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I need a "mild" effect...help, please.

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Reverie

Aug 1, 2006
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#1
I'm playing in a Jazz, Funk and Reggae band, and I'd like an effect mostly for my soloing parts.. I wrote "mild" up there because I'm not very familiar with complicated terms.. what I actually meant is anything but distortion/overdrive.

In my mind, a relatively good upright bass simulator would be perfection, but I can't find anything like that on a pedal. Does anyone know if such a thing does exist? Or maybe anything similar?? Or a different effect that would fit my "description"???

Thank you in advance guys, your opinion is always baSSic for my decisions :)
 
#2
An EQ pedal, maybe? Would help you get at different tones.

Nothing will make you sound like an upright bass, those things just don't exist... Boss makes an accoustic simulator, but it sounds terrible (for that purpose).

You could get a MIDI pickup and run that into a synth module, but if you were going to do that, you might as well just play keyboards.

The other effect you might want to check out is chorus. So try doing a search on this forum for EQ and chorus pedals, hopefully you'll find something :)

-Dash
 
#7
Agent Blue said:
Yeah, the absolute only thing I know that would simulate an upright would be a Line 6 Variax Bass 700, but that's an actual bass as opposed to a stomp box. You might want to use some sort of filter moderately.
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Actually i was fascinated by the idea of having an upright bass simulator like the variax, that's why I started looking for a similar stompbox. Anyway... does anyone know what sort of modifications I could do on an EQ pedal?

thnx again
 
#8
Reverie said:
does anyone know what sort of modifications I could do on an EQ pedal?
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Do you mean "what does an EQ pedal do?" or do you mean "What can I physically change in the circuit or mechanism of an EQ pedal for god knows what reason?"

I assume you mean the former, in which case: it allows you to cut or boost various frequencies.
 
#9
What you could do to sound more upright-ish would be to use both an EQ pedal and a compressor set with a really high threshold so you get a less sustained sound (I'd also toss in a hint of reverb). Anything with frets will never sound like an upright unless you go the way of the aforementioned line6 variax or roland v-bass system.

Anyway, if you EQ in a lot of low-mids and palm-mute, you can get a half-way convincing upright tone.

But you said solos, although I gather you mean less a rock-out solo than a melodic bass interlude? I suggest any of the following: delay, octaver or envelope filter.
 
#10
bongomania said:
Do you mean "what does an EQ pedal do?" or do you mean "What can I physically change in the circuit or mechanism of an EQ pedal for god knows what reason?"

I assume you mean the former, in which case: it allows you to cut or boost various frequencies.
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Not the former :P Thanks anyway.

Swimming Bird, I think that would sound great. Remember, I'm not trying to play upright on my electric, I'm just looking for a cool effect.
 
#11
Swimming Bird said:
What you could do to sound more upright-ish would be to use both an EQ pedal and a compressor set with a really high threshold so you get a less sustained sound (I'd also toss in a hint of reverb). Anything with frets will never sound like an upright unless you go the way of the aforementioned line6 variax or roland v-bass system.

Anyway, if you EQ in a lot of low-mids and palm-mute, you can get a half-way convincing upright tone.

But you said solos, although I gather you mean less a rock-out solo than a melodic bass interlude? I suggest any of the following: delay, octaver or envelope filter.
Click to expand...

+100
for eq+compressor w/ high tresh hold+slapback delay(FAB echo $15)
or digitech bad monkey for a nice, tubey gritty bluesy rock solo sound
 

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