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Synthy analog bass pedals that are designed to work together

#21
I have the Pigtronix Mothership 2 as well as a Korg MS-20 to process my bass and guitar, Not so great and a lot of work, Good luck,


Why analog? I think the best way to get an analog synth to sound good is play it as a keyboard. Nothing wrong with the C4 and EnzoX. Tracking is just so much better
 
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el murdoque said:
Just a heads up: Most of the IE pedals are digital.

I suspect you want single pedals that look and behave like analog ones?
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I wasn't aware that they were digital, but it's not important to me as long as they sound good :-) And I'm not necessarily looking for anything in particular, jut doing my usual " buy a bunch of stuff and try it out" type of thing. I'm more interested in experimenting and having fun, I'm not chasing any particular tone or sound.
 
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Roland GR 88 said:
After decades of exploring synth bass and still occasionally using the original G88/GR33B system I get similarly great results with an EHX Tube Zipper into an Aguilar Octimizer and often just the octave on its own.
It’s never been cheaper, easier and more fun than now.
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Man, I had a Tube Zipper but foolishly sold it ...
 
#24
bassbrad said:
After too many years trying top cop synth sounds from analog pedal combinations I totally embrace the synth pedals we have on offer these days. FWIW I feel the same way about analog vs virtual synths.

If you choose to continue the struggle than I have nothing for you but the Serenity Prayer and crossed fingers.
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Oh no man, not a struggle at all, just having fun and experimenting:-)

I don't have any specific sound or tone in mind that I'm chasing - this is about trying a bunch of different stuff, having fun, and finding some cool sounds. In fact, I would say that I'm more interested in finding original sounds than copping any existing synths and the like.

I do have a couple of synth pedals - I'm actually a fan of the Boss SY series due to their simplicity - at heart I'm more of a knob turner. I've bought and sold a SA C4 at least 3 times lol. I actually really loved it, but I found that I was spending more time in front of my computer tweaking it than playing.
 
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Octave:
Pearl OC-7 Octaver
EHX Bass Micro Synth

Fuzz:
Zvex Mastotron
Zvex Fat Fuzz Factory
Copilot Orbit
Pretty much any fuzz with a gate

Filter:
EHX Bass Micro Synth
Seymour Duncan Fooz
Subdecay Prometheus

All of these filters have a trigger/sensitivity control that allows it to work with the fuzz section. This allows control of the open/close of the filter itself.

These are some analog combo options!
 
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blizzard said:
The Really Good Pedal Company sells a 2 in 1 clone of the Chunk Systems pedals.

www.thereallygoodpedalco.com.au

The Funky Puppy MKII

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Oh this is super cool, thanks for the heads up on it!
 
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sillyfabe said:
Octave:
Pearl OC-7 Octaver
EHX Bass Micro Synth

Fuzz:
Zvex Mastotron
Zvex Fat Fuzz Factory
Copilot Orbit
Pretty much any fuzz with a gate

Filter:
EHX Bass Micro Synth
Seymour Duncan Fooz
Subdecay Prometheus

All of these filters have a trigger/sensitivity control that allows it to work with the fuzz section. This allows control of the open/close of the filter itself.

These are some analog combo options!
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I have a Fat Fuzz Factory - it's insane!!!
 
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logdrum said:
Why analog? I think the best way to get an analog synth to sound good is play it as a keyboard. Nothing wrong with the C4 and EnzoX. Tracking is just so much better
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Oh, just having fun. I have tried a bunch of the synth pedals and actually really liked them, and still have a few, but I'm just looking at knob-turning options and trying a bunch of different stuff :-)
 
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moon-bass said:
Doesn't need to be boutique my friend, I'm an equal-opportunity pedal guy! And I haven't tried the Filter Twin yet, but just added it to the list!

I may be an outlier here, but I've had several OC-2's over the years and they always leave me wanting more. Maybe the two of us were just never meant to get along .. and it's weird, I've tried a number of pedals "based" on the OC-2 and some of them are outstanding.
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I’m digging the density hulk for a “more” type pedal compared to the oc2. It’s basically a deep sub, but much different than doing the dry off thing on the oc2 imo.
 
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#34
Charlie Tuna said:
have a PastFX PX-101 and Agent00 Funk clone and the Meatball clone remains as my favorite. It's big but it's worth it if you put in the time. IF you want something simpler and a bit more synth sounding (4-pole) then the PastFX PX-101 is a good choice. The Meatball gives you more control over the Attack and Decay times however so there's that.

Octave+fuzz in the Meatball's loop works great, BTW.
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Funny enough, I have these two as well but find shortcomings in both, past fx having the fast/slow toggle and the agent00 not having an effects loop and in/out level controls so thats why I wanted to see if the meatball will work for me.

I did checked the agent00 manual yesterday and apparently you could use a splitter into the CV input and that would work as a pseudo fx loop so I'm going to see if that works first.
 
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Quite a few folks are mentioning the Meatball, and I've tried both the clone and original inthe past, and just didn't jive with them. I just didn't feel it, you know?

Which is also very weird, because my favorite envelope filter of all time is the 3 Leaf GR2, which is apparently based on the Meatball so ... go figure.
 
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I'm wondering too about some of the comments about tracking .. I've never noticed much tracking issues with either analog or digital devices, but then again most of my experience has been with newer devices, i.e. it's been a long time since I've played thru an older OC-2 - so long that I don't remember much!

I did a quick recording, one of these is analog and the other digital (I switch pedals around the 18 second mark). While I think it's easy to tell the difference between the two of course, I think for both of them the tracking is pretty spot on.

Forgive the playing, I was more concerned with tracking as opposed to being musical :-)

 
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Nice, I’m also on a journey exploring these sounds and combos. I’m kind of still just getting started, with some analog and digital options. Lots of good ideas already. I’d add…

Pigtronix Resotron: filter (HP/BP/LP), can self-oscillator (built on oscillator button!), built-in compressor, expression input

Way Huge stone burner: sub-octave fuzz, massive! Maybe more like a resonator (produces its own sound, not much tracking…), cool, but weird

Fender Hello Kitty Fuzz: kind of an impulse buy, but cranked it has one of my favorite beyond broken synths fuzz sounds and handles bass well.

That’s wild you’ve bought and sold the C4 that many times. I’ve pretty much settled on it for my real synth needs. The tracking and effects loop and eq control is too good. I did spend a while with the app, but now that I’ve got some presets I think it’s good. I’m actually using the Spectrum after my C4 for a LPF (and stuff). The SA pedals are amazing, but ya, app heavy.
 
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