effect for MM sound

[sophie.bass]

Hi,
I'm one of those bass players who never uses effects, but I like some more bass sound when I'm slapping. Like Marcus Millers sound.
What do you advise me?
thanx, Sophie

 

[Niff]

an EQ pedal, probably. you want to change your tone for when you slap, right?

 

[bongomania]

"More bass sound" = EQ. Of course your amp and speakers have to not suck.

 

[jgsbass]

Buy a Sadowsky preamp pedal

 

[gre107]

Marcus uses and EBS octaver plus many other effects from time to time. The octaver will give you more bass when you are slapping etc...

 

[assboglin]

Do you mean for his clean sound or his effects? Marcus Miller does use a lot of effects. I think you mean his clean sound, and for that he has his Jazz Bass, which is vital for the Marcus Miller tone, with a Sadowsky Preamp. He also uses, I believe I read, and Empirical Labs Distressor Compressor, which is extremely expensive.

 

[KeithBMI]

http://www.pedalgeek.com/cgi-bin/new_shop.cgi?config=&uid=R+M1PQAA1191780969&command=link--amtsb

 

[sophie.bass]

thanx all, i'll try some of those.
i just found out i'm having a masterclass with Marcus Miller next week
what a coincidence....i'll ask him too

 

[DeanT]

The best effect for an MM sound is to use an MM bass.

 

[niftydog]

The Zoom B2 has a Marcus Miller patch.

 

[bongomania]

It helped me quit slapping in just 12 weeks!

 

[niftydog]

Hmm... somehow "Slappers Anonymous" just doesn't sound right.