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bluestarbass

Jul 31, 2007
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I have searched for days but I cant find quite the right answer to my question. I have fought with pedals for years, bought a bunch, sold them off cuz i didnt use them. I decided to build a very small pedalboard again and sell off everything I dont use. I play in a stoner rock band and I think im pretty close to having everything I need, but I want to add one more pedal and I need help from the pedal gods.

Right now Im going bass -> peterson strobostomp -> EHX LPB-1 -> mxr blowtorch -> ?

Right now im leaning toward a fuzz. I have a black russian big muff i really like, but its entirely too big. I think I'm gonna get a mxr bass fuzz deluxe. What do you guys think?

I know I only have tuners and "distortion" pedals. I have finally come to grips with thats the only kind of effects I really will use.
 
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bluestarbass said:
I have searched for days but I cant find quite the right answer to my question. I have fought with pedals for years, bought a bunch, sold them off cuz i didnt use them. I decided to build a very small pedalboard again and sell off everything I dont use. I play in a stoner rock band and I think im pretty close to having everything I need, but I want to add one more pedal and I need help from the pedal gods.

Right now Im going bass -> peterson strobostomp -> EHX LPB-1 -> mxr blowtorch -> ?

Right now im leaning toward a fuzz. I have a black russian big muff i really like, but its entirely too big. I think I'm gonna get a mxr bass fuzz deluxe. What do you guys think?

I know I only have tuners and "distortion" pedals. I have finally come to grips with thats the only kind of effects I really will use.
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Hey bluestarbass,

You should check out the Stoner DOOM thread. >> http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f28/stoner-doom-bassists-thread-pt-44-magnum-big-boys-950630/

A lot of the guys seem to like the El Oso and/or Sanford and Sonny Blue Beard Fuzz. Check those out and stop by the Stoner DOOM thread man.
 
#10
bluestarbass said:
I have searched for days but I cant find quite the right answer to my question. I have fought with pedals for years, bought a bunch, sold them off cuz i didnt use them. I decided to build a very small pedalboard again and sell off everything I dont use. I play in a stoner rock band and I think im pretty close to having everything I need, but I want to add one more pedal and I need help from the pedal gods.

Right now Im going bass -> peterson strobostomp -> EHX LPB-1 -> mxr blowtorch -> ?

Right now im leaning toward a fuzz. I have a black russian big muff i really like, but its entirely too big. I think I'm gonna get a mxr bass fuzz deluxe. What do you guys think?

I know I only have tuners and "distortion" pedals. I have finally come to grips with thats the only kind of effects I really will use.
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The Bass Fuzz Deluxe is absolutely beautiful. It's got such a wide range of fuzz!
 
#13
lots of guys know this already but, the BOSS HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal is AMAZING on bass, it has massive bottom end, the "Hi" knob actually works like a high mid control, if you back it off you can scoop mids, I like it with a slight high mid boost.
the distortion knob when all the way down, is almost overdrive-like.
 
#14
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I ended up trying out the mxr fuzz deluxe tonight and really dug it. The boutique stuff is cool, but hard to justify all that prettiness that my foot just gonna stomp on. Unfortunately size was a big determiner as well. The fuzz deluxe is just the right size.
 

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