Hey guys there are two tones I'm trying to come near for my rock/metal band.
My gear is a Rick 4003/Sadowsky MV5 through an Orange Terror Bass 500. I have limited fx, my only current fuzz/od is an MXR bass blowtorch. I'm new to using distortion/od/fuzz. If you can tell me a pedal or pedals that can cop these tones I'd be pumped!
The first is Circa Survive's new record BLue Sky Noise. There is tons of awesome bass distortion. I read an interview where the bassist said he used a ProCo rat. I've read that these do not work well on bass without a blend. Is this true? Is there another pedal that can get a similar tone that includes a blend?
This is the best example of this tone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn6NgyC3qBc&ob=av3e
The other is the tone of Dave Meros of Spock's Beard, specifically on the albums V and Snow. I know he used a modded Ric with J pickups, but the only info I can get on his effects is that he used some Digitech multibox. I really am only interested in getting his frequently used mid level distortion sound, such as this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=affYKIkyVOI&feature=related
If you're familiar with Spock's Beard, the intro to "At the End of Day" off of V is probably the clearest example of the tone I'm looking for but I couldn't find a youtube video of the studio recording.
Any help with these would be greatly appreciated!
My gear is a Rick 4003/Sadowsky MV5 through an Orange Terror Bass 500. I have limited fx, my only current fuzz/od is an MXR bass blowtorch. I'm new to using distortion/od/fuzz. If you can tell me a pedal or pedals that can cop these tones I'd be pumped!
The first is Circa Survive's new record BLue Sky Noise. There is tons of awesome bass distortion. I read an interview where the bassist said he used a ProCo rat. I've read that these do not work well on bass without a blend. Is this true? Is there another pedal that can get a similar tone that includes a blend?
This is the best example of this tone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn6NgyC3qBc&ob=av3e
The other is the tone of Dave Meros of Spock's Beard, specifically on the albums V and Snow. I know he used a modded Ric with J pickups, but the only info I can get on his effects is that he used some Digitech multibox. I really am only interested in getting his frequently used mid level distortion sound, such as this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=affYKIkyVOI&feature=related
If you're familiar with Spock's Beard, the intro to "At the End of Day" off of V is probably the clearest example of the tone I'm looking for but I couldn't find a youtube video of the studio recording.
Any help with these would be greatly appreciated!
