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New: Zoom B3n Multi-Effects

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Johno Dunn said:
You’ll need a Helix for that.
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You dont need an Helix. Boss have several pedals which offer this function. The GT 100 have it and is not so expansive as the Helix but it s bigger than the b3n.
I'm using it on bass and it works very well.
Even the Boss GT 1 B has parralel compression and effects, and it can work with battery.
You can read a comparison here:
Boss GT-1B vs Zoom b3n - sound quality and bypass
 
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Oly Spart said:
You dont need an Helix. Boss have several pedals which offer this function. The GT 100 have it and is not so expansive as the Helix but it s bigger than the b3n.
I'm using it on bass and it works very well.
Even the Boss GT 1 B has parralel compression and effects, and it can work with battery.
You can read a comparison here:
Boss GT-1B vs Zoom b3n - sound quality and bypass
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Thanks, I’ll check it out.
 
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fourstringbliss said:
I also want to be able to make an amp/cab patch and be able to send the amp/cab sound to FOH and just the amp sound to my bass rig on stage. We've got two outputs on the back - we should be able to configure what comes out of each.
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Just a crazy thought but if you added a Mooer Radial pedal it might be possible to do this using a spliter after the B3n but before the Mooer Radial pedal...
 
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Having just got the Zoom B3n, I am wondering, what, if any, would be a good starting point to dial in a nice sound. As far as what effects and such to put in a chain. I have a 2018 Mustang Bass and a Fender Rumble 200 amp. I have been just playing my bass through the amp and calling it good. Would appreciate any help given as far as a basic effects chain starting point.
Thanks,
Mark
 
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MWKurt said:
Having just got the Zoom B3n, I am wondering, what, if any, would be a good starting point to dial in a nice sound. As far as what effects and such to put in a chain. I have a 2018 Mustang Bass and a Fender Rumble 200 amp. I have been just playing my bass through the amp and calling it good. Would appreciate any help given as far as a basic effects chain starting point.
Thanks,
Mark
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The echoplex preamp is a great pre amp to thicken out the sound and adds nice rounded warmth, i use it as a bass for all my non amp sim pathes. And i use the new glam compressor on a low mild setting before, as well, then add any grind fuzz distortion modulation after that.
 
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MWKurt said:
Having just got the Zoom B3n, I am wondering, what, if any, would be a good starting point to dial in a nice sound. As far as what effects and such to put in a chain. I have a 2018 Mustang Bass and a Fender Rumble 200 amp. I have been just playing my bass through the amp and calling it good. Would appreciate any help given as far as a basic effects chain starting point.
Thanks,
Mark
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If you aren’t going to be using cab sims (which I wouldn’t recommend through an amp) I would build a patch around the MiniMark amp sim. It only takes up one slot and has supper easy to use EQ. I would add LowEQ set as a high pass filter, and HighEQ set as a low pass filter, and then the Glam Comp. You would still have three slots to use for FX, and it would give you the ability to get a really phat tone!
 
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Johno Dunn said:
If you aren’t going to be using cab sims (which I wouldn’t recommend through an amp) I would build a patch around the MiniMark amp sim. It only takes up one slot and has supper easy to use EQ. I would add LowEQ set as a high pass filter, and HighEQ set as a low pass filter, and then the Glam Comp. You would still have three slots to use for FX, and it would give you the ability to get a really phat tone!
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Thank you for this info! Very much appreciated.
 
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MWKurt said:
Having just got the Zoom B3n, I am wondering, what, if any, would be a good starting point to dial in a nice sound. As far as what effects and such to put in a chain. I have a 2018 Mustang Bass and a Fender Rumble 200 amp. I have been just playing my bass through the amp and calling it good. Would appreciate any help given as far as a basic effects chain starting point.
Thanks,
Mark
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I would dial in your sound in your combo (which has a great preamp and sounds awesome) and then just use the b3n for effects.

That’s currently what I am doing anyway. When I plug straight in to the board- that’s when the amp and cab models come out to play.

If I want to kick on a different ‘base’ tone, say for slapping, I use the dark glass b7k preamp to add sparkle etc.
 
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MWKurt said:
Having just got the Zoom B3n, I am wondering, what, if any, would be a good starting point to dial in a nice sound. As far as what effects and such to put in a chain. I have a 2018 Mustang Bass and a Fender Rumble 200 amp. I have been just playing my bass through the amp and calling it good. Would appreciate any help given as far as a basic effects chain starting point.
Thanks,
Mark
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How’s that mustang treating you? They look so cool!
 
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Johno Dunn said:
If you aren’t going to be using cab sims (which I wouldn’t recommend through an amp) I would build a patch around the MiniMark amp sim. It only takes up one slot and has supper easy to use EQ. I would add LowEQ set as a high pass filter, and HighEQ set as a low pass filter, and then the Glam Comp. You would still have three slots to use for FX, and it would give you the ability to get a really phat tone!
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Out off interest why would you not recommend using amp sims through an amp? I use them all the time through my ashdown mag300, I use it either direct into the fx return and just use master volume. Or all eq off/flat with gain at aroud 9-10 o clock and again then just control master volume for output. This way it does not colour the amp sims too much but gives them a little warm and thickness.
 
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Rollin Thunder said:
Out off interest why would you not recommend using amp sims through an amp? I use them all the time through my ashdown mag300, I use it either direct into the fx return and just use master volume. Or all eq off/flat with gain at aroud 9-10 o clock and again then just control master volume for output. This way it does not colour the amp sims too much but gives them a little warm and thickness.
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I didn’t recommend not using amp sims, I recommended not using cab sims.
 
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Johno Dunn said:
I guess at the time I just liked my cabs (Ampeg SVT210av’s) so much I didn’t feel the need to change them. The cab sims are indispensable through an FRFR system!
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I like to add just a hair of the b15n cab going through my real cabs sometimes on the b15 patch, not a lot just enough. To my ear, it gives it more of the tone of my real b15 through a modern system.

I guess at that point I am trying to recreate a sound rather than sounding just like my regular rig.
 
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