.
The balance between board size and convenience seems to be impossible for me to achieve. Boards with two rows rarely work for me because they might be too big, and I end up having trouble hitting the right button without stepping on other pedals. I need a board that is just a little longer than the one I have so everything is in one row.
I'll go so far as to say that most of our signal chain is largely for our own gratification. 97% of our bandmates* only care that we make nice "thump thump thump" sounds, with each note being distinct. In the cover band world, we (and the drummer) are generally supposed to be 'felt' and not noticed: we know we're doing our job correctly if the audience is dancing.
*Fortunately I work with some BLs who like my tones (my clangy overdriven hard rock tone in particular), but while that's nice, what matters most is that they keep offering me work.
A dirt option is almost necessary, a compression option can be helpful, all else is indulgence.
This is genre dependent.
Indeed - Bootsy, for example, would definitely disagree!
But it's a "hot take", see, which by definition is quick and inaccurate, no?
Hot take - Wikipedia
Example, the best funk bassists wear only athletic socks - emphasis on only.
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Chorus on bass always sounds terrible.
