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Strymon Bass Club

Which Strymon pedals do you currently use with you bass rig?

  • Big Sky

    Votes: 37 18.7%

  • Timeline

    Votes: 50 25.3%

  • Mobius

    Votes: 51 25.8%

  • El Capistan

    Votes: 43 21.7%

  • Blue Sky

    Votes: 23 11.6%

  • Deco

    Votes: 26 13.1%

  • Dig

    Votes: 11 5.6%

  • Brigadier

    Votes: 6 3.0%

  • Lex

    Votes: 4 2.0%

  • OB.1

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • OB.1 (bass modded version)

    Votes: 6 3.0%

  • Flint

    Votes: 17 8.6%

  • Orbit

    Votes: 3 1.5%

  • Ola

    Votes: 5 2.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 25 12.6%
  • Total voters
    198
IngloriousOz

IngloriousOz

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Jun 1, 2006
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#1
Hey everyone, I wanted to start a Strymon bass club here on TB. I know there's a smaller bunch here but I think it would be rad if we could share bass friendly presets, videos, give tips on usage for new users, post our boards, talk shop and nerd out on without having to go to any other forums and dig through posts to find useful and applicable bass+Strymon specific information!

So I'll kick this party off, IngloriousOz #1

Vote and post what you're using, and I'll gladly provide you with a #!

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I have a Flint, which I use for both bass and (shudder :smug:) guitar! I grew up on a steady diet of Chris Squire so tremolo was a key ingredient in lots of his bass lines.

I used to have a 1962 Fender Concert amp which has the "harmonic" vibrato type of tremolo in it; the Flint comes close to that sound (the " '61 harm" setting) but without the thumping caused by DC on the signal in the amp. :cool: I love the sound of both that and the " '63 tube" settings (I used to have an early '70s Princeton Reverb Amp with tube bias tremolo) depending on what I am going for (the one :D); the " '65 photo" setting is a bit too choppy sounding, and nothing like a real opto tremolo sound (I had a 1966 BandMaster with a great sounding opto tremolo in it). There is one setting of the " '65 photo" that is kind of cool though, with the longest speed and highest intensity setting of the controls.

As to the reverbs, I do use it on both bass and guitar. I am not a fan of the " '60s" spring reverb sound, way to artificial for me (again the Princeton Reverb Amp, and also my Swart STR-Tremolo - fantastic tube bias tremolo on it - are my references). It does work okay for certain things when set at a fairly low intensity with the Decay control set high. However, both the " '70s" and " '80" settings are amazing to use in all kinds of ways, too many to mention here, you'll just have to watch the various demo vids out there, or better yet, get your own Flint.

Lots of people think the Flint is too expensive, but I see it is as two separate pedals in one case so the price is just fine, IMO.

The two effects can be switch around as to which comes first in the chain which provides for some different sounds as desired.

The stereo input is useful to use the Flint as a Rick-O-Sound® box, just run a TRS>TRS cable from the ROS output on the bass to the Flint and use the left and right outputs of the Flint, and there you go! The tremolo remains mono but the stereo reverbs are amazingly lush. :)
 
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Jeff Scott said:
I have a Flint, which I use for both bass and (shudder :smug:) guitar! I grew up on a steady diet of Chris Squire so tremolo was a key ingredient in lots of his bass lines.

I used to have a 1962 Fender Concert amp which has the "harmonic" vibrato type of tremolo in it; the Flint comes close to that sound (the " '61 harm" setting) but without the thumping caused by DC on the signal in the amp. :cool: I love the sound of both that and the " '63 tube" settings (I used to have an early '70s Princeton Reverb Amp with tube bias tremolo) depending on what I am going for (the one :D); the " '65 photo" setting is a bit too choppy sounding, and nothing like a real opto tremolo sound (I had a 1966 BandMaster with a great sounding opto tremolo in it). There is one setting of the " '65 photo" that is kind of cool though, with the longest speed and highest intensity setting of the controls.

As to the reverbs, I do use it on both bass and guitar. I am not a fan of the " '60s" spring reverb sound, way to artificial for me (again the Princeton Reverb Amp, and also my Swart STR-Tremolo - fantastic tube bias tremolo on it - are my references). It does work okay for certain things when set at a fairly low intensity with the Decay control set high. However, both the " '70s" and " '80" setting are amazing to use in all kinds of ways, too many to mention here, you'll just have to watch the various demo vids out there, or better yet, get your own Flint.

Lots of people think the Flint is too expensive, but I see it is as two separate pedals in one case so the price is just fine, IMO.

The two effects can be switch around as to which come first in the chain which provides for some different sounds as desired.

The stereo input is useful to use the Flint as a Rick-O-Sound® box, just run a TRS>TRS cable from the ROS output on the bass to the Flint and use the left and right outputs of the Flint, and there you go! The tremolo remains mono but the stereo reverbs are amazingly lush. :)
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YES! (Literally and the band) Would love to try a Flint someday, really excited to learn about the Ric-O-Sound function working directly within the Strymons. Great piece of info! Thank you for the contribution!

Jeff Scott get's magic #4
 
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lemongrenades said:
#3 with a Timeline. Bigsky and Mobius on the way in tomorrow. I've been watching Deco videos as well. How is the tape saturation @BFunk ? It's it similar to an overdrive? Also, does it get muddy on bass?
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I sounds like the recordings of bass I hear from albums produced in the seventies. Slightly fuzzy, warm, with a very soft compression. These pedals are used in recording to add a vintage vibe to a mix. So does it get muddy? Well sort of. Its certainly not hi-fi. I don't think it is meant to be.
 
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monkeyfinger said:
I sounds like the recordings of bass I hear from albums produced in the seventies. Slightly fuzzy, warm, with a very soft compression. These pedals are used in recording to add a vintage vibe to a mix. So does it get muddy? Well sort of. Its certainly not hi-fi. I don't think it is meant to be.
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Would love to hear/see some clips of what you're doing with it
 
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monkeyfinger said:
I sounds like the recordings of bass I hear from albums produced in the seventies. Slightly fuzzy, warm, with a very soft compression. These pedals are used in recording to add a vintage vibe to a mix. So does it get muddy? Well sort of. Its certainly not hi-fi. I don't think it is meant to be.
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Cool. I think I'd really like it. I ask because I have a keeley double tracker. And while I love it, I use it more for a chorus effect. So if I could cop a "Captain Beyond" / " Blue Cheer" vibe from the Deco, that'd be exactly what I'm looking for.
 
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lemongrenades said:
Cool. I think I'd really like it. I ask because I have a keeley double tracker. And while I love it, I use it more for a chorus effect. So if I could cop a "Captain Beyond" / " Blue Cheer" vibe from the Deco, that'd be exactly what I'm looking for.
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I had to look that up. I would say that is spot on.
 
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I'm currently running a strictly Strymon board (plus looper, if that counts). I probably could have achieved a lot of similar sounds with one of the 'big boxes (Big Sky, Time Line), but I very much prefer the simplicity of dialing each box in individually. With how much ground each of these pedals can cover, the favorite switch really is like adding a totally separate pedal, but with a conveniently small footprint. I think the El Cap is my fav in terms of overall tweakabiliy, but the tape saturation on the Deco is very nice, too.

I'm using these for solo bass stuff, mostly with my 6-string. I'll have to throw together a clip that runs this board through its paces!

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