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What effects do you use?
- Thread starter Dlew919
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I selected based on my originals band board: OD, distortion, compression, analog octave down, envelope filters (two, actually), chorus, phaser, EQ/pre-amp, clean boost.
For other bands where I there is not call for effects, it’s just the comp, OD, EQ-pre, and clean boost. And a tuner, every board gets a tuner pedal.
For other bands where I there is not call for effects, it’s just the comp, OD, EQ-pre, and clean boost. And a tuner, every board gets a tuner pedal.
My typical boards include a tuner, EQ, compression, and preamp. I really don't use any actual effects anymore.
All of the above and more. Whatsomeverilike. I tend to use a lot of effects, some might say too many or too much but you do you, I do me.
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My ampless board for my bar band is tuner, either octave or drive (depending on set; rarely, I squeeze both on), compressor, and tube preamp.
My ampless board for my experimental instrumental duo with my wife is flexible, but most often tuner, drive, PLL, compressor, and tube preamp.
I've played with more, and none, but these days, the foundation of my sound is an 1176-type compressor into a B15-type preamp, and it has killed any desire for anything else.
My ampless board for my experimental instrumental duo with my wife is flexible, but most often tuner, drive, PLL, compressor, and tube preamp.
I've played with more, and none, but these days, the foundation of my sound is an 1176-type compressor into a B15-type preamp, and it has killed any desire for anything else.
I really don't use effects. I have a chorus pedal that was given to me but I don't use it because it didn't seem to make much difference in my sound. I really like the native sound of my '82 Jazz! I don't use a compression pedal because my 1982 Jazz Bass with its all-maple neck and 70's pickup spacing just has great sustain. So I don't need it. If I ever do need it, my DNA-800 amp has a great built-in compressor with adjustable threshold and ratio controls. About the only song I've ever used it on was Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" which evidently used a keyboard for the bass. The bass on that song has a little bit of dynamics and sustain that goes on forever (surprise!! just like an organ!). I actually like the way my bass sounds without using compression on it better, but I'll do that to reinforce the original arrangement of the song if it's needed.
Here's my amp with built-in compressor:
I do run through a DI with built it Eden WT preamp when I'm somewhere that I don't use an amp on stage but rather go direct into their mixing board, presuming they have good monitors with one of them directly in front of me. It is basically a copy of the Eden WT405 amp and it also has a one-knob adjustable compressor on it. I leave the compressor off unless we are playing that Cyndi Lauper song.
Here's my amp with built-in compressor:
I do run through a DI with built it Eden WT preamp when I'm somewhere that I don't use an amp on stage but rather go direct into their mixing board, presuming they have good monitors with one of them directly in front of me. It is basically a copy of the Eden WT405 amp and it also has a one-knob adjustable compressor on it. I leave the compressor off unless we are playing that Cyndi Lauper song.
I don't use effects to make "my sound" - just when the song needs it
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The compressor is in my Trace Elliot. It's nice to have so I'm not worried that my F-amp doesn't have it.
Octave pedal - sometimes on my fretless, less often on my other basses.
Chorus - on my P-bass when I'm channeling Phil Spalding, on my other basses when I want that 80s sound.
Delay - on my fretless but more like a lumpy reverb than an echo.
Auto-wah - either full-on or so subtly that you wouldn't notice just to brighten attack and give a touch of "ADSR filter" to the sustain.
Distortion - rarely without my auto-wah because I haven't found the subtle overdrive I want so I only use it for wacky sounds.
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The compressor is in my Trace Elliot. It's nice to have so I'm not worried that my F-amp doesn't have it.
Octave pedal - sometimes on my fretless, less often on my other basses.
Chorus - on my P-bass when I'm channeling Phil Spalding, on my other basses when I want that 80s sound.
Delay - on my fretless but more like a lumpy reverb than an echo.
Auto-wah - either full-on or so subtly that you wouldn't notice just to brighten attack and give a touch of "ADSR filter" to the sustain.
Distortion - rarely without my auto-wah because I haven't found the subtle overdrive I want so I only use it for wacky sounds.
Overdrive is part of my sound.
Centered around the Wampler EQ going into the Kasleder Albatross. The EQ, Albatross, and CE-2W are all in the Dirtfixer loop in that order, and a DI is taken from the Albaross before the Chorus. Then after the Dirtfixer, it goes to the Kasleder Jellyfish for finishing sound, and then lastly to the Gamechanger Delay before the GK800RB.
Centered around the Wampler EQ going into the Kasleder Albatross. The EQ, Albatross, and CE-2W are all in the Dirtfixer loop in that order, and a DI is taken from the Albaross before the Chorus. Then after the Dirtfixer, it goes to the Kasleder Jellyfish for finishing sound, and then lastly to the Gamechanger Delay before the GK800RB.
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Speaking strictly for bass only:
Delay/Reverb - EQD Avalanche Run
Reverse Delay - Montreal Assembly Count to 5
Tone Sweetener - Broughton Super Watt
Glitcher - Malekko Charlie Foxtrot
Pitch/Granularization - Butterfly Effects Dobbo
EQ/filtering - Broughton Messenger Jr.
Delay/Reverb - EQD Avalanche Run
Reverse Delay - Montreal Assembly Count to 5
Tone Sweetener - Broughton Super Watt
Glitcher - Malekko Charlie Foxtrot
Pitch/Granularization - Butterfly Effects Dobbo
EQ/filtering - Broughton Messenger Jr.
Usually, with the soft-ish, vocal and acoustic guitar oriented band I play with the majority of the time, these:
With the 60’s and 70’s psychedelic rock cover band I play in, these:
With the heavier indie/shoegaze band I play in, these:
With the 60’s and 70’s psychedelic rock cover band I play in, these:
With the heavier indie/shoegaze band I play in, these:
I use a Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig v2 with Tuner, Compressor, SansAmp EQ and some drive. It has a Chorus, Fuzz and Octave but I just play around with those. Have no real use for them.
