A tuner pedal isn't even necessary. I use a tuner that plugs directly into my bass.
It really depends on the player (and genre, to some extent). Some people never use a single pedal in their entire lives. Others require 15 or more pedals. I think if you're going to have any effects in rock or metal, distortion (or fuzz, or drive) is the most important. After that, either wah, reverb, delay, or compression, depending on the player. Personally, I usually play clean, and I could get by on just my SFT. It's versatile, sounds great, and sits well in the mix (not to mention how small and convenient it is). But I love my wah pedal, and my 3xFX Fatman is nice for when I need a heavier, more solo oriented distortion. And I love the way a slow phaser sounds in front of distortion, so I keep a Phase 90 around. I have a Whammy too, and that can be useful, especially until I get myself a real octave pedal.
I use pedals to blow off GAS a lot. When I absolutely NEED a new toy to play with, I'd rather spend $300 tops on a new pedal than $600 or more on a new bass.
It really depends on the player (and genre, to some extent). Some people never use a single pedal in their entire lives. Others require 15 or more pedals. I think if you're going to have any effects in rock or metal, distortion (or fuzz, or drive) is the most important. After that, either wah, reverb, delay, or compression, depending on the player. Personally, I usually play clean, and I could get by on just my SFT. It's versatile, sounds great, and sits well in the mix (not to mention how small and convenient it is). But I love my wah pedal, and my 3xFX Fatman is nice for when I need a heavier, more solo oriented distortion. And I love the way a slow phaser sounds in front of distortion, so I keep a Phase 90 around. I have a Whammy too, and that can be useful, especially until I get myself a real octave pedal.
I use pedals to blow off GAS a lot. When I absolutely NEED a new toy to play with, I'd rather spend $300 tops on a new pedal than $600 or more on a new bass.
,,it's nice to be able to have the options,i'd like a fuzz and for my guitar i'm definatly a`reverb' kind of guyTaWang!
,,but,i could get by without any
Microbass 2 is nice, but it's not very intuitive, and it took me forever to figure out why I wasn't getting a good sound while using it (channel 2 is scooped).
