Favorite pedal to push the low end

[jaydnt]

Hey, wondering what you like to use for a fat subby sound without delving into octave/pitch shifting pedals. Something for that 90s boombox bass kind of sound. Wu-tang, first album gorillaz kind of thing.

An eq might be the most simple way to do it, mxr ten band or the new boss programmable one seem like they could do it. Would be cool if there was something a little more lo-fi by nature out there, though.



Edit- just a thought, the Aguilar Tone Hammer with the ags on very low and the lows boosted really gets it done. Would be kind of hilarious to use such a solid preamp just for that sound though.

 

[scubaduba]

Xotic Bass RC Booster.

Just turn the bass dial up a bit and away you go.

 

[Vinny_G]

Yes, I would use an EQ, maybe with a fixed frequency filter.

 

[220_Hz]

Low pass filter set for lots of treble cut, or maybe a graphic EQ

 

[FilterFunk]

Funny you should ask!

I just got a Boot-Leg Deep Box from a TBer:

It does what you're asking for, plus the "High Mid" control really adds presence. I simply don't need it for my home studio setup, so it's probably going to make an appearance in the TB classifieds soon.

I tried the Mantic Density Hulk (which I think is a clone of the original DOD Meatbox), but I couldn't get what I wanted from it. I was either too boomy, or sounded like it wasn't doing anything. The Deep Box, however, is super easy to set.

 

[Chris Y]

I use Ictineo to fatten things up after Diamond BCJ to get those sounds

 

[Fuzzonaut]

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[sillyfabe]

EHX Bass Micro Synth (set all sliders down except for guitar, the STOP is a tone control with it down it gets nice and deep with good definition.)

DOD Meatbox (this adds ummph to anything fed into it.)

Any filter with the sensitivity set just before the filter opens, LPF (my Prometheus excels at this more than my old DOD FX-25)

SYB-03 set to -1 oct freq/res/decay all down. Makes for some deep synthy stabs.

 

[Nephilymbass]

Hey, wondering what you like to use for a fat subby sound without delving into octave/pitch shifting pedals. Something for that 90s boombox bass kind of sound. Wu-tang, first album gorillaz kind of thing.

An eq might be the most simple way to do it, mxr ten band or the new boss programmable one seem like they could do it. Would be cool if there was something a little more lo-fi by nature out there, though.



Edit- just a thought, the Aguilar Tone Hammer with the ags on very low and the lows boosted really gets it done. Would be kind of hilarious to use such a solid preamp just for that sound though.

I do the natural sub octave trick I learned from a Micheal league video where you pluck the note an octave away from the note. So say youre playing a c note on the 3rd fret of the A string, pluck the string at the 15th fret and if you hit it right it cancels out the upper harmonics of the note and leaves you with something that sounds more like an octave pedal with the dry knob turned off. Great for nailing that 90s Sublime like bass sound and although it takes a little time to get the hang of once you get it there are no tracking issues.

 

[BunchyMutt]

Funny you should ask!

I just got a Boot-Leg Deep Box from a TBer:
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It does what you're asking for, plus the "High Mid" control really adds presence. I simply don't need it for my home studio setup, so it's probably going to make an appearance in the TB classifieds soon.

I tried the Mantic Density Hulk (which I think is a clone of the original DOD Meatbox), but I couldn't get what I wanted from it. I was either too boomy, or sounded like it wasn't doing anything. The Deep Box, however, is super easy to set.

ha I was going to say the same thing

 

[Bassist4Eris]

Lately I have been solving this problem using the active/passive switch on my Carvin bass. I dial in a regular tone in passive mode, a deep subby tone with the active, and then switch between them whenever I like.

(Please don't construe this post as anti-pedal trolling, or I will be forced to post pics of my gig board. )

 

[cnltb]

Funny you should ask!

I just got a Boot-Leg Deep Box from a TBer:
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It does what you're asking for, plus the "High Mid" control really adds presence. I simply don't need it for my home studio setup, so it's probably going to make an appearance in the TB classifieds soon.

I tried the Mantic Density Hulk (which I think is a clone of the original DOD Meatbox), but I couldn't get what I wanted from it. I was either too boomy, or sounded like it wasn't doing anything. The Deep Box, however, is super easy to set.

'Handmade in Tokyo, Osaka?
There are about 3 Hours between these two cities, by Shinkansen.

 

[JACink]

For pushing subs, when playing Hip Hop etc, I use the DOD Meatbox RI.

 

[micguy]

The MXR micro amp+ has a low shelf that boosts...the seriously low stuff. It's not that well known, but it's great for precisely what we're talkin' 'bout here.

 

[el murdoque]

After some experimenting with Octaves and suchlike, I reached the apex with the DOD Meatbox. That one is a beast that's hard to tame. I ditched the 'Expand your lows' route completely, though. When I'm after big, dubby bass, the first thing I use is a compressor. One that's good at peak limiting. With the threshold set fairly low.
The next thing that's important is the master pot on the amp. I set that one high. So that light playing on the bass is easily loud enough in the mix. I keep the EQ fairly untouched. The comp is adjusted so that when playing softly, it's just on the brink of where the compression starts. This is fairly important (to me) because without it and the current amp settings, the drummer would fall from his chair if I hit a hard note by accident.
The only sound shaping effect is a LPF (I use the Broughton one) with the cutoff set so it kills the zing, the fret clanks and the fingers-sliding-on-the-strings noises - or at least takes the sting out of them.
The rest is in the fingers. You'll get totally different results when playing with the plucking hand over the fretboard (added fatness) opposed to playing with the hand close to the bridge (fast attack).

 

[HolmeBass]

I think a nice EQ could work. I use a Xerograph Dlx v2 with the envelope follower off. A healthy bit of resonance at the LP filter cutoff point adds some very nice spicyness to the sound, a fat punchiness.

 

[BassWaffle]

I used to use my Fender Sub-Lime for this. It is a overdrive/"fuzz" but the large dial on the face of the pedal can get some tremendously bass-boosted tones. I would basically use it as a boost for climaxes of songs where an aggressive fuzz tone wouldn't be appropriate

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

3 leaf audio octabvre Tim tuned and sub solo'd, glorious sub sound. The pedal itself is really awesome, can't do much better for what it's doing anolog octaver bridging the Gap between an oc2 and a moog. Can sound like both but in-between does it's own thing.

 

[Matty Koff]

I just picked up an EHX Mono synth bass, and absolutely love the "sub" setting. Have to be careful about hitting harmonics or playing a muted string or it will "beep boop", and I have to play a little slower and more precise but on that setting, with the expression pedal fully heel down so it's only the sub sound.. even sliding from Low E on the 5th fret of my B string down to a C it was tracking. My octave pedals can't do that.

 

[dkelley]

For me, any bass that needs that doesn't stay in my arsenal. Active basses, with useful LF boost controls, and voila, I'm happy.