The pedal you use most

I won't be an ass and say "tuner!" but you would need that!

Chorus or any kind of "drive" pedal is fine. I just got an EBS UniChorus, and it's the best sounding pedal ever for that use. I don't want to turn it off!

 

I have my compressor "on" pretty much the whole time, so thats my answer. I use my tuner all the time as well...

As far as an actual effect, I'd say I use my chorus the most...but I really use them all pretty equally.

 

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I have a Behringer BDI-21; it's not primarily an effects box, but it does a nice job of doing a soft tube sound when wanted, and also provides an XLR output for the PA system if needed. I run through it all the time, and use it often.

 

Compressor on all the time , its not exciting but boy does it help!

 

Compressor ... EBS Multicomp to be exact



... It's on 90% of the time ... except on real quite passages where I need the dynamics.

 

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im always running my russian big muff for the harder riffs

 

Compressor on all the time, but other than that, i rock out my English Muff'n in ALMOST every song mand in one song it is always on.

 

Yup - same with my CS-3.

Joe

 

i use my Lovetone Meatball (Envelope Filter) most of the time. Cause I = Funky.

 

I have a Demeter Compulator compressor and a BBE Sonic Stomp that both stay on all night long. But those are more like "signal processing" than "effects" in the way you seem to be asking. Of the "effects" on my pedalboard, I seem to use the octaver the most.

We do a few cover tunes that have octaves in the bass, I've worked it into a couple originals, and if you are the type to take a solo now and then it can be fun to turn the octaver on for that too.

I have a lot of pedals, and they all are cool in their own right, but I seem to go to the octaver the most.

 

I'm an old guy, and to say that I'm not up on pedals would be an understatement.

When I play electric bass, I adjust my tone to cut through the mix. But, when it's time to solo, and the rest of the band lays back, the sound I'm getting has too much treble.

To combat this I use one of two pedals - depending on which rack I'm using. If I'm playing through my Yamaha PB-1 preamp, I use an on/off pedal to engage/disengage the parametric EQ so I always have two different sounds available. When I'm playing through my B-1500, I use a BOSS EQ pedal to achieve he same effect.

I've always wondered about effects pedals, but didn't want to add to the complexity of my rig or be mistaken for a wanker guitarist. That being said, I've been seriously considering adding an X-wire and a compressor. I guess it couldn't hurt to consider a chorus pedal as well.

 

+1

 

My Boss tuner and my Sansamp BDDI.

 

I use my VoodooLabs Sparkle Drive on about 50% of our song when I want a little extra bite to my tone. It is subtle but works really well.

Later
Rob

 

chorus

 

Yep, that's exactly why I use the BBE Sonic Stomp. Light to moderate effect - 9:00 to 10:30 on both knobs. It provides that little extra shimmer.

 

I have an Ibanez TS9DX. I leave it on 95% of the night. I love the tone of it, slightly overdriven... yet a BIG, STRONG signal.