Describe Your Pedal Rig/Effects Setup!

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by MarcTheRogue, Jul 18, 2013.

  1. MarcTheRogue

    MarcTheRogue

    Mar 27, 2013
    Hey guys, thought this would be a nice time to set up a topic like this. Currently I run a Digitech RP50 guitar processor, and a Vox V845 wah pedal. Probably the best combo I can have as a bassist.

    I really enjoy the Digitech pedal since it pretty much fits anything I would need for a bass pedal. Chorus, delay, reverb, fuzz, overdrive, distortion, envelope, auto-yah. I can even create my own effects if I want to. I created some sort of a mix of a distortion/church organ effect that sounds amazing. Even though it's a guitar pedal, it works like a charm on my basses and amps. Also has a gnarly compressor setting that retains the original sound of the clean bass bypass, but reduces some background noise and adds in a slight bass distortion kick to give it some character.

    The Vox wah pedal just adds more to the variation that I can put on the Digitech pedal. If I leave the wah pedal on and open with distortion running, the tone sounds just like Cliff Burton on Anesthesia. Pretty wicked, but I am not going to be using that as the main selling factor for it. It adds a lot of depth to my bass playing, especially if at an open mic night, I can use it extensively for jazz and funk tunes. And when the occasional rapper comes on stage, bass/drum breakdown gets real groovy there.

    Pretty much with my set up, I don't need any other kind of pedal. I am perfectly fine with what I have. I usually don't mess with specifically going into the anatomy of my sound by choosing to cut mids at a certain frequency or anything like that. That's what playing in lighter dynamics and using the bridge pickup is for, if you ask me. I guess I am a bit of a minimalist. But hey, I need to keep that gig money for a car. ;)

    How is your effects setup looking? What are your favorites? Are you a pedal junky? Please share give us some insight on how you go about the effects with your bass.

    Cheers!
     
  2. nicopiano

    nicopiano Supporting Member

    Jul 3, 2012
    Levis, Quebec, Canada
    Bass-cable-tech21VT-amp.

    Simple!
     
  3. I suggest a second cable.