Pretty stoked to figure out my new (first) pedal setup... I have already figured out/programmed my 'clean tone' patch on the Zoom as well as a couple of other patches from TB users that I have gleaned from other threads so far...I have also managed to delete the next best greatest riff that no one will ever hear off of the looper...tips, tricks, feedback and favorite patches from those in the know, as always, much appreciated. So I will now be running from my Bass -> Zoom b2.1u (multi FX) -> Boss RC3 (looper) -> Yorkville 400b 1x15 combo...the tone possibilities seem nearly endless Going to the Bassment now, tell my family I love them... Cheers!
I see a lot of people with that Boss loop station, what exactly does it do......and please dont say it loops,lol
As a basic newb to it; I'll say it allows you to layer (& loop ) riffs to create some pretty amazing sounds...first night playing with it and I managed to come up with something that was made up of 4 different basic bass riffs and 3 keyboard riffs on top of one another; made it sound like I had 8 arms! Tried to attach a secondary control pedal to it and promptly erased my masterpiece but there will be more It has rythym tracks and an audio in port to practice along to as well...great practice tool, fun toy and I'm sure at some point I may even put it to 'good' use
Prior to this I have always just run a clean tone through my amp and tweaked the EQ on the amp slightly as need be...my guitarist buddy is encouraging me to become more of a 'knob fiddler'... Thinking I might like to try and set up the Zoom as several stompbox emulations at first; like a Chorus patch, Tremelo patch, Overdrive patch, Fuzz patch etc maybe with a 'clean' tone patch in between each for easy switching and so I can get used to what the effects actually do before stacking them up...anyone use the pedal like this or do you layer your effects on each patch?
The B2.1u is the anchor of my sound, my basic sound is the Bassman with a touch of room reverb for air. From that sound additions can be simple to very textured with patches set up so effects can be stepped through. The sound sequence used most often> clean - add chorus - octave up with delay - clean - funky grinding envelope- phased warm flange - clean - octaver with octave up. The possibilities are broad and I also have a B2 just for synth sounds. Be sure to check out my cheat sheets.
I bought my son a Boss RC30 looper and he can't seem to stop playing bass (my intent for sure). I got a Radial Tonebone Bassbone....love it for those gigs where I don't need an amp
Anything to keep the instrument in the hands and the interest level up!! Thanks Brad, Your cheat sheets and other comments have helped me out alot already! The clean patch every third makes sense when I see it written out like that rather than every other slot. I would love to see some of the settings you use for those patches if you felt like sharing...not sure if I have any from you specifically as when I was jotting them down during my late night research frenzy I only attributed them to 'TB User' in my notes with the patch 'title' they used so I could remember (roughly) where I got it I know it'll take some time to learn the language of that unit, well both really, but I look forward to understanding how to fine tune each setting. Time to go stalk your content for awhile Cheers!!
http://guitarpatches.com/patches.php?unit=B2 This is the online library of patches and I have shared a few but am stingy with most of my creations.
Understandable, no worries Thanks for the link...I have scanned that one and found a pretty sweet Ampeg B115N 'clean warm tone' so far...have you ever tried any of the guitar settings on this unit with decent results? I guess it's all just fiddling around with settings once you have a bassis to start from...
Check and see if Zoom has an editor software for that unit. If so, you can build patches and tweak with your computer.
There is not a software editor for the B2. For guitar I use the Zoom G1x or AdrenaLinn III or my many collected pedals.