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Bass pedal setup

fathom66

fathom66

Jun 11, 2010
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New Braunfels, Tx
#1
Ok, This current setup has worked for me pretty good thus far as far as tone per say, but Im not liking my distortion sound (when I use it). Any suggestions...here is my setup chain

(from AMP) Fender rumble 350 ---->Sansamp DI----->MXR m180 Compressor-----> EH Bass Big Muff PI-----> tuner----> Line 6 wireless (when used)-----> BASS

Ive heard talk in the guitar forums about placing the distortion pedal between the DI and the compressor? Is this any good? Also if I were to purchase a bass chorus...where would a place it. Draw it out for me please!

thanks:help:
 
#2
Remember electricity flows like water from your bass not from your amp. Try turning off your comp when you use the Big Muff. Chorus would go after the comp before the sans.
 
#4
I put my dirt pedals after the comp. Works well, and keeps it from "taming" the distortion. No need to turn off the comp when you do it this way. In such a scenario, you would want the chorus after the distortion, and before the DI.

I like to place wah pedals before the compressor. Sometimes they can put out harsh resonant peaks, which a compressor can help smooth out.
 
#7
Youre talking about my initial post...how I currently set things up....is that it? For the most part my tone is great this way...no issues but its the distortion sound....just want to know if I have it in the right area...and yeah, Im looking for a distortion pedal alternate...any suggestions?
 
#13
I would go:

Bass -> Wireless -> Comp -> Dist -> Chorus -> DI -> Amp

I like the Compressor first so it will affect the clean bass signal and the chorus after the dirt.

I left the tuner out because I think it would be worth the 50 bucks to buy an effects loop pedal with a tuner out from one of the pedal makers (I just received my first pedal from Loopmaster and it appears to be great - he also gets a lot of love on TB). Then, you will have the ability to bypass the effects and have a clean signal into the amp when you don't want to use the effects. It's my opinion that it's probably better to have the bass go through as few things as possible when you aren't using any of them. And, with the tuner out, you will be able to tune your bass without any sound coming out.

I just bought a 1-looper without a tuner out, stupidly - I wish I bought the one with a tuner out. (There may be a one looper from Loopmaster on ebay/classified/craigslist chicago/amazon/etc. sometime soon haha.)

So I pretty much fully agree with Bassist4Eris (as well as his Wah first preference, that's what I have too - wah first of all)
 

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