Been keeping an eye out for one of those.
Current available ones are around $225 to $230 ish on the Verb.
I just wish it had Top Jacks...
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Chorus pedals for Bass
- Thread starter Geri O
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Been keeping an eye out for one of those.
Current available ones are around $225 to $230 ish on the Verb.
I just wish it had Top Jacks...
Yeah me too, I got a really nice one for 140 here about 3 years ago, sold it... stupid moveBeen keeping an eye out for one of those.
Current available ones are around $225 to $230 ish on the Verb.
I just wish it had Top Jacks...
Side jacks are my only complaint about the Anadime. Love it’s basic tone and I really like the adjustable HPF on the affected signal. It lets you keep as much of a nice clean bottom end as you want to keep it from getting too warbly but you can also lower the HPF frequency all the way and get a sweet chorus across all of your tone. Very versatile.Been keeping an eye out for one of those.
Current available ones are around $225 to $230 ish on the Verb.
I just wish it had Top Jacks...
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I'm a bit late on this thread but, a bought a Nemphasis Steam Bass Chorus pedal a few years back.
Best chorus I've used and it has that handy LPF/HPF switch too.
Best chorus I've used and it has that handy LPF/HPF switch too.
Well this is just my taste, my suggestion. I think chorus is a very strong bass effect, it's very colorful and intense. It is very difficult to disguise the phase change cycle. Currently there are effects on several pedals called Defret, or even Comb Filter, this when it occurs in cabinets is uncontrollable, a defect.
Sample Delay is another option. Note that fretless already incorporates part of the effect into the very nature of the instrument. I think the options I described are much better and smoother than chorus, they temper the fretless sound very well and go almost unnoticed. And obviously we are talking about frequencies from just above the midrange.
Sample Delay is another option. Note that fretless already incorporates part of the effect into the very nature of the instrument. I think the options I described are much better and smoother than chorus, they temper the fretless sound very well and go almost unnoticed. And obviously we are talking about frequencies from just above the midrange.
One of the things I love about the Source Audio Gemini / Mercury and Lunar is the low retain control. It's another great method of retaining the low end in a mix. Then there's the 4 band EQ, Recently I've been using a 15db boost at 3Khz, which seems just right for my bass in pushing those Chorus upper tones. After many years of searching, my SA Lunar is now working really well for me. I've also got my Leslie cab simulator working in a way that I like too. For bass, it's hard to find a chorus pedal that retains the low end, allows a low bass boost and has the options of top end boost, while staying wet enough for bass. I think so many great modulation pedals / panels are targeted at guitar players. The problem with bass is that we need a wetter solution, that has some thunderous low end and top end EQ options to bring the effect into play.
I don’t see the Keeley Seafoam talked about much around here but wow. That thing is versatile and sounds fantastic.
what is the general consensus on analogman mini chorus for bass? yay or nay?
I’ve heard nothing but good about them, but haven’t tried one yet myself.
awesome to hear this. been wanting to add some modulation then i saw it on Yob bassist's board. is chorus the essential effect i should invest on to get those same trippy tones?
The Analogman Chorus with “Deep” mod was THE bass chorus of taste on Talkbass for years before the explosion of the boutique/small pedal builder industry 10-15 years ago. He offers the “Deep Mod” that lengthens the fixed delay time and makes it sound much thicker (which is the version most bassists use).
The Analogman Chorus is actually a modified version of the EHX Small Clone chorus (the old big-box one), which is no slouch itself particularly for the price (I used to use one that I had done a bunch of mods too as well).
Modulation of some kind, for sure. Maybe some delay.
If you’re new to modulation and modulation curious there are a few options out there that can let you experiment with phaser, chorus/vibrato, flange, tremolo etc. EHX makes a couple multi units, Southampton, and others. I might suggest something like that while you figure out what sounds you’re into.
I personally love modulation. Harmonic tremolo, chorus, and phaser are amongst my faves.
If you’re new to modulation and modulation curious there are a few options out there that can let you experiment with phaser, chorus/vibrato, flange, tremolo etc. EHX makes a couple multi units, Southampton, and others. I might suggest something like that while you figure out what sounds you’re into.
I personally love modulation. Harmonic tremolo, chorus, and phaser are amongst my faves.
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You're not late.
The thread was started in 2019, you're just in time to see it rise phoenix-like yet again, and it does so every few months or so.
I’ve tried the MXR offerings, the Analogman chorus, the Polytope, the Boss CE2 and Dimension C, and the Providence Anadime Bass. I kept the Providence.
If you want something that does crazy things in addition to a nice, pretty chorus effect, the Polytope can’t be outdone (can probably be matched but not topped). If you want a really simple “set and forget” chorus that treats your instrument’s low end with the respect and dignity it demands, then the Providence would be my suggestion.
If you want something that does crazy things in addition to a nice, pretty chorus effect, the Polytope can’t be outdone (can probably be matched but not topped). If you want a really simple “set and forget” chorus that treats your instrument’s low end with the respect and dignity it demands, then the Providence would be my suggestion.
It was great! They were all really nice, just different. The Dimension was very subtle and got lost when I played a bass strung with flats. It had no low end wobble and very little perceptible movement. VERY pretty and 3D sounding. I bet it would be amazing in stereo.
