I got $100 burning a hole in my pocket...

I dunno i have an octive pedal and im a very effects driven bassist with classic rock influences. I would never use my octive pedal alone over my clean channel sounds like ****. But if i use it with my other pedals like my phaser or my more synthy stuff its really good if just want to pop in more low end. Sometimes ill run just the actuall effect that comes out of my octive pedal (so the added low note) through my delay pedal. So i get kinda a kinda rotating low end and then i can play some sort of bass line on top of that. Sounds awsome for really ambient slow parts. But like i said the octive pedal is one of my least used pedals

 

You can probably pick up a DOD Meatbox and a DOD FX25 on Ebay and still have lunch money left over. Neither of them is "perfect", but they are both damn cool for cheap.

 

Maybe try a Q-Tron +, or a BassBalls, both by Electro-Harmonix. Pretty funky stuff.

Graeme

 

Digitech bass synth wah. Its in your price range and you play similiar music to me (my pedalboard: bass odb-3, boss dd-6 delay, digitech bass synth wah, boss tu-2).

Good pedal for what you want.

 

How about you send me 100 dollars? It'll clear that burning sensation right up.

 

The MXR-188 Bass Auto Q is a great pedal for the money.

Dave

 

Punch Factory. It's a great pedal.

 

Yup. Compressor.

Joe

 

I really don't like the sound of the Phase 90 with bass. It mostly just sounds thin to me. You should try it out if you can though, because I think some peope like them for bass. Great guitar effect! I also have a Bassballs; it is awesome. I'm sorry to hear yours broke.

 

Behringer V-Amp

You'll get excellent amp and cab modelling plus you'll find 5 or 6 really weird sounds you can use.

 

I think the Phase 90 sounds great on bass. So much so, that hopefully I'll be getting one for Christmas. That and a Digitech Bass Synth Wah mainly for the octave feature.

Jimbob, you're a fellow Charlottean!

 

The DOD meatbox is alot fun, but can be hard to find and occasionally pricey... You might want to try over at NoiseFX.com - they occasionally have them.

What about an Alesis Ineko? It'll do synth and wah/filter sounds, delays and reverb, and about 40 other things. A used one and a TB box with still leave you enough cash for some strings...

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the aphex bass exciter. It's a must for ANY bass player.

 

Hey Jimbob, I'm sending you a PM.

 

I know you said you don't dig EHX products, but I urge you to at least try the Small Stone phase shifter. I love mine, and have never had a single problem with it. I actually bought it after directly comparing it to a Phase 90, and decided that the EHX sounded better. It's also slightly less expensive, IIRC.

Graeme