Most essential effect?

Chorus.

 

For me i think everyone needs some kinda of dirty /fuzzy/ OD pedal. An envelope filter is also a nice choice.

 

compression...i never leave my house w/o a good compressor...even when im playing w/o any effects, i STILL bring one of my compressors...i use the aphex punch factory, and an electro harmonix black finger, if i want some warmth and color, i bring the ehx, if i want something more transparent, i bring the aphex...and IMO, any overdrive/distortion/fuzz sounds better when u run compression before it

hows that crybaby from hell?...i was looking at one but never decided to try it...im quite satisfied w/ my 105Q's (im excited for the new EBS wah tho...) but im still curious about the one u have...

 

Since you've got the wah (tone filter kinda effect) and a distortion, I'd say:

phaser

flanger

envelope filter

chorus

delay

Pretty much covers what I use!

 

This one...Its how i keep all my gigs...

 

Yep, that crazy Angelfire Jaco-B-Gone.

Love the description... obviously the guy who invented it didn't know much about Jaco. Didn't pop or slap. Hmmm...

For me, it's definately chorus. My Peavey BAC-2. Usually subtle and a little swirly. Behind that is a Boss Flanger.

The is all out sonic hell distortion.

 

sansamp bddi/or another big overdrive
distortion
more overdrive
more distortion
some chorus, phase and flange

 

Damn Right!!!!!! (just got one the other day , the CryBaby From Hell that is....)

I have a volume and a Reverb (Boss RV-5). The volume is basically a "mute" switch at the moment, and the verb adds some nice space. I usually use the room mode with all the dials centered. Adds some nice "space" to you sound (though not the Pink Floyd kinda space ).

 

For me its eq's and preamps and i guess distortion.

 

you know, if it wasnt for the fact it mentioned the word groove on that thing, i woulda said a guitarist probably made that pic...

 

I would never do a gig without my:

Aphex Punch Factory
Sadowsky preamp
Boss EQ

I could leave my two overdrives at home, but I feel something is missing in some of our tracks then

 

Tuner

but really.. Chorus... I use Chorus and Reverb all the time...

 

For bass I find I get great tone with compressor/delay/pigtronix. My pig has been modded with 2 extra expression pedal jacks so it runs as an envelope filter, wah and phaser. I find chorus muddies up a bit much for my taste. If I want to dirty up the sound I kick on the distortion side of my Morely.

 

Chorus adds a nice sense of thickness and complexity to the straight bass sound.

Always been my favorite for bass, along with compression.