The "vintage" effect

[Tedintheshed]

I run a pretty modern sounding rig. It is an Acacia w/ EMG's, Demeter Pre, QSC power and Bag Ends. I love the sound I get- it is distinctly mine.

However, there are times when I am doing covers that I need a more "vintage" sound. You know- that "P-Bass through a flip-top" vibe, all frompy and greasy like. So, I am looking to grab a pedal to help me acheive this, if at all possible.

Suggestions? The only thinkg I can think of is perhaps a SansAmp BBDI.

Danke,

Ted

 

[Samurai]

You might wanna try just messing with EQ to get a rounder, warmer sound. That will do wonders for most cover songs.

 

[Joe P]

Maybe mush-it-up a little with some compression.

When I want greasy, I use a Boss CS-3 compressor pedal followed by a Boss ODB-3 overdrive. I keep the drive control on the ODB turned all the way down, back off the ODB's treble control, and back-off the blend control to about 9:00 (mostly dry) - nice.

Joe

 

[Tedintheshed]

No- I like my sound as is, and don't like messing with the EQ on the Demeter unless it is to compensate for the room. I am looking for a stomp that will reduce the prescence and give my a bit of that vintage sound specifically for a few covers, basically going from my more modern tomes to some JJ. or the like.

I don't know if that's possible with my set up though, but I'd like to get some ideas.

Ted

 

[nicoli]

You could always grab an EQ pedal instead of compressing, or in addition to the compressor pedal...

 

[Matteran]

i think the sansamp would be nice. You'd probably want to have the blend pretty low, because the SANSamp can seriously color your sound, and a lot of people don't like that, but other than that it can definitly add a vintage tubey sound to your rig.

 

[Tedintheshed]

Hmm...an idea.


Anyone every try the J-Retro Stomp or anything similar?

 

[SethD]

SIB Fatdrive
Fulltone BassDrive

You might want to do a search on these, particularly in the Amps forum. In the past both have been recommended to add tube-y vintage flavor to not-so-vintage rigs. I haven't found either unit to demo yet.

 

[Jazz Ad]

The Ibanez LF-7 can do a nice job at that, although it isn't its primary function.
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I'd advice against the ODB-3 because it sounds very synthy in the first place.

 

[BassMicroSynth]

If you can find a Tube Works Blue Tube pedal, and swap out the 12ax7 for a nice 12au7, I'm sure you would be satisified. Mine does a beautiful job of warming up a very clean sounding SWR amp.

 

[zcwilkes]

If you can find a Tube Works Blue Tube pedal, and swap out the 12ax7 for a nice 12au7, I'm sure you would be satisified. Mine does a beautiful job of warming up a very clean sounding SWR amp.

When I had an all SWR rig I did the exact same thing.

 

[Jazz Ad]

The Blue Tube is discontinued so it becomes hard to find.

 

[Finger Blister]

If you can find a Tube Works Blue Tube pedal, and swap out the 12ax7 for a nice 12au7, I'm sure you would be satisified. Mine does a beautiful job of warming up a very clean sounding SWR amp.

I've found that a NOS 5751 warms up my SWR amp,
and takes makes the highs smoother, less sharp.

 

[AlembicPlayer]

throw a blanket over your speaker cabs

 

[Thurisarz]

Or you just get a P-bass?

 

[Tedintheshed]

Well, I've owned P-basses and really am not a fan, at least compared to my Acacia.


Anyways- thanks for the suggestion- I'll look into these.

Ted