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Can't decide what effect to buy :(

BKuettel

BKuettel

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Apr 8, 2011
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Oneonta, NY
#1
I am looking into getting an effect to "spice things up" during some parts of my bands original material. I really want something during this one particular bass solo that will...



1.) Digress from my original tone enough to sound different yet not out of place per say...



2.) NOT take away any of my original tone when it is disengaged (I will probably only use it for 10-15% of the material)



I have about $150 budget, will buy used, however I specifically want a pedal so I can disengage it easily for live shows. No rack effects. I was thinking about a Flanger, Delay, maybe even a synthesizer or something... Just want something thats a good all around effects to add some variety to our 4 piece considering we only have 1 guitarist atm. I am very picky as I don't want it to digress from the tone I have now. (I really like what I have now)

Some background info

I use a bbe sonic maximizer and a sansamp bddi in the effects loop already. I will run this into the front of the pre-amp after my boss lmb-3. Progressive metal genre.

Thanks for any input and advice ahead of time!:bassist:
 
#5
First, I don't think your BDDI belongs in the effecs loop of an amp. (Neither do most pedals) Have you tried it as a pedal before your amp and decided you liked it more in the loop?

For $150 you can get a used EBS UniChorus which is both a chorus and a flanger. Chorus is a pretty good thickener that can be set to be as subtle as you like.
 
#6
matante said:
First, I don't think your BDDI belongs in the effecs loop of an amp. (Neither do most pedals) Have you tried it as a pedal before your amp and decided you liked it more in the loop?

For $150 you can get a used EBS UniChorus which is both a chorus and a flanger. Chorus is a pretty good thickener that can be set to be as subtle as you like.
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I used to have it in front of my amp and didn't like it. I could never get it to cut through in a band setting. Using an SVT 4 pro, it sucks a lot of low mids when put in front of the amp, even when I boost it with the amp's own EQ. Running it in the fx loop seems to help a little.


The EBS, does it cut away from some tone when engaged or even disengaged? It does seem very useful having both options available. Has good reviews too.
 
#7
It won't change your tone either way, but make sure you get the latest version which has "True Bypass" written on top. It has more headroom than the first version, which distorts easily with high output basses.
 
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matante said:
It won't change your tone either way, but make sure you get the latest version which has "True Bypass" written on top. It has more headroom than the first version, which distorts easily with high output basses.
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Will take that into account when I lay down the cash. Thanks!


Crystalman85 said:
If you want a good affordable chorus pedal with amazing sound quality, definitely check out the danelectro cool cat cc-1 chorus pedal. this pedal sounds phenomenal on bass.
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Looked it up, wow that's cheap! Will look at sound clips of it right now. Thanks!
 
#11
If you like the tone you have already and just want a little something extra for parts of songs, chorus or a flange will be the way to go or perhaps a boost or a little heavier overdrive? Delay sounds great on bass but I personally have to really work to get it to fit right into a song...usually it ends up sounding forced and unnatural. Something like a chorus though is a set and forget type pedal; same with an overdrive.
 
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NKUSigEp said:
If you like the tone you have already and just want a little something extra for parts of songs, chorus or a flange will be the way to go or perhaps a boost or a little heavier overdrive? Delay sounds great on bass but I personally have to really work to get it to fit right into a song...usually it ends up sounding forced and unnatural. Something like a chorus though is a set and forget type pedal; same with an overdrive.
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Man, I'm quoting everyone else today. Idea-stealing punks :) :)

^^Werd. A bit of chorus can really help put some extra zing in your tone, especially for those parts where there may not be much else going on. It's my go-to pedal for my solos. Would like to try a delay, I know I like it on guitar :)

Peace,
Greg
 
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Here is an example of where I would use said effect.



I'm sorry for the low volume of the bass, a rough recording for things to come. Just listen to it with really good headphones with the bass increased a bit. I am pretty sure the effect here would work in other parts in my other songs. I want something to make it sound a little different/unique from a simple bass solo.
 
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#16
for that part, i'd go for something that cuts right though instead of becoming lost - personally i wouldn't go for delay and maybe some gnarly overdrive or eq'd flange. in a band with tunes like yours i think chorus or delay would sound a bit weird, but that's just me.

using a pick there would help it stand out a heap more too, though i know lots of people don't think bass players should ever play with picks (they are wrong) :P
 

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