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Bass Whammy Petition!

#201
Unless you're doing a tribute band, I personally think it's kind of a bit sad to copy someone else's setup and sound to a T anyway. Get a WH4, try to be a bit more original than just another JC fan boy. Sure there's nothing wrong with copying a few aspects of his set up, but it gets a bit sad when people have to copy their favourite players to a T, then go use that exact sound to play in an originals band. I'm sure with the vast majority of people this isn't the case, so really, other than fan boy hype, I don't see what's the big fuss about the Bass Whammy. Be a bit different, just stick with the WH4 and save yourself a few quid. The music industry isn't looking for carbon copies.

Please don't take offence if you are indeed a JC fan boy, I first got into using pedals with my bass thanks to him. When I started, for a short while, I had every intention of getting everything he had and more. All these bright, shiney pedals got me all excited! ;) Unfortunately for me, I'm not playing bass for Tool (or even a tribute band) so there's no reason I, or anyone else for that matter in the same situation, shouldn't be able to create decent, original (or original enough) music without his exact set up, given appropriate time and effort. Keep it fresh, folks, do your own thing.

Finally though, I gotta admit, it would be nice to be able to play though Disposition for once, with things sounding exactly as it should :D It's really no big deal though.

EDIT: On second thoughts, the way music industry seems to be going, maybe carbon copies are indeed what it's after :rolleyes:
 
#204
Happynoj said:
Well - that is just personal opinion. I like Rage better, you like Tool better. Agree to disagree?
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tOoL FTW! tOoL is teh ROXXoRZ!

Kidding... I like both. I do prefer Tool, but when you look at my list of favorite artists... it's a no-brainer.

RATM would almost be an anomaly on said if it weren't for my love of punk and the political. :D

Oh, and I disagree to agree to disagree. :ninja:
 
#212
I like RATM better than tool... Granted, both bands make albums that sound all the same, but RATM is groovier...

Tool, writes all odd time signatures, and make them "appear to sound intricate" while every song sounds the same... How many 5/4 or 7.8 licks in D can they write???
 
#213
Tool only all sounds the same if you don't already like them.

Tool fans see huge differences in the albums and songs. I know I do.



Anyways, I use an Electro Harmonix HOG... it'll do an Octave up and 1 step up bend. And it'll do all sorts of harmonies. With the foot controller, you get 6 presets.

It's expensive, but it tracks MUCH better than the current Digitech whammy.

Not to mention the other features it adds.
 
#217
I might be flamed, but what is it y'all see in this pedal anyway?(besides Tool used one)? I had one when they came out...I liked the fact you could control the mix of chorus with the footpedal (I use an older DigiTech XP200 for that now, much cheaper to get), and the octave-up mode sounded cool....but the harmony stuff tracked wierdly and was pretty much a one-song-only thing before it got boring. There's likely newer stuff out there that can do these functions better. I took the pedal back, but imagined it to be cooler than it was, then tried it out again a few months later... I missed the pedal chorus ability and the faux 8 string effect... and again returned it as not being justifiably useful to me. There is no real unique sound-mojo factor in this pedal, IMO, other than the fact it has harmony, up octave, and chorus in one box...it was probably one of the first bass pedals to do that and that's what put it on the map, but other bass-only stuff has come along that can do all this better (and quieter). ..YMMV..this was one of those pedals for me that's cool messing around with at home but when reality sets in, you are wondering when you can actually use it. Sometimes pedals are discontinued for a good reason... mainly because bass effects get tiresome quickly, perhaps, and that's why companies like Zoom only make bass-multi effects in the beginner price range? (I have an octabass that's way cool, tho... again YMMV.
 
#218
I sorta agree, I don't see that many people really using them... and as I said, EHX makes a pedal that does harmonies and octave bends better than the whammy.Though it doesn't quite sound the same... it's too... clean.


Either way, I think a lot of bassists get bored jamming by themselves, so it's cool to have stuff to play with. I have lots of pedals I never use when the drummer's here.




Having said that, I'd be down for a Bass Whammy.
 
#220
I'll admit that I have no experience with the Bass Whammy. I've never been able to try one. From what I understand, it sounds like it would be a great, almost essential, tool for any bassist who wants to do some serious experimenting and layering.

My angle on the whole thing is on the business side. If there truly is enough demand out there for a reissue of this pedal, then why isn't Digitech supplying and making money? Either there is not enough demand to make it worth Digitech's design and production, or Digitech is oblivious to to the demand. Thoughts?
 

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