Chorus and flanger, then what?

[herndonbassist]

The Superego is really cool. (Freeze function sure too). It’s a pretty neat interval training tool. Like freeze a note and play scales over it. It’s actually more useful than I even thought it would be in practice, like sustaining a chord where a synth pad should be, etc.

I love my superego, and currently only use it for the freeze-like function.

That said, I have a ZCat Reverb that also has a hold function, but it allows me to get shimmery reverb trails.

 

[micguy]

A pedal tuner is almost as useful for the mute function as it is for the tuning. It's the first pedal everyone should have. I do have a reverb - an Earthquaker Afterneath. Useful for ambient stuff - I play in churches, and when we're doing "pads" between songs, it covers the "lulls" where I turn down my volume, hit the next note, and swell back in. When we're playing actual songs, where I'm helping to drive things rhythmically, it's off.

 

[Stranger Danger]

Kiss method.. Keep it stupid simple.. Peterson tuner for accuracy..


Chorus/gated reverb for bass.. Not crazy but usable.

I’ve never heard of gated reverb. Very interesting

 

[DeepFriedBass]

You're using a tuner without a mute function? That's something a guitarist would do. Horrible!

In between every song..

"Ok, guys.."

"BAAoooowwaaAAAHH"
"BrrrrRRRRAAaHhh"
"BoooowwwwWWWAIINNGG"
"BaaaRRrRRrRrNNNNN"

"GET A TUNER YOU DONKEY!"
"AHH, MY LEG!"

 

[vvvmmm]

A famous example of gated reverb is the Phil Collins song's toms on "In the Air Tonight".

For me, I'd want a looper and a filter, then an octave.

 

[Nunovsky]

You're using a tuner without a mute function? That's something a guitarist would do. Horrible!

In between every song..

"Ok, guys.."

"BAAoooowwaaAAAHH"
"BrrrrRRRRAAaHhh"
"BoooowwwwWWWAIINNGG"
"BaaaRRrRRrRrNNNNN"

"GET A TUNER YOU DONKEY!"
"AHH, MY LEG!"

 

[spigmu]

Don’t worry, I have a tuner, but a pedal tuner would be usefull.

Since I broke down and got headstock tuners I've barely touched my tuner pedal or the tuners in assorted multifx pedals. Nothing extra to stomp on, and since it's tuning by vibration you knob down the volume on the bass, tune up, volume back up. But it's a major sin to leave it on the headstock while playing. Popping it on and off is still the fastest way to tune for me.

 

[MTN.bass72]

Then it will be, afterward maybe a reverb or a delay. But I would like to build an hybrid pedalboard. By that I mean a pedalboard that will sound as good on bass than on guitar. I think its achievable if I don’t want any dirts.

If you're doing a double duty board and want a really great delay/verb pedal.. Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master
It's fantastic for both...

 

[Denis F C]

Thanks all,

i got my neo mistress back to the shop. Too much noisy when on, they will trouble check it. Is it a normal issue with that pedal?

And I almost tried a freeze by the same way. I don’t know yet if I want a freeze or a Looper.

 

[John Metta]

Thanks all,

i got my neo mistress back to the shop. Too much noisy when on, they will trouble check it. Is it a normal issue with that pedal?

And I almost tried a freeze by the same way. I don’t know yet if I want a freeze or a Looper.

I had a looper before a sustain and I'm glad I did, because it opened my eye to what was possible and I would not have both if I had gone the other way. However, everything I did with a looper was more...involved. Because of that, I didn't end up using it as often as I thought. I think the sustain is more versatile (for me) because I can use it in such a simple way, that I end up using it more. I use it all the time since getting the Gamechanger, actually. It's just a beautiful ambiance. If I'd gotten that first, I probably would never have looked further to a looper.

Knowing what I know now, if I could only get one, it would be a good sustain that can layer. Because it's useful whether I'm doing rich stuff or just basic stuff. A looper is not as good (for me) for really basic stuff because there's always the "Okay, now I'm gonna set up the loop" part, where I have just deadness behind it. In fact, I find I use my looper more now BECAUSE of the sustain, since I can hold a note or multi-note layer while I'm creating an ostinato, and it's not so obvious that things have suddenly stopped while I'm creating a loop. In fact, the combination of a sustain behind a building ostinato creates a nice movement and transition.

For me, the looper is something I'm building on after the sustain. Although, again, I'm glad I went looper first, because if I'd started with the Gamechanger, I might not have ever bought another pedal (It's just that good

 

[vvvmmm]

Have you looped from the sustain pedal? Did it work well? (just occurred to me, but I'd have to re-wire stuff to try, me)

 

[Denis F C]

I got a ditto years ago and it didn’t work for me, and I can’t imagine using it live (in a drum n bass setting). I’ll try the freeze and see.

 

[John Metta]

Have you looped from the sustain pedal? Did it work well? (just occurred to me, but I'd have to re-wire stuff to try, me)

No, I haven't. Never occurred to me, either.

 

[vvvmmm]

We are geniuses, geniuses, I tellya!

 

[crguti]

Tuner? nah, you don’t need that. It is not the most important pedal... who did say that? crazy people.

 

[Denis F C]

I got the freeze today, and ordered a big muff for bass. My layout of pedals is complete for now

 

[Denis F C]

The question remain: In which order to put them? I have a neo clone, a neo mistress, a freeze and a big muff pi bass.

 

[vvvmmm]

I'd go: muff>mistress>clone>freeze

 

[Denis F C]

Thank you, ill try that when i get my big muff in the mail next week.

But, what is the general opinion about chorus and flanger togheter ? Chorus with a soft flanger sound good to my hear, but what if its only me ?

 

[vvvmmm]

I think the Electric Mistress is chorus and flanger ...